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NC, Congress, Left unite for J&K statehood protest in Delhi

New Delhi, July 20 -- Legislators and leaders from several political parties have reached New Delhi to participate in a protest on Monday demanding the restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashm... Read More


Heavy rain kills 11 in Jammu, Amarnath Yatra suspended

New Delhi, July 19 -- Heavy rain killed at least 11 people and swept away more than 150 vehicles in India's Jammu region on Sunday after flash floods and landslides ripped through the border districts... Read More


Up to 83% rainfall deficit puts the Valley's apple and paddy crops at risk

New Delhi, July 17 -- A widening rainfall deficit across several districts of Jammu and Kashmir has begun taking a toll on the Valley's apple orchards and paddy fields, with growers reporting deterior... Read More


Kashmir's trekking ban deals blow to seasonal tourism economy

New Delhi, July 16 -- When Mumbai-based trekker Vedant Vichare booked the Kashmir Great Lakes trek with the Youth Hostels Association of India (YHAI) in May, he had planned to spend eight days explori... Read More


Ladakh ships 5-tonne apricot consignment to UAE

New Delhi, July 15 -- A 5-tonne shipment of premium Halman apricots from Ladakh's Himalayan cold desert was flagged off for the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday under an export agreement with retail ... Read More


J&K looks to shift medicinal plant trade from wild harvesting to scientific farming

New Delhi, July 15 -- Jammu and Kashmir is planning to shift its medicinal and aromatic plant (MAP) sector from dependence on wild harvesting to organised scientific cultivation under a proposed multi... Read More


Ladakh to begin premium apricot exports to UAE on Wednesday

New Delhi, July 14 -- Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena is scheduled to flag off the season's first export consignment of fresh Halman apricots from Kargil to the United Arab Emirates (... Read More


BJP serves Omar Rs.100-crore defamation notice; CM vows counter legal action

New Delhi, July 13 -- A legal battle appears to be brewing between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after the party served him a legal notice threate... Read More


J&K pushes rooftop solar ahead of 2027 deadline

New Delhi, July 13 -- With just eight months left to meet the Centre's March 2027 target ofone crore residential rooftop solar installationsunder the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana across India, Jam... Read More


Burqa, barbed wires, and a battle over memory

New Delhi, July 13 -- Clad in a pitch-black burqa, Sakina Itoo, Jammu and Kashmir's Health and Education Minister and the only woman in Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's trimmed cabinet, attempted to vis... Read More