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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president and MLA Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said the Congress would continue to raise peoples genuine concerns in the Assembly despite being in an alliance with the National Conference (NC). We are in alliance with the National Conference, but that does not mean we will not []

SRINAGAR: A Private Members Bill moved by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA from Pulwama Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, seeking measures to address demographic decline while strengthening womens and maternal health, has been admitted for consideration in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Titled The Protection of Kashmirs Future Generations from Demographic Decline and Advancement of Women, Adolescent []

SRINAGAR: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has clarified that he is in good health after a Bigg Boss 20 promo showed him clutching his chest and appearing to suffer severe pain, with the actor later revealing that the sequence was staged to teach Kashmiri contestant Qazi Touqeer a lesson. The promo of the reality shows Weekend []

SRINAGAR: A proposed four-day Tantra in Silence A Journey Within retreat in Kashmirs Gurez Valley has sparked political and religious controversy, with former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, Kashmirs chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam demanding intervention. The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department and Bandipora district administration, however, have clarified that they []

SRINAGAR: The BJP will raise the performance of the National Conference-led government over the past two years during the upcoming Assembly session and seek a white paper detailing the work carried out during its tenure, J&K BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma said on Sunday. Sharma said BJP legislators would question the government []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience mainly dry weather over the next five days, with isolated rainfall possible at some places on September 25 and 26, the Meteorological Centre Srinagar said on Sunday. According to the latest forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department, weather is expected to remain dry across Kashmir and []

SRINAGAR: The body of a woman was found in the Karara area of Doda district on Sunday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the body was spotted by locals, who subsequently informed the police. Soon after receiving the information, a police team reached the spot and took the body into []

For over a decade, gangs across Jammu and Kashmir have sold ordinary stones and false promises as rare heavenly metal, duping victims out of crores through fake science and fear of missing out. Seven men sat inside Police Station Heerpora on a Saturday in Shopian. Beside them lay a box holding a plain stone and []

by Dr Farooq A. Lone Kashmirs obsession with social approval is driving extravagant weddings, wasteful spending, debt and anxiety. The article urges families to embrace simplicity, preserve traditions and prioritise dignity over display. We hear some sentences so often that we stop noticing their power. Lukh kya wanun? Log kya kahenge? What will people say? []

SRINAGAR: An invasive weed capable of surviving Kashmirs sub-zero winters and completing its life cycle in the Valley has established a self-sustaining population in a rice-growing area of Pulwama, raising concerns about its potential spread into agricultural and non-crop ecosystems under changing climatic conditions, according to a 2026 study published in Applied Biological Research. []

SRINAGAR : A fire broke out at a helipad terminal in Katra early Sunday, damaging part of the facility used by pilgrims travelling to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. The blaze was reported around 3:15 am when the terminal was closed and no pilgrims were present inside, officials []

SRINAGAR: Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Yemens Houthi rebels towards Riyadh on Saturday, in what was reported as the first attempted strike on the capital since fighting involving the Iran-backed group intensified amid the wider Iran war. The Saudi-led coalition said the missile was intercepted, while residents reported hearing an []

SRINAGAR: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Jammu on Saturday organised a one-day conference on financial sector initiatives and cyber security awareness at Hotel Taj Dal View in Srinagar, with officials discussing credit delivery, digital finance and measures to combat cyber fraud. Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo attended the conference as chief guest, while RBI Deputy []

SRINAGAR: The government has made Biometric Aadhaar Authentication mandatory for domestic LPG consumers seeking subsidised refills at the regulated Retail Selling Price (RSP) from October 1, the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said on Saturday. The Ministry said consumers must complete the authentication process to continue booking subsidised domestic LPG refills at the applicable []

SRINAGAR: The summer capital Srinagar is set to witness hectic political activity on Sunday, with the National Conference, Congress and the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party convening separate legislature party meetings to chalk out strategy for the upcoming autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Ahead of the session, the ruling National Conference []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience generally dry weather till the end of September, with brief spells of rain expected at isolated places in North and Central Kashmir on September 24 and 27, the Meteorological Centre said on Saturday. A MeT official said that weak Western Disturbances are likely to affect the region []

