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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: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a contempt notice issued against Shopian Deputy Commissioner Shishir Gupta, holding that the judicial magistrate had exceeded the limits of his authority while seeking action against the IAS officer. Justice Rahul Bharti, while hearing the matter on August 7, found that the Judicial Magistrate []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has one Sports Authority of India (SAI) Training Centre in Jammu, while an extension centre for water sports is operational at Dal Lake in Srinagar, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The government said sports infrastructure and training facilities are primarily the responsibility of state and Union []

SRINAGAR: A Turkish Air Force F-16 fighter aircraft crashed during a training flight in the northwestern province of Yalova on Wednesday, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. The pilot survived after ejecting safely from the aircraft, according to Turkeys Defence Ministry. In a statement shared on social media, the ministry said the F-16 was taking []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police has activated the National General Emergency Response System, Dial 112, across the Jammu zone to provide immediate assistance to people through a single emergency helpline, officials said on Thursday. The service is available through all police stations in the Jammu zone, enabling people to seek assistance during emergencies, including fire []

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: Ladakhs first international-level artificial ice hockey rink was inaugurated at NDS Stadium in Leh on Thursday, providing players with a year-round training facility at a cost of around Rs 42 crore. Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurated the facility, which has a 247 chilling system designed to allow ice hockey players to train throughout []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat on Thursday chaired a hybrid operational review meeting with senior officers of the JK Police and Central Armed Police Forces to assess the security situation and operational preparedness across the Union Territory. Senior officers from various formations of the JK Police and CAPFs participated in []

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 []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience spells of rain and thundershowers over the coming days, with the Meteorological Centre Srinagar warning of brief intense and heavy showers in some districts, particularly between August 16 and 19. According to the latest forecast, rain or thundershowers are expected at many places across JK on August []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the establishment of two Permanent Lok Adalats at Jammu and Srinagar to provide an alternative forum for settling disputes, particularly in matters covered under the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987. The Permanent Lok Adalats will be established at the divisional level under Section 22-B of the Legal []

SRINAGAR: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday warned that Moscow would retaliate if European countries seize Russian merchant vessels, as the European Union steps up efforts against what it describes as Russias shadow fleet. According to Russias state-run TASS news agency, Putin said the seizure of Russian ships would amount to piracy and banditry and []

SRINAGAR: The fisheries sector contributed about 7.43 per cent to Indias Agricultural Gross Value Added (GVA) during 2023-24 and 1.09 per cent to the countrys overall GVA, the Union Government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The figures were provided by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh []

SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Leh in Ladakh early Thursday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). The tremor occurred at 6:05 am at a depth of 10 kilometres, with its epicentre located at 36.881 degrees north latitude and 74.402 degrees east longitude, the NCS said. There were no immediate reports []

SRINAGAR: Police in South kashmirs Anantnag district have arrested two persons in Anantnag district for allegedly extorting Rs 24,000 from a man by threatening to falsely implicate him in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police Station Srigufwara received a complaint from Ajaz Ahmad Shah, son of Mohd Maqbool of []

SRINAGAR: The bodies of two men who drowned in the Chenab River while bathing were recovered on Wednesday, four days after the incident, officials said. The deceased were identified as 30-year-old Gajay Singh and 35-year-old Rakesh Singh, both residents of Khour area of Akhnoor. According to officials, the duo had gone to bathe in the []

SRINAGAR : A 30-year-old labourer was critically injured after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in the Salasan area of Boniyar in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Wednesday evening. The injured has been identified as Mohd Ismail Dhaker, son of Ashmali Dhaker, a resident of Salasan, Boniyar. According to locals, Ismail was hit by a []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices rose for the seventh straight session on Wednesday, climbing Rs 2,600 to Rs 1,59,800 per 10 grams in the national capital as strong investor demand and global market gains pushed the precious metal higher, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity, including all taxes, was quoted []

SRINAGAR : The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday launched JK Karigari, an official marketplace for authentic handicrafts and local products from the Union Territory, at the Bharatiya Vyapar Mahotsav in New Delhi. The initiative, launched by the Housing and Urban Development Department under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Urban Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NULM), aims to connect []

SRINAGAR: The government has approved the Reserve Bank of Indias proposal to introduce one billion polymer banknotes each in the Rs 10 and Rs 20 denominations for field trials, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, said the RBI had submitted the proposal following a []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has dismissed a Watcher (MTS) of the Department of Wildlife Protection from service under Article 311(2) of the Constitution of India, following a departmental inquiry into his alleged involvement in two narcotics-related cases. According to a government order, the employee, identified as Vinod Kumar Raina, a resident of Kandikhas, []

