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SRINAGAR: The Registrar of Companies (ROC), Jammu and Kashmir, has issued show-cause notices to all Nidhi companies incorporated in the Union Territory, warning them to explain why prosecution proceedings should not be initiated against them for alleged violations of relevant laws, according to an official statement. The action was taken as part of an enforcement []

SRINAGAR: In a major step towards strengthening road safety and traffic regulation, the Jammu and Kashmir Traffic Police has been equipped with more than 350 modern vehicles and hundreds of advanced enforcement gadgets to improve monitoring and management on roads across the Union Territory. Officials said the newly inducted fleet includes interceptor vehicles, highway patrol []

SRINAGAR: A woman was killed and two other persons were critically injured after a speeding car plunged into a deep gorge along the Udhampur Highway on Monday, officials said. The accident involved a car bearing registration number JK02AR-5777, which reportedly lost control before skidding off the road and falling into the gorge. Officials said the []

SRINAGAR: A truck driver from south Kashmirs Pulwama district is in a critical condition at SMHS Hospital Srinagar after sustaining severe burn injuries in a gas leakage incident inside his vehicle in New Delhi, hospital and attendant sources said on Monday. The injured has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat, 35, son of Ghulam Qadir []

SRINAGAR: Residents of Shigan Mohalla in the Batamaloo area of Srinagar on Monday held a protest over the alleged acute shortage of drinking water in the locality, seeking immediate intervention from the authorities to address the issue. The protesters said the area has been grappling with severe water scarcity for the past several days, causing []

SRINAGAR: In a significant administrative overhaul aimed at optimizing governance, the Government of Jammu and Kashmirs Finance Department has announced a major reshuffle involving one hundred and seventeen Accounts Officers and Treasury Officers. According to the official directive, the administrative adjustments have been implemented with immediate effect to enhance operational efficiency. Among the key transfers, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Monday issued a heatwave advisory for residents as temperatures in the city are expected to rise up to 45C, prompting authorities to urge people, particularly children and elderly citizens, to avoid unnecessary outdoor movement during peak daytime hours. The advisory comes amid intensifying summer conditions in the winter []

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SRINAGAR: A woman was found dead inside her residence in the Lower Kartholi area of Bari Brahmana in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. The deceased has been identified as Anuradha, 35, wife of Ajay Singh, a resident of Lower Kartholi, Bari Brahmana, Samba district. Officials said she was found dead []

SRINAGAR: AIIMS Awantipora has issued a fresh recruitment notification inviting applications for faculty positions across multiple medical departments, opening opportunities for qualified professionals in various specialisations. According to Advertisement No. 67/2026, the recruitment process aims to fill 94 Group A posts, including Professors, Additional Professors, Associate Professors and Assistant Professors across 40 departments. The vacancies []

SRINAGAR: Hundreds of poultry birds were killed after a truck carrying them overturned near the Khudwani bypass area in South Kashmirs Kulgam district on Monday, officials said. According to officials, the vehicle met with an accident while passing through the bypass stretch, resulting in the death of a large number of birds on the spot. []

SRINAGAR: Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) on Monday expressed grief over the death of Haji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, father of jailed Baramulla Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, who passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi following a prolonged illness. AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said the party had received confirmation []

SRINAGAR: A court in Jammu and Kashmir has dismissed a supplementary complaint filed by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, observing that further investigation during an ongoing trial cannot be conducted without prior permission of the court. As per case details, the original complaint []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather on Sunday clarified that the three major finance committees of the Legislative Assembly were constituted through mutual consensus among political parties and not through elections, as all parties, including the BJP, agreed to avoid a voting process. The Speaker said that a formal notification for elections []

SRINAGAR: Haji Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, 85, father of jailed Baramulla Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, passed away late last night at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi following a prolonged illness. He was first admitted to the Chest Diseases Hospital in Srinagar and later transferred to SMHS Hospital as his condition worsened. []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) on Sunday said that an order circulating on social media regarding the announcement of summer vacations in the Jammu division is fake. In an official clarification, the Directorate of School Education Jammu stated that no such notification has been issued regarding summer vacations and termed the circulated []

SRINAGAR: Police in Jammu and Kashmir seized 15 vehicles involved in alleged illegal extraction and transportation of minerals during separate operations in Shopian and Awantipora, officials said on Sunday. In Shopian district, police seized 10 tractors and two tippers from Imamsahib and Keegam areas during routine patrolling. Officials said a team from Police Station Imamsahib []

SRINAGAR: A Jammu and Kashmir Bank employee from Seer Hamdan in south Kashmirs Anantnag district died after reportedly falling from a building in Gurugram on Sunday, officials and local sources said. Sources identified the deceased as John Aadil Khan, a resident of Seer Hamdan, who was posted at the Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch at []

