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SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference chairman and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone on Saturday warned that rising incidents of harassment of Kashmiris in different parts of the country were undermining national integration and should be treated as a national security concern rather than routine law and order issues. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, Lone said he had []

SRINAGAR: A high-level selection committee headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is likely to meet later this month to finalise its recommendation for the appointment of the State Election Commissioner. As per sources, the selection committee, also comprising Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, Legislative Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather, senior cabinet minister Sakina Itoo, and []

SRINAGAR: Two officials of District Hospital Bandipora have been attached to the office of the Chief Medical Officer Bandipora in connection with an inquiry into the alleged burning of medicines inside the hospital premises, officials said on Tuesday. According to the details available, Sanitary Inspector Mustafa Ahmad and Junior Pharmacist Altaf Hussain Mir have been []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Home Affairs and Jammu Kashmir Home Department have sanctioned over 500 bunkers for villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district, with construction slated to begin in April. Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Minga Sherpa said the locations have been identified by the SDM Uri, prioritising villages within a 0-5 []

SRINAGAR: The search operation by Marine Commandos (MARCOS) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) continued for the third consecutive day on Tuesday in the Jhelum river at Gandbal, Srinagar, to trace the remains of Showkat Ahmad Sheikh, one of the victims of the 2024 Gandbal boat tragedy. Officials said that the elite divers of []

SRINAGAR: Political and religious reactions intensified on Tuesday following reports that the Jammu and Kashmir Police have launched a large-scale exercise to collect extensive personal, financial and digital information about mosques and those associated with them across the Kashmir Valley, with leaders warning that the move violates constitutional rights and amounts to direct interference in []

SRINAGAR: There is no forecast of any major snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir at present, Meteorologist Sonam Lotus said on Tuesday, adding that the chances of snowfall remain low over the next few days, particularly in the plains. Speaking about the upcoming weather pattern, Sonam Lotus said that, as per the latest forecast, a western []

SRINAGAR: Indian Army troops opened fire on a suspected Pakistani drone after it was detected during routine surveillance along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening. Official sources said the drone was spotted hovering over forward areas, prompting alert troops to open fire as a precautionary measure. []

SRINAGAR: The Chief Engineer (Distribution) of KPDCL has announced scheduled shutdowns of multiple 33 kV power lines, which will affect electricity supply in several areas of Jammu and Kashmir next week. A shutdown of the 33 kV Wanpoh SICOP line will affect power supply to Veer, Srigufwara, Zirpara, Shamsipora, Bijbehara SICOP areas and adjoining localities []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Additional General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Chowdary Muhammad Ramzan on Tuesday called on New Delhi to respect the democratic mandate of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and fulfil its promise of restoring full-fledged statehood. Ramzan made the remarks while meeting several public and individual delegations at []

SRINAGAR: The School Education Department (SED) on Tuesday decided to operationalise winter tutorials in government schools during the academic session 202526 for Classes 9th to 12th. The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK), in an order, said that the decision was taken in view of the prevailing academic requirements and with the objective of addressing []

SRINAGAR: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Tuesday executed proclamation orders against three absconding accused involved in a serious anti national and unlawful activities case. A spokesperson said the proclamation was carried out in compliance with an order of the Special NIA Court in Srinagar in connection with FIR No 07/2020 under Sections 153-A and []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) will declare the results of Class 10 and Class 12 examinations on January 14, Chairman Ghulam Hassan Sheikh said on Tuesday. Sheikh, who was recently given the additional charge of Chairman while continuing as Secretary of the Board, said the results would be announced as []

SRINAGAR: A fresh encounter broke out between militants and security forces in the Billawar area of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Sources said the gunfight erupted during a cordon and search operation launched by security forces in the area following specific inputs about militant presence. During the operation, militants opened []

SRINAGAR: Manoj Sinha, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has ordered the termination of five government employees found to be linked with militant organisations. As per sources, the dismissed employees include Mohd Ishfaq, a teacher; Tariq Ahmad Shah, a laboratory technician; Bashir Ahmad Mir, an assistant lineman; Farooq Ahmad Bhat, a field worker in the []

SRINAGAR: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sham Lal Sharma on Tuesday said that if Jammu and Kashmir are to remain united, decisions must be taken judiciously and the sentiments of the people of Jammu must be respected. Speaking to reporters, Sharma said that Jammu has often had to struggle to secure major institutions and development []

SRINAGAR: Police in Chhattisgarh have set up a special team to investigate how a woman from Rajnandgaon district, missing for nearly six months, reached Jammu and Kashmir, where she is allegedly being forced to work as bonded labour, The New Indian Express reported. The case emerged after Usha Sahu, a married woman with two children []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Gujjar Bakerwal Youth Welfare Conference and the Jammu and Kashmir Forest Rights Coalition have expressed resentment over what they described as continued harassment of seven nomadic Bakerwal families in the Mehari Gujjran area of Rajouri district, warning of a full-scale campaign if the issue is not resolved immediately. Both the []

