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SRINAGAR: Jammu division issued 24,058 Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) certificates during the last two years, nearly ten times the 2,486 certificates issued in Kashmir division, taking the Jammu and Kashmir total to 26,544, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday. The figures were disclosed by the Revenue Department in reply to a Question tabled by []

SRINAGAR: More than 5.30 lakh category certificates were issued across Jammu and Kashmir between January 2025 and August 1, 2026, with the Jammu division accounting for nearly 4.84 lakh of them, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday. According to the Social Welfare Departments reply to a Question by Handwara MLA Sajad Gani Lone, 4,84,202 []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday called for greater access to education, technology, entrepreneurship, sports and cultural opportunities for youth living in Jammu and Kashmirs border areas. Addressing a felicitation ceremony for meritorious students organised by Wadies Hindi Shiksha Samiti in collaboration with the Jammu Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, Sinha said []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is preparing to roll out an AI-powered conversational platform that will allow citizens to access 100 high-footfall government services through WhatsApp, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo said on Monday. Dulloo reviewed the Information Technology Departments preparedness for the proposed platform at a meeting with Administrative Secretaries, Deputy Commissioners and senior []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir Public Service Commission and Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board collected Rs 96.16 crore in application and examination fees during the period covered by the governments latest recruitment data, even as 4,110 posts referred to the two agencies remain to be advertised, the Legislative Assembly was informed on Tuesday. Of the total, []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has transferred Naseer Ahmad Dar, Director of the J&K Judicial Academy, and posted him as Principal District & Sessions Judge, Srinagar, with immediate effect under an administrative order issued on September 29, 2026. The order, issued by M.K. Sharma, Registrar General, High Court of J&K and []

SRINAGAR: As many as 3,190 posts are lying vacant in the Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir, including 2,744 vacancies among paramedical and other staff, according to the Health and Medical Education Departments reply in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The overall manpower position of the Directorate shows that against a sanctioned strength of 11,649 []

SRINAGAR: As part of efforts to protect the livelihood of street vendors in Sopore, 258 vendors have availed working-capital loans under the PM Street Vendors Atma Nirbhar Nidhi (PM SVANidhi) scheme, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The disclosure was made by the Housing and Urban Development Department in reply to []

SRINAGAR: Traffic movement on a key stretch of Srinagars Boulevard Road will be restricted for five hours on October 1 to facilitate the Run for Unity Kashmir Marathon-2026, the Traffic Police said in an advisory issued for the event. The restriction will remain in force from 6 am to 11 am on Thursday on Boulevard []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee (JKPCC) inspected 517 stone-crushing units across the Union Territory from January 1, 2025, onwards, detecting violations in hundreds of cases and issuing 229 legal notices and 146 closure directions/orders, the Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The figures were disclosed by the Government in reply to a []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly member Sunil Bhardwaj is set to introduce a Private Members Bill seeking a statutory guarantee of employment opportunities for educated youth in the Union Territory. The proposal, listed as L.A. Private Members Bill No. 58 of 2026, is among the business scheduled before the Assembly. Bhardwaj will seek the []

SRINAGAR:An elderly woman died following an alleged scuffle with her daughter-in-law in the Bonibagh Cherwan area of Kangan in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district on Monday evening, reports said. The woman was taken to Kangan Hospital in a critical condition after the alleged altercation. However, doctors declared her dead on arrival, according to the reports. Police []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said that there is currently no proposal under consideration to establish a Mini Secretariat in Beerwah, even as the administration has asked Deputy Commissioners across the Union Territory to assess the need for such complexes in their districts. The Revenue Department gave the information in response to a []

SRINAGAR:A Border Security Force (BSF) sub-inspector died after falling from a tractor in the Bari Brahmana area of Samba district, officials said. An official said that the BSF sub-inspector was on leave when the accident occurred. He fell from a tractor near Bari Brahmana, sustained critical injuries and later died. The deceased was identified as []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said there is currently no proposal under consideration to upgrade the Primary Health Centres (PHCs) at Khag, Waterhail and Hardipanzoo in the Khansahib constituency to Community Health Centres (CHCs). The Health and Medical Education Department gave the information in response to a question raised by Khansahib MLA Saif-ud-Din []

