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SRINAGAR : The death toll from devastating flash floods triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border rose to 392 on Thursday, while nearly 1,500 people remained missing on both sides of the border as rescue teams raced to reach affected areas. Of the total fatalities, 389 were reported in Nepal and three in []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the drainage system of Srinagar city and directed authorities to take time-bound measures to address waterlogging and strengthen stormwater infrastructure. Chairing a high-level meeting, Omar called for both immediate and long-term interventions to improve the citys drainage resilience and prevent inundation following heavy rainfall. Commissioner Srinagar Municipal []

SRINAGAR: The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Kashmir Government, on Thursday announced a five-member jury for the first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK), scheduled to be held from September 7 to 10. The jury comprises noted personalities from the fields of filmmaking, cinematography, sound design, documentary filmmaking and []

SRINAGAR: Gazanfar Ali, former Commissioner of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and senior KAS officer, passed away on Thursday. Reports said, Ali breathed his last this afternoon after a brief illness. He was residing in Srinagar. A seasoned administrator, Ali held several key positions during his service career, including Commissioner of SMC, where he was []

SRINAGAR: The inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK) will showcase 135 films from 41 countries during its four-day run from September 7 to 10, with a total prize purse of Rs 96 lakh across nine award categories. Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Thursday reviewed the final arrangements for the festival and directed []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday called for a balanced healthcare strategy that combines the development of advanced quaternary care with stronger primary and secondary healthcare services across Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing the valedictory function of the three-day Quaternary Healthcare & Research Summit: 4th J&K Medical Conference-2026 at Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Omar []

SRINAGAR: Senior IPS officer Sujit Kumar on Thursday assumed charge as Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Zone, following a major reshuffle in the Jammu and Kashmir Police. Kumar, a 2007-batch IPS officer, was transferred from the post of IGP Security, J&K, and appointed IGP Kashmir Zone as part of the reshuffle ordered by the []

SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Administration has ordered the transfer and posting of three police officers with immediate effect as part of an administrative reshuffle. According to the order, Mohd Hussain (JKPS-2012), Deputy Director, Fire and Rescue Service, Ladakh, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), CID, Kargil. Faraz Hussain Shah (JKPS-2012), DySP []

SRINAGAR: Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma on Thursday reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness of troops deployed in south Kashmir and directed them to remain proactive and mission-ready. During his visit, Sharma was briefed on the evolving security dynamics, operational challenges and measures being taken to strengthen the security grid, the Armys []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Home Department on Thursday ordered transfers and postings of 14 police officers, including senior IPS officers, with immediate effect. According to Government Order No. 438-Home of 2026, issued on August 27, M K Sinha, IPS, ADG Headquarters, has been transferred and posted as ADG CID J&K, replacing Nitish Kumar, IPS. []

Television actor Hina Khan on Thursday interacted with students and teachers at an Army Goodwill School in Boniyar in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmirs Baramulla district, praising the students confidence and urging them to remain focused on their ambitions despite challenges. Khan, who hails from Srinagar and is known for her roles in []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Tariq Ahmad Karra on Thursday said the party would not accept ministerial positions in the Union Territory Government until full statehood is restored. Addressing a gathering during a programme in Reasi, Karra said restoration of statehood had been the Congresss position from the outset and that the party would []

SRINAGAR: M Srinivas, Member, NITI Aayog, met Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar on Thursday to discuss the Union Territorys developmental priorities and ways to strengthen cooperation with the policy think tank. The meeting focused on accelerating inclusive and sustainable growth in Jammu and Kashmir, with discussions centred []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Casual Daily Wagers Forum (JKCDF) has announced a symbolic protest from September over the delay in regularising casual and daily-rated workers across the Union Territory. The announcement was made during a press conference at the forums Central Office on Exchange Road, Lal Chowk, where forum president Sajjad Ahmad Parray warned []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) workers held separate protests in Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmirs on Thursday against the proposed 6.83 per cent increase in electricity tariffs in Jammu and Kashmir, demanding that the hike be withdrawn and the government honour its electoral commitments. In Pulwama, the protest was held at the district []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday said the Congress is likely to join the National Conference-led government, describing the move as a natural outcome of the alliance between the two parties. Choudhary said the National Conference had wanted the Congress to become part of the government since its formation, but []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police foiled three separate alleged bovine smuggling attempts in Kathua district, rescuing 49 cattle and seizing three trucks suspected to have been used for transporting them, officials said on Thursday. The three incidents were reported at Lakhanpur, Hatli Morh and Sawan Chak, with all the vehicles allegedly travelling from Punjab. The []

