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| ‘Govt steps up training, tightens regulation to promote responsible tourism’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the Tourism Department is taking steps to strengthen training, registration and regulatory mechanisms for tourism stakeholders to ensure safety, quality and responsible tourism practices across Jammu and Kashmir.
The Chief Minister was replying to a question raised by MLA Zadibal Tanvir Sadiq during the Question Hour of the ongoing Budget Session of the J&K Legislative Assembly.
He informed the House that licensing and registration of tourism stakeholders are already regulated under the relevant laws. However, he added that no specific proposal for mandatory rating or certification of all stakeholders is pr | |
| | | | ‘Gulmarg to get Rs 46.50 crore STP’ | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the Legislative Assembly that the Gulmarg Development Authority is actively strengthening sanitation and waste management infrastructure in the area.
He said that a 2 MLD Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) project, costing Rs 46.50 crore, has been approved and its execution is proposed to commence in the financial year 2026–27.
Replying to a question raised by MLA Kreeri-Wagoora, the Chief Minister stated that a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the Solid Waste Treatment Plant (SWTP) is currently under preparation by the Mechanical and R&B Departments for subsequent approval and execution.
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| | | | Frontier villages India’s first line of defence: LG Sinha | | Visits vibrant border hamlet of Makwal in Jammu | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 1: “Border villages are India’s first line of defence, and the residents are the first face of India that any outsider sees. Border residents are not only first in courage, sacrifice, and patience but you also stand first in the priorities of our Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said this on Wednesday.
The Lieutenant Governor observed that the residents of border village are serving the nation every single day. Tha | |
| | | | LG chairs high level meeting to discuss modalities | | SKUAST-Jammu, IFPRI collaboration | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 1: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha on Wednesday chaired a high-level meeting to discuss a strategic collaboration between SKUAST Jammu and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for strengthening evidence-based policy-making and sustainable agricultural transformation in the Union Territory.
The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Dr. Ashish Chandra Verma, Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department; Shailendra Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department; Dr. Mandeep K. Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor; Prof. B. N. Tripathi, Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu; Dr. Shahidu | |
| | | | Game-changer highway: 5-hour Jammu–Srinagar journey by 2027 | | | | Sanjay Pandita
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 1: The ongoing four-laning of the Jammu–Srinagar National Highway is expected to be completed by June 2027, significantly reducing travel time between the two cities from the current 8–9 hours to nearly five hours.
Replying to a query by BJP member Sat Pal Sharma in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari said that the 244-km-long Jammu–Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) is being upgraded to a four-lane configuration.
He informed that around 230 km of the highway has already been widened, covering key stretches including Jammu–Ramban and Banihal–Srinagar. This completed portion includes 20 tunnels with | |
| | | | CIK files chargesheet in UAPA case | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 1: Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against two accused persons before a designated NIA court in Srinagar, alleging their involvement in a conspiracy to misuse social media platforms for spreading fabricated narratives, promoting separatist ideology, and attempting to disturb public order in the region.
In a statement, Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) has today, on 01 April 2026, produced a charge sheet (challan) before the Hon’ble Court of the Special Judge designated under the NIA Act, Srinagar, against the following accused persons, Dr. Umer Farooq Bhat, S/o Farooq Ahmad Bhat, R/o Bugam, Kulgam and Shahzada Akther, | |
| | | | Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth takes charge as new Vice-Chief of Army Staff | | | 
Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Apr 1: Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth, who helmed the Southern Command during Operation Sindoor last year, took charge as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff on Wednesday.
The decorated military officer succeeds Lt Gen. Pushpendra Singh. At a ceremony held on the South Block lawns, the general officer reviewed a guard of honour as he assumed the key leadership post in the Indian Army.
A day earlier, Lt Gen. Seth relinquished his previous appointment as the ge | |
| | | | One more cop dismissed in narcotics case, narco-terror links with Khaki under canner | | |  Atul Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 1: The involvement of police personnel in narco-terror networks has once again come under focus after Udhampur Police on Wednesday dismissed a constable for his alleged role in a narcotics case.
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Udhampur ordered the dismissal of Constable Arjun Sharma (No. 886/U) with immediate effect following a departmental inquiry into FIR No. 170/2025 registered under the NDPS Act at Police Station Rehmbal.
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| | | | Reopen tourist places shut after Pahalgam terror attack: Mehbooba urges LG Sinha | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 1: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday appealed to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to reopen the tourist places that were closed in the wake of last year’s Pahalgam terror attack.
Mufti said several delegations from Anantnag called on her during her visit to the south Kashmir district on Wednesday and raised the issue of the closure of tourist places, especially in Pahalgam.
“Chandanwari is closed, Bijbehara-La | |
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