SRINAGAR: A 60-year-old man died after falling from a walnut tree at his residence in the Kralapathri area of Khansahib in Budgam district on Monday, officials said. The deceased, identified as Ghulam Hassan Chopan, son of Ghulam Rasool Chopan, sustained multiple injuries after falling from the tree, officials said. An official said Chopan was initially []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday refused to quash an FIR concerning the alleged fabrication of a civil court decree and its use for securing mutations over land in Baramulla, holding that there was sufficient material at this stage to continue the investigation, while simultaneously granting interim bail to []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted Union Territory- and divisional-level task forces to identify and develop farmer-centric applications of AgriStack data, with the exercise aimed at improving access to agricultural services, credit, insurance, advisories and other government schemes. The task forces have been constituted under Government Order No. 1580-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday passed a resolution calling for the immediate and urgent restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory, amid a stormy session marked by heated exchanges, protests by BJP legislators and a walkout by the opposition party. The resolution, moved by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on September []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has directed its Registrar Judicial to file a complaint against a Rajouri man for allegedly furnishing false information to the police and the court by claiming that his daughter, Shabeena Kouser, had been taken into wrongful confinement, while multiple inquiries found that no such daughter existed. []

SRINAGAR: Cricket fever is set to grip Srinagar as Jammu and Kashmir prepares to host the prestigious Irani Cup for the first time, with the JKCA ground at Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium, Sonwar, ready to stage the five-day contest from October 1. The match will see Ranji Trophy champions Jammu and Kashmir take on the Rest []

SRINAGAR: Fresh snowfall was recorded over the Affarwat peak in Gulmarg on Monday as light rain and thundershowers lashed several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, bringing a brief spell of cooler weather across the Union Territory. The fresh snow over the higher reaches of Gulmarg added to the wintry look of the tourist resort, while []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department has proposed tourism infrastructure and adventure-related works worth Rs 4.83 crore for Sopore constituency under the 2026-27 SASCI and Priority Works Plan, including renovation of VIP huts at Watlab, a water sports park, rock climbing and paragliding facilities, an eco-tourism park and development of Ningli as a tourist []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has introduced or amended 18 policies, rules and regulations in the urban development sector since April 2025, while stating that there is currently no proposal to regularise the approximately 10-foot strips encroached upon by plot holders in Gandhi Nagar Housing Colony. The details were provided by the Housing and []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department has disposed of 17,608 salvable trees with a combined volume of 23.04 lakh cubic feet of dry, diseased and fallen timber in the Pir Panjal region between 2023-24 and 2026-27, according to a Government reply in the J&K Assembly. The timber was disposed of in accordance with the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has proposed replacing the existing permission-based approach to business regulation with a rule-based system, promising time-bound approvals, deemed clearances and reduced compliance burden for enterprises as part of a broader effort to attract investment, generate employment and sustain long-term economic growth in the Union Territory. The proposed Jammu and []

SRINAGAR: Over 1 lakh casual and other workers have been registered across Jammu and Kashmir through the Governments Aadhaar-based biometric identification and skill-profiling exercise, with the highest number recorded under the Public Health Engineering/ Irrigation and Flood Control department. The figures were provided by the Jammu and Kashmir Government in reply to an unstarred question []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has deputed three senior officers to attend a review meeting on the implementation of the Urban Challenge Fund (UCF) in the Union Territory in New Delhi on September 29. According to a Government order issued by the Housing and Urban Development Department, Jammu Municipal Corporation Commissioner Devansh Yadav, Srinagar []

SRINAGAR: The number of indebted farmers in Jammu and Kashmir rose from 6.69 lakh in 2023-24 to 8.54 lakh in 2025-26, while their total outstanding agricultural debt increased by nearly 86 per cent to Rs 14,407.48 crore during the three-year period, according to figures placed before the Legislative Assembly. The average outstanding debt per indebted []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has drafted a policy to regulate the extension of provisional registrations of industrial units whose registrations have expired or lapsed, with the proposed framework now at the final stage. The Industries and Commerce Department said the draft was being prepared under Clause 5.2 of the J&K Industrial Land Allotment []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is considering setting up an Embryo Transfer Technology laboratory on a pilot basis in Kashmir as part of a broader plan to increase milk production and improve the genetic potential and productivity of dairy animals in the Union Territory. The proposed facility is among a series of measures outlined []

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Press Club was provided Rs 50 lakh in financial assistance by the Jammu and Kashmir Information Department in December 2018, with the amount released through two government orders issued five days apart, the government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The assistance was sanctioned for infrastructure upgradation and was placed at the disposal []

SRINAGAR: The Director School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has announced revised timings for all government and recognised private schools up to the Higher Secondary level in the Jammu division, with the new schedule coming into effect from October 1. Under the revised schedule, schools in the Summer Zone will operate from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, []

