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Div Com Kashmir reviews ATR on handing over of Hotel Centaur

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, on Monday reviewed the Action Taken Report (ATR) on resolving pending issues related to utility shifting from Hotel...

25 Kishtwar farmers leave for exposure visit to Punjab Agricultural University  

KISHTWAR: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Pankaj Sharma on Sunday flagged off a group of 25 farmers (15 female and 10 male) for a six-day exposure...

Embedded finance, EMI cards fuel India’s new age of smart borrowing

NEW DELHI: India’s lower-middle class is moving from borrowing for survival toward borrowing for advancement, signalling a decisive cultural shift in credit behaviour, according...

J&K Tourism bags Eco-Tourism hotspot award at IITM, Hyderabad

HYDERABAD: The J&K Tourism has bagged the Eco-Tourism hotspot award at the India International Tourism Mart being held here at Hyderabad. The tourism fest was...

SKUAST-K ignites volunteers’ spirit on Int’l Volunteers Day

SKUAST–Kashmir, in collaboration with the Red Cross Society of Jammu and Kashmir, celebrated International Volunteers Day on 5th December 2025 at the Faculty of...

HC rejects mosque’s plea to use loudspeaker, says no religion mandates prayers with voice amplifiers

NAGPUR:The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court refused to grant relief to a mosque seeking permission to use loudspeakers, noting it was not...

Sudha Murty urges rules on children’s social-media portrayal

Cites long-term psychological harm NEW DELHI: Nominated Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murty on Friday urged the government to set norms for how children are portrayed...

Honda Motorcycle&Scooter India posts 23 pc surge in domestic sales in Nov

NEW DELHI: Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has posted domestic sales of 5,33,645 units in November, up 23 per cent from 4,32,888 units...

Tanvir Sadiq lays foundation stone for illuminated landmark at Alamgari Bazar

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Chief Spokesperson and MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq Thursday laid the foundation stone for a major beautification and...

SKUAST-K scholar selected for prestigious Japan LOTUS Fellowship

SRINAGAR: Saika Bashir, a PhD scholar at the Division of Plant Biotechnology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), under the...

IT Secy chairs review meet on budgetary requirements of JaKeGA for 2026-27

JAMMU: The Information Technology Department on Thursday convened a budget review meeting chaired by its Secretary Dr. Piyush Singla to assess the ongoing initiatives...

DC Srinagar reviews progress of works under District Capex Budget

Directs timely physical, financial completion of sanctioned dev projects SRINAGAR: To review the progress of the developmental works being executed under District Capex Budget 2025-26...

Adani Group plans $15 billion India airports expansion by 2030

NEW DELHI: India's Adani Group is planning to invest $15 billion to boost passenger capacity at its airports to 200 million annually in the...

Rupee notches new first, breaches 90 against US dollar

NEW DELHI: The rupee breached 90 against the US dollar for the first time on Wednesday, falling 6 paise to 90.02 in early trade,...

Modern charkhas provided in all Pashmina spinning centres of H&H Dept

SRINAGAR: In order to secure the indigenous process of hand-spinning of world-famous Pashmina wool, the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has replaced traditional...

Dir Agri inaugurates two-day capacity building program at Lalmandi

SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Sartaj Ahmad Shah on Tuesday inaugurated a two-day capacity building programme on "Untie the yield complexities for realising the yield...

Dir Sheep Husbandry reviews expenditure under various departmental schemes

SRINAGAR: Director Sheep Husbandry Department Kashmir, Dr. Rafiq Ahmad Shah on Tuesday convened a meeting of all Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) to review...

NABARD delegation visits IUST to explore collaboration for rural entrepreneurship & innovation

AWANTIPORA: A high-level delegation from the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) visited the CIED–IUST Foundation IUST Innovation Campus, today to explore...

Explainer: Decoding India’s directive on active SIM-link for WhatsApp, other messaging apps

NEW DELHI: India has mandated an active SIM linkage for messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal to work on a device in the...

Doorstep Freshness: The New Standard for Buying Vegetables

Most of us genuinely enjoy eating home-cooked food. It tastes better and feels better. But keeping fresh vegetables stocked at home can be stressful....

JKEDI begins EDPs under Mission YUVA in 12 districts

JAMMU/SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) on Monday launched new batches of the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) under Mission Yuva across...

4th bi-monthly meeting of NABARD DDMs heldat SKUAST-K’s Shuhama campus

GANDERBAL: The 4th Bi-Monthly Structured Meeting of District Development Managers (DDMs) of NABARD for the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh was...

FM introduces 2 bills in LS to levy excise duty on tobacco, cess on pan masala

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday moved two new bills in the Lok Sabha that look to repurpose levies on 'sin goods'...

Mahindra sales up 19 pc YoY in November

NEW DELHI: Mahindra & Mahindra on Monday said its total sales increased 19 per cent year-on-year to 92,670 units in November. In the passenger vehicle...

Bills to replace GST compensation cess on tobacco, pan masala likely in LS today

NEW DELHI: The government is likely to introduce two bills in the Lok Sabha to replace GST compensation cess with another levy, to ensure...

NRI Term Insurance: A Guide for Long-Term Security

Living abroad as a Non-Resident Indian (NRI) comes with a unique set of financial responsibilities, especially when it comes to securing your family’s future...

KTMF backs copper association’s ban on machine-made copper products

‘Save artisans, protect heritage, secure livelihoods’ SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Traders & Manufacturers Federation (KTMF) has extended full and unwavering support to the Kashmir Copper Association...

Handicrafts & Handloom Dept unveils exquisite Table Book on GI crafts of Kashmir

Brings art and artisan on same pedestal; link available to download soft copy SRINAGAR: In a landmark initiative to celebrate and safeguard Kashmir’s rich craft...

Kashmir Copper Association demands ban on machine-made copper items

Calls for protecting traditional artisans SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Copper Association on Friday held a crucial meeting at Tanki Mohalla Nowhata to address the critical threat...

Sharma calls for broadband expansion, digital infrastructure push

JAMMU: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Transport, Youth Services & Sports and Information Technology, Satish Sharma, on Friday called for...

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