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SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday called for an inclusive and technology-driven development model for India, while urging industry leaders to invest in Jammu and Kashmir and help connect its tourism, horticulture and handicrafts sectors with global markets. Addressing the World Wisdom Forum organised by the IIT Alumni Council in New Delhi, Sinha said []

SRINAGAR: The Horticulture Planning & Marketing Department and railway authorities on Friday discussed modalities for transporting Kashmirs apples to major markets across the country through the rail network. The meeting, chaired by Director Horticulture Planning & Marketing Ghulam Jeelani Zargar, brought together railway officials and representatives of fruit and vegetable markets from across Kashmir. The []

SRINAGAR: Protests were held after Friday prayers in Chhatroo and Kishtwar town on Friday following the death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl while she was being referred from Kishtwar to Doda for medical treatment related to termination of pregnancy. The girl, a school-going minor, died during the referral, following which police registered a case and arrested []

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court on Friday reduced the mandatory legal practice requirement for law graduates seeking to appear in entry-level judicial service examinations from three years to one year, modifying its May 2025 ruling. A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices A.G. Masih and K. Vinod Chandran delivered the decision by a []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has placed 10 Junior Scale JKAS officers at the disposal of the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, for duties related to the first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled from September 7 to 10, 2026. The deployment was ordered by the General Administration Department through Government Order No. 1423-JK(GAD) []

SRINAGAR: A motorcyclist was killed after his motorcycle collided with a truck in the Kanispora area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. An official said that the rider sustained injuries in the accident and was shifted to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. The deceased was identified as []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday called for greater innovation and entrepreneurship in agriculture and allied sectors, saying the fields are emerging as major areas of opportunity for Jammu and Kashmirs youth. Sinha made the remarks while inaugurating new infrastructure at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu, and launching the Startup []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices in India rose on Friday, with the price of the precious metal increasing to Rs 13,985.11 per gram from Rs 13,904.04 a gram on Thursday, according to data compiled by FXStreet. The price of gold also increased on a per-tola basis, rising to Rs 163,119.60 from Rs 162,174.00 a tola a day []

SRINAGAR: The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has upheld the severe displeasure awarded to Brigadier P Acharya, who was commanding a Rashtriya Rifles (RR) Sector in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch region, over the deaths of three civilians during interrogation following a December 2023 militant ambush in which four Army personnel were killed, two of them beheaded. []

SRINAGAR: Ladakh is set to undertake a coordinated push to strengthen its pashmina sector, with the administration focusing on reducing production bottlenecks, improving raw material availability, expanding spinning and weaving capacity and opening up national markets for local entrepreneurs. Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra reviewed the sector at a meeting involving government departments, SKUAST, SIDCO, entrepreneurs, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed 50 officers as liaison officers for visiting dignitaries and delegates attending the first International Film Festival of Jammu Kashmir, scheduled to be held from September 7 to 10, 2026. The appointments were made through Government Order No. 1422-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department on []

SRINAGAR: The Army on Friday safely destroyed a live mortar shell recovered from the Mankote sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The unexploded shell was detected in the Dabraj area, following which the Armys Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was deployed to deal with the explosive. []

SRINAGAR: The body of a 42-year-old man was recovered from the Dughwan forest area on the outskirts of Srinagar early Friday morning, officials said. An official said that the mans body was found in the Dughwan forest area and was taken to PHC Harwan, where doctors declared him brought dead. He said the body was []

SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said restoration of Jammu and Kashmirs special constitutional status remained at the top of the partys political agenda, asserting that the NC would continue its struggle for its restoration. Addressing a gathering, Dr Farooq said the special constitutional status reflected Jammu and []

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose sweeping new economic penalties on Iran and countries that continue to provide financial, commercial or logistical support to Tehran. Trump said the measures would amount to the toughest economic campaign ever imposed against a country, but did not specify the countries that could be targeted or outline []