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court of India has refused to interfere with a judgment of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court directing completion of the long-pending 2005 Jail Warders recruitment process, effectively clearing the way for finalising appointments to 172 posts in the Jammu and Kashmir Prisons Department nearly two decades after the recruitment was advertised. []

SRINAGAR: Kashmir recorded 310 forest fire incidents in 2025, affecting more than 880 hectares of forest land across various divisions, according to official data. Officials said the figures mark a decline compared to the previous year. The data shows that a total of 880.77 hectares of forest area was damaged by fires during the year. []

SRINAGAR: A Swift Dzire car was gutted in a fire at the parking area of SMHS Hospital late on Monday night. Officials said the incident was reported at around 11:05 pm, following which fire tenders from the Syed Hameed Pora Fire Station were immediately rushed to the spot. On arrival, firefighters found the vehicle fully []

Almost three months after the right-wing parties launched protests against the enrollment of Muslim students at the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence, NMC withdrew the college recognition, and it put on celebrations in Jammu, reports Syed Shadab Ali Gillani It was sort of a desertion. On November 8, the hostel corridors of []

byEr. Mohammad Lateef and Er. Suhail Khanday An in-depth analysis of NH-44 examines its geography, landslide susceptibility, economic importance, political significance, disaster impacts, and engineering challenges threatening its long-term stability and reliability. The JammuSrinagar National Highway, NH-44, is more than a road. It is the only dependable surface link between the Kashmir Valley and the []

SRINAGAR: Russian forces have claimed to have shot down a Ukrainian F-16 fighter jet using an S-300 air defence system near a contested area, RT reported. A Russian commander, identified by the call-sign Sever, told local media that the US-supplied fighter was intercepted after his unit fired two missiles in succession, with the first striking []

SRINAGAR: Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 4.9 degrees Celsius on Tuesday as sub-zero conditions continued across most parts of Kashmir during Chillai Kalan, the harshest 40-day winter period. Several locations in the Valley reported temperatures below minus 6 degrees, with Sonamarg emerging as the coldest at minus 7.0 degrees Celsius, according to data []

SRINAGAR: Residents of Batgund Tral in South Kashmirs Pulwama district staged a silent protest against what they termed as an unjust and arbitrary hike in electricity tariffs. The consumers alleged that their monthly power bills have more than doubled in recent months, pushing poor and middle-class families into distress. They demanded an immediate rollback of []

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday strongly rejected the idea of dividing Jammu and Kashmir. These regions are one and cannot be separated. Any split would be like cutting off the head from the body, with Jammu as the head and Kashmir as the torso, Dr Abdullah said []

SRINAGAR: Authorities on Monday advised passengers and Light Motor Vehicle (LMV) operators to avoid travelling during night hours on the JammuSrinagar National Highway and to plan their journeys during the daytime. The Traffic Police, in its advisory, said that night movement of Heavy Motor Vehicles (HMVs) between the Nashri Tunnel and Navyug Tunnel often causes []

SRINAGAR: Calling upon Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to categorize the electricity bills according to the paying capacities of the people, Member Parliament and senior National Conference leader, Aga Ruhullah, on Monday expressed concern over hike in the power tariff. Talking to reporters here, Ruhullah said, Most of the people here belong to the BPL category []

SRINAGAR: All Indian students in Iran, including those studying in Mazandaran, Kish, Ahvaz, Esfahan, Shiraz, Golestan, Tehran, Urumiyeh, Arak and Kerman, are safe, an office bearer of the doctors association said on Monday. Vice President of AIMSA and FAIMA Doctors Association, Dr Mohammad Momin Khan, said he is personally in touch with around 1,500 parents []

SRINAGAR: Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, convened a high-level meeting on Monday with senior officials to review the progress of key infrastructure and development works in the Legislative Assembly complex and MLA hostels. The meeting covered the construction of a new Legislative Complex at Jammu, repair and renovation works []

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday issued orders re-designating several IAS officers of the JK segment of the AGMUT cadre after their promotion to higher grades by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. According to Government Order No. 43-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated January 12, the officers were re-designated following their []

SRINAGAR: The Democratic Medical Association (DMA) India, a national body representing medical students and doctors across the country, has sought early notification of the MBBS Final Year examination datesheet for Batch-2021 students affiliated with the University of Jammu, citing growing academic uncertainty and stress among students. In a formal representation, DMA India highlighted that the []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday urged artists, writers and cultural thinkers to contribute to reimagining Jammu and Kashmir as a hub of artistic excellence, during the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Kesar Art Circle at Kala Kendra, Jammu. Addressing the gathering, the Lieutenant Governor felicitated painter Bhushan Kesar, founder of Kesar Art Circle, lauding []

