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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday extended warm greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the nation on the occasion of the 80th Independence Day. In his message, the Chief Minister reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening democracy, unity, peace and development in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the spirit []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday extended his heartfelt greetings and best wishes to the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Independence Day. In his message, Sinha greeted the people on the joyous occasion and called for celebrating the national festival with pride and a renewed commitment to []

SRINAGAR: India has transformed from being counted among the worlds Fragile Five economies to emerging as the fastest-growing major economy in the past 12 years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 80th Independence Day, Modi highlighted the economic and technological progress made []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Governments Home Department has promoted four Deputy Directors in the Prosecution Department to the post of Joint Director. The promotions were approved on the recommendation of the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC). The officers promoted as Joint Directors are Harminder Singh, Kamal Sharma, Suresh Kumar and Prashant Mahajan. []

SRINAGAR : Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg on Friday clarified that no order has been issued asking employees appointed under the Prime Ministers Package to work from home ahead of Independence Day. The clarification came amid reports that PM Package employees had been verbally directed to work from home in view of security concerns ahead []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the inter-divisional mutual transfer of two teachers from Poonch and Baramulla districts on a reciprocal basis, according to an order issued by the School Education Department. Under the order, Sanjeev Kumar, Teacher at Middle School Dhan Dhana in Zone Mandi, Poonch, will be transferred to the post []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank has facilitated the settlement of life insurance claims worth Rs 2.55 crore in favour of the legal heirs of a deceased High Net Worth Individual (HNI) customer of its Residency Road branch in Srinagar. The settlement, covering multiple insurance policies, provides financial support to the bereaved family and underscores the []

SRINAGAR: Five IPS officers from the Delhi cadre have been relieved from the Delhi Government and Delhi Police for posting to Jammu and Kashmir as part of an inter-cadre/segment movement ordered by the Ministry of Home Affairs. According to an order issued by the Delhi Governments Home Department on Friday, the officers will be relieved []

SRINAGAR: The Environmental Policy Group (EPG) has urged the Jammu and Kashmir Government to protect Srinagars existing sports grounds and open spaces from encroachment, fragmentation and diversion, warning that the proposed SangarmalRajbagh bridge/flyover could adversely affect the historic Polo Ground. In a communication to Youth Services, Sports and Food & Supplies Minister Satish Sharma, the []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a writ petition filed by the Indian Kayaking and Canoeing Association seeking permission for government employee and international sportsperson Bilquis Mir to serve as Chief Coach of the Indian national kayaking and canoeing team and undertake an international assignment in Hungary, holding that []

SRINAGAR: Hundreds of people from different walks of life on Friday joined congregational prayers and a condolence meeting held in memory of Er. Mohammad Anwar Ashai, noted engineer, social activist and a repository of Kashmirs institutional and social memory, who passed away on August 11. The congregational Fateha was held at the ancestral graveyard of []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has accorded stop-gap placement of 30 Section Officers as In-charge Administrative Officers in various departments, according to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on Thursday. Government Order No. 1405-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated August 14, stated that the officers have been placed in their own pay and []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government will constitute a departmental committee to review the rules governing the appointment of outstanding sportspersons, including S.O. 12 of 2022 and S.O. 412 of 2023, the Department of Youth Services and Sports said on Wednesday. The decision follows concerns and representations received from sportspersons regarding the existing appointment framework. []

SRINAGAR: A 65-year-old man died after being hit by an unidentified truck in the Wuyan-Khrew area of Pampore in south Kashmirs Pulwama district on Friday, officials said. The deceased, identified as Mushtaq Ahmed Bhat, son of Sana Ullah, a resident of Wuyan-Khrew, was critically injured after the truck hit him in the area, an official []

SRINAGAR: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), in a joint operation with the Jammu and Kashmir Police and Border Security Force (BSF), has arrested an alleged drug peddler and seized 603 grams of suspected heroin in Samba district, officials said on Friday. The accused, a resident of Vijaypur, was arrested from the Bari Brahmana area during []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police has secured 52 medals for gallantry, distinguished and meritorious service as part of the Independence Day 2026 honours announced by the Union government. According to the official list, J&K Police personnel have been awarded 38 Medals for Gallantry (GM), one Presidents Medal for Distinguished Service (PSM) and 13 Medals for []

SRINAGAR: A senior police officer from Jammu and Kashmir has been selected for the Presidents Medal for Distinguished Service as part of the Independence Day 2026 honours. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shoket Hussain Shah is the sole recipient from Jammu and Kashmir listed under the Police Service category in the official list of recipients. []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has accorded approval to the Chief Ministers Digital Internship Programme 2026 (Batch-I), a six-month paid internship initiative aimed at providing talented local youth with hands-on experience in emerging areas of technology and digital governance. Executed by the J&K e-Governance Agency, the programme will offer eligible students pursuing BE/B.Tech, M.Tech, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the establishment of two Permanent Lok Adalats at Jammu and Srinagar to provide an alternative forum for settling disputes, particularly in matters covered under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The Permanent Lok Adalats will be established at the divisional level under Section 22-B of the Legal []

SRINAGAR: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned that Moscow would retaliate if European countries seize Russian merchant vessels, as the European Union steps up efforts against what it describes as Russias shadow fleet. According to Russias state-run TASS news agency, Putin said the seizure of Russian ships would amount to piracy and banditry and []

SRINAGAR: The fisheries sector contributed about 7.43 per cent to Indias Agricultural Gross Value Added (GVA) during 2023-24 and 1.09 per cent to the countrys overall GVA, the Union Government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The figures were provided by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh []

SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Leh in Ladakh early Thursday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 6:05 am at a depth of 10 kilometres, with its epicentre located at 36.881 degrees north latitude and 74.402 degrees east longitude, the NCS said. There were no immediate reports []

SRINAGAR: Police in South kashmirs Anantnag district have arrested two persons in Anantnag district for allegedly extorting Rs 24,000 from a man by threatening to falsely implicate him in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police Station Srigufwara received a complaint from Ajaz Ahmad Shah, son of Mohd Maqbool of []

SRINAGAR: The bodies of two men who drowned in the Chenab River while bathing were recovered on Wednesday, four days after the incident, officials said. The deceased were identified as 30-year-old Gajay Singh and 35-year-old Rakesh Singh, both residents of Khour area of Akhnoor. According to officials, the duo had gone to bathe in the []

SRINAGAR : A 30-year-old labourer was critically injured after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in the Salasan area of Boniyar in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Wednesday evening. The injured has been identified as Mohd Ismail Dhaker, son of Ashmali Dhaker, a resident of Salasan, Boniyar. According to locals, Ismail was hit by a []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices rose for the seventh straight session on Wednesday, climbing Rs 2,600 to Rs 1,59,800 per 10 grams in the national capital as strong investor demand and global market gains pushed the precious metal higher, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity, including all taxes, was quoted []

SRINAGAR : The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday launched JK Karigari, an official marketplace for authentic handicrafts and local products from the Union Territory, at the Bharatiya Vyapar Mahotsav in New Delhi. The initiative, launched by the Housing and Urban Development Department under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), aims to connect []

SRINAGAR: The government has approved the Reserve Bank of Indias proposal to introduce one billion polymer banknotes each in the Rs 10 and Rs 20 denominations for field trials, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the RBI had submitted the proposal following a []

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SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the disengagement of a Special Police Officer (SPO) who stopped reporting for duty after allegedly receiving threats from militants, holding that SPOs do not enjoy the service protections available to regular police officers and that, in any event, refusal to perform police duties []