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SRINAGAR: Cancer patients and their attendants in south Kashmir are seeking the early establishment of radiotherapy services at Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag, saying the absence of the facility forces patients to repeatedly travel to Srinagar for an essential part of their treatment. For families already struggling with the physical, emotional and financial burden of []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday met a delegation of the Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) J&K at the Civil Secretariat here and discussed a range of issues related to governance, development, environmental protection and public welfare. Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani was also present in the meeting. The delegation, led []

SRINAGAR: The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 788 on Sunday, while 2,502 people remained missing as rescue teams continued searching flood-ravaged communities and hydropower projects amid renewed fears of more flooding. Authorities issued fresh warnings after water levels in the Bhotekoshi River rose, prompting residents in affected areas to move []

SRINAGAR: Power supply to several areas of Kashmir will remain affected on different dates between August 30 and September 7 due to scheduled shutdowns of multiple 33 kV lines, the Chief Engineer, Distribution, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), has informed. The shutdown of the 33 kV Tral-1st (Tapline Chewa) will affect power supply to []

SRINAGAR:A fire broke out at a grooms residence in Vilgam village of north Kashmirs Kupwara district on Saturday during the Mehndi Raat ceremony, reportedly gutting the house and destroying belongings prepared for the wedding. The house, owned by Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, caught fire while family members and relatives were gathered for the wedding celebrations, turning []

SRINAGAR: A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jammu has rejected the bail plea of Insha Jan alias Insha Tariq, an accused in the conspiracy behind the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel, holding that sufficient material existed on record to presume that the allegations against her were prima facie true. []

SRINAGAR: The Assistant Director Tourism, Gulmarg, inspected several ongoing tourism development projects in Gurez Valley on Saturday to assess their physical progress and ensure adherence to approved specifications and quality standards. The inspection covered the Recreational Park at Dawar, Gazebo at Habbakhatun Spring, Shelter Sheds at Sheikhpora and Tulail, and the Cafeteria at Badugam, according []

SRINAGAR: A total of 47,150 candidates have secured admission to Government Degree Colleges across Jammu and Kashmir in Phase-I of the undergraduate admission process for the 2026-27 academic session, marking an increase of around 16 per cent over the corresponding phase last year. Around 40,800 candidates were admitted during the same phase of the previous []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday said the 6.8 percent hike in electricity tariff is definitely a shock for those who were promised 200 units of free electricity. In a post on X, Lone said the regulator has approved a 6.83% hike and claimed it has avoided tariff shock, but for the []

SRINAGAR: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, conducted a special enforcement drive across the Union Territory to assess the quality and safety of milk and milk products and check compliance with prescribed food safety standards. During the drive, officials carried out 198 inspections and collected 178 samples of milk and milk products []

SRINAGAR: A 55-year-old man was critically injured after being attacked by a wild bear in the Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district on Saturday. The injured man has been identified as Nazir Ahmed, son of Abdullah, a resident of Fazalabad Nar, Surankote, reports said. According to reports, Ahmed was in his native area []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the inter-divisional mutual transfer of two teachers from Anantnag and Doda districts on a reciprocal basis for a period of two years. The School Education Department issued the order in August 2026, approving the transfer of Vikram Singh, Teacher at BMS Uttersoo, Zone Shangus, Anantnag, and Hilal []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday called upon IIM Jammu to develop distinctive ideas, strengthen research on border economies and frontier development, and ensure that its graduates contribute to building enterprises and solutions in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Addressing the 10th anniversary celebrations of IIM Jammu, Sinha highlighted the institutes growth from its []

SRINAGAR: Fourteen serving officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) have been cleared for induction into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), with the formal process now awaiting their consent and subsequent notification by the Union Government. The development follows a two-day meeting of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) held in New Delhi []