SRINAGAR: Senior advocate Kapil Sibal on Monday told the Supreme Court of India that Ladakh based climate activist Sonam Wangchuk does not even appear in the videos relied upon by authorities as grounds for his preventive detention. Appearing before a bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and PB Varale during the hearing of a habeas corpus []

SRINAGAR: The Court of the District Magistrate and Deputy Commissioner Srinagar has dismissed the appeals filed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited against the eviction order issued by the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Soura, clearing the way for recovery of eight kanals of land crucial for the institutes expansion plans. The land, comprising survey numbers []

SRINAGAR: Brick kiln owners in Kulgam have sought the intervention of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, urging waiver of environmental penalties, extension of operational consents and consideration of their units under the 2008/2009 siting guidelines, warning that delays could threaten the livelihood of thousands of workers. Brick kiln owners of Kulgam []

SRINAGAR: Pulwama Police on Monday continued its anti-narcotics drive, arresting one person and recovering poppy straw during a naka checking operation in the Newa area of the district. Pulwama Police said it achieved another success during naka checking at Newa. During the operation, a police party from Police Post Newa apprehended one individual identified as []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday sanctioned a substantial pay scale upgrade for Panchayat Secretaries, a move set to benefit thousands of rural development functionaries across the Union Territory. A senior civil administration official said that the pay level for Village Level Workers (VLWs), Multi-Purpose Workers (MPWs) and Gram Sevikasall designated under the []

SRINAGAR: Member of Parliament, Srinagar, Aga Syed Ruhulla, on Monday, accused a vocal fringe element linked to the RSS of communalising the atmosphere in Jammu. He alleged that this group forced the abrupt closure of a premier medical institution to prevent admissions based on merit. The MPs remarks addressed the recent withdrawal of permission for []

SRINAGAR: The Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences has modernised its Emergency Operation Theatre by installing advanced surgical equipment, a move aimed at strengthening emergency care and enabling faster and safer life saving interventions, officials said on Saturday. Authorities said the upgraded Emergency OT has been equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to improve precision and outcomes in []

SRINAGAR: Employees of the Sericulture Development Department, Jammu and Kashmir, on Monday staged a peaceful protest and made a strong appeal to the authorities to immediately halt the demarcation and proposed transfer of Sericulture land at Alochibagh in Srinagar. The protest followed reports that officials of the Revenue Department had initiated demarcation of Sericulture land []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday expressed sorrow over the passing of Pandit Bhushan Bazaz, son of Kashmiri leader and intellectual Pandit Prem Nath Bazaz, describing his demise as a significant personal and collective loss. In a condolence message, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said Bhushan Bazaz was a close friend of his father and had been []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday reached the Deputy Commissioners Office in Jammu on foot from his residence to chair an official review meeting, officials said. The Chief Minister walked from his residence to the DC Office, drawing attention as he opted to move on foot rather than use a convoy. Officials said the []

SRINAGAR: Westland Books has announced the opening of pre-orders for Maryam & Son, the much-anticipated fourth novel by award-winning author Mirza Waheed. The book will be published under Westlands literary imprint, Context, on January 26, 2026, and is already being positioned as one of the publishers lead fiction titles for the year. Set primarily in []

SRINAGAR: Marine commandos Monday launched a search operation in the Jhelum River at Gandbal in Srinagar following yesterdays recovery of suspected human remains along the riverbank. The deployment came after locals demanded that specialised marine forces be pressed into service to trace and retrieve the body believed to be linked to the April 2024 boat []

SRINAGAR: The Speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Abdul Rahim Rather, met Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to discuss key aspects of the upcoming budget session, including the budget presentation date and other important legislative matters, sources said. Sources said that the meeting focused on finalising the budget session calendar, which is expected to []

R S PORA The historic Railway Station at Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammus first rail gateway, is undergoing conservation and heritage-led redevelopment to preserve its pre-Partition transport legacy and promote heritage tourism. Approved under the Scheme for Revival, Restoration, Preservation, and Maintenance of Architecture and Heritage, the Rs 1.05 crore project is being executed by the []

SRINAGAR: A cold wave continued to prevail across the Kashmir region as minimum temperatures remained below the freezing point in most areas. According to data compiled by Kashmir Weather, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.4 degrees Celsius, while colder conditions prevailed in south and north Kashmir, with Qazigund and Kupwara registering minus 3.6C []

SRINAGAR: Traffic on the national highway was disrupted on Monday after a landslide blocked the road at Shiedra near Kalai, officials said, adding that men and machinery were immediately deployed to clear the debris and restore connectivity. Meanwhile, Senior Superintendent of Police Traffic Rural, Farooq Qaiser, said the Mughal Road has been reopened for light []