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J&K govt to move bill on Punjabi, Gojri, Pahari as official languages

SRINAGAR, Oct. 16 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government plans to introduce a bill in the Legislative Assembly's 2027 budget session to declare Punjabi, Gojri and Pahari as official languages of the Unio... Read More


ECI defers electoral roll revision in J&K

SRINAGAR, Oct. 16 -- The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday deferred announcing the schedule for the Special Summary Revision (SSR) of electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the exer... Read More


Govind Jaiswal appointed principal secretary to LG Sinha

SRINAGAR, Oct. 16 -- Senior IAS officer Govind Jaiswal was on Thursday appointed principal secretary to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, according to an official order. The order issued by the Genera... Read More


Police attach Rs.13.43 crore assets in drug cases in Sgr

SRINAGAR, Oct. 16 -- Srinagar Police has frozen or attached residential properties and a vehicle valued at more than Rs.13.43 crore in connection with suspected drug trafficking, invoking provisions o... Read More


SCERT launches training programme for 50 school librarians

JAMMU, Oct. 16 -- The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday inaugurated a three-day capacity-building programme for 50 secondary school librarians ... Read More


NC MP says government delivered relief despite limited powers

SRINAGAR, Oct. 16 -- Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Additional General Secretary and Member of Parliament Chowdry Mohammad Ramzan on Thursday defended the Omar Abdullah government's two-year pe... Read More


Textile, handicraft body seeks early rules for J&K Ease of Doing Business Act

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- The Association of Integrated Textile and Handicraft Park (AITHP), Zakura, has welcomed the Jammu and Kashmir Ease of Doing Business Act, 2026, and urged the government to notify ... Read More


KPDCL announces power shutdowns across north, south Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Thursday announced scheduled power shutdowns on several 33 kV transmission lines in north and south Kashmir during Oc... Read More


Labour Department flags edited clips from Mission YUVA review meeting

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Labour and Employment Department on Thursday said video clips circulating on social media from a review meeting held on October 14 had been selectively edite... Read More


Police conduct security mock drill at Sopore railway station

Sopore, Oct. 15 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police conducted a mock security drill at Sopore railway station on Thursday to assess emergency preparedness, response time and coordination among security and em... Read More