SRINAGAR: National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah on Saturday questioned the Jammu and Kashmir government over the non-implementation of the partys electoral promise of 200 units of free electricity, while asserting that the regions internal affairs had no role for the United States. Speaking to reporters, Ruhullah said the National Conference had promised 200 units []

by Umaima Reshi SRINAGAR: Drug seizures in Jammu and Kashmir have fallen sharply even as the number of people receiving treatment at government-supported de-addiction centres has surged nearly nine-fold in five years, according to data placed before Parliament, highlighting the widening scale of the drug-use challenge as well as gaps in measuring its current extent. []

SRINAGAR: Construction activities across Delhi will be completely prohibited from December 10 to January 20 as part of measures to tackle worsening air pollution during the winter season, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday. Gupta announced the restriction in a post on X and urged residents to report violations to the authorities. She said []

SRINAGAR: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has warned of possible flash floods, mudslides and landslides in vulnerable areas of Jammu and Kashmir, with brief spells of intense rainfall forecast at isolated places, particularly in the Jammu division, over the coming days. The weather is expected to remain generally hot and humid across Jammu and Kashmir, although []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch JK has filed a chargesheet against Abdul Majeed Mir of Lashtiyal Kalaroos, Kupwara, in an alleged fake government job fraud case, officials said. The chargesheet has been presented before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kupwara, in FIR No. 18/2026, registered under Sections 420, 468, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has accepted the technical resignation of Tariq Ahmad Tantry, former Lecturer in Chemistry at Government Boys Higher Secondary School Ashpora, Kupwara, following his appointment as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry in the Higher Education Department. The School Education Department issued Government Order No. 334-JK(Edu) of 2026 dated August 20, []

SRINAGAR: Fourteen serving officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) have been cleared for induction into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) seeking their consent before issuing the formal notification. According to information reported by Daily Excelsior, the General []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed IAS officer Shreya Singhal as Festival Director for the first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK) 2026, scheduled to be held from September 7 to 10. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, Singhal, a 2020-batch AGMUT cadre officer currently serving as []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has notified the Online Annual Transfer Drive for 2026, allowing eligible employees to apply for transfers through the departments designated portal from August 23 to September 8. The department issued Notification No. 01-JK(Edu) of 2026 on August 21, following the issuance of the Transfer Policy, 2026, under []

SRINAGAR : A 24-year-old woman was killed and another woman injured after the scooty they were riding was hit by an unidentified tanker on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Friday. According to officials, the accident occurred in the Seri area when the tanker, travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu, allegedly hit the scooty []

SRINAGAR: The Horticulture Planning & Marketing Department and railway authorities on Friday discussed modalities for transporting Kashmirs apples to major markets across the country through the rail network. The meeting, chaired by Director Horticulture Planning & Marketing Ghulam Jeelani Zargar, brought together railway officials and representatives of fruit and vegetable markets from across Kashmir. The []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has sealed a Blinkit store operating from the basement of Surya Towers at Bahu Plaza, Jammu, for allegedly functioning in violation of the sanctioned building permission and applicable building norms. The action was taken after the JDA found that a commercial delivery and store facility was being operated from []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday laid the foundation stone of the Amriteshwar Sarovar under the Jan Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative at Dharpur in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district. Sinha also paid obeisance at the Shri Amriteshwar Shiv Temple and prayed for peace, prosperity and well-being of the people. Addressing a public gathering, the []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices in India rose on Friday, with the price of the precious metal increasing to Rs 13,985.11 per gram from Rs 13,904.04 a gram on Thursday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price of gold also increased on a per-tola basis, rising to Rs 163,119.60 from Rs 162,174.00 a tola a day []

SRINAGAR: Indian Railways has approved a third Vande Bharat Express between Jammu Tawi and Srinagar via Udhampur, providing an additional rail service on the busy Jammu-Kashmir route. The new service will operate as Train Nos. 26407/26408 Jammu Tawi-Srinagar-Jammu Tawi Vande Bharat Express, according to a letter from Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw shared by Union Minister []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the transfer and posting of 24 Block Development Officers (BDOs) and equivalent officials across the Union Territory with immediate effect. The orders were issued by the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj under Government Order No. 234-JK(RD&PR) of 2026 dated August 20, 2026. All officers covered []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education Department has constituted an Inquiry-cum-Audit Committee to investigate alleged tampering of Service Books and financial irregularities, including suspected fake salary withdrawals, at the office of the Block Medical Officer (BMO), Darhal. The committee has been tasked with conducting a detailed inquiry and audit of payroll records []

