SRINAGAR: Lok Sabha on Tuesday approved three crucial bills for Jammu and Kashmir, including one granting Scheduled Tribe status to Pahari Ethnic Group, Paddari tribes, Koli, and Gadda Brahmins. Another bill provides reservations for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in Panchayats and Municipalities, while the third aims to include Valmikis in the Scheduled Castes (SCs) list. […]
SRINAGAR: On Monday, the Centre presented a bill in the Lok Sabha to implement reservations for Other Backward Classes in local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir. Currently, Panchayats and Municipalities in the Union Territory lack provisions for reserving seats for Other Backward Classes (OBCs). Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home, Nityanand Rai, introduced the bill […]
SRINAGAR: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday presented an interim budget of Rs 59,364 crore for Jammu & Kashmir in the Lok Sabha. The budget estimates for the upcoming fiscal year 2024-25 are anticipated to be Rs 1,18,728 crore, compared to Rs 1,18,500 crore in the current fiscal year. The interim budget is scheduled for […]
Ladakh witnessed a shutdown with thousands marching to advocate for statehood and constitutional protections under the sixth schedule for the Union Territory.
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has shifted the trial for the Advocate Babar Qadri murder case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jammu, based on a petition filed by the State Investigation Agency (SIA).
SRINAGAR : A group of fearless Ladakh shepherds boldly confronted Chinese soldiers attempting to hinder their sheep grazing near the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Despite ceasing grazing in the aftermath of the 2020 Galwan clash, local shepherds resolutely stood their ground. A viral video capturing their verbal exchange with PLA troops, emphasizing their presence […]
The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) on Sunday conducted extensive raids at 15 locations, including 14 in New Delhi and one in the Kishtwar district of Jammu, targeting four prominent chemical firms linked to suspicions of kickbacks in the allocation of a Rs 2200 crore civil work contract for the Kiru Hydro Power Project in 2019.
Sanjay Sharma (40) shot dead by terrorists at point-blank range in Achan, Pulwama, South Kashmir on February 26.
SRINAGAR: In a significant BJP core group meeting in Jammu on January 18, the party aimed to discuss the poll strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections scheduled for April-May this year. The meeting was chaired by UT BJP President Ravinder Raina. Others who attended the meeting included party National General Secretary Tarun Chugh, Union […]
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) seized assets worth over Rs 36 crore in a money laundering investigation linked to fraud in a Mediclaim insurance policy tender for J&K government employees. The ED issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), attaching a ₹4.04 crore land in the name of Globus Trade […]