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SRINAGAR: In an effort to improve accessibility to passport services in remote areas, the Regional Passport Office (RPO) Srinagar is deploying a Mobile Passport Van in Kupwara on November 27 and 28. Officials said the van will offer doorstep passport services to residents of Kupwara and adjoining areas under the Passport Seva Project, which seeks []

SRINAGAR: Directorate of Enforcement, Jammu has attached an immovable property worth Rs 1 Crore under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 According to a statement, the provisionally attached property comprises industrial land at Panipat, Haryana of M/s Vidit Healthcare Pvt Ltd, Sirmour, HP. The statement reads that the ED initiated investigation in respect []

SRINAGAR: Secretary Transport Avny Lavasa has underscored that the Registered Vehicle Scrapping Policy will not only improve environmental conditions but also stimulate business growth, generate employment and enhance efficiency in the automotive sector across Jammu and Kashmir. She has directed officials to ensure its effective implementation and maximise public benefits. Lavasa urged the Transport Department []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Handicrafts and Handloom Department will present the Union Territory Artisan Awards 2024 on November 25, honouring 38 artisans and weavers for their contribution to preserving the regions traditional crafts. Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, who also holds the Industries and Commerce portfolio, will preside over the ceremony at SKICC []

SRINAGAR: Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah want Jammu and Kashmir to become a mineral state. Talking to reporters on his arrival in Jammu for the e-auction of limestone mineral blocks in Jammu and Kashmir, Reddy said, This []

SRINAGAR: A fresh communal divide is taking shape in Jammu and Kashmir after the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence at Kakryal, Katra admitted 42 Muslim students in its maiden MBBS batch of 50. The selections, made strictly on NEET merit, have triggered an escalating confrontation across the Jammu region, with more than []

SRINAGAR: The National Green Tribunal has expressed serious concern over the worsening state of wetlands across Jammu and Kashmir after water samples from a large number of sites were found to fall outside prescribed quality parameters. The Tribunal, while hearing a suo motu case based on a media report originally carried by the Jammu-based newspaper []

SRINAGAR: Dharmendra, one of the most beloved and enduring stars of Indian cinema and a personality who dominated generations of filmgoers, passed away in Mumbai on Monday, November 24. He was 89. The veteran actor, affectionately known as the He-Man of Bollywood, had recently returned home from Mumbais Breach Candy Hospital after treatment for respiratory []

SRINAGAR: The growing presence of stray dogs outside schools across the Kashmir Valley has become a serious concern for parents, with reports suggesting that children feel unsafe and frightened while entering or leaving their institutions. Parents from multiple districts said groups of dogs often gather near school gates during morning and afternoon hours, creating an []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir authorities have significantly tightened jail rules to curb radicalisation and prevent any contact between militant inmates and criminal prisoners, as part of a broader crackdown on prison-linked extremist recruitment and terror planning. According to Daily Excelsior, this initiative comes amid heightened vigilance, periodic surprise checks, and strict segregation policies following recent []

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court will on Monday hear a petition filed by the wife of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, challenging his detention under the National Security Act (NSA) as unlawful and a violation of his fundamental rights. Wangchuk was detained on September 26, two days after protests in Ladakh demanding Statehood and Sixth Schedule status []

SRINAGAR: Central Kashmirs Srinagar district recorded its coldest night of the season as temperatures plunged to 3.2C, the Meteorological Department reported on Monday. The sharp fall marked a fresh spell of intense cold across the Valley, with several areas dipping well below freezing. According to the Met office, tourist destinations and higher-altitude regions witnessed even []

SRINAGAR: Twelve members of a family from Nowgam village in Handwara, north Kashmirs Kupwara district, were hospitalised after falling unconscious during the night, with officials suspecting food poisoning as the cause An official said that all the affected individuals were first taken to NTPHC for initial treatment and were later referred to GMC Handwara for []

SRINAGAR: Government Middle School Lanzgund Branpathri in Tral area of South Kashmirs Pulwama district is battling severe infrastructure and staff shortages, leaving students and parents deeply concerned about the quality of education being delivered. According to locals, the school, upgraded to Middle several years ago, has only five teachers for nine classes, including Kindergarten sections, []

SRINAGAR: Three teenagers from Sarano village in Rajouri district who went missing on Saturday morning after leaving home for school were safely recovered by police within 36 hours. Family sources said that the boys had left home Saturday morning for Government Higher Secondary School, Dhangri, but did not reach the institution and failed to return []

