National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Saturday said why New Delhi abrogated special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 when it was already hollowed and was serving no purpose. Addressing a public gathering in Magam area of central Kashmirs Budgam district, the NC vice-president said that what was done on August 05, 2019 []

A retired Superintendent of Police (SP) was arrested for publishing sensitive content and information in a book, officials said. The officials said that Sheikh Mohammad Aslam, a retired SP, was arrested under Official Secrets Act (OSA) on Friday night for publishing some FIRs and sensitive information in a book. Aslam who originally belongs from Udhampur []

District Election Officer (DEO) Kupwara Ayushi Sudan Saturday informed that authorities have established 611 polling stations in the district for smooth conduct of Lok Sabha General Elections 2024 in the district. Talking exclusively to Kashmir News Service (KNS), DEO Ayushi Sudan said district Kupwara has six assembly segments with 611 polling stations in place. She []

Udhampur District Police in Jammu and Kashmir arrested a man with 25 grams of heroin in the city, said an official. The accused, who hails from Maralian, Jammu, was allegedly carrying the heroin to sell in Udhampur. Giving details, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Udhampur, Joginder Singh, said, Udhampur Police arrested a person with 25 []

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), which conducts the survey, also notes that the current survey has undergone some changes as compared to the previous surveys on consumption expenditure. These include an increase in the number of items from 347 to 405, a separate questionnaire for food items, consumables and services and durable goods along []

Srinagar, May 17: In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the critical paddy sowing season, the timely construction of a steel-decked foot bridge by the Rural Development Department (RDD) in District Kupwara has come as a blessing for residents of three villages in Magam Block. This bridge, located at Panchayat Magam B, []

Srinagar, May 17: The J&K Legal Services Authority in collaboration with District Legal Services Authority, Srinagar and with the support of Delhi Public School (DPS), Srinagar today organised an impactful awareness program for students on the topic Substance Abuse: Consequences, Prevention, and Challenges at DPS, Athawajan, here. The event brought together esteemed dignitaries, experts, and []

Budgam, May 17: District Election Officer (DEO) of Budgam, Akshay Labroo has urged to the eligible voters from the Budgam and Beerwah assembly segments to actively participate in the upcoming elections by casting their votes in the Baramulla Parliamentary constituency, scheduled for 20th May. Speaking to the reporters, District Election Officer Budgam said that during []

New Delhi, May 17: The Jammu and Kashmir Resident Commission, New Delhi, under its Hello J&K initiative today organized a pro-active emotional wellness workshop, in collaboration with Sleepwell foundation. Commissioner Secretary Hospitality and Protocol, Dr. Rashmi Singh, who is also the Principal Resident Commissioner chaired the sessions of the workshop. The workshop was conducted in []

Srinagar, May 17: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) delegation led by the President Javid Ahmad Tenga on Friday called on Director Tourism Kashmir and discussed various issues pertaining to the hospitality sector. KCCI Senior Vice President, Ashaq Hussain Shangloo and the Secretary General Faiz Ahmad Bakshi were also present in the meeting. During []

Srinagar, May 17: Director of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) have asked Head of the Institutions (HOI) and Zonal Educational Officers (ZEOs) to upload authenticated data on the Aadharshila Portal Enrolment Drive-2024 in all ten districts of the Jammu division. Aadharshila Portal, according to the circular, has been created to collect essential data on students, teachers, []

Kulgam, May 17: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party president Altaf Bukhari on Friday asserted that a wave of change is underway in J&K, saying that the culmination of dynasty rule may initiate from north Kashmir and could be concluded in the south on May 25. Neither autonomy nor self-rule, which the parties were claiming to []

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Dr Sachidananda Mohanty, Executive Director, AIIMS Awantipora, Kashmir on Friday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan.

Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari, on Friday, said a wave of change is apparent in terms of people placing their trust in the democratic process in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that the a significant number of voter turnouts in the Lok Sabha polls in the Srinagar constituency indicates that people have realised []

In anticipation of the Lok Sabha polls, extra security measures have been implemented in Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla constituency to ensure incident-free elections, officials said on Friday. Security officials said that stringent measures have been put in place across all districts of North Kashmir to facilitate peaceful polling. While acknowledging the prevailing peaceful atmosphere in []

A Masjid and a residential house were damaged in a blaze that broke out at Shamaswari Khankah Moula area of Central Kashmirs Srinagar on Friday, officials said. An official told that a Masjid along with a residential house were damaged in an early morning fire incident at Shamaswari Khanqah Moula, Srinagar. He added that in []

Hockey is rapidly gaining popularity among youngsters in Kashmir, as a result of the joint efforts of the J&K Sports Council and senior Hockey players. This initiative stems for encouraging the toddlers to play hockey with an aim to attain highly professional hockey playing skills to represent UT as well as the country at national []

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah on Friday asked people to vote wisely and send a clear and categorical message to ruling BJP on its blunders and injustices committed with people of J&K. He made these comments while addressing a series of public gatherings in Gurez and Tulail. The meetings were []

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti has appealed to the Union Government and the Home Minister to refrain from interfering in the ongoing electoral process in Jammu and Kashmir, emphasizing the importance of allowing the elections to proceed freely and fairly here, as they do in other parts of the country. She called on []

Continuing its efforts to eradicate the menace of drugs from the society, Police have recovered contraband substances & cash from residential house in village Rawalpora area of Shopian district. A Spokesperson said that Police Station Shopian received information through reliable sources that one person namely Mohd Yaqoob Shah son of Mohd Sultan Shah & his []

Pulwama, May 17: Police Post Newa received information on May 14, 2024, at approximately 15:40 hours about a hit-and-run incident involving an Auto Load Carrier. The vehicle had hit 10 year old minor girl at Wurwan and fled the scene. The girl was critically injured and subsequently shifted to DH Pulwama. Upon receiving this information, []

SRINAGAR, MAY 17: Secretary, Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Apurva Chandra and Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today addressed the second National Conference of National Health Mission (NHM) here today. The conference was organised by MoHFW in collaboration with National Health Mission, J&K, to deliberate on critical healthcare initiatives and []

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Srinagar, May 17: Bollywood Film-maker, Rohit Shetty today met Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan.

