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SRINAGAR: Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Tuesday said the Jammu and Kashmir Government had recruited 900 doctors over the past two years to address staff shortages, particularly in remote and far-flung areas. She made the announcement while inaugurating a New Type Primary Health Centre (NTPHC) at Chukar in Tangmarg, constructed at a []

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah has asked all party legislators to submit their preferences for inclusion in informal advisory groups to be attached to ministers. According to a letter, NC president stated that during a recent meeting with party legislators, it was decided to constitute informal advisory groups of MLAs to be attached []

SRINAGAR: Major General Mukesh Sharma on Tuesday assumed charge as the Additional Director General (ADG) of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Directorate for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, outlining plans to expand the organisations reach, strengthen youth participation and modernise its training programmes. Under the theme Envision and Evolve: Empowering Youth, Strengthening NCC, Building the []

SRINAGAR: The Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC), Jammu and Kashmir, has appealed to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to intervene and seek a revision of the upper age limit prescribed by Jammu and Kashmir Bank for its ongoing recruitment, arguing that the existing criteria disadvantage thousands of educated unemployed youth. In a memorandum submitted to the []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday directed departments to complete ongoing projects under the Scheme for Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) within the stipulated timeframe, stressing the need for timely execution and maximum utilisation of funds. Chairing a comprehensive review meeting, the Chief Minister assessed the physical and financial progress of []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by a Jammu-based business firm seeking recovery of Rs 3.73 lakh from a hotel and restaurant, holding that the suit was filed beyond the prescribed limitation period and that the Supreme Courts COVID-19-related extension of limitation did not save the delayed claim. []

SRINAGAR: Traders at Jammus Warehouse-Nehru Market complex, the citys largest wholesale grain market, have called a complete 48-hour shutdown following a devastating fire that gutted more than 15 shops and godowns during Diwali night. Some members of the traders federation have extended the shutdown to 72 hours, while loading and unloading operations have been suspended []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday urged authorities to review the practice of booking young people under anti-terror laws, citing the case of two Baramulla youths who spent six years in jail before being acquitted by a court after finding the evidence against them unreliable. In a statement, the Mirwaiz said the case highlighted the []

SRINAGAR: The State Election Commission, Ladakh, on Tuesday announced the schedule for elections to all Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs), with polling scheduled for December 4. According to a notification issued by the State Election Commission on November 10, the last date for filing nomination papers is November 17, while scrutiny will take place []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted a woman facing trial in a murder case liberty to file a fresh bail application before the trial court, directing the Additional Sessions Judge, Udhampur, to decide the plea expeditiously, preferably within four weeks of its filing. The High Court also directed the trial court []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed an appeal filed by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), upholding directions to either initiate fresh acquisition proceedings for land occupied for the construction and maintenance of the JammuPathankot National Highway or restore its possession to the landowners, after finding that no compensation had []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Police headquarters has ordered the transfer of six personnel, including four inspectors and two head constables, to different zones for further duties, according to an official order. As per Order No. 3117 of 2026, issued on November 6, Inspector Pankaj Sharma has been transferred from Armed Zone to Jammu Zone, []

SRINAGAR: The mortal remains of Kashmiri MBBS student Adnan Altaf Rathar, who died in Bangladesh on November 4, reached Srinagar Airport on Tuesday morning, sources said. Sources said that the mortal remains arrived at Srinagar Airport this morning and are being taken to his native village in Sopore area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district for []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against a man accused of impersonating a CID officer and cheating people by promising government jobs and transfers in lieu of money. The chargesheet has been filed against Ghulam Hassan Dar, son of Mohammad Yousuf Dar, a resident []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) has announced a 15-member squad for the 2026-27 Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Tournament, with Shubham Khajuria named captain. The tournament will be held in Indore from November 14 to 26, according to a JKCA announcement dated November 7. The squad includes Qamran Iqbal, Yawer Hassan, Abdul Samad, []

SRINAGAR: Three persons travelling on a scooty were injured, one of them critically, after an unidentified vehicle hit their two-wheeler on Srinagars 90 Feet Road late Monday evening. The injured were shifted to SKIMS Soura for treatment. According to reports, one of them sustained critical injuries, while their identities had not been established at the []

SRINAGAR: The Public Investment Board (PIB) has approved a Rs 1,400-crore grant for infrastructure development at Jammu and Kashmirs 1,800-MW Sawalkote hydropower project on the Chenab river, while referring a separate proposal for Rs 18,730.25 crore in subordinate debt to the Budget Division of the Department of Economic Affairs for consideration. According to official records []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) will remain open to traffic from both directions on November 10 and 11, subject to favourable weather and satisfactory road conditions, with the Traffic Police advising commuters to avoid night journeys due to the risk of shooting stones, landslides and ongoing construction work. According to the traffic advisory issued []

