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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has diverted 925.44 hectares of forest land for non-forest purposes between April 2021 and October 2025, according to new figures tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. The data was released by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in response to a question on the scale of forest diversion []

SRINAGAR: Around 4,84,57,343 cases are pending in district and subordinate courts across India, while 63,63,406 await disposal in High Courts and 90,897 are pending before the Supreme Court, according to official data presented in Parliament on Thursday. Responding to an unstarred question in the Rajya Sabha, Law and Justice Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal said the []

SRINAGAR: Indias first scientific nationwide census of snow leopards has confirmed 718 individuals across the Himalayan landscapes, with Ladakh emerging as the countrys most important habitat for the elusive high-altitude predator. The Snow Leopard Population Assessment in India (SPAI), whose findings were released in January 2024, has recorded only nine snow leopards in Jammu and []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has recorded 13,283 disposals so far in 2025 against 13,867 last year, even as the Union Government told the Rajya Sabha that the responsibility for courtroom performance evaluation rests entirely with the judiciary. The disclosure came in a written reply by Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun []

SRINAGAR:Jammu and Kashmir has crossed 36,12,778 registrations on the e-Shram portal, according to figures placed before the Rajya Sabha on December 11. The Union Territory continues to show high enrolment among unorganised and migrant workers, with the Centre stating that the national database is now central to mapping welfare benefits, portability, and labour protections across []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Thursday unveiled a comprehensive set of new digital products and IT services aimed at enhancing transaction convenience, strengthening security, and offering a seamless banking experience for its customers. The launch event was held at the Banks Corporate Headquarters, with MD CEO Amitava Chatterjee inaugurating the products virtually from the []

SRINAGAR: In a major crackdown on illegal polythene trade, a joint team of the District Pollution Control Office Budgam and Budgam Police on Thursday evening carried out a raid, seizing 15 tonnes of banned polythene at the Budgam Railway Station. A senior official said that the consignment had arrived from New Delhi via a train []

SRINAGAR: Sonamarg Development Authority (SDA) have ordered immediate clearance of unauthorised roadside vendors and illegal parking across the tourist destination. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SDA in a communique to In-charge Tourist Officer has said it has been observed that several street vendors have set up unauthorized shops and temporary tents along the roadside and []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have received Rs 6,974 crore in sanctioned funds under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to strengthen the power distribution network, reducing losses and improving supply reliability, Union Ministry of Power informed Lok Sabha on Thursday. The ministry has said that Jammu and Kashmir has been sanctioned Rs 6,098 []

SRINAGAR: As part of smooth flight operations, Srinagar International Airport facilitated the departure of 180 Umrah passengers to Ahmedabad on Thursday, ensuring seamless check-in and boarding arrangements in coordination with IndiGo Airlines. According to details, airport authorities wished the pilgrims an auspicious journey, stressing harmony and the spirit of travel. Religion does not teach us []

SRINAGAR: CRPFs 118 Battalion on Thursday claimed that its personnel recovered ammunition during a cordon and search operation in the forest area of Surfraw, Gund in Ganderbal district. Officials said that troops found SLR rounds from a Nallah in the densely forested belt during the operation. A total of 496 rounds were reportedly recovered. CRPF []

SRINAGAR: Indias crude oil import prices have increased almost fourfold over the past two decades, rising from Rs 1,762 per barrel in 2004-05 to Rs 6,643 per barrel in 2024-25, according to official data placed before the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Petrol prices in New Delhi have also nearly doubled over the same period, reaching []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 14 park projects approved under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation, with a combined project cost of Rs 24.94 crore, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The Union territory has not recorded any park approvals so far under the expanded AMRUT []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has introduced a revised nationwide cashless treatment scheme for road accident victims, offering medical coverage of up to Rs 1.5 lakh for each case and mandating stabilisation care within the crucial golden hour. The scheme, notified in May 2025 under the Motor Vehicles Act, is designed to strengthen emergency response systems []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered an urgent investigation into allegations of adulterated eggs being sold in the market after concerns were raised by a legislator regarding possible toxic and carcinogenic contents posing a public health risk. According to an official communication issued from the office of the Minister for Food, Civil Supplies []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has declared December 20, 2025 (Saturday) as a working day for the High Court while December 27, 2025 (Saturday) has already been declared as working day. This prompt decision has been taken following a communication recently addressed by the Chief Justice of India to the Chief []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has provided 77,170 new or serviced tap connections and delivered sewer and septage management services to 3,32,292 urban households under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs told Parliament on Thursday. The figures, reported by the ministry, are current as on November []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has invited representatives of the Jammu Kashmir Transporters Welfare Association for a meeting on Friday, two days before the transporters are scheduled to observe a complete shutdown on December 15 in protest against several policy decisions affecting the sector. Official sources said that the meeting will be held at []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has so far been granted titles in only 6,020 out of 46,090 claims filed under the Forest Rights Act, with 39,924 claims rejected and 146 still pending, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs told the Lok Sabha on Thursday. The figures were provided by Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram in a []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has reported that 15.64 lakh of its 19.26 lakh rural households or 81.22 per cent now have tap water connections at home, the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation told Parliament on Thursday. The Union territory added 9.89 lakh rural household connections under the Jal Jeevan Mission since August []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a consistent rise in cyber crime cases over the past five years, with incidents increasing from 73 in 2019 to 185 in 2023, according to fresh data presented by the Union Home Ministry in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The trend mirrors a nationwide spike, prompting the Centre to []