SRINAGAR: IAS officer Choudhary Mohammad Yasin, a 2015-batch AGMUT cadre officer who has served in several key administrative positions in Jammu and Kashmir, has been relieved from the Puducherry Administration to enable him to join in Mizoram. The Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry issued the relieving order in pursuance of an order of the Ministry of []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed criminal proceedings against pharmaceutical company Albert David Limited in a case arising from a drug sample declared substandard, holding that the company was deprived of its statutory right to have the sample re-tested after the sample allegedly failed to reach the Central Drugs []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the immediate transfer and posting of a large number of engineers in the Power Development Department (PDD) as part of administrative arrangements for the smooth functioning of official work. The transfers and postings were ordered under Government Order No. 181-JK(PDD) of 2026, dated August 20, 2026, issued []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department has ordered the transfer and posting of 35 Range Officers Grade-II, In-charge Range Officers and In-charge Block Officers with immediate effect, in a major administrative reshuffle across forest, social forestry, wildlife and related divisions. The transfers have been ordered under Forest Order No. 69 of 2026, dated August []

SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), Mission YUVA and IIM Jammu have signed a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to mentor, incubate and scale youth-led innovative startups in Jammu and Kashmir. The agreement brings together SKUAST-Ks incubation infrastructure, Mission YUVAs financial and institutional support and IIM Jammus selection and mentoring []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the selection and promotion of 10 faculty members of SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar and SKIMS Medical College and Hospital (MCH), Bemina, to higher grades and posts under the Assessment Merit Promotion Scheme (AMPS). The promotions were approved on the basis of recommendations of the JK Public Service Commission []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday trapped a Junior Building Inspector of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) while allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 10,000 from a complainant. The accused, Gazala Akhter, posted as Junior Building Inspector in SMC Ward No. 28, Srinagar, allegedly demanded the bribe in connection []

SRINAGAR: Employees of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Thursday staged a protest inside the Assembly premises against a General Administration Department (GAD) order deputing KAS officer Bilal Ahmad Mir to the Assembly Secretariat. The protesting employees raised slogans and objected to the deputation, saying the move was contrary to the established rules and []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has directed all its Directors and Heads of Offices to refrain from issuing transfer and posting orders without prior approval of the Administrative Department. The directions have been issued through Circular No. 06-JK(FCS&CA) of 2026 following observations that several transfer and posting []

SRINAGAR: The number of people treated for drug addiction at centres supported by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir has increased nearly nine-fold in five years, rising from 5,382 in 2021-22 to 46,491 in 2025-26. The figures were disclosed by the Ministry in Rajya Sabha in response to a []

SRINAGAR:The Central Government has approved a two-year extension of the central deputation tenure of Shah Faesal, IAS (AGMUT:2010), who is serving as Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Culture. The extension, approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, will continue from September 19, 2026, until September 18, 2028, or until further orders, whichever is []

SRINAGAR: A delegation of the Institution of Engineers (India), Jammu and Kashmir State Centre, led by its chairman Er Ferdous Ahad Bhat, FIE, on Thursday met newly appointed NIT Srinagar Director Prof Anurag Misra, FIE, and discussed ways to strengthen collaboration between the two institutions. The delegation welcomed Prof Misra on his new assignment and []

SRINAGAR: The Income Tax Department has launched a nationwide verification exercise into suspicious foreign remittances after identifying several entities that allegedly transferred large sums of money abroad despite reporting very small turnovers. The department said the action was based on ground intelligence and data analysis of outward foreign remittances over the past three years. The []