SRINAGAR : An unidentified body was recovered from a river in the Nowshera area of Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that some locals engaged in contract-related work spotted the body floating in the river and subsequently informed the police. Following the information, a police team along []

SRINAGAR: The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have put forward a set of non-negotiable demands ahead of their proposed dialogue with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in September, insisting that any future arrangement for Ladakh must address its political, financial and constitutional concerns. The two organisations submitted a joint memorandum []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the transfer and posting of three engineers, all holding the charge of Executive Engineer, in the Power Development Department with immediate effect. According to Government Order No. 179-JK(PDD) of 2026, Er. Sunil Gupta has been posted to STD-I, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Jammu, after being []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FIL Industries Private Limited to bring nearly 600 employees of the Srinagar-based business group under its Corporate Salary Package, strengthening an institutional banking relationship between the two organisations. The agreement was signed in Srinagar by J&K Bank Zonal Head (Srinagar) Sheikh []

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Akshay Labroo on Tuesday inaugurated Information and Communication Technology (ICT) laboratories in five government schools under a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative funded by NTT DATA and implemented by ELFA International. The ICT labs were inaugurated at Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Nawakadal, with the facilities established at five schools across []

SRINAGAR: A 30-year-old labourer who was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident in Salasan area of Boniyar in Uri has succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS Soura, officials said on Tuesday. The deceased, identified as Dhaker, son of Ashmali Dhaker, a resident of Salasan, Boniyar, was hit by an unidentified vehicle in the area on []

SRINAGAR: The 13th edition of the Ladakh Marathon is set to offer a record prize purse of Rs 1 crore, marking a major expansion of one of the worlds highest-altitude endurance sporting events. Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, Vinai Kumar Saxena, today launched the official jersey for the 13th edition of the marathon, formally setting the []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday called for regular interfaith dialogue and greater participation of youth and communities in initiatives aimed at strengthening social harmony, saying dialogue was key to building trust and peace. Addressing the *Mulaqat* programme organised by the Save Youth Save Future Foundation in Pulwama, Sinha said people belonging to different []

SRINAGAR: The annual Shri Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra began from Jammu on Monday as Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off the first batch of devotees from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas amid tight security arrangements. Sinha extended his greetings to the pilgrims and wished them a safe and spiritually fulfilling journey to the revered shrine in []

SRINAGAR : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said the Shri Baba Budha Amarnath Ji Yatra is a sacred journey of devotion, discipline and unity, urging devotees to follow the path of dharma and truth in their daily lives. Addressing the inaugural function of the annual pilgrimage, Sinha said the yatra was not merely a []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq will deliver a sermon at the revered shrine of Hazrat Khawaja Naqshband Sahib (RA) at Khawaja Bazar, Nowhatta, on Monday on the occasion of Khawaja Digar. The Anjuman Auqaf Jama Masjid Srinagar said the sermon will be delivered on 3rd Rabi al-Awwal, corresponding to August 17, in accordance []

SRINAGAR: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will re-conduct the UGC-NET June 2026 examination for English, Commerce and Sociology after an expert committee found multiple factual, typographical, translation and other errors in the question papers. The UGC-NET June 2026 examination was conducted from June 22 to 30 across 87 subjects for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), eligibility []

SRINAGAR: The self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 will begin on Monday in the snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir and across the Union Territory of Ladakh, officials said on Sunday. Addressing a press conference in Leh, Director Census Operations for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, said self-enumeration in the snow-bound areas of J&K []

SRINAGAR: A man was injured after being attacked by a bear in Shiv Dakri area of Khonmoh on the outskirts of Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. An official said that the man sustained injuries in the attack and was shifted to a hospital by his family members for treatment. The injured was identified as Ajaz []

SRINAGAR : A 26-year-old youth died in a road accident in Thajiwara area of Achabal in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Sunday. Officials identified the deceased as Owais Ahmad Shah, son of Mohammad Yaseen Shah, a resident of Shirpora, Anantnag. Officials said the injured youth was shifted to Government Medical College, Anantnag, where doctors declared []

