Jammu, March 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has condoled the sad demise of former Member of Legislative Assembly, Faqeer Mohammad Khan. “Faqeer Mohammad Khan’s contribution to the development of Gurez is immense and he touched and improved thousands of lives. On this extremely sad occasion, I extend my deepest condolences to his family, friends and followers. I pray for his...

Srinagar, March 20 : Former MLA from Gurez and senior BJP leader Faqeer Mohammad Khan allegedly shot himself at his government-allocated quarters in Srinagar’s high-security Tulsibagh area on Thursday. Official sources told the Srinagar-based news-gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com that Khan was found in a pool of blood after allegedly shooting himself with the service rifle of one of his...

Jammu, Mar 20 : A verbal duel broke out between the ruling NC-Congress and opposition BJP in the Assembly over the issue of chartered flights. During the Question Hour, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), MLA Shopian Shabir Kulley raised concerns about the alleged misuse of public funds on chartered flights. He demanded the constitution of a House Committee...

Srinagar, Mar 20 :- Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said that e-buses have the capacity to run around 80-90 kms only on full charge. Replying to a question of Satish Sharma, Transport Minister as per news agency JKNS said that presently, JKRTC is operating Diesel buses on Jammu-Machedi via Billawar and Jammu-Sukrala Mata Surinsar Mansar. He said that presently,...

JAMMU, Mar 20:  Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said a panel has been formed to address the issue of regularisation of daily wagers in the Union Territory, which will submit its recommendations to the government in six months. The chief minister also said the National Conference government is committed to ensuring speedy recruitment to fill the vacant posts...

Waris Fayaz Baramulla, Mar 20 : The Jal Shakti Department Baramulla has warned consumers, particularly commercial establishments, to clear their outstanding water bills within the next four days or face disconnection. Speaking with reporters, Executive Engineer Baramulla division, Er Aijaz Ahmed, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), stated that the department has no option but to disconnect water...

SRINAGAR, Mar 20: Jammu and Kashmir police has detained a person while taking cognizance of attempts to incite sectarian divisions on social media. The person whose identity has not been disclosed by police was detained a day after a gruesome abduction and murder of a girl from South Kashmir whose body was found from the accused house in a locality...

Umaisar Gull Ganie Qazigund, Mar 20 : At least nine tourists were injured after the vehicle they were traveling in met with an accident on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway on Thursday. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the accident took place near Qazigund in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district. He said a tempo traveler (number PB01B-7720) on its...

Waris Fayaz Srinagar, Mar 20 : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday said that the current unemployment rate in the Union Territory stands at 6.1% for individuals aged 15 years and above in 2023-24, as per the MoSPI. Responding to a query by MLA Tanvir Sadiq, the government, as per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), also informed that...

Jammu, Mar 19 : Speaker, Abdul Rahim Rather Wednesday called upon the members of the House to conduct themselves responsibly and refrain from sensationalism, emphasizing their role as public representatives. His remarks came in response to a tweet by MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, who alleged on social media platform X that his cut motions against Grants for various departments, including Law,...

 JAMMU, Mar 19: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high level meeting to review identification of land parcels for creation of a land bank to support developmental projects besides facilitating compensatory afforestation in lieu of forest land diverted for infrastructure projects, in compliance with Supreme Court directives. The Chief Secretary directed both the divisional and district administrations to identify...

Regularisation of NHM employees to be taken up with GoI  JAMMU, Mar 19: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, today informed the house that the wages of all NHM employees in J&K had been revised from 15 percent to 17 percent during the year 2021-22 with a 5 percent increase being given annually. The Minister was replying to...

New Delhi, Mar 19: A Delhi court would on March 21 pass its order on the bail plea of jailed J&K MP Engineer Rashid in a terror funding case. Additional sessions judge Chander Jit Singh, who was scheduled to pass order on Wednesday, deferred the pronouncement. The judge on September 10 granted interim bail to Sheikh Abdul Rashid, popular as...

Asks Govt to clear its stand on terminated employees, address concerns of FAT students Jammu, Mar 19 : Slamming the existing verification procedures, Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on Wednesday asked the J & K Government to clear its stance on the employees terminated during the central rule in Jammu & Kashmir. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly during grants...

Waris Fayaz Srinagar, Mar 19 : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said that it will take up the matter of establishing Foreign Medical Graduate Examination (FMGE) centers in Baramulla, Anantnag, and Srinagar with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Minister I/C Health & Medical Education Department confirmed that the matter would be taken up...