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SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference chief and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone on Thursday alleged that elected representatives were being undermined in decisions concerning development works in their constituencies, and questioned whether legislators had the authority to determine local projects. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Lone said he had submitted []

SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner Kathua has suspended Naib Tehsildar Subash Chander over recurring deficiencies in work disposal, attendance, supervisory responsibilities and progress in the digitisation of revenue records under AGRISTACK. The suspension, ordered with immediate effect on September 21, follows reports from the Tehsildar, Kathua, about persistent pendency and inadequate progress in assigned work. According []

SRINAGAR: Anganwadi Workers and Helpers Union on Thursday held a protest outside the Civil Secretariat and Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly here, demanding enhancement of honorarium, timely monthly payments and social security benefits. The protesters, highlighted their demands, including an increase in the UT share of honorarium, release of pending Poshan Tracker payments since September []

SRINAGAR: Saudi Civil Defence issued a warning for the holy city of Mecca and several other parts of the kingdom on Thursday amid a fresh escalation involving Yemens Houthis. The agency said the National Early Warning Platform had issued an alert in Mecca City over a potential danger. Similar warnings were issued for Yanbu on []

SRINAGAR: More than 30 per cent of sanctioned teaching posts are vacant in government schools across the Kupwara constituency, with lecturer posts recording the highest vacancy rate, according to figures placed before the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. In a reply to a question by MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz, the minister in charge said 403 []

SRINAGAR: The Power Development Department (PDD) is enforcing 6 hours of daily forced power cuts in the areas having Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT and C) losses of over 40 percent. Furthermore, the areas having an AT&C losses of 15-40 percent faces a power curtailment of three hours. However, the government further said that the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department is developing and promoting new tourist destinations in Bandipora constituency, including Athwatoo, Wular Lake, Watlab and adjoining areas, as part of efforts to diversify the tourism circuit and promote lesser-known locations. In a written reply to a starred question by Bandipora MLA Nizam-ud-din Bhat, the Government said several []

SRINAGAR: Nineteen schools in Srinagars Eidgah Assembly constituency are currently operating from rented, temporary or other non-permanent accommodation, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. In a reply to Starred D. No. 1/6/86 tabled by Eidgah MLA Mubarik Gul, the School Education Department said the schools were functioning from such premises and []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said funds under the Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan (DA-JGUA) had to be withdrawn and re-authorised after the original mother sanction was rendered inactive on the PFMS portal by the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. In a reply to Un-Starred D. No. 1/6/630 tabled by Kangan MLA Mian []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is scheduled to take up a number of issues of public importance, besides private members resolutions, during its sitting on Friday, according to the List of Business issued by the Assembly Secretariat. The sitting is scheduled to begin at 10 am, with questions listed as the first item []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday expressed grief over the loss of nine lives in a bus fire on the Yamuna Expressway in Greater Noida and conveyed his condolences to the bereaved families. In a post on X, Abdullah expressed his deepest condolences to the families of those killed in the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved 459 claims under the Forest Rights Act during 2025-26 and the current financial year so far, with the highest number recorded in Poonch and Kishtwar, according to a reply submitted by the Department of Tribal Affairs in the Legislative Assembly. The figures were provided in response to []

SRINAGAR: A shutdown was observed across parts of Ladakh, marking a year since four people were killed during protests in Leh over demands for statehood and safeguards under the Constitutions Sixth Schedule. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Leh and Kargil, while thin traffic affected normal activity. The day was observed by some groups []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has ordered the transfer and posting of six principals and lecturers across the Union Territory with immediate effect. The orders were issued through Government Order No. 392-JK (Edu) of 2026 by Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, School Education Department Ram Niwas Sharma. As per the order, Jai Bharat, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said that the report of the Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted to review and rationalise the reservation policy has completed its prescribed process but is still awaiting a final decision from the Competent Authority, nearly two years after the panel was constituted, even as the government has declined to specify []

SRINAGAR: Fresh snowfall was recorded in the upper reaches of Chattapani, Pir Panjal range and along the Mughal Road on Thursday. Officials said that snow accumulated in higher areas, while lower reaches received rainfall, leading to a dip in temperature. Authorities have advised commuters to exercise caution while travelling on Mughal Road and to confirm []