SRINAGAR: A delegation representing members of the Kashmir film industry on Monday met former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar and raised concerns over the alleged lack of involvement of local film professionals in a recently held government-sponsored film festival. The delegation, led by Kashmir World Film []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is yet to notify the headquarters or location of the proposed Jammu and Kashmir National Law University under the Jammu and Kashmir National Law University Act, 2018, the Legislative Assembly has been informed. The Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department disclosed this in response to a starred question tabled []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly resumed its proceedings in Srinagar on Monday, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullahs resolution seeking restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory listed for discussion, days after a heated confrontation over the proposal forced an adjournment. Abdullah had introduced the resolution on September 25, urging the Government of []

SRINAGAR: A 12-year-old boy was killed after being attacked by a leopard in the Marsary area of north Kashmirs Kupwara district, officials said. The boy, identified as Ayan Ashraf, son of Mohammad Ashraf Mir of Zonrashi Chowkibal, was attacked by the leopard in the area and sustained serious injuries. An official said Ayan later succumbed []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed a Joint Director of the School Education Department as the Inquiry Officer to investigate allegations against Pawan Kumar Singh, former Principal of Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Udhampur. The appointment was approved through Government Order No. 387-JK (Edu) of 2026, issued by the School Education Department. Under []

SRINAGAR: Police in Baramulla district have arrested a man from Kulgam in connection with the theft of Rs 83,000 from a Khidmat Centre in the Pattan area and recovered Rs 5,130 from his residence, police said on Monday. The case was registered after Mir Waheed, son of Mohd Ayoub Mir of Mamoosa, Pattan, approached Police []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA Waheed Para has moved an amendment to the statehood resolution introduced by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, seeking the restoration of the special constitutional provisions previously applicable to the Union Territory under Articles 370 and 35A. Abdullahs resolution calls for the immediate and urgent []

SRINAGAR: A fire broke out at a Tata showroom in the Hyderpora area of Srinagar late Sunday night, damaging a storeroom and a Tata bus, officials said. Following an emergency call, a fire tender from the Rawalpora Fire Station was rushed to the site and firefighting operations were launched, officials said. The blaze was subsequently []

SRINAGAR: A hospital-based study from North Kashmir has found hepatitis C infection in 18.30 per cent of 1,087 patients tested, with intravenous drug use emerging as the strongest associated risk factor. Hepatitis B was detected in 3.42 per cent of 1,081 patients. The study also found that young adults aged 20-40 accounted for nearly a []

Kashmir has a landscape, stories and talent of its own. The government should now build a cinema for Kashmiris first, and the world after. Kashmir does not lack material. Its landscape has drawn cameras for over a century. Its history, culture and people offer stories that no borrowed script can match. What Kashmir has lacked []

SRINAGAR: At least 10 Nepali climbers and guides have been reported missing after an avalanche hit the base camp of 7,126-metre Himlung Peak in central Nepal early Sunday, AFP reported, citing an expedition organiser. Bibhuti Chand Thakur of Himalaya Holidays Trekking said eight members of one expedition team and two from another company were missing. []

SRINAGAR: A man was killed after being struck by a moving train while crossing a railway track in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, reports said on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ajeet Kumar, a resident of Bara village. According to reports, Kumar was crossing the railway track in Samba when he was hit []

SRINAGAR: Lok Sabha member Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Sunday alleged that the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly has failed to address the concerns for which people elected their representatives and has increasingly turned into an arena for political confrontation. Speaking to reporters after interacting with youth in Kishtwar town, Mehdi said the Assembly was []

SRINAGAR: A three-year-old boy died after being hit by a tempo in the Sullah area of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening, reports said. The child, identified as Bahar Din, son of Abdul Qayoom and a resident of Sonchal Gali Dharmari in Tehsil Thuroo, was seriously injured in the incident, an official []

SRINAGAR: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) head constable died after he fell unconscious in Wadoora area of north Kashmirs Sopore on Sunday, officials said. An official said that the CRPF personnel suddenly collapsed while undergoing physical exercise. He was shifted to a hospital, where he was declared dead upon arrival. The deceased was identified []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has launched a pilot overseas recruitment drive to facilitate safe, transparent and regulated employment opportunities for skilled youth in foreign countries, the Labour and Employment Department said on Saturday. Under the initiative, hundreds of candidates will be able to apply for multiple positions in the food and beverage (F&B) []

SRINAGAR: A fireman of the Fire and Emergency Services Department died on Sunday after accidentally falling from the third floor of a fire station building in Sogam area of north Kashmirs Kupwara district, officials said. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Amin Khan, a resident of Bandipora, according to officials. They said Khan was carrying []