Srinagar, Mar 21: Nestled between the Dal lake and the Zabarwan hills, Asia’s largest Tulip garden will open for the public on March 26 to mark the beginning of the tourism season in the Kashmir valley, officials said on Friday. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden was set up by Ghulam Nabi Azad, the then-chief minister of the erstwhile state...

ANANTNAG, Mar 21: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo today visited Kadipora, Anantnag, to express solidarity with the families affected by devastating fire incident yesterday. MLAs Peerzada Mohd Sayeed, Abdul Majeed Larmi and Altaf Ahmad Wani, DC Anantnag Syed Fakhruddin Hamid and other senior officers of district administration also accompanied the Minister. During the...

Pulwama, Mar 21: Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Friday reaffirmed the commitment of law enforcement agencies to intensify the crackdown on criminals involved in narco-terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to reporters after addressing a public darbar here in South Kashmir, DGP Prabhat said, “Criminals involved in narco-terrorism will be dealt with sternly.” The DGP refused to...

Srinagar, Mar 21 : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir VK Bidhuri on Friday said that the Chief Minister has laid the roadmap for 24×7 electricity, stating that public support is must to make it happen. Bidhuri said that judicious use of electricity will help in reducing the damage to the transformers as well as fire incidents. He also said that all arrangements...

ANANTNAG, Mar 21: As part of its ongoing crackdown against drug trafficking, the Anantnag Police in  Jammu and Kashmir attached properties worth Rs 75 lakhs belonging to two notorious drug peddlers under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. According to an official release, acting under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act, the police attached a cement-concreted plinth...

House committee to review legislators’ salaries Sajid Raina Srinagar, Mar 20 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday announced an increase in the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) and the salaries of Personal Assistants to Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs). As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), he also stated that the Speaker would set up a House Committee...

Books are like powerful inner eyes that provide glimpses into world of knowledge, wisdom: LG Jammu, Mar 20 : Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha attended the Birth Centenary Celebrations of renowned writer Shrilal Shukla at a programme in Lucknow. Paying homage to Shrilal Shukla, the Lieutenant Governor shed the light on life and timeless works of Shrilal Shukla and his...

 Jammu, Mar 20: Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday fixed April 30 for the final hearing in the Public Interest Litigation challenging absolute powers of the Lt Governor to nominate five MLAs to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The PIL filed by Advocate Ravinder Sharma Ex- MLC and Chief Spokesperson JKPCC came up on Thursday before the special...

JAMMU, Mar 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the J&K Legislative Assembly that his government has planned to fill 7,253 vacancies—both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted—by the end of the year. He also stated that 11,526 selections have been made across these categories over the past two years. The Chief Minister, who holds charge of the General Administration Department (GAD), specified...

JAMMU, Mar 20: The  Jammu and Kashmir Government informed the legislative assembly on Thursday that work is ongoing on 45 projects, including forts and religious sites, as part of a scheme for the conservation of heritage sites in the Union Territory. Seventy-three additional projects have been identified under Phase-II of the UT-level scheme for the revival, restoration, preservation, and maintenance of architecture...

Upgradation of 16.20 Km Sangrama- Sopore-Sagipora road under consideration: Dy CM 11.5 Km road from Kulangam to Zandri Mode blacktopped under C&Ts program JAMMU, Mar 20: Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today said that the stone crusher/Hot and Wet mix plants are established only after obtaining No Objection Certificate (NOCs) from the concerned departments. The Minister was replying to a...

 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...