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SRINAGAR :The University of Kashmir has assigned Professor Syeda Afshana Bhat, a faculty member at the Media Education Research Centre (MERC), the additional charge of In-Charge Director of the Educational Multimedia Research Centre (EMMRC) with effect from August 1, 2026. According to an order issued by the Universitys Administration (Teaching Section), Prof Bhat will hold []

SRINAGAR : On the eve of the seventh anniversary of the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A, the Mehbooba Mufti-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday staged a peaceful protest in Srinagar, reiterating its demand for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmirs constitutional rights, identity and dignity. Mehbooba Mufti, accompanied by senior PDP leaders and []

Hospital says patient with complex coronary artery disease was discharged within 24 hours after advanced cardiac intervention

SRINAGAR: The Traffic Police Headquarters, Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday said traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) will continue to remain regulated due to ongoing road repair works, single-lane stretches and adverse road conditions at several locations. According to the traffic advisory, commuters have been urged to avoid unnecessary travel on the highway []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has approved the appointment of 42 candidates in the Housing and Urban Development Department under the Jammu and Kashmir Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme, 2022. The appointments have been made under the governments Rehabilitation Assistance Scheme, which provides compassionate appointments to eligible beneficiaries in accordance with the provisions of the policy. According []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir reported 2,182 cases of child kidnapping and abduction over the last five years, while neighbouring Ladakh recorded 12 cases during the same period, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The data, compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), shows that J&K []

SRINAGAR: Power supply will remain disrupted in several areas of Srinagar, Kulgam and Baramulla districts on different dates between August 5 and 10 due to scheduled maintenance works on various 33 kV transmission lines, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) said on Tuesday. According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, a shutdown of the []

SRINAGAR: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the licence of a packaged drinking water manufacturer in Tripura and prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of a dietary food supplement marketed by a Punjab-based company following inspections that detected multiple food safety and regulatory violations. The licence of M/S Matri []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has reconstituted a committee to calculate the exact financial loss allegedly caused by the misappropriation of government funds under the Object Head OE during the 2009-10 financial year in a case linked to FIR No. 16/2015 registered at Police Station VOK, now Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB). The Health and Medical []

SRINAGAR: A 50-year-old pedestrian died after being hit by an unidentified vehicle in the Tapper Pattan area of Baramulla district, officials said on Tuesday. Officials said that the deceased has been identified as Mohammad Shafi Para, son of Ghulam Mohammad Para, a resident of Hamray Pattan. He was crossing the road when an unidentified vehicle []

336 Tribal ASHAs deployed to vaccinate nomadic Gujjar, Bakarwal communities; over 2,400 zero-dose children covered under Mission Indradhanush

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has promoted 12 Senior Scale Officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Accounts Service to the Selection Grade, with the promotions taking effect from August 4, 2026. The Finance Department issued Government Order No. 252-F of 2026 on Tuesday, sanctioning the promotions to Selection Grade in Level-12 of the pay []

SRINAGAR: As many as 599 beneficiaries in the Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency have been assisted under the High-Density Plantation Programme, with 244.646 hectares covered between 2016-17 and 2025-26, according to data presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The programme recorded its highest annual coverage in 2025-26, when 58.036 hectares were brought under high-density plantations []

Govt says 524 Day Care Cancer Centres functional nationwide; cancer screening being carried out through Ayushman Arogya Mandirs

Rs 312.66 crore released under rooftop solar, PM-KUSUM schemes in five years; no Green Hydrogen or Bioenergy projects sanctioned in Jammu Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 121.36 crore under the Krishonnati Yojana during 2025-26, up from Rs 112.87 crore released in 2024-25, while 19,791 farmers have been enrolled under the National Mission on Natural Farming, according to data presented in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The data showed that 160 natural farming clusters have been []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received approval for 27 animal husbandry-based entrepreneurship projects under the National Livestock Mission (NLM), with a total project cost of Rs 12.23 crore and an approved subsidy of Rs 4.80 crore, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. According to data presented by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry []

SRINAGAR: A 55-year-old man died after being hit by a motorcycle in the Baniyari area of Hajin in north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Tuesday afternoon, officials said. Officials said that the accident occurred in the afternoon when Abdul Rehman Shunglu, 55, was struck by a motorcycle in Baniyari. They said the injured man was immediately []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir saw 3.40 lakh farmer applications enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) in 2025-26, while 0.96 lakh applications were paid claims, according to data presented by the Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The data showed that PMFBY enrolment in J&K has []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the status of a fully literate Union Territory under the Government of Indias ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) scheme, with a reported literacy success rate of 99.09 percent, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Tuesday. The achievement makes JK the largest population region in the country []

SRINAGAR: A fresh batch of 964 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for the Baltal base camp early Tuesday under tight security arrangements, taking the total number of pilgrims who have departed from the Jammu base camp during the ongoing pilgrimage to 1,41,712. According to the Zonal Police Control Room, []

SRINAGAR: As many as 12,904 people in Jammu and Kashmir were trained and certified under the Ministry of Tourisms Capacity Building for Service Providers (CBSP) scheme during the three financial years from 2023-24 to 2025-26, accounting for nearly 11 per cent of the total beneficiaries covered nationally, official data tabled in the Lok Sabha showed []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has granted bail to Nisar Ahmad Joo, an accused in a case involving the alleged sexual assault of a minor. The court held that major inconsistencies in the victims statements, coupled with scientific evidence that did not detect foreign DNA, weakened the prosecution case []

SRINAGAR: The Centre has said 282 of the 288 projects sanctioned under the Smart Cities Mission for Jammu and Srinagar had been completed by March 31, 2026, putting the overall completion rate at 98 per cent, while stating that no inquiry has been initiated into allegations of financial irregularities or project mismanagement. Minister of State []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a criminal case registered against the manager-cum-pujari of Thakurdwara Narsingh Ji Maharaj Temple in Bani, Kathua, holding that allegations of misappropriation of temple property and income raised against him essentially involved a civil dispute and should have been taken before a civil court rather []

SRINAGAR: Digital payment frauds involving Rs 4,457.03 crore were reported in India over the 11 financial years from 2015-16 to 2025-26, with the banking system recording a cumulative 8,22,781 cases, according to data placed before the Lok Sabha on Monday. The data, furnished by the Ministry of Finance in response to a question on the []

SRINAGAR: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police died after collapsing while on duty in the Mawer area of Handwara in north Kashmirs Kupwara district on Monday. Officials said the ASI suddenly collapsed while performing his duties in Mawer and was immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared him dead []

Chenab Valley bears the brunt as experts seek stronger early warning systems, hazard mapping and stricter land-use regulations

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a six-member Technical Appraisal Committee (TAC) to examine and vet the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Expansion of SDC (Compute Enhancement) project. The committee was constituted under Government Order No. 1313-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department on August 3. The Chief Executive []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed two candidates as Assistant Directors (Economics and Statistics) in the JK Economics and Statistics (Gazetted) Service under the Planning, Development and Monitoring Department. According to Government Order No. 80-JK(PD and MD) of 2026, the appointments have been made on a temporary basis in Pay Level-8 (Rs 47,6001,51,100) []

Core group headed by Youth Services & Sports Commissioner-Secretary to oversee land transfer, clearances, infrastructure planning and inter-departmental coordination for the project

SRINAGAR: A series of cloudbursts lashed several parts of Kashmir on Monday, triggering flash floods that claimed the life of a woman in Kupwara district, damaged infrastructure and forced authorities to evacuate hundreds of residents and tourists to safer locations. The deceased, identified as Naseema Begum (52), was swept away by a flash flood after []

Old Deputy Commissioner's office declared unsafe; public advised to visit new location until further orders

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 12,915 registrations of women-owned manufacturing MSMEs in 2025-26, while the number of such enterprises reported closed on the Udyam Registration Portal rose to 181, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The figures, provided by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in response to Unstarred []

