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Ladakh Gets Eighth District; 5 New Tehsils Notified

India, Oct. 16 -- The Ladakh administration on Friday announced the creation of Sankoo as the Union Territory's eighth district, fulfilling a long-standing demand of the people of the Kargil region. ... Read More


Rs 13.99 Crore Allocated For Srinagar EV Charging Infrastructure

India, Oct. 16 -- The Jammu and Kashmir administration has allocated Rs 13.99 crore for electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Srinagar, with work underway at Batamaloo, Harwan and Bemina, as Chi... Read More


AIIMS Awantipora 81% Complete, DC Pushes For Early OPD Services

India, Oct. 16 -- District Development Commissioner Pulwama, Kuldeep Krishan Sidha, has directed officials to expedite pending works at AIIMS Awantipora and make its Outpatient Department (OPD) functi... Read More


Police Attach Properties Worth Over Rs 13 Crore in Anti-Drug Drive in Srinagar

India, Oct. 15 -- Multiple properties worth over Rs 13 crore have been attached here as part of an offensive against drug trafficking and its financial networks, police said on Thursday. A police spo... Read More


17 Injured as Minibus Rolls Into Ditch in Udhampur

India, Oct. 15 -- At least 17 passengers were injured after a matador rolled into a ditch at Dhalpar in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. An official said that the m... Read More


J&K Bank Holds Customer Meet at Lassipora, Assures Support to Industry

India, Oct. 15 -- Strengthening its engagement with the industrial and horticulture sectors, J&K Bank today organised a customer interaction cum felicitation meet at Industrial Growth Centre (IGC), La... Read More


Viral Video Triggers Outcry in Kashmir Bureaucracy

India, Oct. 15 -- A controversy has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir's bureaucracy after a video circulated on social media purportedly showing Labour and Employment Secretary Rajeev Ranjan addressing a J... Read More


Kashmir Seeks A New Tourism Policy To Protect Its Natural Heritage

India, Oct. 15 -- At a meeting in Srinagar on Thursday, hoteliers, adventure tourism operators, environmentalists, legal experts and academics gathered to discuss a question facing Kashmir's tourism i... Read More


'Development Of Ladakh Top Priority For Centre: PM Modi

India, Oct. 15 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday virtually inaugurated and dedicated development projects worth around Rs 3,350 crore in Ladakh, including a new terminal building at Leh airp... Read More


J&K HC Bans Motorboats, Jet Skis on Dal Lake

India, Oct. 15 -- The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has barred the operation of fuel-powered motorboats, including motorised shikaras and jet skis, on Dal Lake until further orders, citin... Read More