SRINAGAR: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmirs Samba district retrieved 50 kanals of state land valued at around Rs 60 crore during an anti-encroachment drive conducted at Birpur (Balole Khad) in Bari Brahmana under the ongoing Nasha Mukt Jammu and Kashmir Abhiyaan, officials said on Sunday. According to officials, the land had earlier been transferred to []

SRINAGAR: More than 10,000 households in Jammu and Kashmirs Kulgam participated in the Census 2027 Self-Enumeration initiative on the first day of the campaign, officials said on Sunday. The self-enumeration drive was formally launched at the Mini Secretariat in Kulgam with the flagging off of an awareness van aimed at spreading information about the process []

SRINAGAR: The Drugs and Food Control Organisation (DFCO), Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday issued a public advisory and precautionary measures ahead of the nationwide bandh called by the All India Organisation of Chemists and Druggists (AIOCD) on May 20, 2026, to ensure uninterrupted availability of essential medicines and maintain public health services across the Union []

SRINAGAR: The House Listing and Housing Census operations for Census 2027 commenced in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha completing his self-enumeration at the start of the exercise. According to an official statement, Census 2027 will be Indias first fully digital and paperless census, using mobile-based data collection systems, self-enumeration mechanisms []

SRINAGAR: An Indian worker was killed and three others were injured in a drone attack in Russias Moscow region, the Indian Embassy in Russia said on Sunday. One Indian worker has lost his life and three others have been injured in a drone attack in Moscow region earlier today. Embassy officials have visited the location []

SRINAGAR: A 19-year-old youth drowned while bathing in a pond in the Kandi Khass area of north Kashmirs Kupwara district on Sunday, officials said. An official said that the deceased was identified as Asrarul Haq, 19, a resident of Kandi Khass Kupwara. Officials said the youth drowned while bathing in the pond, resulting in his []

SRINAGAR: The crescent for the holy month of Dhul Hijjah was sighted anywhere in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, Grand Mufti Jammu Kashmir said. Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam Farooqi said that the testimony regarding the sighting of the moon was received from Kargil and parts of Jammu Kashmir. He said that as a result, the month of []

SRINAGAR: The Union Territory administration of Ladakh has approved wage rationalisation for daily wagers, part-time and seasonal workers, with Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena directing that wages be paid in line with the Government of Indias Minimum Wages Act. According to an official statement, the decision is expected to benefit thousands of workers engaged across []

SRINAGAR: The body of a man from south Kashmirs Pulwama district, who had been reported missing, was recovered from the Suksari area along the Mughal Road on Sunday, officials said. Official sources said that the deceased has been identified as Shabir Ahmad Dar, a resident of the Arigam area of Pulwama district, who had been []

SRINAGAR: Police in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Sunday carried out large-scale, simultaneous Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs) at 20 identified locations as part of their ongoing crackdown against the narcotics network. Officials said the coordinated operations were conducted by specially constituted police teams under the supervision of senior officers, based on specific inputs developed []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday called for the release of prisoners ahead of Eid, describing it as a first confidence-building measure and a step towards reconciliation in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a gathering at Sher-e-Kashmir Park in Srinagar, Mufti said the Union Government in New Delhi must listen to the []

SRINAGAR: Indian-Australian endurance athlete Om Satija on Sunday completed his ambitious 5,000-kilometre One India Run campaign after reaching Srinagar, culminating a 110-day cross-country journey from Kanyakumari to Kashmir. The 23-year-old athlete, originally from Melbourne, Australia, completed nearly 4,950 kilometres before concluding the run at Zabarwan Park in Srinagar. Speaking after completing the run, Om said []

SRINAGAR: The situation at the Khalsa College of Engineering and Technology campus in Amritsar has eased after several days of tension following a violent clash between Kashmiri and Bihari students earlier this week, with police and district authorities on Saturday asserting that normalcy had returned and warning against the spread of false narratives on social []

SRINAGAR: A driver was killed after a truck plunged into a deep gorge in the Nachlana area of Banihal in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Reports said the vehicle lost control and fell into the gorge, resulting in the drivers death on the spot. The identity of the deceased was not immediately []

SRINAGAR: Police in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Sunday detected and destroyed illegal poppy cultivation at two separate locations and registered cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Officials said Police Station Pahalgam, acting on reliable information, conducted an operation at Branpath and found Mohd Ibrahim Bhat, son of Gh Hassan Bhat, []

by Rameez Bhat Baramulla bypass transformation under Project Beacon improves functionality but erases ecological, aesthetic, and emotional value, raising concerns over identity, planning sensitivity, and sustainable development choices. There was a time when the Baramulla bypass did not merely take you somewhere; it made you feel something along the way. It was not just a []

