Month: May 2026

The announcement comes weeks after a Valley-wide “chakka jam” on April 20 disrupted public transport across Kashmir.

The Jammu and Kashmir government currently has five cabinet members, including the chief minister.

Speaking to reporters in Tangmarg, Abdullah described the reports as baseless and said there was no substance to the claims.

Speaking at a function in Tangmarg, Abdullah said the academic setting did not permit a political address.

Fire and Emergency Services personnel rushed to the scene at City Chowk and brought the blaze under control with assistance from police and local residents.

Piyush Singla, who is also the district mentor for the campaign in Shopian, chaired an awareness programme at the Mini Secretariat, where multiple government departments set up stalls to highlight welfare schemes, skill development initiatives and employment opportunities for youth.

The event, organised under the Indian National Young Academy of Science in collaboration with the University of Kashmir and IIT Jammu, brought together faculty, researchers and students from multiple institutions.

Sham Lal Sharma, a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) representing Jammu North, made the remarks while laying the foundation stone for a drainage project in the Patoli Brahmana area of Jammu.

The establishment, known as Makhan Dhaba in the Chanderkote area, was razed following intelligence inputs that it was being used to supply narcotics to locals and highway commuters, including drivers, police said.

The arrests were made in five separate operations as part of an ongoing anti-narcotics drive, Police said.