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Omar Abdullah Emphasizes Learning UT Assembly Functions, Confident of Statehood Restoration

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Omar Abdullah Emphasizes Learning UT Assembly Functions, Confident of Statehood Restoration

Need to learn about UT assembly functioning, rights, limitations: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Jammu, Jan 9: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday stated that all Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs), including him, were the “first-timers in the J&K Assembly in the present set-up and needed to learn about its functioning in the Union Territory.” He, however, asserted that the Union Territory set up would not remain forever and exuded confidence that the Centre would restore statehood to J&K, as it promised to the J&K people. “We – many of us –…

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Railways Unveils Special Vande Bharat Train for Jammu-Kashmir’s Sub-Zero Temperatures

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Railways Unveils Special Vande Bharat Train for Jammu-Kashmir's Sub-Zero Temperatures

Railways unveils special Vande Bharat train for sub-zero temperature Jammu-Kashmir route The Railway Board on Tuesday unveiled a Vande Bharat Express train, specially-designed to operate seamlessly in Jammu & Kashmir’s challenging winter conditions, for the upcoming Katra-Srinagar rail route. The route is currently under inspection by the Commissioner of Railway Safety inspection, officials said. Stationed at Shakurbasti coaching depot in New Delhi, the train has special climate-related features, according to Railways. Describing its features to media persons, Railway officials said that the train has several additional features as compared to the other…

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Tragic Accident: 4 Dead, 2 Missing as Vehicle Plunges into Kishtwar Rivulet

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Tragic Accident: 4 Dead, 2 Missing as Vehicle Plunges into Kishtwar Rivulet

Four persons were killed and two others are still missing after a vehicle fell into a rivulet in Sanyas area of mountainous Kishtwar district of Jammu division Four persons were killed and two others are still missing after a vehicle fell into a rivulet in Sanyas area of mountainous Kishtwar district of Jammu division. Among the missing is the driver of the vehicle who was not located till Sunday evening even as the rescue operations by police and locals continues in the area. The accident took place in Paddar area…

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Banihal Bypass Completed: 4-Lane Traffic to Open Within 15 Days

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Banihal Bypass Completed: 4-Lane Traffic to Open Within 15 Days

Banihal Bypass completed, to open for 4-lane traffic within 15 days: Nitin Gadkari Srinagar, Jan 5: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, has announced that the newly constructed 4-lane, 2.35 km bypass to Banihal town on the Ramban–Banihal section of the National Highway will be fully operational for 4-lane traffic within 15 days. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Gadkari said: “In Jammu & Kashmir, we have successfully completed a 4-lane, 2.35 km bypass to Banihal town at an cost of ₹224.44 crore. Strategically located on…

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Bandipora Tragedy: Army Vehicle Plunges into Gorge, Claims Lives of 3 Soldiers

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Bandipora Tragedy: Army Vehicle Plunges into Gorge, Claims Lives of 3 Soldiers

Army vehicle falls into gorge in J&K’s Bandipora, 3 soldiers dead At least three soldiers died and two others were injured after an Army vehicle skidded off the road in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district and fell into a deep gorge near the Wular Viewpoint on Saturday. The Indian Army’s Chinar Corps said that the accident took place due to inclement weather and poor visibility conditions. “Injured soldiers were promptly evacuated for medical care with assistance from Kashmiri locals, for which we express gratitude towards the citizens in providing immediate succor,”…

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Electric Engine Trial Run on Anji Khad Bridge Marks Milestone for J&K Railways

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Electric Engine Trial Run on Anji Khad Bridge Marks Milestone for J&K Railways

Railways conducts trial run of electric engine on India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge in J&K The Railways on Wednesday said it has conducted a trial run of an electric engine on India’s first cable-stayed rail bridge, the Anji Khad Bridge, in Reasi district, paving the way for the start of rail services to Kashmir in January next year. “First electric engine rolling through Tunnel No. 1 and the Anji Khad Cable Bridge,” Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a post on X in which he shared a video clip of…

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Tragic Incident in Udhampur: Policeman Shoots Colleague, Commits Suicide

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Tragic Incident in Udhampur: Policeman Shoots Colleague, Commits Suicide

Policeman shoots dead colleague before committing suicide in Udhampur A policeman allegedly shot dead his colleague with an AK-47 assault rifle before turning the weapon on himself in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early on Sunday, officials said. The two policemen along with another colleague were travelling from north Kashmir’s Sopore to the Subsidary Training Centre (STC), Talwara, in Reasi district of Jammu region when the incident took place. The bullet-riddled bodies of the two cops were seen lying in a police van near the Kali Mata temple in Rehembal…

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MSME Crisis: J&K Suffers 700 Closures in Four Years, Part of National Struggle

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MSME Crisis: J&K Suffers 700 Closures in Four Years, Part of National Struggle

700 MSMEs shut shop in J&K in 4 years; The closures in J&K are part of a larger nationwide trend, with 61,469 industrial units, including 60,909 micro, 507 small, and 53 medium-scale enterprises, closing during the same period Srinagar, Dec 5: In a significant blow to Jammu and Kashmir’s industrial landscape, over 700 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have shut down operations in the past four years. According to a written reply by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha, 701 industrial units, including…

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Srinagar Ex-Mayor to Challenge J&K Reservation Policy in High Court

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Srinagar Ex-Mayor to Challenge J&K Reservation Policy in High Court

Amid a growing chorus against its, the newly-elected Omar Abdullah-led National Conference government had in November formed a cabinet sub-committee to look into the issue Former Srinagar mayor Junaid Azim Mattu said on Tuesday said he will file a separate petition in the high court (HC) against Jammu and Kashmir’s reservation policy, which has drastically reduced the open merit posts and seats in jobs and admissions, supporting an earlier plea against the policy. Mattu said the petition on the reservation policy filed in the court needs serious impetus and support…

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Protests Erupt as Farmers Oppose Anantnag-Pahalgam Railway Line

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Protests Erupt as Farmers Oppose Anantnag-Pahalgam Railway Line

Farmers oppose proposed Anantnag-Pahalgam rail line A group of farmers in Anantnag district have appealed to the Jammu and Kashmir government to drop plans to build a railway line connecting the south Kashmir district headquarters with Pahalgam, which also serves as the base camp for the annual Amarnath Yatra. “Hundreds of acres of agricultural land will turn barren if a railway line is built from Anantnag to Pahalgam. This stretch has one of the most fertile lands in Kashmir which provides livelihoods to thousands of families,” Ghulam Nabi, a local…

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