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SRINAGAR: A private car caught fire inside the Sonamarg Tunnel in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district on Wednesday, with no injuries or casualties reported in the incident. According to reports, a Duster car caught fire while it was travelling through the tunnel, prompting an immediate response from Fire and Emergency Services personnel. Firefighters reached the spot []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has waived all fees for students from Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) families studying in Classes IX to XII in government schools, while the School Education Department is considering upgrading selected rural and far-flung high schools into higher secondary K-12 institutions. The School Education Department issued Government Order No. 263-JK(Edu) []

SRINAGAR: ASHA workers in Jammu and Kashmir receive an assured monthly incentive of Rs 3,000, in addition to performance-based payments linked to various national health programmes, the government informed the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. The government said the assured amount comprises Rs 2,000 for routine activities and Rs 1,000 under Comprehensive Primary Health Care (CPHC). []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed ur Rehman Para has given notice of a motion of privilege against the Chief Secretary and Law Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, alleging that their questioning of the contents and language of a House resolution raises concerns about the authority and privileges of the elected []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has clarified that the Sonamarg Development Authoritys (SDA) Master Plan regulates land use and development within its notified area but does not affect the proprietary rights of private landowners in Shutkadi, Nilgrath and Sarbal. The Tourism Department gave the clarification in response to a starred question raised by Kangan []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has deleted 56,664 beneficiaries from ration records while adding 2,25,360 beneficiaries under different ration categories since January 1, 2026, according to data provided by the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department to the Legislative Assembly. The figures were placed before the House in response to a starred question by MLA []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government will investigate all irregularities pointed out by the Legislative Assemblys House Committee in the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission works and take action based on the findings, Jal Shakti Minister Javed Ahmed Rana said on Wednesday. Rana told the Assembly that complaints and allegations concerning JJM works would be []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will hold a detailed discussion on the shortage and non-availability of essential construction materials across the Union Territory in its next session, Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather said during the concluding proceedings of the House. The issue was raised by several legislators, who highlighted difficulties caused by the shortage []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has referred the long-pending demand for removal of the pay anomaly of Junior Supervisors and Sub-Auditors in the Cooperative Department to the Finance Department for examination and necessary approval. The matter was disclosed in the Governments reply to Un-Starred Assembly D. No. 1/6/553, tabled by MLA Showkat Hussain Ganie, []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department to assess and pay compensation for damage caused by water pipelines and sluice structures laid on private land in Pattan, besides considering payment of rent/use and occupation charges from 2012, when the petitioners purchased the property. Justice Wasim []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Wednesday, formally bringing the seven-day Autumn Session to an end. The session was held in Srinagar from September 21 to 30, with Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather using his concluding remarks to thank legislators, Assembly staff and officials involved in conducting the proceedings. Rather []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has clarified that its transfer policy does not impose an absolute ban on premature transfers, allowing employees to be moved before completion of the prescribed minimum tenure in specified circumstances and with prior approval of the Minister-in-Charge. The clarification was given by the General Administration Department (GAD) in response []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has acknowledged that drug cases are increasing across the Union Territory, with 528 awareness programmes conducted up to August 2026 as part of measures to address substance abuse. The Health and Medical Education Department, in a reply to an Unstarred Assembly question tabled by Jammu North MLA Sham Lal []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has permitted the University of Jammu to proceed with development and construction activities on 50 kanals of land at Sharief-Abad in Budgam, while making clear that the work will remain subject to the final outcome of an ongoing ownership dispute. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, in an []

SRINAGAR: Srinagar recorded 52,545 traffic challans between April and June this year, nearly twice the number issued during the preceding 12 months, as the city steps up automated enforcement through an expanding network of traffic cameras. According to the Srinagar Traffic & Urban Mobility Framework placed before the Legislative Assembly, 26,331 challans had been issued []

SRINAGAR: More than 13.63 lakh Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHAs) have been generated in Anantnag and Kulgam districts, with Kulgam recording a sharper increase in registrations during 2025, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. According to a written reply of the Health and Medical Education Department, Anantnag has generated 8,70,817 ABHAs []

