The detention of Mehraj Malik, Jammu and Kashmirs sole AAP legislator, under the Public Safety Act marks a rare and tense moment. Imprisoned in Kathua, Maliks arrest has rattled the political landscape, sparked protests, exposed societal divides, and prompted urgent questions about democracys reach in the region, reports Syed Shadab Ali Gillani Mehraj Malik, the []

SRINAGAR: Amid growing outrage over the deteriorating condition of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Shri Nitin Gadkari is likely to chair a high-level meeting on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the issue. Sources said that the meeting will be chaired by Gadkari and attended by top officials from the Ministry []

SRINAGAR: India will be represented at Intervision 2025, one of the worlds most prestigious international music competitions scheduled in Moscow, with Kashmiri singer Rauhan Malik set to take the stage. The milestone has been made possible through the efforts of Wasim Bhat, CEO of Kashmir Talkies Entertainment and General Secretary of the Cultural Forum Peace []

SRINAGAR: The Doda Police administration on Monday said it is monitoring the overall situation in the district following protests in the aftermath of the detention of MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA), adding that 81 people were held in total, of whom 70 have been released and 11 others being questioned. Addressing []

SRINAGAR: Amid growing concerns over the sale of rotten and uninspected meat, residents of Srinagar are urging municipal authorities to reopen official slaughterhouses. Citizens say the move is essential to guarantee access to clean, safe and nutritious meat, as street vendors continue to sell questionable products with little oversight. For over a month, authorities, including []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone on Monday called for a discussion in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly regarding the detention of Mehraj Malik and the assault on him during the last budget session. Speaking to reporters in Handwara, Lone said that both the detention of Mehraj Malik and the assault he faced []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that he is consulting lawyers to explore whether a new strategy needs to be devised regarding the statehood case in the Supreme Court. Speaking to reporters, Omar said he is seeking legal advice ahead of the cases scheduled hearing in October. We will continue our fight for []

SRINAGAR: Political leaders across Jammu and Kashmir on Monday voiced strong support for fruit growers as the prolonged disruption of the SrinagarJammu National Highway left apple-laden trucks stranded, triggering shutdowns in fruit mandis across the valley. The crisis has drawn widespread criticism of the government, with opposition parties, trade bodies, and religious leaders demanding immediate []

SRINAGAR: The weatherman here has predicted no significant weather activity till September 23, saying that generally fair weather is expected with the possibility of a brief spell of light rain at a few places for the next two days. Director Meteorological Department (MeT), Dr Mukhtar Ahmad shared a week-long forecast, stating that for the next []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday dispelled speculation about privatisation of Jammu and Kashmirs power sector, asserting that reforms, loss reduction and improved billing efficiency could strengthen the system without resorting to private control. He also reiterated his governments resolve to revive the long-stalled Sawalkote hydropower project and continue efforts for restoration of statehood. []

SRINAGAR: Authorities in Budgam have stepped up their war on drugs this month, registering 38 FIRs and filing 35 challans against individuals involved in illicit narcotics cultivation, even as nearly 77 kanals of wild cannabis were destroyed across the district. The details emerged during the 39th District-Level Narco Coordination Committee (NCORD) meeting chaired by Deputy []

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) on Monday told a visiting Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce that handicraft exports from Jammu and Kashmir have dropped sharply from Rs 1,162 crore in 202324 to Rs 733 crore in 202425, urging immediate policy interventions to revive the sector. The delegation, led by KCCI Senior []

SRINAGAR: The Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) on Monday announced it will stage a peaceful sit-in protest tomorrow at Press Colony, Srinagar, demanding the unhindered movement of apple-laden trucks on the SrinagarJammu National Highway. AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said the protest, scheduled for 11 AM on Tuesday, September 16, aims to highlight the plight []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said he had spoken to Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari about the prolonged closure of the SrinagarJammu National Highway, calling for immediate measures to restore the Valleys only all-weather road link with the rest of the country. Abdullah, in a post on []

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced scheduled power shutdowns in Srinagar and Anantnag districts on September 16, 18 and 20 to carry out repair and stabilisation works. According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, the 33KV HabbakBurzuhama line will remain shut on September 16 from 9 am to 3 pm to facilitate power []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the central government has failed to ensure the restoration of the SrinagarJammu National Highway (NH-44), which has remained closed for days due to landslides. He stated that if the Centre was unable to reopen the road, the state government should be allowed to take over the task. []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE) to reconsider a petitioners request for a change of name in his educational qualification certificates, overturning the Boards earlier rejection. Justice Sanjay Dhar, delivering the judgment, ruled that the right to change ones []

