First batch of Indiahikes trekkers reach Kishtwar

Jammu, Jun 11 (PTI) The first batch of 16 trekkers led by Indiahikes – the country’s largest trekking organisation – reached Kishtwar district for the much-anticipated Brammah valley trek. Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Devansh Yadav, Chief Executive Officer, Kishtwar Development Authority, Inderjeet Singh Parihar and Wildlife Warden Majid Basheer Mintoo received the trekkers at TRC Kishtwar, […]

National conference of tribal writers held at JU’s Bhaderwah campus

Bhaderwah: The first-ever national conference of tribal writers was held here with its participants setting up a forum to safeguard authentic tribal literature and encourage youngsters to showcase their unique culture through writings, its organisers said on Sunday. The two-day conference, organised at the Jammu University’s Bhaderwah campus in Doda district, was attended by 37 […]

Holding 62-day Amarnath Yatra shows confidence of J&K administration: Jitendra Singh

Udhampur/Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the duration of 62 days for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra shows the confidence of Jammu and Kashmir administration as a large number of devotees are expected to join the annual pilgrimage in an improved security scenario. The Yatra to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave in south Kashmir Himalayas […]

Number of startups increased 300 times in 9 years under PM Modi: Union minister

Inaugurates 2 day ‘Start-up Conclave’ at Udhampur organized by CSIR-IIIM

Udhampur: The number of startups grew 300 times in the last nine years under Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government in the country, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Saturday. The Minister of State in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was speaking at a two-day ‘Young Start-up Conclave’ which commenced in Udhampur, the home constituency of […]

Security conference held for successful conduct of Amarnath Yatra

Srinagar: A security conference was held here on Saturday for the successful conduct of the upcoming Amarnath Yatra, a defence official said. Srinagar-based PRO defence Col Emron Musavi said a joint security conference of officials of security forces and the civil administration was aimed to increase synergy, interaction and coordination for a smooth and incident-free […]

Girl, who lost eyesight in pellet gun attack, clears class 12 exam

Srinagar:  Insha Mushtaq, who was blinded by pellet guns during the 2016 summer unrest has passed the class 12th board examination with flying colours. The 22-year-old secured 319 marks out of 500 in the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education, the results for which were declared on Friday. A resident of the Sedow area […]

Evacuee property maintained and controlled by CEP belongs to govt: HC

Srinagar: Any property being maintained and controlled by Custodian Evacuee Property (CEP) is a government property to be taken care of strictly on the same lines as other government properties, J&K high Court ruled today. The court was hearing a writ petition filed by one Mohammad Sultan Nagoo, whose father had been transferred land measuring […]

Fire & Emergency Services recruitment: Job aspirants allege irregularities, stage protest

Srinagar:  Scores of youngsters who had applied for various posts in the Jammu and Kashmir Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday held a demonstration here demanding that authorities make public a report of a committee probing alleged irregularities in the recruitment process. They assembled at the Press Enclave here with banners and placards, which read […]

Migrant workers too feel heat as Kashmir faces sharp rise in unemployment

CMIE in its April report puts unemployment rate in J&K at 23%; govt officials dispute this data

Srinagar: Jobs are drying up in the “new Kashmir” which was split in 2019, with CMIE reporting 23 percent unemployment for April, even as the data was disputed by the government officials. A large number of workers — mostly from Bihar, Punjab, West Bengal, and Jharkhand — flocking to the Valley to earn a good […]

House of Hizbul operative searched in Kishtwar

Jammu: Police’s Special Operations Group on Saturday searched the house of a terrorist belonging to proscribed Hizbul Mujahideen outfit in Kishtwar district, a senior official said. Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Khalil Ahmad Poswal said a search warrant was obtained from the NIA court in Jammu. “The house of Hizbul terrorist Muddasir Ahmad at Tander […]