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SRINAGAR: A shortage of proper football grounds and all-weather playing facilities is hindering the growth of football in Ganderbal district despite increasing interest in the sport and strong public participation in local tournaments. Players and coaches said many of the available grounds have uneven surfaces and poor playing conditions, making regular training and competitive matches []

SRINAGAR: The water level in the Chenab River is likely to rise by around 2 to 3 metres from Sunday evening as NHPCs Dulhasti Power Station undertakes scheduled silt flushing of the Dul Dam reservoir. According to the Dulhasti Power Station, the mandatory periodic operation will begin at 8 pm on August 9 and continue []

SRINAGAR: The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of Crime Branch Jammu has registered a case in connection with an alleged overseas employment fraud in which a Jammu resident was reportedly cheated of Rs 10.05 lakh on the promise of securing a work visa and employment in Russia. According to officials, the complaint was filed against Vishal []

SRINAGAR: Two persons were apprehended after police intercepted them during a routine patrol at Dawar in Gurez, a border area of north Kashmirs Bandipora district, on Saturday. According to officials, SHO Police Station Gurez Nazir Ahmad, along with his escort, was conducting routine patrolling when the two persons were noticed behaving suspiciously. On seeing the []

SRINAGAR:Two residential houses were gutted in a fire that broke out in the Akhran Trigam area of Khari tehsil in Jammu and Kashmirs Ramban district on Saturday, reports said. The affected houses belonged to Shabir Ahmed, son of Noor Mohd Gujjar, and Mohd Fareed, son of Ghulam Qazi, both residents of Akhran Trigam. The cause []

SRINAGAR: A man died on Saturday after falling from a walnut tree while plucking walnuts in the Uri area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district. Officials said the incident occurred in Pawadan village of Uri when the man lost his balance and fell from the tree. He was rushed to Sub-District Hospital Uri for treatment, where []

SRINAGAR: Three SSB personnel were injured after several vehicles collided near Kela Morh Tunnel in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, according to reports. The incident occurred when a convoy of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu and the three vehicles collided near the tunnel, reports said. The []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Saturday termed the controversy over the FIR registered against PDP leader Iltija Mufti a fixed match, alleging that the Peoples Democratic Party was seeking to divert attention from remarks made by its president Mehbooba Mufti at Jantar Mantar. Itoo said the issue of the FIR against []

SRINAGAR: Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Northern Circle, Dinesh Chand Deshwal on Friday completed a safety inspection of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Srinagar section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), with officials reviewing key infrastructure and operational arrangements along the strategically important corridor. Officials said Deshwal inspected the rail section in view of the []

SRINAGAR: The Shri Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu on Saturday as rainfall and adverse weather conditions affected Ramban district and parts of Kashmir, officials said. No fresh convoy was permitted to leave the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu as a precautionary measure, with authorities assessing the prevailing weather and road conditions before allowing []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has informed Parliament that Jammu and Kashmir recorded one case of major structural failure on a National Highway project since 2014, resulting in the blacklisting of the contractor, while repeated landslides triggered by cloudbursts and heavy rainfall have continued to disrupt traffic on the Union Territorys key highway corridors. Replying to []

SRINAGAR: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Saturday conducted raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley in connection with a terror-related case involving the alleged online glorification of terrorism and recruitment of individuals into terrorist ranks, officials said. Officials said the searches were carried out in Baramulla, Shopian, Anantnag, Kupwara, Bandipora and other districts. []

SRINAGAR: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr Sanjeev Sinha as the Executive Director of AIIMS Vijaypur in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday, Dr Sinha, who is currently Professor and Head of the []

Registration replaces licensing for manufacturers, dealers and repairers; government says reforms will strengthen consumer protection and improve ease of doing business

SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Administration has assigned 25 officers to duties related to the Independence Day celebrations to be held on August 15, 2026. The General Administration Department issued Order No. 362-LA(GAD) of 2026 on August 7 from the UT Secretariat in Leh, under file number F. No. A/317/2021-O/o Un Secy-GAD. The officers detailed for the []

