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Govt declares 1358 Kanals in Gulmarg, Sonamarg as ‘strategic areas’ for armed forces

Govt declares 1358 Kanals in Gulmarg, Sonamarg as ‘strategic areas’ for armed forces

Srinagar, Jan 05: The Jammu & Kashmir government has declared 1358 kanals and 6 marlas of land as “strategic areas” for training and operational requirements of the armed forces in Gulmarg and Sonamarg tourist resorts in Kashmir Valley. A copy of notification issued by the J&K’s Tourism Department reveals that 1034 kanals and six marlas of […]

30% industrial units shut in J&K, 50% facing existential threat

30% industrial units shut in J&K, 50% facing existential threat

Srinagar, Dec 31: The Industrial Association of State Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) Lassipora Pulwama on Thursday said that 30 percent of the industrial units are shut in J&K due to the losses and around 50 percent more are facing existential threat. However, the industrialists have pinned hope on the upcoming budget. Industrial Association SIDCO Lassipora […]

Govt permits change of land use from agricultural to non-agricultural purposes

Govt permits change of land use from agricultural to non-agricultural purposes

Jammu, Dec 16: In a significant decision, the Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the regulations framed by the board of revenue for conversion of agricultural land for non-agricultural purposes. These regulations were necessitated after the legislative changes in the land revenue act post-reorganization of the […]

165 militants killed, 14 arrested in J&K in last 12 months of year 2021: Govt

165 militants killed, 14 arrested in J&K in last 12 months of year 2021: Govt

Srinagar, Dec 01: Asserting that the situation has improved in the region, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Wednesday informed the parliament that the militant-related incidents and infiltration has significantly reduced in Jammu and Kashmir since 2018. The Minister of State (MoS) in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Nityanand Rai while responding to the […]

Establishing Battalion Camping Sites: Over 524 kanals of land to be transferred to CRPF in 11 villages of 3 Southern districts of Kashmir

Establishing Battalion Camping Sites: Over 524 kanals of land to be transferred to CRPF in 11 villages of 3 Southern districts of Kashmir

Srinagar, Nov 1: Government has identified the land in three districts of South Kashmir that has to be transferred to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for establishing Battalion Camping Sites. These three districts are Anantnag, Shopian and Pulwama and the land comprise of 524 kanals and 11 marlas. Recently LG Manoj Sinha led State Administrative […]

Srinagar fails to attract investors in industrial sector due to uncertainty, reveals official report

Srinagar fails to attract investors in industrial sector due to uncertainty, reveals official report

Srinagar, Oct 05: The erstwhile capital of Jammu and Kashmir—Srinagar— has failed to attract the investors in the industrial sector due to prevailing uncertainty, insufficient capital, lack of technology and infrastructure, reveals an official report. Besides, it also states that the poor connectivity and frequent power cuts were some other major reasons to attract them. […]

Besides teacher, Govt dismisses Executive Magistrate 1st Class and Assistant Professor in ‘interest of security of state’

Besides teacher, Govt dismisses Executive Magistrate 1st Class and Assistant Professor in ‘interest of security of state’

Srinagar, May 3: Executive Magistrate (First Class) in whose shop police claimed that it busted a ‘hideout’ last year in May in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district is among the three employees dismissed by Jammu Kashmir Government in the ‘interest of security of the state’. A teacher from North Kashmir’s Kupwara district has already been dismissed […]

New Laws in J&K have the potential to alter “demographics of the region,” “curtail political partcipation of Muslims”: UN Experts

New Laws in J&K have the potential to alter “demographics of the region,” “curtail political partcipation of Muslims”: UN Experts

GENEVA, Feb 18: United Nation human rights experts are concerned India’s decision to end Jammu and Kashmir’s autonomy and enact new laws could curtail the previous level of political participation of Muslim and other minorities in the country, as well as potentially discriminate against them in important matters including employment and land ownership.   The UN […]

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