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J&K Assembly passes five of seven bills introduced by CM

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Tuesday passed five Bills, including those related to Ease of Doing Business, to amend the Goods and Services Tax Act, and the Municipal... Read More


Need to ensure dividends of IT boom reach children in border villages: LG Sinha

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said there is a need to ensure that the dividends of the IT boom and skill development reach the children in border villages of the Uni... Read More


CM pitches for global partnerships to take J&K products to world markets

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday called for sustained business partnerships between Jammu and Kashmir's entrepreneurs and buyers from across India and abroad, emphasising tha... Read More


Clerical errors being rectified in J&K land records: CM Abdullah

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that more than 1.3 million clerical errors in land records have been identified and rectified as part of the ongoing digitization and veri... Read More


Govt withdraws exemption for manual extraction of minor minerals

SRINAGAR, Sept. 30 -- The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that exemptions from environmental clearance for manual customary extraction of sand, silt and clay ... Read More


HC upholds premature retirement of govt employee

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh today upheld the premature retirement of an Education department employee, holding that compulsory retirement of a government employe... Read More


Reform Utsav at Grassroots

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- Nationwide Reform Utsav scheduled from October to December is being framed as a campaign to showcase governance reforms and developmental achievements of the past twelve years. Y... Read More


From Policy to Practice: The Journey of Higher Education Reform

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- The National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 has been described as one of the most important educational reforms in India's history that reshape system of education by making it more... Read More


Dignity for Some, Waiting for Others: The Forgotten Faculty of J&K Higher Education

Srinagar, Sept. 30 -- When Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo recently described teachers as the government's "dignity and priority" in the Legislative Assembly, her words rightly reflec... Read More


Encounter breaks out in Budgam

Budgam, Sept. 29 -- An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Gurwatkalan area of Budgam district late Tuesday evening, officials said. A top police officer told the news a... Read More