SRINAGAR: At least five flights were cancelled at the Srinagar international airport on Thursday due to operational reasons, airport officials said. According to the data issued by the airport authorities, four IndiGo flights scheduled for the day were cancelled. These include flight 6E 6165 to Amritsar (09:45 hrs), 6E 6761 to Delhi (17:35 hrs), 6E []

SRINAGAR: A fire late Wednesday night in Tulran, Shopian area of south Kashmir, damaged an estimated 400 to 500 crates of apples belonging to Bashir Ahmad Parry. The blaze broke out inside a storage shed, causing substantial losses before locals managed to bring the flames under control. Residents said the fire spread rapidly, leaving little []

SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of Communications informed the Lok Sabha that satellite-based technologies systems such as Starlink could be deployed in the future for the areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh where fibre deployment is not feasible to install. It also informed the house that the two UTs has received Rs 562.91 Crore over []

SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of Planning has told the Lok Sabha that nine blocks in Jammu and Kashmir have been added to the Aspirational Blocks Programme (ABP), aimed at improving governance and development indicators in some of the most under-served areas. Launched in January 2023 as an expansion of the Aspirational Districts Programme, the ABP []

SRINAGAR: A CRPF trooper died on Wednesday late night after shooting himself with his service rifle during naka duty at Karpura Brane in the Nishat area of Srinagar outskirts. He was affiliated with 54 Battalion, posted in Brein Nishat. The deceased was identified as Sujeet Kumar from Jharkhand. Police said proceedings have been initiated and []

SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that Jammu and Kashmir has installed 3,601 solar agriculture pumps under the Pradhan MantriKisan Urja Suraksha Evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme till November 30 of the ongoing fiscal. The ministry said that JK was sanctioned with 5,000 standalone off-grid solar []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 26 cases of atrocities against Scheduled Castes in 2023, a rise from two cases reported in 2019, the Union home ministry told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The figures, drawn from the National Crime Records Bureaus Crime in India data and tabled in a written reply by Minister of State []

SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs has told the Lok Sabha that Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh registered a combined total of 9,396 consumer grievances with the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) over the past three years. The ministry said the rise in complaints reflects growing issues linked to e-commerce, including online purchases, delayed deliveries and []

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SRINAGAR: A trainee aircraft crashed near the runway of the Dhana airstrip in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday evening, injuring the pilot and narrowly avoiding a major accident, NDTV reported. According to News18, the incident took place around 3pm when a trainee pilot from the Chimes Aviation Academy attempted to land the aircraft. The planes nose []

SRINAGAR: The decades-long-awaited 262-metre Jetty Bridge in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir remains incomplete with just pillars, residents urge immediate revival to slash distances and ease traffic congestion. The work on the vital bridge, which began in 2002 under the Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC), was later transferred to the Roads and []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Wednesday said it is monitoring glaciers in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh through multiple national programmes to study the effects of climate change on the Himalayan region. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Jitendra Singh said the Ministry of Earth Sciences, through the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received Rs 3.73 crore from the Centre in the 2025-26 financial year for modernisation of police forces aimed at strengthening cyber crime response and digital forensics, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs informed Parliament on Wednesday. The figures were shared by Minister of State Bandi Sanjay Kumar in response to []

SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of Communications has announced an enhancement in telecom connectivity across Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh, confirming that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has installed 2,080 new 4G towers under its ongoing revival programme. According to data tabled in the Lok Sabha, Jammu and Kashmir was allocated 1,697 4G sites, of which 1,624 []

SRINAGAR: A Chinese national was deported from Srinagar on Wednesday after authorities found that he had entered Jammu and Kashmir without a valid visa permitting travel to the Union Territory, officials said. The individual, identified as Congtai, was intercepted by local police after it came to notice that his visa conditions did not allow entry []

SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of Heavy Industries Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that it has allotted three Hydrogen Fuel Cell (HFC) buses for Jammu and Kashmir under the National Hydrogen Mission. The ministry said that a total of 100 hydrogen fuel buses have been deployed across the country, including three in JK. The deployment is []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir saw a sharp fall in the number of students covered under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Castes to just 100 beneficiaries in 2021-22 before numbers rebounded to 10,097 in 2022-23, the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment told the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. In a written reply by Minister []

SRINAGAR: Stating that the Jammu air terminal was among the least affected during the recent nationwide IndiGo flight disruptions, Jammu Airport Director Devender Yadav on Wednesday said flight operations at the airport remain fully stable. Addressing a press briefing at the Jammu Airport Conference Hall, Director Yadav said, All stakeholders worked in very close coordination []

SRINAGAR: Asserting that numerous steps have been taken to enhance passenger comfort and maintain operational efficiency Srinagar International Airport Director Javed Anjum on Wednesday said that flight operations at the terminal are stabilizing. Srinagar Airport, like many others, was also affected due to cancellations, Anjum told selected group of media men. On the first day []

SRINAGAR: As many as ten positions of judges are vacant in the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. Against a sanctioned strength of 25, the court is currently functioning with only 15 judges. Official data available shows that the approved strength of judges for the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh is 25 []

SRINAGAR: The Government has said that Jammu and Kashmir reported 28,510 road accidents between 2020 and 2024, resulting in 4,031 deaths, according to figures placed before Parliament. The data shows that the Union Territory continued to experience a high burden of crashes, with over-speeding remaining the dominant cause of both accidents and fatalities. Across five []

SRINAGAR: Police in Sopore have solved a theft case within 24 hours of its reporting, arresting the accused and recovering stolen property valued at nearly Rs 50,000. According to officials, Police Station Sopore received a written complaint from Syed Salah Ud Din, Manager of Shadowfax Logistics at Ashpeer Sopore, alleging the theft of mobile phones. []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has been allocated Rs 57.3 crore under the Nirbhaya Fund over the last five years to enhance safety and security measures for women and girls in the Union Territory, according to a reply in the Rajya Sabha by the Ministry of Women and Child Development. The non-lapsable fund, established by the []

SRINAGAR: Two young cricketers from Qazigund in Jammu and Kashmirs Anantnag have secured spots in the upcoming Indian Street Premier League (ISPL) Season 3, marking a breakthrough for grassroots cricket talent in the region. Asif Mughal, son of Mohd Ayoub Mughal and a promising all-rounder from Nussu Badragund, has been bought by Delhi Superstrikers for []

SRINAGAR: The Union government has highlighted its multi-layered approach to safeguard children from harmful, addictive, or age-inappropriate content on social media platforms, amid growing concerns over increased internet exposure for users below 18 years. Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said the government is cognisant []

SRINAGAR: The Union government has confirmed that the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the BilaspurManaliLeh railway line has been completed, marking a major step forward for one of Indias most strategically significant transport projects. The 489-kilometre linedesignated a strategic rail corridor by the Ministry of Defencewill traverse some of the countrys most challenging Himalayan terrain []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has said it has undertaken a comprehensive modernisation of Indias Hajj infrastructure, combining digital platforms, upgraded medical facilities, and improved physical arrangements both in India and in Saudi Arabia. Responding to a question in the Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Minority Affairs detailed the measures in place and the upcoming initiatives, []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday announced a 15-day winter vacation for courts across the Kashmir division, select districts of Jammu, and the entire Union Territory of Ladakh. A notification read that the vacation will be observed from January 1 to January 15, 2026, both days inclusive. All district []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded a combined total of 3,558 minority beneficiaries under the Union Governments Nai Udaan and Naya Savera schemes from their inception until their discontinuation in the financial year 202223. Of these, 1,228 candidates in the Union Territory received financial assistance under Nai Udaan after clearing preliminary examinations of UPSC, SSC and []