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Govt shuffles 27 officers

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered the transfer and posting of 27 officers as In-charge Administrative Officers across various departments and offices in the Union... Read More


Dry weather likely across J&K till October 24: MeT

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Friday forecast generally dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir till the afternoon of October 24, advising farmers to resume harvesting and ot... Read More


J&K's Rs.70,244-crore PMDP projects record 89% physical progress

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- Secretary, Planning, Development and Monitoring Department (PD&MD), Dr Owais Ahmed, on Friday reviewed the progress of major developmental initiatives in Jammu and Kashmir, includ... Read More


ACB books mining officials, private operators in alleged illegal mining case

Jammu, Oct. 17 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered a case against two mining officials and several private persons over alleged illegal extraction and transportation o... Read More


Ladakh gets eighth district as Sankoo carved out of Kargil

Leh, Oct. 17 -- Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday announced the creation of Sankoo as Ladakh's eighth district and five new tehsils across the Union Territory as part of the ongoing adm... Read More


Bemina man dies after collapsing while riding scooty in Srinagar

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- A 45-year-old man from Bemina died after collapsing while riding his scooty near Karan Nagar in Srinagar on Friday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News ... Read More


Man killed as tanker hits scooty in Jammu

Jammu, Oct. 17 -- A 65-year-old man was killed after an unidentified tanker hit his scooty near Rotary Chowk in Jammu city on Friday, officials said. An official told Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that... Read More


Residential house of 'drug peddler' attached in Anantnag

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- Police in Anantnag have attached a double-storey residential house worth approximately Rs.50 lakh belonging to Bashir Ahmad Dar of Gadhangipora, Bijbehara, under Section 68-F of t... Read More


J&K designates complaint officer for transgender persons in PWD

Srinagar, Oct. 17 -- Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has designated Naveed Hussain Badroo, JKAS, Deputy Secretary in the Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department, as the Complaint Offi... Read More


Rana directs speedy completion of Jal Shakti, flood-control works

Jammu, Oct. 17 -- Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology and Environment, and Tribal Affairs Javed Ahmed Rana on Friday directed officials to expedite ongoing drinking water, irrigation and flood-co... Read More