SRINAGAR: Intense rainfall triggered flash floods in Shopian district on Monday, inundating several houses in Badrhama village and causing panic among residents. Quoting officials news agency GNS reported that the sudden downpour led to an overflow of water into residential areas, damaging property. Fortunately, no loss of life or injuries have been reported so far. []

Govt says reforms under RDSS aimed at reducing losses and improving reliability of electricity supply

SRINAGAR: The textile and apparel sector in Jammu and Kashmir has provided employment to over 2.3 lakh people, while exports from the Union Territory crossed Rs 850 crore in the financial year 2025-26, the Ministry of Textiles informed the Rajya Sabha. In a written reply to an unstarred question by MP Gulam Ali, Minister of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 103 financial fraud cases involving Rs 193.49 crore in 2025-26, with banks reporting recovery of Rs 6.92 crore, according to data placed before the Lok Sabha on Monday. The figures, provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in response to Unstarred Question No. 2460, show that the number of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded the registration of 5,908 small companies and 585 Limited Liability Partnerships (LLPs) over the last five financial years, while 1,231 startups were registered in the Union Territory between 2021 and 2025, according to data placed before the Lok Sabha on Monday. The figures were provided by Minister of State for []

SRINAGAR: Rain and thundershowers are likely to affect many parts of Jammu and Kashmir over the next 12 hours, with the Jammu region expected to witness the maximum impact, according to an update issued by weather forecaster Kashmir Weather. The weather update said considerable cloud development has taken place near the Jammu plains, with the []

SRINAGAR: Only 3,066 of the 24,228 operational schools in Jammu and Kashmir had smart classrooms in 2025-26, while 6,203 had computer facilities and 8,550 had internet connectivity, according to data presented by the Union Ministry of Education in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The figures, based on UDISE+ data, highlight the continuing digital infrastructure gap []

SRINAGAR: As many as 26.57 lakh loans amounting to Rs 60,240.14 crore have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) in Jammu and Kashmir since the scheme was launched in April 2015, according to data presented by the Union Ministry of Finance in the Lok Sabha on Monday. Of the total loan accounts []

SRINAGAR: Police in Jammu and Kashmirs Ramban district have detained 21 people suspected to be Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, after they were intercepted while travelling towards the Kashmir Valley, officials said on Monday. The group was stopped at a checkpoint during a routine inspection on Sunday while travelling in two vehicles from Jammu. []

Jammu Kashmir saw highest number of beneficiaries in 2020-21; Centre extends revamped scheme till 2030 with higher loan limits

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir fast bowler Auqib Nabi is set to receive his maiden senior India call-up after being approved as Jasprit Bumrahs replacement for the upcoming two-Test series against Sri Lanka, becoming only the third cricketer from the Union Territory to earn a place in the national mens team. The right-arm pacer is expected []

SRINAGAR: A 5.3-magnitude earthquake struck Egypts northeastern Ismailia province early on Monday, prompting authorities to activate emergency measures, although there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. According to Trkiyes Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), the earthquake occurred at 3 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) at a depth of 5.47 kilometres. The tremor []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Jammu and Kashmir, has reconstituted its Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) for the prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment of women at the workplace under the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. According to Order No. 96-DES of []

SRINAGAR: A man was apprehended during a joint security operation in south Kashmirs Pulwama district on Sunday, with a hand grenade and anti-national posters recovered from his possession, officials said. A senior police officer said that a joint naka was laid near Pachaar Fruit Mandi by the Police, Special Operations Group (SOG), CRPF and the []

SRINAGAR: A 40-year-old man was killed after being struck by the Hemgiri Express near Chainpura in the Chandwan area of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, reports said. The deceased was identified as Satish Singh, son of Omkar Singh, a resident of Village Chandea in Hiranagar tehsil of Kathua district. Reports said the []

SRINAGAR: Paras Health Srinagar has successfully performed an advanced Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage procedure for a patient with a large walled-off pancreatic necrosis (WON), while the hospitals Gastroenterology unit has also crossed the milestone of performing more than 600 EUS procedures, the hospital said on Saturday. According to Paras Health Srinagar, the patient had developed []