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SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the disengagement of a Special Police Officer (SPO) who stopped reporting for duty after allegedly receiving threats from militants, holding that SPOs do not enjoy the service protections available to regular police officers and that, in any event, refusal to perform police duties []

SRINAGAR: The Awami Itihaad Party has questioned the priorities of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes in Jammu and Kashmir, saying any comprehensive assessment must also account for indigenous families and entire population pockets displaced from their ancestral homes along the Line of Control. AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said the Committees assessment should []

SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Additional General Secretary and former minister Ajay Kumar Sadhotra on Wednesday said the Omar Abdullah-led government was committed to equitable development of all regions and sections of Jammu and Kashmir. He said the government would continue to raise the voice of the people and work towards their []

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: A 28-year-old youth from Dewar Lolab in Kupwara district has begun a planned nine-month journey to Saudi Arabia by bicycle to perform Umrah. Parvez Ahmad set out from his native village on August 10, beginning the first leg of a journey that will take him from Kashmir to Delhi by bicycle before he flies []

SRINAGAR: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) Kashmir on Wednesday carried out searches at nine locations across Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a 1990 double-murder case. The searches were conducted in connection with FIR No. 45/1990 registered at Police Station Dooru in Anantnag district. The case relates to the killing of two persons in the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has submitted proposals to the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the creation of more than 300 additional postgraduate medical seats. The Jammu and Kashmir administration informed the Department-related Standing Committee on Home Affairs that it has submitted proposals to the National Medical Commission (NMC) for the creation of more []

SRINAGAR: Prominent civil society activist and engineer Mohammad Anwar Ashai, scion of the distinguished Ashai family of downtown Srinagar, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy of public engagement, intellectual curiosity and commitment to Kashmirs social and developmental concerns. The Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS), with which []

SRINAGAR : A 13-year-old girl was injured after being attacked by a leopard in the Kokothal area of Kreeri in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Tuesday evening, officials said. An official said the girl, identified as Hadiya Mushtaq, was attacked by the leopard in Kokothal and sustained injuries. She was immediately shifted to a hospital []

SRINAGAR: The Eighth Central Pay Commission has not yet submitted its recommendations to the Central Government on revision of pay and pensions of government employees and pensioners, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said the government has not received the recommendations of the Eighth CPC so far []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued fresh guidelines aimed at balancing forest conservation with the protection of the statutory rights of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006. The Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, through Circular No. 07-JK(FST) of 2026, has directed all concerned departments []

SRINAGAR: The Block Medical Officer (BMO), Darhal Malkan, in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, has sought explanations from five healthcare staff members following alleged lapses in duty after an elderly patient suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) was brought to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Darhal Malkan at around 8:30 am for urgent medical attention. The []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has revised and consolidated the norms governing ex-gratia relief for people affected by law and order disturbances, fixing compensation for deaths, disabilities, injuries and damage to property. The General Administration Department issued Government Order No. 1387-JK(GAD) of 2026 on August 10, superseding its earlier order issued in December 2025. []

SRINAGAR: A parliamentary committee has recommended mandatory kidney function tests every six months for everyone aged 20 years and above, besides annual screening of people at high risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The recommendations are part of a proposed shift in Indias approach to kidney disease from treatment of advanced kidney failure to prevention, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded four girl-child victims under foeticide in 2024, compared with one case in 2022 and none in 2023, according to data tabled by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The figures were provided in response to an unstarred question on female foeticide raised []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness intermittent rainfall and thundershowers over the next several days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of brief spells of intense and heavy rain at isolated places. According to the latest weather update issued by the Meteorological Centre, Srinagar, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected []

SRINAGAR: National Conference chief spokesperson and Zadibal MLA Tanvir Sadiq on Tuesday urged the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the Centre to trust the youth and stop summoning people to police stations merely because of their past. Sadiq said those who had abandoned a wrong path, were earning an honest livelihood and living peacefully with []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded four girl-child victims in reported foeticide cases in 2024, up from one in 2022, while no such case was reported in 2023, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The figures, based on National Crime Records Bureau data, show that 98 girl-child victims were reported under foeticide-related []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 12 medical colleges offering 1,875 MBBS seats, including 11 government colleges with 1,725 seats and one private college with 150 seats, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The figures, as on July 30, 2026, show that government institutions account for nearly 92 per cent of the []

SRINAGAR: As many as 40,076 households in Jammu and Kashmir have benefited from rooftop solar installations under the Centres PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, according to data placed before the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The figures, covering beneficiaries up to August 5, 2026, show that Jammu and Kashmir accounts for around 0.8 per cent of []