SRINAGAR: A 25-year-old individual was killed and two others sustained injuries in a road accident in the Bumhama area of Kupwara on Sunday evening. Officials said that the fatal collision between a motorcycle and an SUV (Mahindra XUV700) resulted in the death of Faizan Ahmad Peer (25), son of Mohammad Ashraf Peer, a resident of []

SRINAGAR: A 45-year-old man from Bihar lost his life after he met with an accident in the Nowgam area of Central Kashmirs Srinagar district on Sunday evening. Sources said that the deceased has been identified as Sukhadi Rawat (45), a resident of Bihar presently living in Rajbagh, Srinagar. He sustained grievous injuries in an accident []

SRINAGAR: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the CRPF died due to a suspected heart attack at the District Police Lines (DPL) in North Kashmirs Bandipora district on Sunday, sources said. They said that the ASI, identified as Nagarmal, collapsed while on duty. He was immediately attended to by colleagues before being shifted for medical assistance. []

SRINAGAR: BJP leader Sunil Sharma has said that a delegation of senior party MLAs met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and raised concerns over recent admissions at the Mata Vaishno Devi medical institution. He said the delegation discussed what they described as community-specific admissions and urged the administration to restrict entry only to those who believe []

SRINAGAR: The Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences on Sunday inaugurated a day-long Endocrine Surgery Update, bringing leading national experts to Srinagar for an academic exchange on the latest breakthroughs in Endocrine Surgery. The event, organised by the Endocrine and Breast Cancer Division of the Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, marked a significant moment []

SRINAGAR: A countrywide power-sector reform, which the Government of India has said it has rolled out in phases since 2023, has spiralled into a full-blown political confrontation in Jammu and Kashmir, where opposition parties are using the initiative to target Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. The reform proposes a twenty per cent surcharge on electricity consumed []

SRINAGAR: Kashmirs temperate sericulture sector received a major international boost this week as Dr Valiyev Sayfiddin Tojiddinovich, Director of the Sericulture Research Institute, Tashkent, concluded a two-day visit to the Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute, Pampore. The visit, held on November 22 and 23, forms part of the ongoing IndoUzbekistan collaborative research programme aimed []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government will on Monday launch the first-ever auction of limestone mineral blocks in Jammu and Kashmir, a move described by officials as a major push to revive the Union Territorys mining sector and operationalise reforms introduced under the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act in 2015. Union Minister G Kishan Reddy []

SRINAGAR: A joint operation by the Narcotics Control Bureau and Delhi Police has busted a major transnational methamphetamine trafficking network in the capital, resulting in the seizure of 328 kilograms of high-quality meth worth Rs 262 crore and the arrest of two suspects, officials said on Sunday. The seizure, made from a house in Chhatarpur []

SRINAGAR: With over a million migratory birds having already arrived in Kashmir this winter, the Department of Wildlife Protection has deployed multiple staff teams at Dal Lake, Wular Lake and other key wetlands to monitor the birds during their stay, officials said. An official said that the teams supervise the birds and ensure human activity []

SRINAGAR: Ganderbal Police, during a special drive against traffic violations at Model Naka Chinar, detained nine (09) teenagers found performing dangerous and life-threatening stunts on the National Highway (NHW). During the action, police also seized five (05) modified motorcycles with concealed or hidden rear registration number plates, in violation of the Motor Vehicles Act. The []

SRINAGAR: Two bodies were recovered from Nala Haji Peer near Larabal Balkote area in Uri, official sources said on Sunday. The sources have identified the deceased duo as Ab Baseer Pathan (20), son of Salam Din Pathan, a resident of Balkote; and Shafiya Bano (18), daughter of Mohammad Mushtaq Awan of Thajal. Preliminary information, they []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired a high-level security meet in Jammu to review the security situation in the Union Territory following the deadly blast in Delhi on November 10. The meeting was attended by senior officials from the Jammu and Kashmir Police, Army, and various central security and intelligence []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmirs State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday made what officials described as the first formal arrest in the interstate terror module that was busted earlier this month. A senior officer confirmed to the newspaper The Indian Express that the investigation agency has formally arrested Niyaz. This is the first arrest by the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 2,071 new HIV cases and 66 deaths between 2019 and June 2025, a Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed. The data was shared by the Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Control Society (JKACS) in response to the RTI. As per documents, new HIV cases stood at 361 in 201920, []

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SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has instructed all departments, district authorities, and public institutions to conduct Preamble reading ceremonies and awareness activities as part of Constitution Day observance on November 26. In a circular issued by the General Administration Department, authorities were directed to ensure the wide participation of government officials, students, and local []

