5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (397+ words) Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said a number of pending matters concerning Jammu and Kashmir continue to figure in his discussions with the Centre, with restoration of statehood and changes in the business rules among the issues taken…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (284+ words) New Delhi: India on Sunday said a UN-initiated proposed world map must depict Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in accordance with the country’s official map, and any “inaccurate” or “misleading” representation will be unacceptable. New Delhi’s assertion…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (566+ words) Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday expressed hope that the Centre would fulfill its commitments on restoration of statehood and said the chief minister had raised this and several other issues during his recent meeting…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (317+ words) Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has been declared a fully literate Union Territory under the ULLAS–Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, achieving a literacy rate of over 95 per cent and securing the 10th position nationally, Education Minister Sakeena Masood Itoo said on Saturday....

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (524+ words) Zehanpora (Baramulla): The ancient archaeological site of Zehanpora in Baramulla is steadily emerging as an important window into the region’s buried history, with the second phase of scientific excavation now underway and drawing renewed attention to its potential to unravel…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (578+ words) Srinagar: A terrorist killed down by the Army in the higher reaches of Yusmarg in central Kashmir has been identified as Yasir, a Pakistani national working for the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba, with involvement in the ambush of an IAF convoy in…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (457+ words) Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s horticulture sector may have expanded dramatically over the past four decades, but two of its important fruit crops are now showing worrying trends, with apple productivity declining and almond cultivation shrinking by around 10,000 hectares, a NITI…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (418+ words) Srinagar: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Monday reviewed a comprehensive tourism development roadmap for Jammu division and called for a broader strategy to transform the region from a transit point for pilgrims into a year-round tourism destination centred on religious,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (636+ words) Tangmarg: Stating the obvious, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said Kashmir’s economic identity goes beyond tourism, asserting that farming, horticulture and industry remain major contributors to the Jammu and Kashmir economy. Omar was speaking to reporters after laying…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (359+ words) Srinagar: Security forces have arrested eight “overground workers of terrorists” in three separate operations across Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. On a tip off, police and army personnel launched a joint operation in an orchard at Imamsahib in Shopian district....