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SRINAGAR: The centuries old Chinar tree at Chattergam in BK Pora tehsil of Budgam, described in the Jammu Kashmir Legislative Assembly as Asias oldest Chinar, has drawn renewed attention, with residents urging authorities to preserve the tree and develop the site as a heritage tourism destination. Locals said that the centuries-old Chinar is a vital []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Railways has withdrawn the proposed Baramulla-Uri new railway line and the Qazigund-Srinagar-Budgam railway doubling project in Jammu and Kashmir after both proposals were returned by the Cabinet Secretariat, according to a communication issued by the ministry. In its communication to the General Manager of Northern Railway, the Ministry of Railways said []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered a major reshuffle in the Jal Shakti Department, transferring and posting 22 Executive Engineers (Civil) and 52 Assistant Executive Engineers (Civil), besides assigning additional charge of AEE posts to 52 other officers. The orders were issued by the Jal Shakti Department on September 25, with the transfers []

SRINAGAR : At least 13 people, including two women and two children, were killed and 30 others injured after a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden tractor-trolley into a joint police and customs checkpost in northwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said. The attack took place in the Aman Mela area of Darazinda tehsil in Dera Ismail []

SRINAGAR: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), J&K, has sealed a packaged drinking water unit at the Industrial Growth Centre (IGC) Lassipora in Pulwama district for allegedly operating without a valid FSSAI licence. The action was taken by a Food Safety team from FDA, J&K, Pulwama, following a specific complaint against M/s Swat Industries, which []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is scheduled to take up the Jammu and Kashmir Ease of Doing Business Bill, 2026, along with a wide range of private members Bills when it meets in Srinagar on Monday. According to the List of Business issued by the Assembly Secretariat, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the preventive detention of a Kupwara resident under the Public Safety Act, observing that the detention order was based on fresh and independent material, including a 2023 criminal case, and could not be treated as a revival of earlier detention orders that had []

SRINAGAR: National Conference Additional General Secretary and former minister Ajay Kumar Sadhotra on Saturday criticised the BJP over its opposition to the resolution moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the Legislative Assembly seeking restoration of full statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Sadhotra said the resolution, like those passed in 2000 and 2024, was neither []

Say youve ridden home through a flooded stretch after a hard spell of rain. The engine dies halfway across, and like most riders you thumb the starter again to get going. Two weeks later the workshop hands over a bill in the tens of thousands, and your insurer settles only a slice of it. Youd []

SRINAGAR: A 45-year-old man was injured after being attacked by a bear in the Chimmer area of Kulgam district on Saturday afternoon. An official said that the man was attacked by a bear in Chimmer area of Kulgam. He said the man was shifted to a hospital soon after the incident and was later identified []

SRINAGAR: A 40-year-old man died after suffering an electric shock at his home in the Keegam area of Pulwama district on Saturday. An official said that the man suffered an electric shock at his home in Keegam, Pulwama. He said the man was shifted to District Hospital (DH) Pulwama in an unconscious state, where doctors []

SRINAGAR: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has set December-end as the internal deadline for completing the first phase of the Srinagar Ring Road from Galander in Pulwama district to Narbal, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg said on Saturday. Garg said an inspection of the 46-km stretch was conducted by the divisional administration along []

SRINAGAR: Vocational Trainers continued their peaceful protest in Srinagar for the third consecutive day on Saturday, demanding an end to the outsourcing system in vocational education and the implementation of recommendations submitted by the Directors of School Education. The trainers are also seeking improved service conditions and a formal job policy aimed at providing greater []

SRINAGAR: Suspected cases of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) have emerged among cattle in Tulamulla area of central Kashmirs Ganderbal district, with veterinary teams collecting samples from affected animals for testing. Local residents told Kashmir Life that around six cows had died in the area, with the deaths being attributed to the suspected disease. A veterinary []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has reduced the non-pecuniary compensation awarded to a road accident victim from Rs 5 lakh to Rs 50,000, holding that the claimants 5 percent disability was curable, did not affect his livelihood and was not permanent. Justice Rajesh Sekhri passed the judgment on September 22, 2026 while []

SRINAGAR: A woman employee of the Power Development Department (PDD) died after a bus collided with her Scooty at MH Chowk in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The deceased was identified as Ishu Sharma, wife of late Sahil Sharma and a resident of Ramnagar, Udhampur. She sustained critical injuries in the accident []

SRINAGAR: A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck Uttarakhands Bageshwar district on Saturday afternoon, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor was recorded at 12:35:11 pm IST at a depth of five kilometres, the NCS said. The epicentre was located at 29.984N latitude and 79.692E longitude in the Bageshwar region. There were no immediate []

SRINAGAR: A 10 MVA power receiving station at Zewan Bala has been operational with two outgoing feeders since April 2026, but Zewan Bala, Zewan Payeen and Zawoora are yet to be supplied through the station as the existing 6.6 kV network is being converted to 11 kV, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the []

SRINAGAR: The construction of the SRTC Complex at Anantnag, taken up in 2005, remains incomplete after two decades, with a fresh Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Rs 12.10 crore currently under technical vetting, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The project was revived in 2018 under the Languishing/JKIDFC funding mechanism with []

SRINAGAR: As many as 320 of 701 sanctioned paramedical posts are vacant across 17 Sub-District Hospitals (SDHs) in Baramulla, Kupwara and Bandipora, leaving nearly 46 per cent of the sanctioned strength unfilled, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The hospitals collectively receive 203,584 patients a month, according to figures provided by []

