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...
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...
Dr Ashfaq Lone Jammu, Jan 31: Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Karnah Assembly Constituency, Javed Ahmed Marchal, on Wednesday met Manoj Sinha, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, at Raj Bhavan. He was accompanied by Khalid Shujat Budhana and Pirzada Ilyas. During the meeting, the MLA raised several pressing public issues related to...
Srinagar, Jan 31: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that, unlike other states, he cannot ask the people of Jammu and Kashmir to leave the Union Territory in search of employment, stressing the need to build a strong and sustainable local employment ecosystem. Speaking on the issue, the Chief Minister said recent incidents involving Kashmiris outside...
Kishtwar, Jan 31: An encounter between security forces and terrorists is underway in the Dolgam area of Kishtwar district on Saturday. In a post on X, Indian Army as per news agency JKNS wrote, contact with terrorists was re-established in the early hours of January 31 during the ongoing joint Operation TRASHI-I. White Knight Corps...