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo has directed departments to accelerate the formulation and execution of projects under the Rs 1,579.09-crore disaster recovery package approved for Jammu and Kashmir, stressing that reconstructed infrastructure must be made resilient to future disasters. Dulloo issued the directions while reviewing the implementation of the Recovery and Reconstruction (R&R) Plan-2025 and []

SRINAGAR: Two persons died while two others are in critical condition after an Eco vehicle met with an accident at Kandi Morha in Kotranka subdivision of Rajouri district on Sunday. Officials said the accident occurred when the vehicle, bearing registration number JK11D 7667, was travelling from Kandi towards Mohra. Six persons were injured in the []

SRINAGAR : A Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched in Jophar area of Ramnagar in Udhampur district on Sunday following reports of suspicious movement in the area. Sources said the operation was initiated after inputs were received regarding the movement of some individuals in the area. Following the information, joint teams cordoned off the []

SRINAGAR: Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial offensives against Russia since the beginning of the war, sending hundreds of drones towards several Russian regions and Moscow overnight, killing at least six people and damaging homes, railway infrastructure and a major warehouse. Russias Defence Ministry said its air defence systems intercepted and destroyed **822 Ukrainian []

SRINAGAR: Former West Bengal Assembly deputy speaker and veteran Trinamool Congress leader Ashis Banerjee was found hanging inside a TMC party office near his residence in Hattala Para area of Rampurhat in Birbhum district on Sunday morning, police said. Banerjee, 74, had represented the Rampurhat Assembly constituency for nearly 25 years before losing the seat []

SRINAGAR: Residents of Karkroo Mohalla in Nambla area of Uri in north Kashmirs Baramulla district have raised concerns over the quality of drinking water after dead rats were allegedly found inside a water storage tank and supply pipelines serving around 25 to 30 households. The incident has sparked concern among residents, who questioned the hygiene []

SRINAGAR: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer keys for 84 subjects of the UGC-NET June 2026 examination, opening the window for candidates to raise objections against the answers. Candidates can submit challenges online from August 16 to August 18 up to 11:59 pm. A processing fee of Rs 200 will be []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorms over the next 24 hours, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting another spell of wet weather across the Union Territory during the coming days. According to the weather forecast issued by the Meteorological Centre, Srinagar, at 11 am []

SRINAGAR: Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Sunil Sharma on Saturday criticised Chief Minister Omar Abdullahs Independence Day speech, terming it irresponsible and alleging that it could create an atmosphere of confusion in Kashmir. Sharma said the Independence Day platform should have been used to highlight national unity, pay tribute to soldiers []

SRINAGAR : Police have arrested two persons and recovered 53 stolen copper utensils in connection with a house theft case in Chandoosa area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district. A case was registered at Police Station Chandoosa on August 9 after a complaint was received regarding the theft of copper utensils from a house in Nilsar. []

SRINAGAR: After months of deficient rainfall, Jammu and Kashmir finally got a wet July, with the Union Territory recording a 35 per cent surplus and bringing an end to an eight-month run of below-normal precipitation. Jammu and Kashmir received 259.7 mm of rainfall during July against the normal 192.6 mm, according to rainfall data shared []

SRINAGAR: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has commissioned 1,748 of the 1,843 planned 4G sites in Jammu and Kashmir, leaving 95 sites yet to be commissioned, according to data presented by the Union Government in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The figures, as of July 31, 2026, show that 1,790 4G sites had been installed []

SRINAGAR: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has introduced stricter service-level standards for ambulances deployed on national highways, mandating that they reach accident sites within 10 minutes when the incident occurs within a 10-kilometre radius. The new guidelines are aimed at reducing delays in emergency medical assistance, improving road safety and strengthening the Incident []