SRINAGAR: As many as 3,997 primary schools in Jammu and Kashmir were clubbed or merged with other schools during 2022-23, while no primary school has been clubbed or merged during the subsequent three years, the Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The disclosure was made by the School Education Department in response to an unstarred []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said no proposal has been framed so far to widen or upgrade the old National Highway stretch between Pantha Chowk and Galander in Pampore, despite the road carrying substantial traffic linked to the Khrew-Khonmoh industrial belt and NH-44. In a written reply to an unstarred question by MLA []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience generally dry weather until October 4, with a spell of light rain and snowfall over higher reaches forecast for October 5 and 6, the Meteorological Centre said. According to the latest forecast, weather conditions are expected to remain generally dry on September 30 and from October 1 []

SRINAGAR: Rehabilitation of the main bridge in Chadoora town is under way after the work was awarded for Rs 999.54 lakh, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The Public Works (R&B) Department provided the details in response to a starred question by Chadoora MLA Ali Mohammad Dar on the status of []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said the vacant post of Consultant Radiologist at District Hospital Kishtwar is under active consideration, while construction of the hospitals additional 100-bedded inpatient block has been targeted for completion by December 2026. The government provided the information in a written reply to a question raised by Kishtwar MLA []

SRINAGAR: A most-wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant, identified by security officials as Sulaiman Shah alias Musa, was killed in an encounter with security forces in the higher reaches of Budgam district on Tuesday. Officials said Musa, who was associated with the Pakistan-based LeT, was killed during a gunfight in the remote forest area of Dudhpathri in []

by Asif Iqbal Naik SRINAGAR: At least 810 residential houses, including cow sheds, were gutted in a devastating midnight fire at Mungli village in the remote Warwan area of Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district, exposing once again the lack of dedicated fire-fighting infrastructure in the far-flung region. The fire was brought under control after local []

SRINAGAR: One militant was killed in an encounter between security forces and militants in the Gurwatkalan area of Budgam district late Tuesday evening, officials said. A top police officer said that the operation was launched after security forces established contact with the militants in the area. He said a joint operation is underway, with security []

SRINAGAR: Encounter breaks out in Gurwatkalan area of central Kashmirs Budgam district on Tuesday, officials said. An official said that a joint team of security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area following specific inputs. As forces zeroed in on the suspected spot, hiding militants opened fire, triggering an encounter, he said. []

SRINAGAR: Turkish authorities have seized a Boeing 737 operated by Irans Caspian Airlines at Istanbul Airport over an alleged 3 million ($3.4 million) debt, Turkish and Iranian media reported on Tuesday. The aircraft was detained on Monday after passengers had boarded and it was preparing to depart, Turkeys state-run Anadolu News Agency reported. The action []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has posted nine newly appointed Hindi lecturers to higher secondary schools across Jammu division, with immediate effect. The postings were issued by the School Education Department through Government Order No. 408-JK(Edu) of 2026, dated September 28, 2026. The lecturers had been appointed earlier under Government Order No. 271-JK(Edu) of []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Jammu has arrested two persons, including a woman, in an online fraud case and filed a chargesheet against them and two other accused who are evading investigation. The case relates to a complaint lodged in 2023 by local resident Bodh Raj, who was allegedly defrauded []

SRINAGAR: As many as 145 Degree Colleges are currently functioning across Jammu and Kashmir, including six in Bandipora district, the Higher Education Department has informed the Legislative Assembly. The information was provided in response to an unstarred question by Bandipora MLA Nizam-ud-din Bhat, who sought details of higher and technical educational institutions operating across the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has promoted 36 officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) across the Super Time, Special and Selection grades, with the promotions taking effect prospectively. The General Administration Department (Services) issued three separate orders on September 29, 2026, following Council of Ministers Decision No. 142/12/2026 dated September 22, []

SRINAGAR: On World Heart Day, the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) on Monday launched CPR 360, a community outreach initiative aimed at equipping people with lifesaving skills to respond to cardiac emergencies. The initiative includes structured academic and community-based training in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), with SKIMS calling for wider participation to strengthen the first []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said there is currently no proposal under consideration to increase the monthly honorarium paid to Lumberdars and Chowkidars, whose rates were last revised in 2016. According to a Revenue Department reply submitted in the Legislative Assembly, Lumberdars are paid Rs 1,501 per month while Chowkidars receive Rs 1,500. []

SRINAGAR: Jammu division issued 24,058 Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) certificates during the last two years, nearly ten times the 2,486 certificates issued in Kashmir division, taking the Jammu and Kashmir total to 26,544, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday. The figures were disclosed by the Revenue Department in reply to a Question tabled by []