SRINAGAR: The proposed construction of a new G+4 building at Chest Diseases Hospital, Dalgate, Srinagar, is awaiting the requisite permission from the J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) or the Building Operation and Controlling Authority (BOCA), delaying the grant of administrative approval for the project. The Health and Medical Education Department disclosed the status []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received Rs 5,537.32 crore in direct financial benefits from six major NHPC hydropower projects over the last five financial years through water usage charges and its entitlement of 12 per cent free power plus 1 per cent Local Area Development Fund (LADF), according to a detailed government reply tabled in []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the transfer of three kanals of land at Arampora in Sopore for establishment of a vegetable mandi aimed at improving the marketing, storage and post-harvest management of locally produced vegetables. The decision was approved by the Council of Ministers through Decision No. 113/11/2026 dated September 10, 2026, []

SRINAGAR: Apple orchards in Zainapora constituency suffered hailstorm damage during the current year, while the Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered an inquiry into reports of premature apple fruit drop in the area, officials said in a reply to the Legislative Assembly. The Agriculture Production Department said details of the hailstorm damage and compensation proposed []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir will have 1,750 MBBS seats across 11 medical colleges for the 2026-27 academic session, 75 more than listed in the National Medical Commissions earlier seat matrix issued in July. The revised figures were published by the Medical Assessment and Rating Board (MARB) on September 18, 2026, as part of the NMCs []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has told the Legislative Assembly that it is following a regulated and sustainable approach to mineral extraction to balance environmental protection with the availability of construction material for developmental and infrastructure projects. The government gave the response in a written reply by the minister in charge of the Mining []

SRINAGAR: The Higher Education Department has recorded an 18 per cent rise in first-year admissions this year despite difficulties in making newly established degree colleges fully operational and weak student response to some newly introduced courses, Education Minister Sakina Itoo told the Legislative Assembly. Itoo was responding during the ongoing autumn session to concerns raised []

SRINAGAR: Three private members bills seeking prohibition of liquor in Jammu and Kashmir are among the first five bills listed for business in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday, raising the possibility of their introduction and discussion during the ongoing autumn session. The bills have been moved separately by PDP MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz, BJP legislator []

SRINAGAR: As many as 109 enterprises have been established and reported operational in Lolab under Mission YUVA during the current financial year, with loans and subsidy assistance totalling Rs 6.58 crore, according to a Jammu and Kashmir Government reply placed before the Legislative Assembly. The figures were furnished by the Labour and Employment Department in []

SRINAGAR: A fire broke out in one of the floodlight towers at Bakshi Stadium in Srinagar late Wednesday night, officials said. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that soon after receiving information about the incident, men and machinery from the Fire and Emergency Services Department were rushed to the spot. A team from Fire Station []

SRINAGAR: A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter briefly entered Polish airspace near the countrys border with Russias Kaliningrad exclave on Wednesday, prompting the scrambling of fighter aircraft, Polands Operational Command of the Armed Forces said. The helicopter crossed into Polish airspace shortly after 11 am local time (0900 GMT) near Braniewo in northern Poland, the command []

SRINAGAR: Banks across the country, including Regional Rural Banks, will remain open on Sunday, September 27, to ensure uninterrupted banking services to customers ahead of a proposed three-day nationwide strike, the Ministry of Finance said on Wednesday. The decision has been taken in view of the strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited has appointed Chartered Accountant Rajeev Gupta as an Additional Director in the category of Rotational Directors on its Board, with effect from September 23, 2026. The appointment was approved by the banks Board of Directors at its meeting held on September 22 and remains subject to approval by the []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has assigned additional charge of members of the J&K Special Tribunal to Special Judge Pawan Kumar Sharma and One Man Forest Authority Manoj Parihar. Under Order No. 1800 of 2026/RG dated September 22, 2026, Sharma, Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Jammu, has been assigned additional charge []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council (JKSC) on Wednesday conducted Union Territory-level trials for the Sub-Junior Boys Football team at the TRC Synthetic Football Turf here to select players for the National Football Championship 2026. Young footballers from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir took part in the trials, showcasing their skills before the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said there is currently no proposal to establish or sanction a satellite campus of the University of Kashmir at Beerwah in Budgam district or at any other new location in the Union Territory. The Higher Education Department made the disclosure in response to Un-Starred D. No. 1/6/166 tabled []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department has said there is no delay on its part in processing proposals for diversion of forest land for developmental and infrastructure projects, attributing delays in cases where they occur primarily to incomplete proposals or failure by user agencies to upload the required documents on the PARIVESH portal. The []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Mining Department has said that no mining lease, permit or permission was cancelled, suspended or blacklisted across the Union Territory during the last three years, while a technology-based surveillance system is being used to detect suspected illegal mining and unauthorised transportation of minerals. The disclosure was made in response to []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is scheduled to take up several issues of public importance, including the alleged non-functionality of ventilators at Government Medical College (GMC) Baramulla, shortage of functional water tankers in Sopore and closure of roads due to landslides, during its sitting tomorrow. As per the List of Business issued by []

