Negotiations with Pvt, Public Sector Insurance companies today

Following incessant rain across Kashmir last night, the water level in the Jhelum touched the danger mark this afternoon, prompting the authorities to sound a flood alert.

Minister for Health, Horticulture and Floriculture Sham Lal Sharma was awarded the Agriculture Leadership Award 2011 in New Delhi yesterday for his outstanding performance in the horticulture secto

Realising that illegal mining from the Ravi in Kathua district is posing a threat to the road and rail bridges on the Jammu-Pathankot road, the Kathua Deputy Commissioner has imposed Section 144 of

Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Thursday reiterated the necessity of preserving State's unique bio-environment and natural beauty. He said while promoting tourism and opening new areas for tourist interests this aspect should receive focused attention.
Laying stress on balanced growth of tourism for enhancing economic activities and creating job facilities, the Chief Minister said "we should equally concentrate on maintenance, preservation and conservation of the eco-system, culture and heritage of the State under all circumstances".

The International Court of Arbitration looking into the dispute between Indian and Pakistan over the 330 MW Kishanganga hydro-electric project in J&K has reserved its verdict over Pakistan's pl

Paper-II on Census 2011 released

SRINAGAR: As a large number of people have migrated to the urban areas during past three decades in Jammu and Kashmir, there has been sharp decline of 7 percent in rural population, according to the recently released census data.

SRINAGAR: Governor, N. N.

Srinagar: Even as a majority of the population of Jammu and Kashmir resides in villages, there is an increasing trend of urbanisation in the state, according to Census- 2011.

Following the decisions taken at this meeting, a special sanitation campaign has been launched for removing all the solid wastes which have accumulated over the past years on the hill slopes along the Yatra route between Banganga and Bhawan. In this context, the Shrine Board has set up sector-wise Task Forces for closely supervising this important operation. The Task Forces have been directed to also associate some of the experienced NGOs in this effort and besides, explore the possibility of involving volunteers from the middle and high schools and colleges in the vicinity.