Day: December 18, 2025

KO photo by Abid Bhat Jammu- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said Jammu and Kashmir has the potential to generate up to ₹20,000 crore in additional annual revenue by tapping its vast but underutilised mining resources through strategic planning. Addressing the Strategic Management Forum Conference organised by IIM Jammu in collaboration with the Strategic…

Representational photo By Syed Arsalan Abid Srinagar- Farhana still remembers the number. It was read out softly during her nikah in Srinagar’s old city, noted down by the imam, and nodded at by the witnesses. Her mehar was fixed at ₹600,000. “It sounded official,” she said. “I thought it meant something.” It never came. When her…

Representational Photo Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed a steady increase in cybercrime cases over the past three years, rising from 154 cases in 2021 to 173 in 2022 and further to 185 in 2023, the Union government informed Parliament. The data was shared by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in a written reply…

J&K CM Omar Abdullah – KO photo by Abid Bhat Srinagar- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said Jammu and Kashmir’s financial dependence on the Centre has increased after it was made a union territory. The chief minister was reacting to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s statement about the need for states to ensure fiscal…

Representational Photo Srinagar- The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition challenging the rehabilitation and allotment of shops in the Sector-6 Shopping Complex, Batamaloo here, holding that the judicial process cannot be misused to obstruct lawful administrative action or prolong litigation for ulterior motives. Upholding the allotment process, a Bench…