SRINAGAR: A Special Court designated under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) at Sopore has acquitted Huzaif Firdous Bhat of Choora, Sopore, and Ajaz Ahmad Khan of Najibhat, Kreeri, in a case involving the alleged recovery of two hand grenades, 100 rounds of AK-47 ammunition and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) letter-pad material from a vehicle in Baramulla []

SRINAGAR: Police have traced and safely recovered a minor girl who had been missing from her home in the Kalaroos area of north Kashmirs Kupwara district since November 2, 2026. According to police, the girls family had reported her disappearance to Police Post Kalaroos, following which legal proceedings were initiated and an FIR was registered []

SRINAGAR: Police in Sopore area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Monday busted an ATM fraud racket with the arrest of a man accused of targeting people, particularly elderly persons, at ATM booths by deceptively swapping their bank cards and withdrawing money from their accounts. The accused, identified as Irfan Mushtaq Gasi, son of Mushtaq []

SRINAGAR: National Conference Additional General Secretary and former minister Ajay Kumar Sadhotra on Monday demanded a high-level, time-bound inquiry into the massive fire at a warehouse in Nehru Market, Jammu, and adequate compensation for traders who suffered extensive losses. Visiting the fire-ravaged premises, Sadhotra said the incident had reportedly caused losses worth hundreds of crores []

SRINAGAR: Fire and Emergency Services responded to 60 fire incidents across Jammu Province in the past 24 hours, including 35 in Jammu district, where 16 incidents were reported within approximately five hours from 7 pm on November 8, amid multiple major fire emergencies during the Diwali festive period. The department mobilised firefighting personnel and equipment []

SRINAGAR: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) will celebrate its 21st Foundation Day on November 11 with a series of academic, technological, cultural and community-oriented activities, including a University Open Day for prospective students and their parents. The celebrations will feature a Technology Festival, Alumni Meet, Industry Meet, Food Festival, Book Festival, Art []

SRINAGAR: Senior pulmonologist Dr Rafi Ahmed Jan has been felicitated at the National Conference on Pulmonary Diseases (NAPCON), organised by the Indian Chest Society (ICS) in Kolkata, in recognition of his contribution to respiratory medicine. Dr Jan, who heads the Department of Internal and Pulmonary Medicine at Kashmir Medical College (KMC), was honoured as a []

SRINAGAR: The ruling National Conference (NC) is seriously considering fielding senior party leader Salman Sagar as its candidate for the by-election to the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, sources disclosed. Sources said that the party leadership is considering nominating Salman, who is currently serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from the Hazratbal constituency, []

SRINAGAR: Leader of Opposition in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Sunil Sharma on Monday constituted a six-member committee to assess losses suffered by traders in the fire-hit Nehru Market Warehouse Complex and Shiv Market in Jammu and take up their demands for compensation and rehabilitation with the Government. Sharma announced the committee after visiting []

SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Administration has increased the Dearness Allowance (DA) for government employees continuing to draw their salaries under the Sixth Central Pay Commission (6th CPC) from 262 per cent to 269 per cent of basic pay, with effect from July 1, 2026. The Finance Department issued the order under Order No. 677-F of 2026, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the transfer and posting of two JKAS officers, with immediate effect, as part of an administrative reshuffle. According to Government Order No. 1755-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated November 9, Muddasir Latif Tasir, JKAS, who was serving as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) with the Minister for Food, Civil []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has transferred IPS officer Gaurav Sikarwar, who previously served as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, to the Goa segment of the AGMUT cadre. The transfer changes his cadre posting from Jammu and Kashmir to Goa, as part of the administrative arrangements for officers []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed an FIR and the charge sheet against threepersons, including two members of the Beigh family, in a dispute arising out of the sub-contract for construction of anunderground railway tunnel at Banihal, observing that the investigating agency had given a criminal colour to what wasessentially []

SRINAGAR: Two persons were killed while several others were injured after a Swift car rammed into a culvert wall along the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) near Banihal on Monday, officials said. An official said that two people died while several others were injured after a Swift car hit a culvert wall near Shabanbass along the []

SRINAGAR: The Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), political parties and various trade and social unions, along with Ladakh Member of Parliament Haji Hanifa Jan, have called for a complete shutdown in Kargil on November 10 to protest against the proposed holding of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil elections during the winter months. The []

SRINAGAR: Kashmiri students in Bangladesh on Monday offered funeral prayers for fellow student Adnan Altaf Rather, whose body was recovered from a pond near his medical college earlier this month, as arrangements were completed to repatriate his mortal remains to India. The students gathered to offer funeral prayers and express solidarity with the bereaved family. []