SRINAGAR: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has expressed strong concern over what it sees as continued discrimination against local enterprises in the implementation of the New Central Sector Scheme (NCSS). During an interaction with the Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce, chaired by Dola Sen, FCIK said nearly 300 industrial units that []

by Masood Hussain SHOPIAN: In the apple capital of Kashmir, the mood has soured. For the second consecutive day, as the traders at Shopians main fruit mandi refused to accept harvests, the town is literally buried under apple-laden trucks as an unending line is desperately approaching the Mughal Road, the alternative link of Kashmir to []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmirs Grand Mufti, Nasir-ul-Islam, on Monday said the Supreme Courts decision to stay certain provisions of the Waqf (Amendment) Act has created a sense of hope among the Muslim community, though he expressed disappointment that several critical concerns remain unresolved. Speaking after the order, the Grand Mufti recalled that the Act was []

SRINAGAR: Authorities on Monday ordered that traffic movement on the Sinthan-Kishtwar National Highway via Sinthan Top will be permitted only between 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM for both light and heavy vehicles with six tyres. An official order issued by Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Kokernag, Prince Kumar (IAS) directed the Station House Officer Larnoo not to []

SRINAGAR: Police in Doda have cautioned social media users against circulating provocative or inflammatory content. Addressing press conference, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Doda, Sandeep Mehta said that posting videos, statements, or any material hurting religious sentiments will attract strict legal action, and the Social Media Monitoring Cell is actively tracking suspicious accounts. He informed []

SRINAGAR: The road stretch near Tenkipora bridge outside the Deputy Commissioners office in Srinagar has virtually turned into a parking zone, causing severe inconvenience to pedestrians and commuters. Locals said that vehicles, including those belonging to DC office employees, are routinely parked on both sides of the road, leaving little space for traffic to move []

SRINAGAR: Panic gripped Srinagar on Monday as people thronged fuel stations following rumours that petrol supplies had exhausted due to the closure of the SrinagarJammu Highway. Eyewitnesses said long queues of vehicles were seen at several petrol pumps across the city, with motorists rushing to fill their tanks. At Karan Nagar, a petrol pump owner []

SRINAGAR: Authorities in North Kashmirs Bandipora district have barred the transportation of construction material to other districts, citing an acute shortage needed for ongoing developmental and government works. An order issued by the District Mineral Officer stated that all customary permit holders must refrain from allowing outsider vehicles to lift or carry material outside Bandipora. []

SRINAGAR: Authorities in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts have blocked as many as 300 social media accounts in just three days after they were found circulating provocative content and spreading misinformation aftermath the arrest of MLA Mehraj Malik. According to officials, the IT Cells of these three districts monitored Facebook, X and Instagram platforms round-the-clock []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday inaugurated the Joint Parcel ProductRapid Cargo Service (JPP-RCS) parcel train at Budgam Railway Station, marking a new facility for transporting goods from Jammu and Kashmir to New Delhi. Speaking to media persons on the sidelines of the event, LG Sinha said the train service will allow the transport []

SRINAGAR: Doda Police have asked people not to share fake news, old videos, hate speeches or any content that can cause trouble or unrest. SSP Doda Sandeep Mehta said sharing such unverified content is a crime and action will be taken under the IT Act and Indian Penal Code. He also mentioned an earlier order []

SRINAGAR: A teenager who was critically injured on Sunday in a landmine blast near army fencing in the Khundroo area of South Kashmirs Anantnag district succumbed to his injuries in hospital. A top police officer said that the boy succumbed to his injuries this morning at BB Cantt Srinagar army hospital after being critically injured []

SRINAGAR: Hajra Ali, mother of Mohammad Tariq, Network Manager at the Civil Secretariat, Jammu and Kashmir, passed away this morning. Family sources said she had been unwell for some time and was also hospitalised recently. She was admitted to SKIMS for a few days. She breathed her last today. The family is in the process []

SRINAGAR: India produced an all-round performance to outplay Pakistan by seven wickets in their Asia Cup 2025 encounter at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Opting to bowl first, India restricted Pakistan to 127 for nine in 20 overs. Saim Farhan was the top contributor with 40 off 44 balls, while Shaheen Afridi added []

SRINAGAR: Authorities on Sunday withdrew restrictions imposed under Section 163 of the BNSS across most parts of Doda district after assessing that the law and order situation had improved substantially. According to an order, normalcy has been restored in much of the district, prompting the withdrawal of restrictions that had been in place since September []

SRINAGAR: Eight persons, including directors of two private companies and a government employee, have been booked in Jammu for allegedly duping residents of more than Rs 3 crore, Crime Branch officials said on Sunday. Officials said hat an FIR was lodged on the complaint of Guninder Jeet Singh Wazir of Trikuta Nagar against Nitin Gupta []

SRINAGAR: A 45-year-old man from Budgam sustained critical injuries after falling from height at Lal Bazar area of Central Kashmirs Srinagar district on Sunday. Officials said that the injured, identified as a resident of Hardu Dalwan Futlipora Chrar-e-Sharief area of Budgam, was working at Lal Bazar Srinagar. The labourer by profession was working at a []