SRINAGAR: Fruit growers in Kashmir have been advised against premature harvesting of apples, with growers representatives cautioning that picking fruit before attaining proper colour and maturity could adversely affect both quality and market demand. The advisory comes amid the ongoing apple harvesting season, when some growers have started picking varieties earlier than the usual harvesting []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday assigned the additional charge of Mission Director, DJAY (S), to JKAS officer Mridhu Slathia, who is currently serving as Additional Secretary in the Housing and Urban Development Department. The order, issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department under Government Order No. 196-JK(HUD) of 2026 dated September []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday attended the concluding day of a two-day high-level conference on Financing Indias Journey towards Viksit Bharat, organised by the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. The conference brought together Finance Ministers and Finance Secretaries from States and Union Territories with legislatures to discuss strategies for []

SRINAGAR: The Assistant Director Tourism, Gulmarg, on Saturday said no permission had been sought or granted by his office for the proposed Tantra in Silence at Gurez event being circulated on social media. In an official clarification, the tourism department said it had no information or official communication concerning the programme referred to in a []

SRINAGAR: A proposed four-day meditation retreat in Gurez Valley has drawn objections from PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who have urged authorities to examine the programme and its proposed activities. The retreat, titled Tantra in Silence A Journey Within, is advertised for September 24 to 27 under the name Rajneesh Tantra []

SRINAGAR: Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education Sakeena Itoo on Saturday laid the foundation stones for a health sub-centre and four road projects in Kulgam district, besides inaugurating an under-19 girls inter-district baseball tournament. The health sub-centre at Gandwani will be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 40 lakh, while the []

SRINAGAR: Police arrested seven alleged drug peddlers in separate operations in Anantnag district and recovered 3.118 kilograms of ganja and 55 grams of charas, officials said on Saturday. According to a police spokesperson, three alleged peddlers were arrested at Hatigam crossing in the Sringufwara area. Police recovered 1.378 kilograms of ganja and 12 grams of []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday laid the foundation stone of the Mata Lalleshwari Cultural and Heritage Centre at Mata Bhaderkali Asthapan in Thalwal, with the project aimed at preserving and promoting the spiritual and cultural legacy of Yogini Lalleshwari. Sanctioned under the Capex budget at an estimated cost of Rs 4.5 crore, the []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq has called for immediate intervention by the authorities over a proposed Tantra Silence retreat advertised for Gurez Valley, saying tourism promotion should not come at the expense of the regions religious and social sensitivities. The concern raised by @MehboobaMufti deserves immediate attention! That this kind of program is being []

SRINAGAR: A 30-year-old man from Gonipora Hayama in Kupwara district died at a hospital on Saturday after suffering a suspected cardiac arrest in Karnah. The deceased was identified as Noshad Ahmad War, son of Mohd Jamal War, a resident of War Mohalla in Gonipora Hayama. According to preliminary information, War developed sudden chest pain while []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal Chairman Amit Kumar Gupta has been assigned the additional charge of Registrar (Headquarters) at the Resident Office of the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh in New Delhi. The High Court established the Resident Office in New Delhi through an order issued today. Gupta will continue []

SRINAGAR: Police in central Kashmirs Budgam district have apprehended an absconding accused wanted in multiple cheque-bounce cases and a cheating case registered at Police Station Magam. The accused, identified as Reyaz Ahmad Dar, son of Ghulam Mohammad Dar and resident of Attina, Beerwah, was traced to Hawal in Srinagar, police said. A team from Police []

SRINAGAR: Four persons were injured after a vehicle belonging to the 1st Battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) met with an accident near Seri Bridge in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. Officials said the vehicle was travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu when the accident occurred near the Seri Bridge. The injured []

SRINAGAR: A Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC), chaired by DIG SDRF/Civil Defence Kashmir Imtiyaz Hussain Mir, on Friday cleared the cases of 39 Selection Grade Constables of SDRF Kashmir for promotion to the 2nd Higher Standard Pay Scale, officials said. An official said that the DPC meeting was held at the Zonal SDRF/Civil Defence Headquarters, Kashmir, []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has arrested a man in connection with an alleged Rs 93 lakh land and property fraud case, officials said on Friday. The accused, identified as Ghulam Mohi-Ud-Din Dar, son of Abdul Khaliq Dar and a resident of Jawalapora, Samson Budgam, was []

SRINAGAR: A man was killed allegedly following a quarrel during a birthday celebration near Lower Roop Nagar in Jammu on Thursday night, with police arresting two brothers in connection with the case within hours. The deceased was identified as Pawan Nair, also known as Sameer. Police said he was brought to Government Medical College (GMC) []

SRINAGAR: The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 1,410, while 6,145 people remain missing, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority. Rescue, relief and recovery operations are continuing across the affected districts as authorities work to locate missing people and assist those displaced by the floods. []

