New Delhi: Farooq Abdullah, Minister of New and Renewable Energy has recommend the release of an amount of Rs 50 lakhs from his MPLAD fund for the relief work in Leh region of Jammu and Kashmir in view of the cloudburst ( which is the maximum amount permissible to be given out from the MPLAD [...]

New Delhi (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday assured the Planning Commission that his government would take steps to create investors friendly atmosphere in the state. Briefing the Planning Commission during meeting with commission’s Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Abdullah said he would concentrate to maintain fiscal discipline in order to [...]

Jammu (ANI): Endorsing the Jammu and Kashmir Government’s requirement of pursuing a vibrant and effective developmental agenda, the Planning Commission today approved the size of current year’s annual plan for the state at Rs. 6000 crore, increasing the allocation by approximately nine per cent (Rs. 500 crore) in comparison to the previous year. The Centre [...]

Srinagar (ANI): Security Forces on Friday gunned down two suspected foreign militants in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir. The encounter which started late on Thursday evening concluded Friday morning. All bodies were recovered this morning from a house in Poshnad-Kreeri area. According to sources, militants opened a fire on soldiers of the 29 Rashtriya Rifles [...]

Rajouri (Jammu-Kashmir) (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Police resorted to baton charge against protesting students of an engineering institute here on Sunday. Over 50 percent of the students of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Rajouri district of the state had failed in the first year examinations. They have been demanding re-checking of their papers for [...]

R S Pura (Jammu and Kashmir) (ANI):In a bid to train villagers for self defence against militants, the Army, the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Jammu and Kashmir Police are jointly imparting combat training. The training is being imparted to members of village defence committees (VDCs) in villages near the India-Pakistan border in the [...]

Srinagar (ANI): Incidents of stone pelting and disrupting the traffic were reported from different parts Srinagar in protest against the death of a teenager Tufail Ahmad Mattoo in a stone-pelting incident. On Friday, Tufail received head injuries during a clash between stone-pelting demonstrators and security personnel at Ghani stadium near Rajouri Kadal in the city. [...]

Srinagar (ANI): With tourists thronging Srinagar in large numbers, the hawkers selling warm clothes here are making brisk business. The chilly weather in Kashmir valley, a complete contrast to the heat wave in the rest of the country, has pushed up the sale of woolen clothes. The hawkers sell garments like shawls, sweaters, leather jackets, [...]

Srinagar (ANI): Residents of Jammu and Kashmir state have welcomed the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh”s, proposal of looking at all possible measures to reinforce links between people on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC). “This is a good proposal by the Prime Minister and I feel that political parties of Kashmir like [...]

Srinagar (ANI): The relatives of Shopian rape and murder case victims” protested here on Monday against the delay in delivering the justice. They demanded severe punishment to the four policemen, who were accused of having a role in the case. “Ayesha and Neelofar were killed ruthlessly. We say that they should be hanged. We will [...]

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) (ANI): Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid was placed under house arrest ahead of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh”s visit here on Monday, when he along with his supporters defied prohibitory orders and tried to stage a demonstration to protest the killings of three youths in Machali fake encounter. The police detained [...]

Srinagar (ANI): The incessant rainfall in Jammu and Kashmir has come as a blessing in disguise for the umbrella sellers, as their business has witnessed a surge in the demand for umbrellas. The demand has scaled up the prices of umbrellas almost double the normal price here. People here are complaining about the shooting umbrella [...]