SRINAGAR: Police in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Monday detained a man under the Public Safety Act (PSA), 1978, over his alleged repeated involvement in cheating, fraud, criminal intimidation and other unlawful activities. The accused, identified as Raoof Ahmad Wani, alias Dr Fahim and Raoof Kasab, is a resident of Khudhamam in Dooru area of []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is preparing to intervene against the high prices of textbooks prescribed by private schools, with Education Minister Shameema Firdous announcing that an order will be issued soon after consultations with education officials, as the government seeks to reduce the financial burden on parents and improve the appeal of government []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) is aiming to declare the results of Class 10, 11 and 12 examinations by January 10, with the final timeline depending on the completion of practical examinations and other formalities. JKBOSE Chairman Ghulam Hassan Sheikh said the board was making every effort to meet the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a four-member committee to examine and update the Recruitment Rules of Jammu Kashmir Sainik School, Manasbal, and propose necessary amendments within two months. According to Government Order No. 470-JK (Edu) of 2026, issued by the School Education Department, the committee will be headed by the Director of []

SRINAGAR: Minister for Health and Medical Education and Social Welfare Sakeena Itoo on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a road project estimated to cost Rs 114.82 lakh in Tangmarg-B area of DH Pora constituency in south Kashmirs Kulgam district. The project involves construction of a road connecting the Main Road with Naka Dole Mohalla []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience moderate to heavy snowfall in higher-altitude areas and rainfall across the plains between November 12 and 14 as an intensifying Western Disturbance is expected to affect the region. According to Kashmir Weather Forecast, the weather system is showing an increase in intensity and spatial coverage, with higher []

SRINAGAR: Jammu Police have arrested a man and recovered a pistol, a magazine and two live rounds from his possession in the Bishnah area on the outskirts of Jammu, officials said on Monday. The accused, identified as Asif Ali Chowdhary, a resident of Langotia in Miran Sahib, was arrested late Sunday night, a police spokesman []

SRINAGAR: The body of a 25-year-old youth was found under suspicious circumstances at Waripora Damb in the Safapora area of central Kashmirs Ganderbal district late Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Uzair Ashraf Khan, son of Mohammad Ashraf Khan, a resident of Chewa in Bandipora district, officials said. They said a police team []

SRINAGAR: Traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) is likely to remain slow on Sunday due to single-lane road stretches, ongoing construction work and the movement of nomadic herds, prompting the Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police to advise commuters to travel during daylight hours. According to the latest traffic advisory, very slow movement was []

SRINAGAR: Three persons, including a minor boy, were injured in a motorcycle accident at Papchan area of north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Sunday. According to reports, the injured included two persons from Hajin and Nadihal, who were referred to SKIMS Soura for specialised treatment. The minor boy is undergoing treatment at District Hospital Bandipora. Further []

SRINAGAR: Police arrested four persons allegedly involved in gambling during a raid at a premises in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district on Sunday and seized cash, bank cheques and other items, officials said. Police registered Case FIR No. 177/2026 under relevant sections of the Gambling Act at Police Station Ganderbal. Following the registration of the case, []

SRINAGAR: The RevenuePlus Portal will remain temporarily unavailable across Jammu and Kashmir from tomorrow until November 13 as the Revenue Department migrates it to the State Data Centre (SDC), according to an official government order. In a communication, the Revenue Department informed the Divisional Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir and all Deputy Commissioners that the []

SRINAGAR: Srinagars historic Lal Chowk witnessed vibrant Diwali celebrations on Sunday evening as hundreds of people gathered around the iconic Ghanta Ghar to celebrate the festival of lights. More than 10,000 earthen lamps illuminated the clock tower and its surroundings, transforming the city centre into a brightly lit spectacle. People from Hindu, Sikh and Muslim []

SRINAGAR: The District Police Headquarters Ganderbal has ordered the transfer of three police personnel, assigning two inspectors as Station House Officers (SHOs) and a head constable to the districts Electronic Surveillance Unit (ESU). According to an order issued by Senior Superintendent of Police Ganderbal Harshal Rajesh Mahajan, IPS, on November 8, Inspector Younis Khan (175/PAU, []

SRINAGAR: Former Srinagar Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi has ruled out reports of a possible alliance with former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Engineer Rashid to form a new political party, saying he has made no such decision. However, Ruhullah indicated that consultations were under way to work out his future political []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a petition challenging an order permitting a plaintiff to amend his property suit to seek restoration of possession of portions of land allegedly encroached upon by a neighbouring landowner, observing that changing the relief from permanent injunction to recovery of possession does not fundamentally alter []