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Farooq Abdullah slams draft report of Delimitation Commission on J&K

Former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, who heads the National Conference, on Saturday slammed the draft report of the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir, saying it "defies any and all logic"

PM Modi calls Jammu & Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha after earthquake

Information collection on any casualty or damage to property that might have occurred due to the temblor are still going on by the officials

Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir reports 1,982 new cases, 7 deaths

The declining trend in daily Covid cases continues in Jammu and Kashmir with 1,982 infections being reported on Thursday

Covid-19 pandemic: 2,304 new cases, nine deaths in Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday recorded 2,304 fresh cases of coronavirus, raising its tally to 4,40,480, officials said. The union territory also reported nine fresh deaths which pushed the toll to 4,692, they said. Of the fresh cases, 996 were reported from the Jammu division and 1,308 from the Kashmir division, the officials said. They said Jammu district recorded the highest of 443 cases, followed by 439 cases in Srinagar district. There are 29,829 active cases in the union territory, while the number of recovered patients was 4,05,959, the officials said.

Kashmir on its way to becoming a model state as investments, infra grow

Kashmir is well on its way to become a model state with investments, infrastructure, tourism, social welfare and agriculture showing unprecedented growth

Covid-19 pandemic: Jammu and Kashmir adds 2,751 cases, 9 deaths

Jammu district recorded the highest number of fresh cases at 561, followed by 440 in Srinagar district

Jammu and Kashmir sees 15 coronavirus deaths, 2,550 fresh cases

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 2,550 fresh coronavirus cases on Monday, taking the number of infected people to 4,35,425

Many steps taken to give better opportunities to J&K, Ladakh: President

Modi government has taken many important steps to provide better opportunities for education, health and employment to the people of "hitherto left neglected" states, President Ram Nath Kovind said

Lt Gov Manoj Sinha reviews Covid-19 situation across Jammu & Kashmir

J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday reviewed the Covid-19 situation across the UT in a series of meetings with the members of Covid Task Force, Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police.

Covid-19 pandemic: J&K reports 4,354 new cases and five more deaths

Srinagar district recorded the highest of 916 cases

Jammu & Kashmir reports 4,959 fresh coronavirus cases, 7 deaths

Jammu and Kashmir recorded 4,959 fresh cases of coronavirus, taking the infected number of persons to 4,19,131 while seven deaths due to the virus were reported in the past 24 hours, officials said.

Jammu and Kashmir records 5,606 new Covid-19 cases, 8 deaths

Srinagar district recorded the highest of 1,305 cases

Rs 70,000-crore investment proposals achieved within a year: J-K LG

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha said a target of investment proposals worth Rs 70,000 crore has been achieved within a year after 2019 "historic transformative" changes.

Centre, J-K to collaborate for next generation administrative reforms

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) under the Union Personnel Ministry will collaborate with the government of Jammu and Kashmir for next-generation administrative reforms, an official statement issued on Tuesday said. The DARPG and the Jammu and Kashmir government will collaborate on creation of an online portal for monitoring progress in 58 District Good Governance Index Indicators, adoption of e-HRMS in the Jammu and Srinagar secretariats, and online monitoring of citizen satisfaction in 150 e-services through Jammu & Kashmir e-services delivery assessment framework, it said. As a follow-up to the launch of the District Good Governance Index on January 22 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the roadmap for three key good governance initiatives was drawn up in a meeting held on Tuesday between DARPG Secretary V Srinivas and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Arun Kumar Mehta. Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh and Jammu and Kashmir ...

J-K hits record number of one-day Covid-19 cases; 14 more die

There are 47,376 active cases in the Union Territory

At minus 9.2 degrees Celsius, Gulmarg coldest place in Jammu and Kashmir

Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, recorded a low of 1.8 degrees Celsius - down from 2.8 degrees Celsius the previous night, they said.

J&K LG approves 15% reservation for women in non-gazetted police posts

Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday approved 15 per cent reservation for women in non-gazetted police posts. Sinha announced the reservation coinciding with the National Girl Child Day, asserting that this is just the beginning. On #NationalGirlChildDay, approved 15% reservation for women in non-gazetted posts of @JmuKmrPolice. This is just the beginning. We are determined and committed to increase it further in future, the Lt Governor said in a tweet. In another tweet, he said his administration is committed to ensure 'Nari Shaktis' social and economic empowerment. "For women and girls to be agents of change, J&K government is committed to ensure Nari Shaktis' social and economic empowerment while redressing long-standing inequalities to build a more just and resilient society, Sinha said.

Covid-19 pandemic: 5,394 fresh cases, 8 deaths in Jammu and Kashmir

There are 44,609 active cases in the union territory

'Delimitation has started, elections will be held soon,' says Shah on J&K

Shah spoke virtually at the launch of the District Good Governance Index in Jammu and Kashmir

Militant killed in encounter with security forces in J-K's Shopian district

Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in the Kilbal area of the south Kashmir district, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said