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SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Union Government to appoint four Scheduled Caste candidates who were denied selection to Constable (General Duty) posts in the BSF and Assam Rifles despite securing higher marks than candidates selected in the Open Merit category. The court ruled that physical relaxation in height []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Friday said it is promoting Jammu and Kashmir as a preferred filming destination through the India Cine Hub digital platform and promotional initiatives aimed at attracting domestic and international filmmakers, while facilitating film shooting permissions through a single-window online system. In a written reply to an unstarred question in the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 1,238 post-graduate (PG) medical seats, including 1,175 in government medical institutions and 63 in private colleges, the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday, while announcing an expansion plan to add 5,000 PG seats across the country between 2025-26 and 2028-29. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, Union []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received Rs 171.25 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) during 2024-25 and 2025-26, with 397 health infrastructure projects approved across the Union Territory to strengthen primary, laboratory and critical care services, the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday. Replying to a starred question in the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 12 functional Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCCs), the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday, as part of its nationwide initiative to strengthen district-level cancer care. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said 524 Day Care Cancer Centres are currently functional across []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has revised the allocation of administrative districts, tribunals and authorities among its judges, with the new arrangement coming into effect from August 10. The allocation was issued by Registrar General M.K. Sharma through Order No. 1233 of 2026/RG dated August 7, superseding all previous orders on []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 96.58 crore as the Central share under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) during the financial year 2025-26, while 4.08 lakh cashless hospital admissions were authorised and 2.97 lakh Ayushman Cards were generated in the Union Territory, the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday. Replying to a []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Friday informed Parliament that Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 33.79 crore under Mission Vatsalya during 2025-26 for the care, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances, while asserting that the scheme is backed by a digital monitoring system integrated with child protection and police databases. Replying to a []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) conducted a three-day startup orientation and mentoring programme at its Main Campus in Pampore, bringing emerging entrepreneurs face-to-face with renowned entrepreneur and startup mentor Prof Sunil Handa. Held from August 5 to 7, the programme brought together startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, students and young innovators, with []

SRINAGAR: More than 1.12 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created in Jammu and Kashmir under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday, highlighting the rapid expansion of digital health services across the country. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Jagat []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received a Central share of Rs 250 crore under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, of which Rs 163.73 crore has been utilised, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs informed the Lok Sabha. Replying to an unstarred question, Minister of State for Housing and []

SRINAGAR: An 11-year-old boy was allegedly murdered by his stepfather in Bishnah area of Jammu district, with the accused later surrendering at a police station and confessing to the crime, officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Ravi Kumar, a resident of Khour Deolian in RS Pura, reportedly told Bishnah Police that he had []

SRINAGAR:Police fired three rounds at a suspicious Scorpio after it failed to stop at a checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district in the early hours of Friday, with the vehicle later traced but its occupants managing to flee. The incident occurred near the police naka at Chanderkote, close to JP Gate on []

SRINAGAR: The Amarnath Yatra continued smoothly on Friday, with a fresh batch of 926 pilgrims leaving Jammu for the Baltal base camp while 133 devotees returned from Baltal to Jammu under heightened security arrangements. According to the Zonal Police Control Room, Jammu, the 29th batch departed from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas at 2:59 am in []

SRINAGAR: A 24-year-old married youth was found dead at his residence in the Rehmat Abad Hardushiva area of Sopore in north Kashmirs Baramulla district, officials said on Friday. Officials said that the deceased was a resident of Rehmat Abad Hardushiva, Sopore. They said the body was recovered by a team from Police Station Bomai and []

SRINAGAR: In a significant move aimed at strengthening the justice delivery system, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the establishment of two Permanent Lok Adalatsone each in Jammu and Srinagarfor the first time in the Union Territory. The proposal has now been forwarded to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for final approval. According to official []

SRINAGAR: The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of religious bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, has urged a quick-commerce company to immediately remove alleged pork products listed for sale on its platform in Kashmir. In a statement issued on Thursday, the MMU, headed by Kashmirs chief preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said screenshots shared by members of []

SRINAGAR: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has urged the Jammu and Kashmir Government to introduce a comprehensive and stable industrial policy aimed at improving ease of doing business, reviving stressed MSMEs and creating a more competitive and investment-friendly industrial ecosystem in the Union Territory. FCIK submitted a 17-page Executive Policy Memorandum to []

SRINAGAR : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday unveiled a Rs 60-crore package of urban development projects for Jammu, pitching the initiatives as part of his governments effort to modernise public infrastructure while asserting that development should never become a casualty of political circumstances. The projects, spread across Jammu city, Akhnoor and Katra, include infrastructure []

SRINAGAR: The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) on Thursday announced the IFFJK Emerging Filmmakers Competition-2026, inviting aspiring filmmakers from Jammu and Kashmir to submit original short films as part of the inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK). Registrations for the competition opened on August 6. The initiative aims to identify []

SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Cooperatives and Elections, Javid Ahmad Dar, on Thursday directed authorities to expedite restoration of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44) and ensure unhindered movement of fruit-laden trucks following heavy rainfall and landslides that disrupted traffic in Ramban and adjoining areas. Accompanied by Advisor []

SRINAGAR: The Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, has entrusted Dr Dara Singh, the senior-most Medical Superintendent Grade-I and Professor, with the additional charge of Head of the Department (HoD) of Hospital Administration. An order issued by GMC Jammu Principal and Dean Dr Ashutosh Gupta said the arrangement has been approved by the Administrative Department. Dr []

SRINAGAR: The Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Jammu, has warned the Director General (Prosecution) and Director (Prosecution) of contempt proceedings after the court was left virtually non-functional due to the absence of a prosecutor, with around 80 matters listed for hearing and 12 prosecution witnesses present. The court passed the directions on Thursday in a case []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed two candidates as Assistant Professors in the Departments of Anaesthesiology and General Surgery at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Srinagar. The appointments were approved on a temporary basis under Government Order No. 606-JK (HME) of 2026 issued by the Health and Medical Education Department on []