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday announced a scheduled power shutdown in parts of south Kashmir on August 10 to facilitate maintenance work on the 33 kV WanpohQaimoh transmission line. According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, electricity supply to Qaimoh, Khudwani, Redwani, Rampora, Matalhama and adjoining areas will remain suspended []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience another spell of wet weather over the coming 10 days, with the Meteorological Department warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Jammu division and the possibility of flash floods and landslides from August 9 to 11. A MeT official said August 7 and 8 []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered a six-month stop-gap arrangement for the post of Deputy Commissioner, Food Safety, placing two Assistant Commissioners as in-charge Deputy Commissioners while assigning two other officers to the posts with immediate effect. According to Government Order No. 614-JK (HME) of 2026, issued by the Health and Medical Education []

SRINAGAR: India on Friday said it was closely following the newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, as New Delhi began assessing the implications of the trilateral security arrangement amid a rapidly changing security environment in West Asia. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to questions at the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday ordered a major reshuffle in the senior ranks of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), promoting 28 officers to the Special Scale and Selection Grade while granting Selection Grade (non-functional) benefits to another officer through a series of government orders issued by the General Administration Department []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday reconstituted the Union Territory Project Monitoring Group (UT PMG), a high-level committee tasked with monitoring infrastructure and investment projects costing Rs 5 crore and above and resolving bottlenecks affecting their implementation. An order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) said the reconstituted body, headed by the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed United India Insurance Company Limited to pay Rs 8,53,084 to Srinagar resident Abdul Rashid Sumji after holding that the damage to his excavator was caused by its accidental submergence in the Jhelum and not by normal wear and tear, as claimed by the []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Union Government to appoint four Scheduled Caste candidates who were denied selection to Constable (General Duty) posts in the BSF and Assam Rifles despite securing higher marks than candidates selected in the Open Merit category. The court ruled that physical relaxation in height []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Friday said it is promoting Jammu and Kashmir as a preferred filming destination through the India Cine Hub digital platform and promotional initiatives aimed at attracting domestic and international filmmakers, while facilitating film shooting permissions through a single-window online system. In a written reply to an unstarred question in the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 1,238 post-graduate (PG) medical seats, including 1,175 in government medical institutions and 63 in private colleges, the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday, while announcing an expansion plan to add 5,000 PG seats across the country between 2025-26 and 2028-29. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, Union []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received Rs 171.25 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) during 2024-25 and 2025-26, with 397 health infrastructure projects approved across the Union Territory to strengthen primary, laboratory and critical care services, the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday. Replying to a starred question in the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 12 functional Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCCs), the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday, as part of its nationwide initiative to strengthen district-level cancer care. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said 524 Day Care Cancer Centres are currently functional across []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has revised the allocation of administrative districts, tribunals and authorities among its judges, with the new arrangement coming into effect from August 10. The allocation was issued by Registrar General M.K. Sharma through Order No. 1233 of 2026/RG dated August 7, superseding all previous orders on []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 96.58 crore as the Central share under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) during the financial year 2025-26, while 4.08 lakh cashless hospital admissions were authorised and 2.97 lakh Ayushman Cards were generated in the Union Territory, the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday. Replying to a []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Friday informed Parliament that Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 33.79 crore under Mission Vatsalya during 2025-26 for the care, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances, while asserting that the scheme is backed by a digital monitoring system integrated with child protection and police databases. Replying to a []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) conducted a three-day startup orientation and mentoring programme at its Main Campus in Pampore, bringing emerging entrepreneurs face-to-face with renowned entrepreneur and startup mentor Prof Sunil Handa. Held from August 5 to 7, the programme brought together startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, students and young innovators, with []

SRINAGAR: More than 1.12 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created in Jammu and Kashmir under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday, highlighting the rapid expansion of digital health services across the country. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Jagat []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received a Central share of Rs 250 crore under the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, of which Rs 163.73 crore has been utilised, the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs informed the Lok Sabha. Replying to an unstarred question, Minister of State for Housing and []

SRINAGAR: An 11-year-old boy was allegedly murdered by his stepfather in Bishnah area of Jammu district, with the accused later surrendering at a police station and confessing to the crime, officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Ravi Kumar, a resident of Khour Deolian in RS Pura, reportedly told Bishnah Police that he had []

SRINAGAR:Police fired three rounds at a suspicious Scorpio after it failed to stop at a checkpoint on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district in the early hours of Friday, with the vehicle later traced but its occupants managing to flee. The incident occurred near the police naka at Chanderkote, close to JP Gate on []