SRINAGAR: The 2025 edition of TechKnow, the annual technology festival hosted by Delhi Public School Srinagar, opened today with more than thirty schools from across the Valley taking part. Organised by CyberCrew, the schools technology club, the festival has grown into Jammu and Kashmirs largest platform for school students to engage in hands-on technological learning. []

SRINAGAR: The fruit mandi located on the outskirts of Sopore town used to bustle with activity during the peak apple season, with hundreds of mini-trucks, tractors, and tillers ferrying tens of thousands of apple boxes for sale. But on Sunday evening at 6:30 PM, when this correspondent visited the marketwhich is usually crowded at this []

SRINAGAR: Russia has announced a breakthrough in the fight against cancer: a personalised mRNA-based vaccine named Enteromix, which has shown striking tumour-fighting results in early trials. Developed by the countrys Federal Medical and Biological Agency (FMBA), the vaccine reportedly demonstrated 100 per cent efficacy in preclinical studies and has now advanced through initial human testing, []

by Mohammad Zubair Ud Din This unplanned development actively makes Kashmir more prone to floods. The construction of buildings, both residential and official, in designated flood basins must be met with a zero-tolerance policy. In the first week of September, a few days of relentless rain caused the Jhelum River to swell, returning Kashmir to []

SRINAGAR: A 24-year-old boy sustained critical injuries after a mine blast occurred in the Khundru area of South Kashmirs Anantnag district on Sunday. A senior police officer said that the 24-year-old boy, a resident of Larnoo, had gone to visit his maternal home at Khundru when he entered the army fencing and was caught in []

SRINAGAR: Several parts of Kashmir witnessed heatwave-like conditions on Sunday, with maximum temperatures settling significantly above normal levels across the Valley, official weather data revealed. According to figures compiled by Kashmir Weather, Srinagar and Kupwara recorded the highest maximum temperature of 32.6C, 4.8C and 4.1C above normal, respectively. Qazigund registered 32.2C, nearly 5.7C above normal, []

SRINAGAR: Internet services, including broadband and mobile networks, have remained suspended in Doda district for the past four days after the detention of MLA Mehraj Malik under the Public Safety Act (PSA), leaving students and businesses in distress. Deputy Commissioner Doda, Harvinder Singh, said the suspension was necessary to prevent the spread of misinformation. The []

SRINAGAR: A 26-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself inside his house in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday. Ravinder Katoch used the licensed rifle of his father Joginder Kumar, a village defence guard, to end his life at village Humbal on Friday evening, a police official said.Deputy Superintendent of []

SRINAGAR: The government has sought suggestions from the concerned stakeholders with regard to compensating of academic losses faced by the students due to the frequent closure of schools. Education Minister, Sakina Itoo said, This year, a lot of time has got wasted for the students due to the different situations.Earlier, the school were closed because []

SRINAGAR: An IndiGo flight carrying 151 passengers, including Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav, made an emergency landing at Lucknow airport on Saturday, averting a major mishap, officials said, according to multiple media reports. The aircraft, as per Hindustan Times, developed a technical snag mid-air, was immediately diverted back to the airport, where emergency protocols were []

SRINAGAR: Four Army personnel were injured in an accident in Khag area of Budgam district of central Kashmir on Sunday, with two of them reported to be in critical condition. The injured soldiers, all belonging to 53 Rashtriya Rifles, were immediately shifted to 92 Base Hospital at Badami Bagh Cantonment for advanced treatment. Further details []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has witnessed a negative variation of 19 percent in power availability and 7.5 percent in power requirement in the previous month during peak hours. According to the official documents showing the anticipated power supply position v/s actual power supply position (Provisional) of Northern Region during the month of August-2025 []

SRINAGAR: The Bemina-Bypass road, one of Srinagars most vital traffic links connecting the Childrens Hospital, SKIMS Bemina and several government offices to the NH-44 corridorcontinues to remain clogged with traffic throughout the day, causing daily chaos for commuters and patients. Locals from the area said the stretch from Bemina Crossing (Tattoo Ground) to Bemina Bypass, []

SRINAGAR: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the Centre and states could earn up to Rs 40,000 crore in Goods and Services Tax (GST) if all 97 lakh unfit and polluting vehicles across the country are scrapped. Speaking at the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) Annual Session 2025, as []

SRINAGAR: Health Minister Sakina Itoo on Sunday said that blood donation initiatives are essential for saving lives and called for greater public participation, especially among youth, in such programs across Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking to media persons during a blood donation awareness event, the minister congratulated the organizers and emphasized the importance of organizing similar []

SRINAGAR: A 3.7-magnitude earthquake struck Leh in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Sunday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported. The tremor occurred at 8:24 a.m. IST at a depth of 10 km, with its epicentre located at latitude 35.10N and longitude 75.19E, according to the NCS. Authorities confirmed there were no immediate []