SRINAGAR: Police have registered a case against five shopkeepers for allegedly obstructing pedestrian and vehicular movement at Jahangir Chowk in Srinagar. The case was registered by Police Station Shaheed Gunj after a routine patrol in the area found matting material placed on the road outside the shops, officials said. The material was occupying road space []

SRINAGAR: PARAS Health Srinagar, in collaboration with SJ Polyclinics and Diagnostics, will organise a two-day free health camp in Magam on August 28 and 29, offering specialist consultations, hearing tests and hearing-care services. The camp will be held at SJ Polyclinics and Diagnostics, Alfalah Complex, opposite Just Bukhara Restaurant, Magam, and will provide free consultations []

SRINAGAR: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, has asked the School Education Department to ensure strict implementation of food safety regulations in all government and private schools across the Union Territory. In a communication to the Directors of School Education, the FDA highlighted the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards (Safe []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved a reduction in Value Added Tax (VAT) on natural gas from 21 per cent to 5 per cent, aimed at making CNG and PNG more affordable and supporting the expansion of the Union Territorys City Gas Distribution (CGD) network. The reduction is expected to facilitate []

SRINAGAR: The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has issued emergency helpline numbers for Indian nationals affected by the flash floods in Nepal, as rescue and relief operations continue in coordination with Nepalese authorities. Indian nationals requiring assistance or information can contact the Embassy at 977 985 131 680 or 977 970 910 7500, the mission said. []

SRINAGAR: The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has ordered an inquiry into a viral video purportedly showing a female employee making remarks against India, with the corporation saying it will issue her a show-cause notice if her identity and employment are established. FCI General Manager I K Choudhary said efforts were under way to determine []

SRINAGAR: A three-member expert team of the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) on Wednesday inspected the site of a fatal incident during construction of the Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway in Jammu and Kashmirs Samba district, with a preliminary assessment pointing to a technical snag during the launching operation. The incident occurred on Tuesday at Package-15 of []

SRINAGAR: At least 160 people were killed and hundreds remained missing after a massive flash flood and mudslide struck the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors along the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday, sweeping away settlements, hydropower facilities and parts of the route used by Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims. Nepal Police put the death toll at 157, []

SRINAGAR: NITI Aayog Member Dr M. Srinivas on Wednesday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Lok Bhavan here and discussed key development priorities and measures to accelerate the socio-economic growth of Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Srinivas was accompanied by a team of senior NITI Aayog officials, including Senior Adviser Anurag Goyal, Economic Adviser Subhash []

SRINAGAR: Traffic Police Headquarters, J&K, has issued a fresh advisory for commuters travelling on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) and other major routes, citing poor road conditions, ongoing construction work, landslide-prone stretches and the forecast of rainfall over the next few days. According to the advisory, very slow traffic movement was observed on NH-44 between August []

SRINAGAR: Pakistan captain Babar Azam says his team must take greater responsibility and avoid another batting collapse when it faces England in the second Test at Lords on Thursday, as he prepares to return after missing the series opener with a finger injury. Babar said he was 90% fit after taking part in Pakistans practice []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of six lives in a road accident in Poonchs Surankote area and directed authorities to provide all possible assistance to the affected families and injured. Omar Abdullah conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost []

SRINAGAR: Temperatures are likely to rise further across Kashmir over the next few days, with the plains, including Srinagar, expected to experience heatwave-like conditions and maximum temperatures approaching 35 degrees Celsius, according to a Kashmir weather forecaster. Srinagar recorded a maximum temperature of 32.7 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, while Kupwara recorded 32.3 degrees Celsius and []

SRINAGAR: The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepals mountainous Rasuwa district rose to 95 on Wednesday after an ice-and-rock avalanche triggered torrents that swept through villages near the Tibet border, Reuters reported. The floods have left hundreds of people missing and caused extensive damage to roads, bridges and power infrastructure, with authorities warning []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed an appeal by the Union Territory administration and upheld an order directing the J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) to release a Call Deposit Receipt (CDR) of Rs 2,24,750 to a contractor, holding that the Authority could not withhold money deposited for []

