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J&K notifies homestay policy to extend tourism to rural areas

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government has notified the Homestay Policy 2026, introducing a simplified registration mechanism, financial incentives and clean-energy support to encourage... Read More


High Court makes AIBE qualification mandatory for advocates enrolled since 2009-10

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has made qualifying the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) mandatory for law graduates enrolled as advocates from the academic year 20... Read More


Education Minister bars schools from forcing parents to buy books from specific vendors

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- Education Minister Itoo on Wednesday said private schools must allow parents to purchase textbooks and uniforms from vendors of their choice, making it clear that no school should... Read More


Snowfall in higher reaches, rain and hail lash Kashmir; temperatures dip

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- Fresh snowfall in Kashmir's higher reaches, heavy rainfall and hailstorms in parts of the Pir Panjal range and adjoining areas brought down temperatures on Wednesday, prompting th... Read More


School timings changed in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, Oct. 15 -- Government on Wednesday changed the schools' timings in the valley in view of the onset of cold weather. According to an order issued by the Director School Education Kashmir, sc... Read More


Lakes of Valley Lack Attention

Srinagar, Oct. 15 -- Kashmir's lakes are its lifeblood with Wular Lake being one of the largest freshwater lakes in the Indian subcontinent. Besides Wular, we have Manabal, Dal, Nigeen, Khushalsar and... Read More


Khadi and Village Industries: Weaving the Fabric of Inclusive and Sustainable India

Srinagar, Oct. 15 -- We are proud citizens of India -today the sixth largest economy in the world in terms of nominal GDP. Much of the economic growth is driven by the MSME sector contributing one-thi... Read More


Sharadiya Navratri: Awakening women's power through the worship of Maa Durga

Srinagar, Oct. 15 -- Sharadiya Navratri is a sacred festival in Indian culture that celebrates strength, faith, spiritual practice and self-purification. Worshipping the nine forms of Maa Durga inspir... Read More


Assembly panel seeks factual replies to audit queries on JKPDCL, JAKEDA

SRINAGAR, Oct. 14 -- : The Committee on Public Undertakings of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday reviewed the functioning of the Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Corporation L... Read More


SKUAST-K works to revive traditional rice, develop high-yielding varieties

KULGAM, Oct. 14 -- The Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops (MRCFC) of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) at Khudwani is working to revive trad... Read More