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Uproar in J&K Assembly after Speaker rejects motion on disaster losses
The Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly witnessed uproarious scenes on Tuesday after Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather rejected an adjournment motion brought by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Pawan Kumar Gupta, seeking discussion on the impact of recent natural calamities.
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29 OCT 2025
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Rs 795.72 Cr plan for scientific waste disposal
The Jammu and Kashmir Housing and Urban Development Department has approved an Action Plan worth Rs 795.72 crore for the scientific disposal of solid and liquid waste in urban areas.
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29 OCT 2025
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4-hour power cuts in high-loss areas: Govt
The Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (PDD) Tuesday said that it is imposing curtailment of four hours in those areas having highest technical and commercial losses on local feeders.
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29 OCT 2025
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CM Draws Line Against Land Mafia; Asserts Govt Won't Legalize Illegality
Rejects Land Regularization Bill in Assembly; Invites People to Kashmir Marathon 2.0 to Boost Tourism
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29 OCT 2025
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Reveal names of four MLAs who voted for BJP, Lone tells
PC Chief alleges NC-BJP secret deal over RS seat; dares Farooq to name MLAs
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28 OCT 2025
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Paperwork over to provide land to landless flood-hit victims: CM
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the paperwork to provide land to landless flood-hit people has been completed and that there will beno discrimination in providing relief.
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28 OCT 2025
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Tendering underway for Weather-Based Horticulture Crop Insurance Scheme
'Against requirement of 6 LMT, J&K has capacity of 2.92 LMT controlled atmosphere storage'
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28 OCT 2025
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Storm erupts in NC as Omar-Ruhulla-Larmi lock horns
Omar draws sharp contrast between Mian Altaf and Aga Ruhullah, says ‘difference between earth and sky’
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28 OCT 2025
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No immediate relief for detained AAP MLA on plea to attend Assembly session
An application of detained Aam Aadmi Party MLA Mehraj Malik seeking permission to participate in the ongoing assembly session was adjourned on Monday by the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh till October 30, a day before the autumn session is scheduled to end.
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28 OCT 2025
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21,573 structures damaged in Jammu, 980 in Kashmir in recent floods, cloudbursts
152 lives lost, over Rs 5,400 lakh paid as compensation so far: Govt
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28 OCT 2025
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SC orders JKCA polls in 12 weeks under supervision of former CEC
The Supreme Court on Monday directed that the elections to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) be held within 12 weeks under the supervision of a former chief election commissioner.
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28 OCT 2025
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Era of degrees defining success coming to an end: LG
Srinagar, Oct 27: Asserting that the era where degrees alone defined success is coming to an end, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the future will belong to youth equipped with trans-disciplinary skills and innova-
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28 OCT 2025
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Hostilities can erupt anytime; India must stay prepared for war: Rajnath
New Delhi, Oct 27:Terming faceoff with Pakistan post Pahalgam terror attack in May this year as a reminder that hostilities can erupt anytime, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that India must be prepared for potential war that can breakout without any prior warning.
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28 OCT 2025
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19,501 Hectares of Forest land encroached in J&K
‘Kashmir valley tops with 27,942 encroachments; Anantnag Div further ahead with 14,902 cases’
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28 OCT 2025
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Rs 793 Cr spent under Srinagar Smart City
The Jammu and Kashmir government has spent over Rs 792 crore on the execution of works under the Srinagar Smart City Project since 2018, the Housing and Urban Development Department has revealed.
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28 OCT 2025
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Omar abandoned Budgam, time to vote for alternative to NC: Mufti
Campaigning for the Budgam byelection, opposition PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accused Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of abandoning the constituency after winning the assembly election last year.
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October 27, 2025
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RDD Projects ‘Hang in Limbo’: Contractors lobby stall developmental works
Most of the developmental works of Rural Development Department (RDD) in block Sunderbani are facing uncertainty, special courtesy, powerful contractors lobby and ‘oblivious’ authorities.
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October 27, 2025
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Police books missionaries over religious conversion
Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case against a group of Christian missionaries accused of \"converting\" local villagers by misguiding them by assuring relief from poverty and illness in the Kathua district.
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October 27, 2025
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Sonu Nigam’s Srinagar Concert will boost tourism, local artistes: LG Sinha
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has said that Bollywood singer Sonu Nigam’s live concert in Srinagar would give a major fillip to the Union Territory’s tourism sector and provide a valuable platform for local artistes to showcase their talent before a wider audience.
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October 27, 2025
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Police holds route march in Poll-Bound Nagrota Constituency
Two route marches were conducted as part of security measures ahead of the bypolls in Nagrota assembly constituency near here next month, police said.
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October 27, 2025
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Nagrota Assembly bypoll: Omar Govt failed to keep promises, says Chugh
BJP General Secretary In-charge of Jammu and Kashmir, Tarun Chugh on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the National Conference government as he joined campaigning for party candidate Devyani Rana in November 11 Nagrota assembly bypoll.
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October 27, 2025
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NC candidate claims MLAs ‘Backstabbed’ in RS polls
The losing candidate of National Conference in Rajya Sabha polls, Imran Nabi Dar, on Sunday said some MLAs, who publicly promised to support the “secular forces” against the BJP, have backstabbed his party in the elections.
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October 27, 2025
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8,000 Schools with Zero Enrolment Employ 20,000 Teachers in India
Close to 8,000 schools across the country had zero enrolments during the 2024-25 academic session, with West Bengal accounting for most such schools, followed by Telangana, according to official data.
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October 27, 2025
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CM Omar's step-down statement sparks speculation in J&K
Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah said on Sunday that he would resign as the CM if statehood was not restored in a finite period.
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October 27, 2025
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'Darbar Move' to Jammu in full swing after 4-yr hiatus
The scramble to move the seat of power to Jammu has begun after a four-year hiatus enforced by the Lt Governor's administration.
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October 27, 2025
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Accession Day symbolises J&K’s eternal bond with India: Ladakh LG
The Lieutenant ‘Governor of Ladakh, Kavinder Gupta, today emphasised that Accession Day is a celebration of Jammu and Kashmir’s eternal bond with India, a day that reminds every citizen of the farsighted leadership, patriotism, and courage of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji, whose historic decision ensured that Jammu and Kashmir became an inseparable part of Bharat.
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October 27, 2025
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We can leave Govt, but won't align with BJP: Dy CM
Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Saturday reiterated that the National Conference will never align with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), even if it means leaving the government.
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26 OCT 2025
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PM has worked to secure India, crushed terrorism: Shah
Highlights decisions like Art-370 abrogation, surgical strikes, Operation Sindoor
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26 OCT 2025
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NC MP Ruhullah refuses to campaign in Budgam by-polls
Takes dig at CM for not revealing names of MLAs who indulged in cross voting
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26 OCT 2025
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Farooq claims BJP offered deal on RS polls
Denies allegations of ‘gifting MLAs’ for 4th seat
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