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SRINAGAR: Security arrangements have been intensified across Kashmir ahead of Independence Day, with police and paramilitary forces stepping up patrolling, area domination, vehicle checks and frisking to ensure peaceful celebrations, officials said on Wednesday. Security personnel have been deployed in large numbers at sensitive locations across Srinagar and other parts of the Valley, particularly around []

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed an NGO to approach the Union government, states and Union Territories with its concerns over demolition of unauthorised structures and the need to protect the right to shelter. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana disposed of []

SRINAGAR: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday referred the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed examination, amid strong objections from opposition parties and concerns raised by minority organisations. The motion to refer the Bill to the JPC was moved by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, []

SRINAGAR: Three of the 23 One Stop Centres (OSCs) approved for Jammu and Kashmir are yet to become operational under the Centres Mission Shakti scheme, the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. According to data tabled in Parliament, JK has 20 operational OSCs, while three approved centres remain []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received 46,090 claims under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, but only 6,020 titles had been distributed as of June 30, 2026, according to data placed before the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The figures show that 39,924 claims remained pending in the Union Territory, while 6,020 claims had been approved []

SRINAGAR: As many as 42 children from Jammu and Kashmir were adopted through the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) during 2025-26, according to data tabled by the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The figure places JK below most larger States in the number of adoptions recorded through []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued fresh directions to ensure faster disposal of pending forest rights claims while calling for strict action against unauthorised occupation of forest land in accordance with law. The directions were issued through Circular No. 07-JK(FST) of 2026 dated August 11 by the Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 20,916 Children with Special Needs (CwSN) enrolled across schools, while 1,772 schools have a dedicated special educator, according to UDISE+ 2025-26 data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The figures indicate that dedicated special educators are available in only a portion of schools enrolling children with special needs, with []

SRINAGAR: The number of people treated for drug addiction at centres supported by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 46,491 in 2025-26, the highest annual figure recorded in the last five years, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The number marks a sharp []

SRINAGAR: Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Northern Circle, Dinesh Chand Deshwal on Friday completed a safety inspection of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Srinagar section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), with officials reviewing key infrastructure and operational arrangements along the strategically important corridor. Officials said Deshwal inspected the rail section in view of the []

SRINAGAR: The Shri Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu on Saturday as rainfall and adverse weather conditions affected Ramban district and parts of Kashmir, officials said. No fresh convoy was permitted to leave the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu as a precautionary measure, with authorities assessing the prevailing weather and road conditions before allowing []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has informed Parliament that Jammu and Kashmir recorded one case of major structural failure on a National Highway project since 2014, resulting in the blacklisting of the contractor, while repeated landslides triggered by cloudbursts and heavy rainfall have continued to disrupt traffic on the Union Territorys key highway corridors. Replying to []

SRINAGAR: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Saturday conducted raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley in connection with a terror-related case involving the alleged online glorification of terrorism and recruitment of individuals into terrorist ranks, officials said. Officials said the searches were carried out in Baramulla, Shopian, Anantnag, Kupwara, Bandipora and other districts. []

SRINAGAR: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr Sanjeev Sinha as the Executive Director of AIIMS Vijaypur in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday, Dr Sinha, who is currently Professor and Head of the []

SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Administration has assigned 25 officers to duties related to the Independence Day celebrations to be held on August 15, 2026. The General Administration Department issued Order No. 362-LA(GAD) of 2026 on August 7 from the UT Secretariat in Leh, under file number F. No. A/317/2021-O/o Un Secy-GAD. The officers detailed for the []

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday announced a scheduled power shutdown in parts of south Kashmir on August 10 to facilitate maintenance work on the 33 kV WanpohQaimoh transmission line. According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, electricity supply to Qaimoh, Khudwani, Redwani, Rampora, Matalhama and adjoining areas will remain suspended []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience another spell of wet weather over the coming 10 days, with the Meteorological Department warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Jammu division and the possibility of flash floods and landslides from August 9 to 11. A MeT official said August 7 and 8 []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered a six-month stop-gap arrangement for the post of Deputy Commissioner, Food Safety, placing two Assistant Commissioners as in-charge Deputy Commissioners while assigning two other officers to the posts with immediate effect. According to Government Order No. 614-JK (HME) of 2026, issued by the Health and Medical Education []

SRINAGAR: India on Friday said it was closely following the newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, as New Delhi began assessing the implications of the trilateral security arrangement amid a rapidly changing security environment in West Asia. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to questions at the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday ordered a major reshuffle in the senior ranks of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), promoting 28 officers to the Special Scale and Selection Grade while granting Selection Grade (non-functional) benefits to another officer through a series of government orders issued by the General Administration Department []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday reconstituted the Union Territory Project Monitoring Group (UT PMG), a high-level committee tasked with monitoring infrastructure and investment projects costing Rs 5 crore and above and resolving bottlenecks affecting their implementation. An order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) said the reconstituted body, headed by the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed United India Insurance Company Limited to pay Rs 8,53,084 to Srinagar resident Abdul Rashid Sumji after holding that the damage to his excavator was caused by its accidental submergence in the Jhelum and not by normal wear and tear, as claimed by the []