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HC holds principal employer ultimately liable for contract employees' overtime, minimum wages

Srinagar, Oct. 6 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh on Monday ruled that a principal employer cannot escape ultimate financial liability for wages owed to contract security guards deploye... Read More


HC directs trial courts to fast-track dowry death, cruelty cases

Srinagar, Oct. 6 -- The High Court has directed all trial courts to accord priority to cases involving offences of dowry death and cruelty to married women and take steps to ensure their expeditious d... Read More


Tourist killed, 56 injured in twin accidents on Jammu-Srinagar highway in Ramban

Ramban, Oct. 4 -- A tourist from West Bengal was killed and 56 persons, including nine police and CRPF personnel, were injured in two separate road accidents within half an hour on the Jammu-Srinagar ... Read More


LG calls for truth, responsible use of technology on Gandhi Jayanti

Srinagar, Oct. 3 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said Mahatma Gandhi's ideals of truth, non-violence and social responsibility remain deeply relevant in today's technology-driven world an... Read More


J&K notifies compressed bio-gas policy to boost clean energy sector

Srinagar, Oct. 3 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has notified the Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) Policy 2026, aimed at promoting clean energy production through the conversion of organic waste into bio-... Read More


Special Gram Sabhas held across 4,291 panchayats in J&K

Srinagar, Oct. 3 -- The Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RD&PR) Department on Friday organised Special Gram Sabhas across all 4,291 panchayats of Jammu and Kashmir to mark Gandhi Jayanti and obse... Read More


Delegations, political leaders call on LG Manoj Sinha

Srinagar, Oct. 3 -- Several delegations and individuals met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday and discussed issues related to development, youth empowerment and social initiatives in Jammu and... Read More


Youth participation in marathon an investment in shared future: LG Sinha

Srinagar, Oct. 2 -- Participation of young people in this marathon is an investment in a shared future, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said today at the closing ceremony of the 'Kashmir Marathon: Run... Read More


J&K Bank marks 88th foundation day, reiterates growth focus

Jammu, Oct. 1 -- J&K Bank on Thursday marked its 88th foundation day, reaffirming its commitment to supporting economic development in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh while sustaining the institution's l... Read More


'24,058 EWS certificates issued in Jammu, only 2,486 in Kashmir'

Srinagar, Oct. 1 -- Minister for Jal Shakti, Javed Ahmed Rana, on behalf of Chief Minister, who also holds the portfolio of Revenue department, informed the House that during the last two years, 2,486... Read More