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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against the proposed 6.83 per cent increase in electricity tariffs in Jammu and Kashmir, demanding that the hike be withdrawn and the government honour its electoral commitments.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 []

SRINAGAR: The annual Kousar Nag Yatra-2026 concluded on Monday after more than 800 devotees from different parts of Reasi district participated in the three-day pilgrimage, with the administration maintaining elaborate arrangements along the challenging mountainous route. The yatra commenced from Reasi on August 21 and passed through Arnas, Dharmari, Mahore, Sungri, Chassana and Sarsote before []

SRINAGAR: Artificial intelligence chatbots may not merely become the subject of delusional beliefs but could actively co-construct and intensify them through prolonged interaction, according to a new review by researchers from Germany and the UK. The paper proposes an amplification spiral in which three characteristics of large language models, linguistic alignment, hyper-personalised generation and sycophancy, []

SRINAGAR: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has sought an action-taken report from Jammu and Kashmir authorities within five days over the alleged sexual assault and subsequent death of a minor Gujjar girl in Kishtwar, while raising questions over the non-invocation of provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act []

SRINAGAR: Several areas across north and central Kashmir will face scheduled power shutdowns on August 27, 29 and 31 due to maintenance and related works on various transmission lines and grid stations, according to the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL). KPDCL said power supply to a large number of areas in Baramulla, Sopore, Gurez, []

SRINAGAR: Director General of Police J&K Nalin Prabhat on Tuesday reviewed security arrangements for Eid Milad-un-Nabi and other forthcoming events across Jammu and Kashmir, directing officers to ensure foolproof security, effective traffic management and heightened vigilance. The DGP chaired a security review meeting at Police Control Room Kashmir, which was attended by Spl DGP Coordination []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the responsibility of shaping the future of children cannot be left to teachers alone, stressing that the government, parents and teachers must work together to prepare students for a rapidly changing world. Addressing a one-day education conference organised by the J&K Teachers Forum at the Sher-i-Kashmir International []

SRINAGAR: Noora Hospital, Srinagar, has successfully performed the implantation of an advanced inflatable penile prosthesis, marking a significant development in specialised urological and andrological care in Jammu and Kashmir. The procedure was performed by Consultant Urologist, Andrologist and Renal Transplant Surgeon Dr Yasir Iqbal Lone along with his surgical team at the hospital. Penile prosthesis []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has recalled six Junior Scale JKAS officers from the Union Territory of Ladakh and placed 19 other JKAS officers at the disposal of Ladakh on deputation for two years or until further orders. The orders were issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) on August 25 under Government Order []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday assured people that his government would not raise electricity tariffs further during its current tenure, saying efforts would instead focus on improving basic services and infrastructure across Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a gathering in north Kashmir, Abdullah said the recent tariff revision had been kept limited to minimise []

SRINAGAR: A 45-year-old man was critically injured after being attacked by a bear near his house in the Barari area of Sawjian in Mandi, Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. The victim was identified as Nisar Ahmed, son of Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Gagrian (Barari). Following the attack, Ahmed was []

SRINAGAR: The BJP is not opposed to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and wants it as well, senior party leader Ashok Koul said, while asserting that the timing of the move would be decided by the Government of India and its agencies. Kouls remarks came as he defended the BJPs position on statehood and []