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Srinagar: A woman died after jumping from a window of a three-storey residential house while trying to escape a fire in the Jehangir Mohalla area of Noorbagh in Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. An official said that the woman was on the third floor of her residential house when the fire broke out. He said []

*Woman Swept Away In Flash Flood In Jammus Raipur Domana, Husband Narrowly Survives; Car Washed Away* Jammu, Oct 11 (GNS): A woman was swept away in a flash flood triggered by heavy overnight rain in Raipur Domana area of Jammu district on Sunday morning, while her husband had a narrow escape. Eyewitnesses told GNS that []

NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Abhijeet Dipke, Ashutosh Ranka and Saurav Das, who were put under preventive arrest following their detention at the Delhi airport ahead of the Jantar Mantar protest, were released on Sunday morning after being produced before an executive magistrate. They were released on condition that they would not breach []

Legal fraternity at Sadder Court, Muminabad raises infrastructure concerns Chief Justice assures: Standards of judicial system will be raised to best levels SRINAGAR: A felicitation ceremony was held at Sadder Court, Muminabad, Batamaloo, Srinagar, to welcome Lord Chief Justice Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhatti on his first visit to the lower court. The ceremony was []

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has rescheduled the timing of the OMR Based Examination for the posts of FMPHW/MMPHW in Health & Medical Education Department. As per a notice issued by JKSSB, the examination advertised vide Notification No. 07 of 2025, which was scheduled to be held at 12:00 PM today []

CHENNAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation stones for development projects worth over Rs 13,000 crore during his visit to Chennai on Sunday. A multi-tier security blanket is in place in the city ahead of his visit. The police have introduced traffic diversions along the transit routes. The prime minister is []

WASHINGTON: Republican Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick has declared that he would bring a bipartisan Bill to block President Donald Trumps move to lift sanctions on Russian diesel after talks with President Vladimir Putin. Fitzpatricks move has received support from outgoing Congressman Don Bacon, a Republican from Nebraska, who has decided to co-sponsor the legislation. However, the []

FDA continues special enforcement drive across J&K 106 inspections conducted; 18 cases compounded; 20,000 fine imposed SRINAGAR: Food & Drugs Administration (FDA), J&K, continues its special inspection, enforcement and awareness drive targeting street food vendors operating in busy markets and high-footfall areas across all the districts to ensure the availability of safe, hygienic and wholesome []

PARAS Health Gurugram &IMA Jammu Chapter bring advanced cardiac interventions, complex clinical cases and emerging technologies into focus JAMMU: From next-generation leadless pacemakers designed to offer long-term performance to cutting-edge structural heart interventions, advances in cardiology took centre stage at a Continuing Medical Education (CME) programme hosted by PARAS Health Gurugram in association with []

SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) in collaboration with Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI) will host the 13th Sustainable Mountain Development Summit alongside the Jammu & Kashmir Agriculture Science Congress-2026 from 12 to 14 October 2026 at its Shalimar Campus. The three-day national-level event, themed Contouring Sustainable Himalayan Landscapes for Inclusive []

SRINAGAR: The Annual Athletics Meet (Men and Women) commenced at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, with around 150 students participating in the event organised by the institutes Student Activity and Sports (SAS) Centre. The meet aims to promote physical fitness, sportsmanship and healthy competition while encouraging students to balance academic pursuits with sports []

DC calls for responsible use, leveraging tech for career development, societal good KULGAM: Information Department Kulgam, in collaboration with Government Degree College (GDC) Kulgam on Saturday organised a seminar on Social Media Ethics under the Youth Engagement/Empowerment Plan at GDC Kulgam to sensitise students about the responsible and ethical use of social media. Deputy Commissioner []

Four former CMs held; Kejriwal, Mamata released; FIR likely over assault on personnel; Wangchuk threatens hunger strike Demonstrators and security personnel during an agitation by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) against Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar over alleged electoral roll irregularities, in New Delhi, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026. Credit: PTI Photo NEW DELHI: In a []

Srinagar, Oct 10: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has extended greetings to the people on the eve of Navratri, which commences tomorrow, October 11, 2026. In a message, the Lieutenant Governor said: Greetings and warm wishes to everyone on the auspicious occasion of Navratri. As the nine sacred days of prayers of Maa Durga begin, we []

NC Chief calls for respecting opposition, peaceful protest Srinagar, Oct 10: The Centres tackling of protests against CEC Gyanesh Kumar in Delhi is a reminder of the treatment people of Kashmir have faced over years, National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said on Saturday, asserting that suppressing the voice of the opposition, and denying people []

MET forecasts rain, thunderstorms, gusty winds on Oct 13-14 Srinagar, Oct 10: Light rain lashed parts of Kashmir on Saturday, while higher reaches, including Gulmarg, witnessed fresh light snowfall as the Meteorological Centre Srinagar forecast generally dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir for most days over the coming week. According to the weather department, a []

Bring Imams across sects together to strengthen faith, reform society: Chairperson Dr Andrabi Srinagar, Oct 10: The Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board, under the chairmanship of Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi, has decided to constitute a Core Committee of Muftis, Imams and Khateebs to identify and finalise common topics for Friday (Juma) sermons across shrines, Jamia []

Pattan, Oct 10: Police have solved seven cases in the Pattan and Kreeri subdivisions of north Kashmirs Baramulla district, recovering stolen property including copper utensils, electric poles, copper and gold jewellery, with investigations in one major theft case leading to Awantipora and Leh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla Gurinder Pal Singh said on Saturday. []

Hits back at GCC over business reform concerns Urges group to back criticism with evidence Srinagar, Oct 10: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has expressed deep anguish and strong resentment over the apprehensions voiced by the Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) regarding the recently enacted Jammu and Kashmir Ease of Doing Business []

Srinagar, Oct 10: Chief Justice High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Dr. Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati on Saturday interacted with judicial officers in the Conference Hall of the District Court Complex, Srinagar, and later attended a felicitation programme organised by the Kashmir Advocates Association. During the interaction with judicial officers, Chief Justice emphasised []

To highlight peoples issues Srinagar, Oct 10: The BJP in Jammu and Kashmir will launch protests across districts against the government to highlight peoples issues, Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Sunil Sharma said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters here, Sharma said, The way the government is currently functioning in Jammu and Kashmir, it []

DEOGHAR (JHARKHAND):) Vice-President CP Radhakrishnan on Saturday said the vision of Viksit Bharat can become a reality only when all states, districts and villages develop together. He said Jharkhand could emerge as a powerful centre of inclusive and sustainable development with the right investment in education, healthcare, skills, technology and entrepreneurship. Prime Minister Narendra Modi []