People's Conference president Sajad Lone has criticised the reservation system in Jammu and Kashmir, calling it recruitment apartheid after only 10 of 55 newly appointed officers were from the Kashmir Valley. Lone…
Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has described the office of the lieutenant governor in Jammu and Kashmir as an "undemocratically imposed institution" akin to a colonial viceroy. He said he does…
The Jammu and Kashmir government has sanctioned free ridership for differently-abled persons on public transport across the Union territory, fulfilling a key budget announcement made in March this year. The facility covers…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday backed the Centre's decision to impose a 0.4 percent merchant discount rate on UPI payments above Rs 2,000, saying the digital payment infrastructure…
India on Wednesday rejected the Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, saying the body has no legal basis and that any arrangements concerning Indian territory under illegal occupation are unacceptable. The Ministry of External…
India on Wednesday rejected the so-called Pakistan-China Boundary Joint Commission, calling it legally baseless. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said there is no recognised boundary between Pakistan and China and…
Scientists from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) have detected Parthenium hysterophorus, a highly invasive foreign weed, in an agricultural field in Srinagar. The university has issued an…
The price of Kashmir's premium Mushk Budji rice has dropped sharply, from around ₹25,000 per quintal to between ₹6,000 and ₹8,000, leaving farmers with unsold stock. The aromatic variety, a staple at…
Jammu and Kashmir will remain hot and humid till early September, with scattered rain and thundershowers forecast for most days, the Meteorological Centre Srinagar said on Tuesday. From August 31 to September…
Pulwama's main roads are dangerously potholed, causing daily commuting chaos, vehicle damage and rising accident risks. Residents report that passenger cars are getting damaged by the craters, while drivers also complain of…