SRINAGAR: A non-local man was found dead in the Nishat area of Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. An official said that the deceased has been identified as Malkeet Singh, a resident of Amritsar, Punjab, presently residing in Nishat, Srinagar. He was around 25 years old and was working as a carpenter in the Valley, the []

ashmirs costly rail link must reduce dependence on fragile highways, prioritising sustainable use, ecological protection, and expanded passenger and freight services for resilient connectivity. The rail connectivity between Srinagar and Jammu marks a structural shift in Jammu and Kashmirs economic geography. Built at a cost exceeding Rs 43,000 crore, the UdhampurSrinagarBaramulla Rail Link is among []

SRINAGAR: A single-storey residential house was completely gutted in a fire incident in the Pattan area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Saturday evening. Reports said the blaze broke out in the residential structure and spread rapidly, engulfing the entire house before it could be brought under control. The property, belonging to Ab Ahad Tantry []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday attended the 9th Maati Samman Samaroh in Mumbai, a cultural festival showcasing the art, heritage, cuisine and tourism of Purvanchal, and emphasised the deep historical, spiritual and cultural linkages between Purvanchal and Maharashtra. Addressing the gathering, the Lieutenant Governor said the relationship between the two regions dates back []

SRINAGAR: For the first time in nearly six months, power regulatory authorities have forecasted more than 42 percent surplus energy availability in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh for the ongoing month of May. Northern Regional Power Committee (NRPC) in its updated anticipated power supply position for May 2026 has forecasted 42.5 percent surplus power availability. []

SRINAGAR: Police on Saturday evening recovered an old hand grenade in Central Kashmirs Ganderbal district. An official said that some suspicious material, reportedly an old grenade, was found in a wall by Ganderbal Police and SOG at Gulab Sheikh Mohalla Safapora this evening. The device was destroyed on the spot, the official added. (KNO)

SRINAGAR: A whopping 17,127 bite victims, mostly from dog and cat bites, sought treatment at the Anti-Rabies Clinic at Srinagars Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) Hospital in the past year. An official while sharing details said the prevalence of dogs across the valley has contributed to human-dog conflicts, leading to a rise in cases of []

SRINAGAR: Senior Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader and Rajya Sabha member Choudhary Muhammad Ramzan on Saturday said that all major laws implemented in Jammu and Kashmir originate from New Delhi, and asserted that liquor trade in the Union Territory could be stopped within 10 minutes if the Centre so desired. Speaking to reporters on []

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited) has announced a planned shutdown of the 132/33 KV BeminaRawalpora Circuit-I and II on May 24, 2026, due to which several areas of Srinagar will face a temporary power outage. According to Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, the shutdown will be observed from 09:00 []

SRINAGAR: The Central Board of Secondary Education (Central Board of Secondary Education) has revised its Scheme of Studies for Classes IX and X from the 202627 academic session, making the study of three languages compulsory as part of reforms aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the National Curriculum Framework for School Education []

SRINAGAR: Paras Health Srinagar on Saturday marked the completion of three years of healthcare service in Kashmir, celebrating what the institution described as a journey built on compassion, resilience and trust with the people of the Valley. Established as part of Paras Healths expanding national healthcare network, the Srinagar facility has emerged over the past []

SRINAGAR: A fire incident was reported at Sheikh-ul-Alam Hospital, Karan Nagar in Srinagar on Saturday evening, triggering the prompt evacuation of patients and a swift response from fire and emergency services. Officials said the fire broke out on the fourth floor of the hospital at around 20:25 hours due to an electrical short circuit. They []

SRINAGAR: One tourist was killed and several others, including the driver, were injured after a Tavera vehicle bearing registration number JK21A-0379 skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge on the PahalgamAru route in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Saturday. Officials said the vehicle was being driven by Rayees Ahmad Bhat, son of []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Civil Engineering Graduates Association (JKCEGA) has welcomed the Jammu and Kashmir Governments recent cadre review of the Jal Shakti Department, describing it as a major structural reform aimed at strengthening the department and improving public service delivery across the Union Territory. In a statement issued on Saturday, the Association termed []

SRINAGAR: A fire broke out in the Akhnoor area of Jammu district early Saturday morning, gutting three shops and causing extensive damage to property and goods worth several lakh rupees. The blaze engulfed two hardware stores and one sweet shop, reducing the establishments and their contents to ashes within a short span of time. Eyewitnesses []

SRINAGAR: Police in Srinagar district on Saturday attached immovable properties and a vehicle worth nearly Rs 6 crore belonging to alleged drug peddlers under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The action was carried out by Police Station Khanyar under Section 68-F of the NDPS Act against three accused persons []