Srinagar, Feb 01: The Jammu & Kashmir cabinet is set to meet on Monday afternoon to discuss the 2026–27 budget ahead of its presentation in the Union Territory’s Assembly. Sources told news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will tomorrow chair a meeting of the Council of Ministers at his official residence...
Srinagar, Feb 01: The budget session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will begin on Monday with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s address to the House. The LG will address the members of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly in the Assembly complex at 10:00 AM. This will be his third address to the House...
Srinagar 1st February 2026: The Press Information Bureau (PIB), Srinagar Region, has organised a press tour for journalists from Srinagar, as part of its ongoing media outreach initiatives. The tour commenced today and will continue till 7 February 2026. A 14-member press delegation, comprising journalists from Srinagar, including organising officials from PIB, is participating in...
Budget 2026-27 charts path to $5 trillion economy milestone within few years: LG Sinha The budget promises unprecedented empowerment for youth, women, and farmers: LG With manufacturing, infrastructure, MSMEs, healthcare, urban advancement, electronics and supply networks forming the core of the future strategy to maintain country’s economic momentum, I believe we will be able to...
NEW DELHI, Feb 1: The Union government on Sunday proposed an allocation of Rs 4,869.31 crore for the Union Territory of Ladakh for the financial year 2026-27. In the Budget for 2025-26, Ladakh had received Rs 4,692.15 crore. However, under the revised estimates for 2025-26, the total allocation was up to Rs 7,377.43 crore, which...
Gold prices decline sharp New Delhi, February 1: Gold prices witnessed a sharp crash of around 20 per cent over the last two days, as extreme volatility gripped the commodity markets, according to data from the Multi-Commodity Exchange. Gold prices continued their decline on Sunday, the budget day, with 24-carat gold on the MCX falling...
Sinagar, Feb 01 (KNO): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed Rs 43290.29 crore for Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory in the Union Budget 2026-27, which is nearly Rs 2000 crore more than the allocation for the current year. According to budget figures accessed by the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Union...
NEW DELHI, Feb 1: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday called on President Droupadi Murmu before presenting her record ninth Budget in the Lok Sabha. As per established tradition, the finance minister met the President at the Rashtrapati Bhavan before heading to Parliament. Before going to the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sitharaman posed with her Budget team...
Srinagar, Feb 1: The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of the Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against two accused persons in a fake international prize money scam, officials said on Sunday. According to officials, the chargesheet has been produced in Case FIR No. 24/2017 under Section 420 RPC read with Section 66(d)...
Sadath Khanday Shopian, Jan 31: Efforts are underway to restore vehicular movement on the historical Mughal Road as authorities continue snow clearance operations following recent heavy snowfall in higher reaches. Senior Superintendent of Police Traffic Rural Kashmir, Ravinder Pal Singh, along with DySP Traffic Mushtaq Ahmad, visited Shopian district today to assess the situation and...