SRINAGAR: More than 5.30 lakh category certificates were issued across Jammu and Kashmir between January 2025 and August 1, 2026, with the Jammu division accounting for nearly 4.84 lakh of them, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday. According to the Social Welfare Departments reply to a Question by Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone, 4,84,202 []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called for greater access to education, technology, entrepreneurship, sports and cultural opportunities for youth living in Jammu and Kashmirs border areas. Addressing a felicitation ceremony for meritorious students organised by Wadies Hindi Shiksha Samiti in collaboration with the Jammu Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, Sinha said []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is preparing to roll out an AI-powered conversational platform that will allow citizens to access 100 high-footfall government services through WhatsApp, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo said on Monday. Dulloo reviewed the Information Technology Departments preparedness for the proposed platform at a meeting with Administrative Secretaries, Deputy Commissioners and senior []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir Public Service Commission and Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board collected Rs 96.16 crore in application and examination fees during the period covered by the governments latest recruitment data, even as 4,110 posts referred to the two agencies remain to be advertised, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday. Of the total, []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has transferred Naseer Ahmad Dar, Director of the J&K Judicial Academy, and posted him as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, with immediate effect under an administrative order issued on September 29, 2026. The order, issued by M.K. Sharma, Registrar General, High Court of J&K and []

SRINAGAR: As many as 3,190 posts are lying vacant in the Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir, including 2,744 vacancies among paramedical and other staff, according to the Health and Medical Education Departments reply in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The overall manpower position of the Directorate shows that against a sanctioned strength of 11,649 []

SRINAGAR: As part of efforts to protect the livelihood of street vendors in Sopore, 258 vendors have availed working-capital loans under the PM Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The disclosure was made by the Housing and Urban Development Department in reply to []

SRINAGAR: Traffic movement on a key stretch of Srinagars Boulevard Road will be restricted for five hours on October 1 to facilitate the Run for Unity Kashmir Marathon-2026, the Traffic Police said in an advisory issued for the event. The restriction will remain in force from 6 am to 11 am on Thursday on Boulevard []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) inspected 517 stone-crushing units across the Union Territory from January 1, 2025, onwards, detecting violations in hundreds of cases and issuing 229 legal notices and 146 closure directions/orders, the Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The figures were disclosed by the Government in reply to a []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly member Sunil Bhardwaj is set to introduce a Private Members Bill seeking a statutory guarantee of employment opportunities for educated youth in the Union Territory. The proposal, listed as L.A. Private Members Bill No. 58 of 2026, is among the business scheduled before the Assembly. Bhardwaj will seek the []

SRINAGAR:An elderly woman died following an alleged scuffle with her daughter-in-law in the Bonibagh Cherwan area of Kangan in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district on Monday evening, reports said. The woman was taken to Kangan Hospital in a critical condition after the alleged altercation. However, doctors declared her dead on arrival, according to the reports. Police []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said that there is currently no proposal under consideration to establish a Mini Secretariat in Beerwah, even as the administration has asked Deputy Commissioners across the Union Territory to assess the need for such complexes in their districts. The Revenue Department gave the information in response to a []

SRINAGAR:A Border Security Force (BSF) sub-inspector died after falling from a tractor in the Bari Brahmana area of Samba district, officials said. An official said that the BSF sub-inspector was on leave when the accident occurred. He fell from a tractor near Bari Brahmana, sustained critical injuries and later died. The deceased was identified as []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said there is currently no proposal under consideration to upgrade the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Khag, Waterhail and Hardipanzoo in the Khansahib constituency to Community Health Centres (CHCs). The Health and Medical Education Department gave the information in response to a question raised by Khansahib MLA Saif-ud-Din []

SRINAGAR: A 60-year-old man died after falling from a walnut tree at his residence in the Kralapathri area of Khansahib in Budgam district on Monday, officials said. The deceased, identified as Ghulam Hassan Chopan, son of Ghulam Rasool Chopan, sustained multiple injuries after falling from the tree, officials said. An official said Chopan was initially []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday refused to quash an FIR concerning the alleged fabrication of a civil court decree and its use for securing mutations over land in Baramulla, holding that there was sufficient material at this stage to continue the investigation, while simultaneously granting interim bail to []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted Union Territory- and divisional-level task forces to identify and develop farmer-centric applications of AgriStack data, with the exercise aimed at improving access to agricultural services, credit, insurance, advisories and other government schemes. The task forces have been constituted under Government Order No. 1580-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by []