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J-K Government experimenting with e-buses to transform transport sector

According to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, the government wants to minimize reliance on fossil fuels and encourage greener, more sustainable mobility options

Opinion

Has the repeal of J-K’s special status been beneficial for Jammu region?

The Central government has done little substantive in terms of job creation or employment for Jammu's younger population, except from making verbal promises.

Travel

Omicron: RT-PCR test compulsory for international travellers in Srinagar

The State Executive Committee mandated stringent screening & administration of the COVID-19 RT-PCR test for foreign arrivals at Srinagar International Airport.

India News

India objects to UN Human Rights concern over ‘blatant’ use of UAPA, arrest of activist

India has slammed the UN allegations on Kashmir killings and arrests as “baseless and unfounded” against the country’s security forces.

India News

Cold weather in Kashmir increases demand, prices for Kangri

As winter approaches in Kashmir Valley, demand for traditional firepots known as 'Kangris' has increased.

India News

People disappointed due to lack of consumer courts in J-K

The Jammu and Kashmir Law Department appears to be unconcerned about people's suffering, since it has failed to reopen consumer courts in the UT.

India News

More J-K govt employees likely to be fired due to alleged connection with militancy

Jammu Kashmir's intelligence agencies and civil administration are planning to fire at least 47 government employees, including those with alleged militant ties

Education

Almost half of J-K’s students have no access to online classes: Survey

A recent poll that looked at children's enrolment in schools and their access to smart phones revealed a digital divide among kids in J-K UT and Ladakh.

India News

Srinagar’s proposed metrolite project to take four years for completion

The metrolite project for J&K's summer capital Srinagar would take at least 4 years for implementation at a cost of Rs 5000 crore.

India News

Naya Kashmir: J&K’s monthly jobless rate up to 22.2%, tops in India

The unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir was 22.2 percent for the month of October, the highest among all states and union territories in the country.

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Hyderpora Encounter: Bodies of two civilians returned to kin after families’ protest

The bodies of two civilians of Srinagar were exhumed after two days from a graveyard in Handwara area of northern district of Kupwara.

India News

Time for holding transparent probes in Kashmir over fake gunfight allegations

Four persons were killed in a ‘gunfight’ between government forces and militants in Srinagar's Hyderpora area on the evening of November 15, as per J&K Police.

India News

Relatives of those slain at Hyderpora hold protests, demand fair investigation and remains of slain

Families of civilians killed in Srinagar's Hyderpora ‘encounter’ staged a protest on Wednesday, demanding justice and the handover of their loved ones' remains.

India News

Kashmiri civilian Altaf Bhat used as human shield in Hyderpora encounter: claim family and Mehbooba Mufti

Encounters cannot guarantee peace. Instead, they will claim civilian lives and increase distrust against the Indian army in the minds of locals.

India News

Multiple obstacles beset Asia’s largest bat industry

Jammu and Kashmir's bat industry, which is Asia's largest, is facing various obstacles and is on the verge of collapse.

India News

What caused JK Cements Limited to close down?

The JK Cements Limited (JKCL) was recently wound up by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha's administration after three decades of providing quality cements.

Opinion

News pollution rampant in turmoil-hit places like Kashmir

Politicians are very interesting characters. They strive to bake their political cob when people are suffering and being subjected to injustices.

DilPaziir

Kashmiri apple farmers reap better prices due to cold storage facilities

Apple growers in Kashmir are eager to retain more fruit in cold storages this season after making a high return on produce kept in cold storage units last year.

India News

Kashmiri family protects Panchayat house for 70 years with no remuneration

A family in southern Kashmir has been looking after Panchayat house for decades but hasn't received a single penny as remuneration.

India News

Srinagar joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) with a special mention for craft and folk art

Srinagar city joins the list of creative cities network of UNESCO. Srinagar is the only Indian city to make it to the 49 new cities list for its craft and folk

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