SRINAGAR: Health authorities in south kashmirs Kulgam district on Thursday conducted an audit, inspection and physical verification of 108 Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances deployed in the district to assess their operational preparedness and availability for emergency medical services. The inspection was carried out by Chief Medical Officer Kulgam Dr Shawkat Hussain Parray on the []

SRINAGAR: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), in collaboration with the Ladakh government, has launched a month-long in-person academic support programme. This programme is for students of Classes 10 and 12 in government schools across Ladakh. CBSE said that this programme is being conducted from 14th of this month to 14th of next month. []

SRINAGAR : Three residents of Kot Charwal area of Rajouri district have emerged as alleged members of a logistic support module linked to the proscribed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) during further investigation into a terror module case, officials said on Thursday. The development came during the investigation into FIR No. 95/2026 registered at Police Station Dharamsal in []

Says Parliament was competent to apply labour welfare laws to erstwhile J&K; 6% interest ordered on recoverable dues

SRINAGAR: Cold storage facilities across Kashmir are witnessing heavy demand ahead of the peak apple season, with a large portion of available capacity already booked and growers who failed to reserve space in advance struggling to find storage for their produce. The surge in bookings follows last seasons experience, when growers who stored their apples []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has rescheduled the OMR-based written examinations for three posts in the Health and Medical Education Department, while postponing the examination for Dresser/Junior Pharmacist posts. As per a notice issued by JKSSB Controller of Examinations Reyaz Ahmed Malik (JKAS) on Thursday, the examination for Female MPHW/Male Multipurpose []

SRINAGAR: Traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained slow on Wednesday due to a single-lane stretch at Dawel in Udhampur, surface damage at Dandwal and the movement of nomadic herds, prompting Traffic Police to issue a detailed advisory for commuters. According to the Traffic Police Headquarters, Jammu and Kashmir, very slow movement was observed []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Education has proposed a comprehensive review of the existing Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) framework, including the rules applicable to teachers already in service, following representations from teachers and other stakeholders and recent judicial observations on the issue. In an Office Memorandum, the Department of School Education and Literacy said the government []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Health Mission Employees Association (JKNHMEA) has extended its ongoing strike by another 72 hours from September 18, as employees continue to press for pay parity, job security, regularisation and social security benefits. The association said the decision was taken as its long-pending demands remained unresolved and there was no []

SRINAGAR: A delegation of journalists from Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday interacted with Tamil Nadu Information Minister Dr L Murugan at the Doordarshan Chennai premises during a study tour organised under the aegis of the Press Information Bureau (PIB), Srinagar. The interaction was held alongside a programme organised by the Tamil Nadu Information Department at []

SRINAGAR: A man was injured in a bear attack in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Thursday. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that a bear attacked a person in Charward area of Luhor Gadool in Kokernag. The injured has been identified as Fayaz Ahmed Khan, son of Abdul Rehman Khan, resident of Luhor Gadool. He []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Thursday apprehended nine drug peddlers in Anantnag, Sopore, Shopian, Pulwama and Kangan areas; and recovered contraband substances from their possession. The spokesperson said that in Pulwama, during naka checking at Old Bus Stand, Pulwama, the naka party apprehended three suspicious persons carrying polythene packets. During search, 286 grams of []

SRINAGAR: The two Pakistani Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants killed during Operation Soan in Udhampur district have been identified as Saddam and Mustafa, Jammu and Kashmir Police said on Thursday. In a post on X, the police said a cache of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the slain militants following the joint operation by security forces. []

SRINAGAR: Zarka Naseer Khan, a postgraduate in Veterinary Microbiology from the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), has secured admission to a fully funded PhD programme at Jeonbuk National University in South Korea, marking another international academic opportunity for a graduate of the Kashmir-based agricultural university. Khan completed her Master of []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reiterated his demand for restoration of statehood to the Union Territory, saying the Centre had so far provided only verbal assurances on the issue. Speaking to mediapersons in Amritsar, Abdullah said he had no indication of what Prime Minister Narendra Modi might announce on his 76th birthday, but []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat has approved the attachment of properties belonging to two militants allegedly operating from Pakistan, according to an order issued on Thursday. The properties, located in Kachama village of Kupwara district, comprise 15 kanals and seven marlas of land along with two residential houses. The properties []

SRINAGAR: At least thirteen persons, including children, were injured after a Tata Sumo met with an accident near Dharana Water Point in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. Officials said that the vehicle bearing registration number UP16DT0695 met with an accident near Dharana, resulting in injuries to 13 passengers. All []