Kashmir Impulse Desk Jammu, April 2 The government approved plans for a tunnel linking the remote Machil sector in Kupwara district with rest of the Kashmir valley, a project officials say is intended to provide year-round connectivity to a region frequently cut off by heavy snowfall. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary told the Legislative Assembly […]
Kashmir Impulse Desk Srinagar, April 2 A large share of the infrastructure built to manage rural waste in Jammu and Kashmir is not working, according to government data presented to lawmakers on Thursday, raising questions about the effectiveness of a program meant to improve sanitation across villages. Of the 2849 waste segregation sheds constructed in […]
Kashmir Impulse Desk Jammu, April 2 The government on Thursday introduced legislation that would remove criminal penalties for a range of minor offenses, replacing them with fines in an effort to simplify regulations and make it easier to do business in the region. The bill, presented in the Legislative Assembly by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, […]
Kashmir Impulse Desk Jammu, April 2 Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Thursday pressed government departments to speed up a sweeping set of administrative and business reforms, warning that delays could undercut efforts to improve public services and attract investment. At a review meeting in Jammu, Chief Secretary Dulloo said that while many of the required […]
Kashmir Impulse Desk Jammu, April 2 More than 16,000 kanal of land administered by the Jammu Development Authority (JDA), a significant share of the agency’s holdings, is currently under illegal occupation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told lawmakers on Thursday, underscoring the scale of encroachment on public land in the region. Responding to a question in […]
Kashmir Impulse Desk Srinagar, April 2 The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday ordered a broad reshuffle of its Police leadership, transferring 82 officers across senior and mid-level ranks in a move that signals an effort to recalibrate command positions across Jammu and Kashmir. The changes, issued by the Home Department and approved by […]
Kashmir Impulse Desk Jammu, April 2 The government on Thursday introduced legislation that would allow private universities to operate in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time, an effort officials say is aimed at expanding access to higher education while tightening oversight to prevent profiteering. The ‘Jammu and Kashmir Private Universities Bill, 2026,’ was tabled […]
Kashmir Impulse Desk Srinagar, April 2 On a windswept stretch of frontier near the Azerbaijani town of Astara, hundreds of Indian students, many of them young Kashmiris pursuing medical degrees in Iran, have spent days in limbo, clutching documents, refreshing phones, and searching for answers that do not come. What began as an evacuation route […]
By Kashmir Impulse Desk Srinagar, April 2 The government of Kashmir is itself the largest defaulter on electricity payments, with unpaid dues across its departments, public agencies and security establishments rising to about Rs 3747 crore, a burden that is straining the region’s already fragile power distribution system. The figure was disclosed by Chief Minister […]
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