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| J&K set to offer 100 high-footfall government services through WhatsApp | | CS reviews preparedness for early rollout of AI-powered citizen service platform | 
Srinagar, September 29 (Scoop News)- In a significant step towards making public service delivery more accessible, convenient and citizen-friendly, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today chaired a high-level meeting of all the concerned Administrative Secretaries to review the preparedness of the IT Department for the early rollout of an AI-powered conversational messaging platform that will enable citizens across Jammu and Kashmir to access government services directly through WhatsApp.
The meeting besides the Commissioner Secretary, IT was attended by other Administrative Heads, Deputy Comm... |
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| | Question Hour:118 Kms macadamized across Srinagar during current fiscal: Dy CM | | 
Srinagar, September 29 (Scoop News)-Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary today informed the Legislative Assembly that total road length of 118.06 KMs has been successfully macadamized/upgraded across Srinagar District during the current financial year through the joint efforts of the PW(R&B) Department and the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC).
The Minister was replying to a question raised by the legislator Ali Mohammad Sagar.
The Minister said that under special development directives, 15.43 KMs of road length have been upgraded specifically within the Khanyar Constitu... |
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| | Lieutenant Governor addresses felicitation ceremony for meritorious students organised by Wadies Hindi Shiksha Samiti | | Our young generation is the torchbearer of India’s tradition of knowledge and culture: LG Sinha | 
Srinagar, September 29 (Scoop News)-The Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha today congratulated meritorious students at a felicitation ceremony organised by Wadies Hindi Shiksha Samiti in collaboration with Jammu Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages. Extending his greetings to students, teachers, parents, and organisers, the Lieutenant Governor said that the honoured students are not merely winners of a competition but torchbearers of India’s rich tradition of knowledge, literature, and culture.
Highlighting the significance of the mother tongue, the Lieutenant Governor observ... |
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| | CM Omar Abdullah introduces J&K Ease of Doing Business Bill 2026 in Legislative Assembly | | 
Srinagar, September 28 (Scoop News)-Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the portfolio of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, today introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026 in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly during the ongoing Autumn Session.
The Bill, introduced as L.A. Bill No. 11 of 2026, is titled as a Bill “to consolidate and amend the law to replace permission-based control with rule-based governance and to enable citizens and enterprises to plan, invest, and work with confidence, and to foster Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Livi... |
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| | Government committed to strengthen health infrastructure: Sakeena Itoo | | Health Sub-Centre at Bhakoga under execution | 
Srinagar, September 28 (Scoop News)- Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, today informed the Legislative Assembly that the Government is taking a phased and need-based approach to strengthen health infrastructure and improve healthcare delivery in Bani Constituency.
The Minister was Replying to a question raised by MLA Dr.Rameshwar Singh.
The Minister informed the House that 50 health institutions are presently functional in Bani Constituency, of which 19 are operating from private/rented accommodation, while the remaining institutions are functioning from their ... |
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| | ₹ 361-cr integrated solid waste management project for Achan at tendering stage: Omar | |  Srinagar, September 28 (Scoop News)-=Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly that the proposed 800 TPD Integrated Solid Waste Management (ISWM) Project at Achan, Srinagar, estimated at ₹361 crore, is currently at the tendering stage.
Replying to a question by MLA Mubarik Gul during the Question Hour of the ongoing Autumn Session, the Chief Minister, who is also Minister Incharge Housing & Urban Development, said the project has an estimated waste-processing capacity of 800 tonnes per day and a timeline of 25 years, including a construction perio... |
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| | 10 km of Dal Lake internal channels dredged in three years | | comprehensive cleaning to continue on priority: CM | 
Srinagar, September 28 (Scoop News)-=Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly that 10 kilometres of internal channels and waterways of Dal Lake and adjoining lake interiors have been cleaned/dredged during the last three years, while further dredging of priority channels is being undertaken through departmentally owned machinery.
Replying to a question by MLA Tanvir Sadiq during the Question Hour of the ongoing Autumn Session, the Chief Minister, who is also Minister Incharge Housing & Urban Development, said that clearing of internal channel... |
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| | No Room for Pakistan Agenda in J&K | | BJP Firmly Committed to Restoration of Statehood: Sunil Sharma | 
Srinagar, September 28 (Scoop News)-Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Sunil Sharma, today said that the Assembly session should remain focused on public welfare, development and issues concerning the people of Jammu and Kashmir, rather than being used to reopen settled constitutional questions.
Sharma reiterated that the BJP is firmly committed to the restoration of Statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and said the party would support any resolution confined exclusively to this issue.
“Statehood is the agenda of the BJP, and we are firmly committed to it. I... |
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| | Satish Sharma Assures All Possible Government Support to J&K’s Emerging Entrepreneurial Ecosystem | | 
Srinagar, September 27 (Scoop News)- Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FS&CA), Information Technology (IT), Youth Services & Sports, and Science & Technology, Satish Sharma, today attended the concluding ceremony of the three-day National Convergence Platform “EMERGE 2026 – Connecting J&K”, organised in association with the Chamber of Commerce & Industries Kashmir (CCIK).
The concluding ceremony brought together a vibrant gathering of young entrepreneurs, startup founders, business representatives, industry stakeholders and other participants, providing an important p... |
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| | CS for leveraging SBM-U for cleaner, greener J&K | | Reviews progress under SBM(U) 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0; directs timely completion of ongoing projects | 
Srinagar, September 26 (Scoop News)- With Jammu and Kashmir making significant headway in modernising waste management and strengthening civic infrastructure under SBM-U and AMRUT 2.0, the Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo chaired a meeting to review the progress of these flagship Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) aimed at transforming the Union Territory’s towns and cities into cleaner, greener and more sustainable urban centres.
The meeting was attended by the Commissioner Secretary, Housing & Urban Development Department; Commissioner, Jammu/Srinagar Municipal Corporations; Managing Direc... |
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| | Election Commission Meeting Held on Saturday; orders review of voter-roll changes | | Key Decisions Taken |  New Delhi,September 26 (Scoop News)-In cases where notices have been issued during the ongoing SIR on account of persons being unmapped or having logical discrepancies, BLOs will visit the residences of such persons for collection of the required documents and thereafter upload the same on the ECINet for consideration and decision by the ERO. Such persons need not be called to the ERO/AERO office for a hearing.
Only in exceptional circumstances, as decided by the ERO, a hearing may be held, preferably through online mode. Any adult member of the family may be authorized by the elector ... |
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| | JK LG lauds Armed Forces Medical Services for restoring sight of 220 patients | | under 'Operation Drishti' in Tangdhar, Karnah | 
Srinagar, September 26 (Scoop News)-Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha lauded the Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) for restoring sight of 220 patients in an underground operation theatre in a challenging border area in Tangdhar, Karnah under 'Operation Drishti'.
In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor has said:
“Kudos to surgeons & personnel of Armed Forces Medical Services for successfully conducting Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti at Tangdhar, Karnah. Restoring sight to 220 people in underground operation theatre in a challenging border area is a remarkable ach... |
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| | Sunil Sharma meets Union Home Minister Amit Shah | | discusses key issues of Jammu & Kashmir |  New Delhi,September 26 (Scoop News)-Leader of Opposition in the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Sunil Sharma, called upon Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and held detailed discussions on a range of important issues concerning Jammu & Kashmir.
During the meeting, Sharma apprised the Union Home Minister of matters related to the prevailing security situation, law and order, development initiatives, public concerns, and matters related to the ongoing session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly. He also raised the issue of enhancement of salaries of Special Police Offi... |
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