SRINAGAR: Ten engineers presently serving in the Public Works Department are facing cases registered by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), with several having been arrested and placed under suspension, the Government informed the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Friday. The details were provided by the Roads and Buildings (R&B) []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has intensified relief and restoration work in Rajouri and Poonch following heavy rains, flash floods and landslides that damaged roads, power infrastructure, water supply schemes, agricultural land and houses across the two districts. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary informed the Legislative Assembly on Friday that Rs 300 lakh []

SRINAGAR: As many as 15,66,716 households across Jammu and Kashmir have been provided tap water connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission, up from 5,75,466 households recorded with such connections as of August 15, 2019, according to the Jal Shakti Department. The figures were provided in the Legislative Assembly in response to an unstarred question submitted []

SRINAGAR: Around 85 students enrolled up to Class 8 at Upper Primary School (UPS) Kandi Bala in Karnah are being taught in just one classroom, highlighting an acute shortage of teaching space at the school in north Kashmirs Kupwara district. The school has three rooms in all, but only one is available for regular academic []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has transferred and posted eight Associate and Assistant Professors of Clinical Biochemistry to various government colleges with immediate effect. The transfers were ordered through Government Order No. 336-JK(HE) of 2026 dated September 25, 2026, under the departments Faculty Transfer Policy notified through Notification No. 01-JK(HE) of 2026 []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has transferred and posted six Associate and Assistant Professors of Philosophy to various Government Degree Colleges with immediate effect. The transfers were ordered through Government Order No. 338-JK(HE) of 2026, issued on September 25, 2026, in accordance with the Transfer Policy for Faculty of the Higher Education []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has transferred and posted 24 librarians to various Government Degree Colleges and other higher education institutions across the Union Territory. The transfers were ordered through Government Order No. 339-JK(HE) of 2026, dated September 25, in accordance with the Transfer Policy for Faculty of the Higher Education Department []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education Department has transferred and posted 27 College Directors of Physical Education and Sports to various Government Degree Colleges and the Government College of Education Jammu, with immediate effect. The transfers were ordered through Government Order No. 340-JK(HE) of 2026, issued on September 25, 2026, under the faculty transfer []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has told the Legislative Assembly that no in-service engineer facing a CBI, Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), criminal case or Regular Departmental Action (RDA) was prematurely transferred, while disciplinary proceedings remain pending against several officials over alleged misconduct. The Public Works (R&B) Department said 124 Executive Engineers and 402 Assistant Executive []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma on Thursday questioned the Omar Abdullah-led Government over its commitments on free electricity and LPG cylinders, while also raising concerns over the proposed Cabinet reshuffle. Speaking to reporters, Sharma alleged that the Government had not implemented its earlier commitment to provide 200 units of free electricity. []

SRINAGAR: At least 30 people, including actors and politicians, were arrested on Thursday during a protest outside the United Nations headquarters in New York against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hours before he addressed the UN General Assembly. According to Reuters, Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon, Emmy Award winner Hannah Einbinder, Democratic congressional candidate Darializa Avila []

SRINAGAR: The Government has reduced Basic Customs Duty (BCD) on major imported crude edible oils, a move aimed at lowering domestic prices and easing inflationary pressure linked to higher international edible oil prices. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution said the BCD on crude sunflower oil had been reduced from 10 per []

SRINAGAR: The Mini Maternity-cum-Child Care (MMC) Hospital at Zakura in Srinagar has yet to become fully functional, with the Health and Medical Education Department attributing the delay to pending repair, renovation and finishing works as well as continued occupation of the hospital building by security forces. The issue was raised by Hazratbal MLA Salman Ali []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference chief and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone on Thursday alleged that elected representatives were being undermined in decisions concerning development works in their constituencies, and questioned whether legislators had the authority to determine local projects. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Lone said he had submitted []

SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner Kathua has suspended Naib Tehsildar Subash Chander over recurring deficiencies in work disposal, attendance, supervisory responsibilities and progress in the digitisation of revenue records under AGRISTACK. The suspension, ordered with immediate effect on September 21, follows reports from the Tehsildar, Kathua, about persistent pendency and inadequate progress in assigned work. According []

SRINAGAR: Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union on Thursday held a protest outside the Civil Secretariat and Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly here, demanding enhancement of honorarium, timely monthly payments and social security benefits. The protesters, highlighted their demands, including an increase in the UT share of honorarium, release of pending Poshan Tracker payments since September []

SRINAGAR: Saudi Civil Defence issued a warning for the holy city of Mecca and several other parts of the kingdom on Thursday amid a fresh escalation involving Yemens Houthis. The agency said the National Early Warning Platform had issued an alert in Mecca City over a potential danger. Similar warnings were issued for Yanbu on []

SRINAGAR: The Power Development Department (PDD) is enforcing 6 hours of daily forced power cuts in the areas having Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT and C) losses of over 40 percent. Furthermore, the areas having an AT&C losses of 15-40 percent faces a power curtailment of three hours. However, the government further said that the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department is developing and promoting new tourist destinations in Bandipora constituency, including Athwatoo, Wular Lake, Watlab and adjoining areas, as part of efforts to diversify the tourism circuit and promote lesser-known locations. In a written reply to a starred question by Bandipora MLA Nizam-ud-din Bhat, the Government said several []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said funds under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) had to be withdrawn and re-authorised after the original mother sanction was rendered inactive on the PFMS portal by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. In a reply to Un-Starred D. No. 1/6/630 tabled by Kangan MLA Mian []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is scheduled to take up a number of issues of public importance, besides private members resolutions, during its sitting on Friday, according to the List of Business issued by the Assembly Secretariat. The sitting is scheduled to begin at 10 am, with questions listed as the first item []