Srinagar, May 16: Various delegations from Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India, comprising both National and State/UT level officers who are part of Regional Summit of NHM Thursday visited pre-identified healthcare facilities in Kashmir as part of regional workshop for northern states. During the visit, the delegations took assessment of healthcare in []

Anantnag, May 16: Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag successfully conducted a one-day hands-on workshop focusing on essential surgical techniques including bowel anastomosis, bladder repair, tendon repair, and various knotting and suturing methods. The event was inaugurated by Prof. (Dr.) Rukhsana Najeeb, Principal of GMC Anantnag. In her opening remarks, []

Ganderbal, May 16: In the honour of International Womens Day, Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) organised Salad Dressing Competition and Flower Arrangement Competition at varsitys Green Campus here on Thursday. Vice-Chancellor, Prof. A Ravinder Nath, hailed the proactive participation, sporting spirit of girl students and the efforts of the Chairperson and the core team of []

New Delhi, May 16: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) conducted a comprehensive familiarization session for the VLSI Design and Technology UG curriculum. The session was inaugurated by AICTE Chairman, Prof. T.G. Sitharam. He underscored the critical importance of VLSI in the semiconductor industry. In his address, Prof. Sitharam emphasized the growing relevance []

Leh, May 16: A successful awareness program focusing on Logistic Supply Chain Management and Marketing was conducted in Village Chechot Leh. The session was chaired by Professor Dil Mohammad Makhdoomi, Director Extension, SKUAST (Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology). Distinguished speakers at the event included Professor FD Sheikh Head KVK Leh, Professor Liyaqat Choudhary, []

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Srinagar, May 16: SKUAST K Innovation, incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre Shalimar in collaboration with Agri Industries Vikas Chamber organized first of its kind conference for women entrepreneurs at SKUAST Kashmir Shalimar main campus, marking a significant milestone in the regions entrepreneurial landscape. The inaugural programme brings together a diverse gamut of theme specific professionals, budding []

Expressing regrets of sorts for not contesting on three crucial Kashmir Lok Sabha seats, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Thursday said that the BJP unit of J&K must gear up to contest on all seats in the upcoming Assembly elections slated for September this year. Shah stated this while interacting with the BJP delegation at []

A terrorist associate was arrested and a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered in a successful operation carried out by the joint security forces in north Kashmirs frontier Kupwara district on Thursday. A police official told that based on specific information, a joint operation by Kupwara Police, Armys 3 Naga and 97 Battalion BSF []

Amidst the intensifying campaigning for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the Peoples Conference held a mega rally on Thursday in north Kashmirs Baramulla district, with its chief Sajad Lone promising to end the culture of FIR and police verification. I want to end the FIR and police verification culture, which is taking a heavy toll []

On the sidelines of the CII-Bharat Pavilion at Cannes, the Indian Ambassador to France, Jawed Ashraf has expressed happiness about Jammu and Kashmir representing the rich shooting locations of India this year and added that it would be a delight to the global filmmakers to shoot in India. He further invited global filmmakers to explore []

Poll officials in this frontier Kupwara district walked extra mile to reach the door steps of elderly and PwD voters at different far-off areas, who had earlier submitted requests to avail the home voting option introduced by the Election Authorities. The Election Commission of India has introduced this facility for this first time during this []

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has arrived in Srinagar for a two-day visit starting Thursday, during which he is expected to chair a security review meeting. Shah arrived at a hotel in Srinagar where he is scheduled to meet with local BJP leaders ahead of the remaining two phases of elections in Jammu and Kashmir. []

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended Shrimad Bhagavat Katha by Pujya Bhaishri Rameshbhai Oza Ji at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Spiritual Growth Centre, Katra. In his address, the Lt Governor spoke about Shravan, Manan and Nidhidhyasan- the three pillars of vedantic practice to imbibe Gurus teachings in daily lives and to strengthen the bonds of []

In a significant stride towards bolstering security measures, Police in Kulgam today installed an innovative Artificial Intelligence based facial recognition system at Navyug Tunnel Qazigund to identify and track individuals involved in criminals activities including history sheeters, drug peddlers, OGW, absconders and members of banned organisations etc. Pertinent to mention here that, the Artificial Intelligence []

Former MLA Sangrama Shoaib Lone has resigned from the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) led by Ghulam Nabi Azad. Shoaib Lone, who previously won the Assembly election from Sangrama, had announced his support for Jailed Politician Engineer Rashid who is contesting elections from Baramulla Parliamentary Constituency. Shoaib Lone had clarified that his support for Er []

Senior BJP leader and Kashmir incharge Sunil Sharma on Thursday said that the visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Srinagar is apolitical as he will chair a meeting to review the arrangements for the Amarnath Yatra. Talking to reporters here, as per the news agencyKashmir News Observer (KNO), Sharm said that he will []