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SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has kept in abeyance an order rejecting Kashmir Medical Colleges application for permission to commence its MBBS programme with an annual intake of 150 students, directing the National Medical Commission (NMC) authorities to reconsider the decision in the light of the colleges objections and the applicable law. []

SRINAGAR: All government and recognised private schools up to the higher secondary level in Jammu Division will remain closed for Pooja holidays from November 6 to 11, 2026. The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) issued the holiday order on October 24, covering educational institutions in both summer and winter zones of the division. As []

SRINAGAR: Police arrested four alleged drug peddlers and seized around 1.1 kg of charas in four separate operations across south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Saturday. The operations were conducted by Police Stations Srigufwara, Bijbehara and Uttrasoo, along with Police Post Sangam. At Hatigam Crossing, a police team from Srigufwara apprehended Shabir Ahmad Khan, a resident []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the police to provide adequate security to a couple who approached it apprehending physical violence and harassment from their relatives after marrying against their wishes. Allowing the plea for protection, Justice Shahzad Azeem, in an order dated October 23, directed the official respondents to ensure []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the posting of newly appointed Lecturers in Functional English in government higher secondary schools in Baramulla and Reasi districts with immediate effect. According to Government Order No. 465-JK(Edu) of 2026, issued by the School Education Department on October 30, Naseem Ahmad Khan has been posted at Higher []

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Saturday announced that he would resign from the party and his parliamentary seat on November 3, accusing the party leadership of abandoning its electoral commitments on Article 370 and other key issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing reporters, Ruhullah said his decision was []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a criminal defamation complaint against a retired police officer, holding that merely approaching a competent statutory authority with allegations against an individual cannot be made the basis of criminal prosecution, particularly when the law protects accusations made in good faith. Allowing a petition filed by []

SRINAGAR: Electricity infrastructure works are continuing in remote and high-altitude areas of Ladakh despite early winter snowfall and sub-zero temperatures, as authorities work to strengthen power connectivity in difficult-to-reach settlements, including Nubra and the Siachen region. The ongoing operations come as harsh winter conditions put additional pressure on the Union Territorys electricity supply and lead []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has directed all Chief Education Officers (CEOs) to return applications received after the prescribed deadline for a one-time exemption to teaching and other staff who acquired higher educational qualifications through distance or online mode without obtaining prior permission from the Administrative Department. In a communication dated October []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against two Srinagar residents accused of cheating job seekers of more than Rs 15 lakh by promising them overseas employment in reputed foreign companies. The chargesheet in FIR No. 32/2026, registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC and []

SRINAGAR: The bi-annual Darbar Move from Srinagar to Jammu begins on Saturday, with the authorities imposing a two-day restriction on the movement of heavy and medium goods vehicles along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44) to facilitate the transfer of government offices and employees to the winter capital. The restrictions will remain in force on October []

SRINAGAR: The Sonamarg Development Authority (SDA) has directed the immediate removal of vehicles parked illegally in green areas, open meadows and other ecologically sensitive locations across the tourist destination, citing the need to protect its fragile environment and natural landscape. In an order issued on October 30, 2026, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the []

SRINAGAR: Three persons, including a husband and wife, were injured after a truck collided with a Santro car in Qazigund area of south Kashmirs Kulgam district on Friday evening. An official said the accident involved a truck bearing registration number JK02AD-0437 and a Santro car bearing registration number JK19-0717, leaving three occupants injured. The injured []

SRINAGAR: Saudi Arabia has suspended travel by its citizens to Kenya, stopped issuing visas to Kenyan travellers and barred entry to people arriving from the East African country as part of additional precautionary measures against Ebola, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday. The entry restrictions also cover travellers transiting through other countries if []

SRINAGAR: Your university admission is confirmed, your visa paperwork is underway, and you are preparing for life in another country. Alongside accommodation and tuition fees, you need to work out how you will access healthcare if you fall ill or have an accident. Your existing health insurance may not cover treatment abroad, so checking your []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has directed that senior party leader Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar shall continue as the partys General Secretary until further orders. An official order issued by Farooq Abdullah states that Sagar will continue to discharge his responsibilities as General Secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday directed security agencies and district administrations to intensify action against terror modules, strengthen counter-infiltration measures and maintain close coordination among security forces to ensure peace in Kashmir. Chairing a high-level security review meeting with Deputy Commissioners, Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and senior officials of the Kashmir Division, []

SRINAGAR: Police in north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Friday arrested an absconder who had been evading arrest for 16 years, officials said. The accused, identified as Abdul Majeed Dar alias Kawa, son of Gh Mohammad Dar and a resident of Mujgund, Srinagar, was apprehended by a police team from Sumbal police station. He was wanted []

SRINAGAR: Vice-Chancellor of Cluster University Srinagar, Prof. Mohammad Mobin, has called for greater care and sensitivity towards senior citizens, stressing that ensuring their dignity, security and well-being is a shared responsibility of families and society. Addressing a programme at Government College for Women (GCW), MA Road, Srinagar, as chief guest, Prof. Mobin said older persons []

SRINAGAR: The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, visited frontline Army units along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and formations in Rajouri to assess operational preparedness and review the prevailing security situation. During the visits, the Army Commander was briefed on operational challenges, joint intelligence mechanisms and coordination with []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed Rameez Ahmed as a Sub-Editor in the J&K Urdu Coordination Cell under the Other Migrants/Resident of Backward Area (OM/RBA) category, with the appointment taking effect immediately. According to Government Order No. 13989-JK(LD) of 2026, issued by the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on October 29, []

SRINAGAR: Experts at a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme organised by Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag on Tuesday called for strengthening psychiatric services, improving early detection of mental health conditions and expanding community-based care to address emerging challenges across age groups in Kashmir. Organised by the Department of Psychiatry under the theme Lived Experiences Heard: []

SRINAGAR: India has invited Pakistans Minister for National Heritage and Culture, Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, to attend the inaugural meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisations (SCO) civilisational dialogue forum, scheduled to be hosted by New Delhi next month. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed the forum during his visit to Tianjin for the SCO summit last []

SRINAGAR: Two House Committees of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will get new chairpersons following the induction of their heads as ministers in the Omar Abdullah-led government. Senior National Conference leaders Ali Muhammad Sagar and Mir Saifullah, who were heading the Committee on Government Assurances and the Committee on Public Undertakings respectively, have ceased []