SRINAGAR: A 70-year-old pedestrian succumbed to his injuries a day after being hit by a motorcycle at Achabal Chowk in south Kashmirs Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday. Officials said the accident occurred on the morning of September 22 when a motorcycle bearing registration number JK02AV-4666, ridden by 19-year-old Asif Bilal, son of Bilal Ahmad []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has quashed a preventive detention order issued against a Srinagar resident under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, holding that the authorities failed to establish a live and proximate link between the alleged past criminal activity and the need for preventive detention, []

SRINAGAR: Welcoming MLA Tanvir Sadiqs initiative to introduce legislation in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly to protect the housing rights of long-standing lakeside residents, 10 civil society and community organisations have called for expanding the proposed law beyond Dal Lake to cover traditional communities around Wullar Lake, Hygam Wetland, the Jhelum and other ecologically []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said there is currently no proposal to increase the monthly medical allowance for its employees and pensioners from Rs 300 to Rs 1,000. The Finance Department conveyed the position in its reply to Unstarred D.No. 1/6/304, tabled by Hiranagar MLA Vijay Kumar, who had sought an increase in []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said there is currently no proposal to establish a separate Tourism Development Authority for Karnah constituency, despite acknowledging the areas considerable tourism potential. The Tourism Department gave the information in response to Un-starred Diary No. 1/6/184 tabled by Karnah MLA Javaid Ahmad Mirchal in the J&K Legislative Assembly. []

SRINAGAR: The BJP on Wednesday announced new state in-charges and co-in-charges as part of a nationwide organisational reshuffle, naming senior leader Satish Poonia as the partys in-charge for Jammu and Kashmir and Reena Kashyap of Himachal Pradesh as co-in-charge. For the Union Territory of Ladakh, the BJP appointed Rajkumar Bhatia, a leader from Delhi, as []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has disclosed investment commitments of Rs 1,500 crore through four major MoUs signed with private companies since 2021, while stating that land allotment for industrial projects remains incomplete in Jammu and is still underway in Kashmir. The details were provided by the Industries and Commerce Department in response to []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq has questioned the withdrawal of 4,249 books described as objectionable from colleges and libraries across Jammu and Kashmir, with nearly 4,000 of them reportedly removed from institutions in Kashmir. The figure was disclosed by the government in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. In a post on X, []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said education and healthcare must remain the Jammu and Kashmir Governments foremost priorities, asserting that progress in these sectors was essential for children from the Union Territory to compete at national and international levels. Addressing students at the ALOHA National Level Competition (NLC)-2026 at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly that no Government Degree College has been sanctioned for Hardtooru in the Anantnag constituency, ruling out any ongoing process for identifying land for such an institution. The clarification was issued by the Higher Education Department in response to Unstarred D. No. 1/6/216, tabled by []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has not yet established a separate Division-level integrated real-time monitoring and control mechanism for its public health institutions, including district and sub-district hospitals, the Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The Health and Medical Education Department said the existing supervisory system under the respective Directorates of Health Services is being used []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmirs government departments and Central government establishments owe Rs 4,385.30 crore in outstanding electricity dues, while the Union Territory government will continue to bear more than Rs 4,500 crore in power subsidies despite a 6.83 per cent tariff hike, according to a Power Development Department (PDD) reply tabled in the Jammu and []

SRINAGAR: Police in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Wednesday attached a double-storeyed residential house in Namblan village of the Sheeri area in connection with a terror-related case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), officials said. The property, situated on Survey No. 423, belongs to accused Aijaz Ahmad Ganie, son of late Mohammad Sultan []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has proposed widening and upgrading the Zakura Crossing-Pandach chowk road at an estimated cost of Rs 35 crore under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) 2026-27, the Legislative Assembly was informed. The proposal was disclosed in response to a starred question raised by Habba Kadal MLA Salman Ali []

SRINAGAR: Former Bigg Boss winner Gauahar Khan has reacted to the growing popularity of Bigg Boss 20 contestant Qazi Touqeer, saying she has been enjoying the social media reels being made in support of him. Gauahar, who won Bigg Boss 7, shared a video discussing the online trends around Qazi and said she was amused []