SRINAGAR: Five associates were arrested and a cache of arms and ammunition recovered during a joint cordon and search operation in the Bugam Orchard area of Kulgam district on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting a senior official, the news agency KNO reported that the operation was conducted jointly by Kulgam Police, 9 Rashtriya Rifles and 18 []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday called for establishing a quaternary healthcare corridor in the Union Territory, integrating AI-enabled diagnostics and launching a biomedical research mission to ensure advanced medical care is accessible to all. Addressing the Quaternary Healthcare & Research Summit in Srinagar, Sinha said Jammu and Kashmir and the []

SRINAGAR: At least six people are feared dead and four to five others injured in a road accident in the Surankote area of Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the accident took place near Shiendra area on Wednesday evening. He said at least six people were []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has acquitted Habibullah Kumar, a former In-charge Establishment Clerk at the Block Development Office (BDO), Larkipora Shahabad, Anantnag, in a 2009 bribery case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he had demanded or voluntarily accepted illegal gratification. Justice Sanjay Dhar set []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of a Rajouri man booked in three cases concerning transportation of bovine animals without permission, holding that such allegations, by themselves, were not sufficient to invoke the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act. The court also found that authorities had violated []

SRINAGAR: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged people to remain vigilant amid a seasonal increase in Influenza A (H1N1) cases, while noting that most infections are mild and resolve on their own. The medical body advised people against self-medicating with antibiotics, stressing that H1N1 is caused by a virus and antibiotics do not treat []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of Mohd. Asgar alias Tola, holding that the criminal cases cited against him by the authorities were either too old to have a live and proximate link with the need for preventive detention or had subsequently been settled and quashed. The []

SRINAGAR: National Conference MP Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday questioned the repeated delays in expansion of the Jammu and Kashmir Council of Ministers, saying governance was suffering as ministers were burdened with multiple portfolios. Ruhullah said assurances regarding cabinet expansion had been made several times but had not materialised. The expansion was first talked []

SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday attached a two-storey residential house belonging to Noor Mohd Dar in Hapatnar, Charar-i-Shareif, Budgam district, under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The action was taken under Section 68-F(1) of the NDPS Act, a police spokesperson said. Dar is the son of Mohammad Ismail Dar. The []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered that the suspension of Er. Manzoor Ahmad Dar, an In-Charge Executive Engineer arrested by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), be treated as effective from the date of his arrest on March 28, 2026. The decision was issued by the Public Works (R and B) Department through Government Order []

SRINAGAR: A 47-year-old man died after a tractor overturned at Checki Wanihama in the Beerwah area of Budgam district on Wednesday, officials said. The deceased was identified as Abdul Rashid Wani, a resident of Ohangam in Beerwah. Wani sustained critical injuries in the accident and was taken to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has revised the seniority positions of two Senior Lecturers, Mohd Ayub and Bashir Ahmad Wani, in the final seniority list of +2 Senior Lecturers. The decision was issued through Government Order No. 337-JK(Edu) of 2026 by the Human Resource Management Section of the School Education Department. The []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sanctioned the Non-Functional Pay Scale of Level 10-A (Rs 56,6001,79,800) for 35 Junior Scale Accounts Officers, including eight retired officers and one deceased officer. The Finance Department issued Government Order No. 6-F of 2026, dated August 25, following recommendations made by the Selection Committee at its meeting on []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday extended greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), calling for peace, harmony, compassion and mutual respect. In separate messages, both leaders highlighted the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), describing them as a source of guidance on []

SRINAGAR: The central deputation tenure of senior IAS officer Nitishwar Kumar, who previously served as Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has been extended until his superannuation in August 2027. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the continuation of Kumars central deputation beyond September 30, 2026, up to August []

LSRINAGAR: Turkey has sought an Interpol Red Notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying humanitarian aid towards Gaza, Turkish Justice Minister Akn Grlek said. Grlek said arrest warrants had been issued on July 14 against Netanyahu and Israeli national Afek Moskovitch in connection with []

SRINAGAR: The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRR&R) on Tuesday approved a Rs 664.54 crore disaster recovery package for Jammu and Kashmir, including the reconstruction of 8,804 fully and severely damaged houses and 1,227 infrastructure works. The decision was taken at the third meeting of the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday greeted people on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), calling for a renewed commitment to peace, compassion, equality and justice. In separate messages, the two leaders said the occasion provides an opportunity to reflect on the []