SRINAGAR: The Amarnath Yatra continued smoothly on Friday, with a fresh batch of 926 pilgrims leaving Jammu for the Baltal base camp while 133 devotees returned from Baltal to Jammu under heightened security arrangements. According to the Zonal Police Control Room, Jammu, the 29th batch departed from Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas at 2:59 am in []

SRINAGAR: A 24-year-old married youth was found dead at his residence in the Rehmat Abad Hardushiva area of Sopore in north Kashmirs Baramulla district, officials said on Friday. Officials said that the deceased was a resident of Rehmat Abad Hardushiva, Sopore. They said the body was recovered by a team from Police Station Bomai and []

SRINAGAR: In a significant move aimed at strengthening the justice delivery system, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the establishment of two Permanent Lok Adalatsone each in Jammu and Srinagarfor the first time in the Union Territory. The proposal has now been forwarded to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for final approval. According to official []

SRINAGAR: The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of religious bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, has urged a quick-commerce company to immediately remove alleged pork products listed for sale on its platform in Kashmir. In a statement issued on Thursday, the MMU, headed by Kashmirs chief preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said screenshots shared by members of []

SRINAGAR: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has urged the Jammu and Kashmir Government to introduce a comprehensive and stable industrial policy aimed at improving ease of doing business, reviving stressed MSMEs and creating a more competitive and investment-friendly industrial ecosystem in the Union Territory. FCIK submitted a 17-page Executive Policy Memorandum to []

SRINAGAR : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday unveiled a Rs 60-crore package of urban development projects for Jammu, pitching the initiatives as part of his governments effort to modernise public infrastructure while asserting that development should never become a casualty of political circumstances. The projects, spread across Jammu city, Akhnoor and Katra, include infrastructure []

SRINAGAR : Police have registered an FIR against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, her daughter Iltija Mufti and four other party leaders in connection with an alleged assault on a police officer during the PDPs protest over the restoration of Article 370 earlier this week. Officials []

SRINAGAR: The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) on Thursday announced the IFFJK Emerging Filmmakers Competition-2026, inviting aspiring filmmakers from Jammu and Kashmir to submit original short films as part of the inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK). Registrations for the competition opened on August 6. The initiative aims to identify []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices rose sharply for the third consecutive session on Thursday, gaining Rs 3,800 per 10 grams to reach a seven-week high of Rs 1,53,800 in the national capital, supported by a weaker rupee and stronger international prices. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity, inclusive of all taxes, had closed at Rs 1,50,000 per []

SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Cooperatives and Elections, Javid Ahmad Dar, on Thursday directed authorities to expedite restoration of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44) and ensure unhindered movement of fruit-laden trucks following heavy rainfall and landslides that disrupted traffic in Ramban and adjoining areas. Accompanied by Advisor []

SRINAGAR: The Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, has entrusted Dr Dara Singh, the senior-most Medical Superintendent Grade-I and Professor, with the additional charge of Head of the Department (HoD) of Hospital Administration. An order issued by GMC Jammu Principal and Dean Dr Ashutosh Gupta said the arrangement has been approved by the Administrative Department. Dr []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed a senior health department officer to conduct an inquiry into charges arising from a Crime Branch Kashmir case concerning the alleged operation of a fake association of Ayush doctors. Under Government Order No. 601-JK (HME) of 2026, Dr Rukhsana Najeeb, Professor and presently looking after the charge []

SRINAGAR: The Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Jammu, has warned the Director General (Prosecution) and Director (Prosecution) of contempt proceedings after the court was left virtually non-functional due to the absence of a prosecutor, with around 80 matters listed for hearing and 12 prosecution witnesses present. The court passed the directions on Thursday in a case []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed two candidates as Assistant Professors in the Departments of Anaesthesiology and General Surgery at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Srinagar. The appointments were approved on a temporary basis under Government Order No. 606-JK (HME) of 2026 issued by the Health and Medical Education Department on []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the promotion of four Assistant Directors as Deputy Directors in the Fire and Emergency Services Department, JK, on a prospective basis. The promotions were sanctioned under Government Order No. 404-Home of 2026, issued by the Home Department on August 6, following recommendations of the Jammu and Kashmir []