SRINAGAR: The Peoples Conference President and MLA Handwara Sajad Gani Lone on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of attempting to communalise medical sciences amid a growing controversy over admissions at the Medical School of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University. Addressing reporters, Lone said the political narrative emerging around the matter was an alarming attempt []

SRINAGAR: The Hygam Wetland, a Ramsar-designated ecological site located in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir, is facing an alarming environmental crisis as it has regrettably turned into a garbage dump. The absence of a garbage-lift facility and inadequate government action have forced residents living on state land adjacent to the wetland to dispose of []

SRINAGAR: Temperatures across Kashmir plummeted sharply on Saturday night, with most parts of the Valley slipping well below freezing, intensifying the ongoing cold wave. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 2.8C, making it one of the coldest nights of the season so far. In south Kashmir, widespread frost was reported as Pahalgam and Konibal []

SRINAGAR: Drung, a tourist destination in Gulmarg, is all set to reopen for visitors on Sunday (today) after being closed for several months following security concerns. The closures across multiple key tourist sites, including Drung, were primarily due to heightened security threats following a major attack in Pahalgam in April 2025, which resulted in the []

SRINAGAR: Three major doctors bodies in Jammu and Kashmir have issued a joint wave of condemnation following the November 10 bomb blast near Red Fort in New Delhi, saying the medical fraternity stands firmly against violence and any attempt to misuse the profession for destructive ends. The Medical Faculty Association (MFA) of Government Medical and []

SRINAGAR: Jammu Kashmir Police on Saturday carried out multiple security operations across the region, including industrial audits in Ganderbal, property seizure in Awantipora, heightened security in Chenab Valley, and a multi-agency exercise at Jammu Airport, officials said. Officials said that in Ganderbal, police conducted extensive inspections of industrial estates to audit stocks and usage of []

SRINAGAR: A labourer sustained injuries inside the Z-Morh Tunnel in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district on Saturday after being struck by a moving vehicle during routine cleaning work. Officials said that the incident occurred when a labourer identified as Irfan Ahmad Raina, son of Ghulam Rasool and a native of Gagangeer, was engaged in maintenance activities []

SRINAGAR: A fire broke out late Saturday in a double-storey residential house in Shahpora, Ganderbal, in central Kashmir, leaving the building damaged. Fire and Emergency Services teams promptly arrived at the site and battled the flames. According to a local resident, considerable damage to the property had already taken place by the time the fire []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha will chair a high-level security meet in Jammu on Sunday to review the situation following the deadly blast in Delhi last week and oversee winter preparedness by the forces, sources said. Sources said that the LG will chair the meeting at 11 am at the Jammu Convention []

SRINAGAR: Three teenagers from Saranoo village in Rajouri district of Jammu Kashmir have gone missing from their homes on Saturday afternoon, sources said. Official sources said that the missing youths have been identified as Shadab Ahmed, son of Rashed Mehmood, Israr Ahmed, son of Talib Hussain, and Mehtab Ahmed, son of Altaf Hussain. They said []

SRINAGAR: The Society of Consultant Doctors (SCD) Jammu and Kashmir on Saturdaycondemned the bomb blast near Delhis Red Fort on November 10, 2025, expressing profound grief over the loss of innocent lives. In an official statement, the SCD said it stands in full solidarity with the victims and their families, describing the alleged involvement of []

SRINAGAR: Hepatitis A outbreak has been reported in Churat village of Qazigund area in south Kashmirs Kulgam district, with at least nine children showing symptoms of jaundice, officials said on Saturday. Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Kulgam, Dr. Showkat Ahmad Parray, said that complaints had been coming in from the area over the past two to []

SRINAGAR: Wildlife authorities in south Kashmir successfully captured a wild bear that had been roaming the Rajpora area of Tral, following reports of a collision with a vehicle that left the animal injured, officials said. Mohd Yousuf, a wildlife official, told Kashmir Life that the bears condition was serious after the accident and it was []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Power Development Corporation Limited (JPDCL) has announced multiple power supply interruptions across Jammu and Kashmir starting November 23, affecting several districts for maintenance and operational work. Chief Engineer (Distribution), JPDCL, Jammu, informed that power supply to Reasi, Dharmari, Pouni and adjoining areas will be suspended on November 23 from 11 am to []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday attended the 64th Raising Day celebrations of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) at the 15th Battalion in Udhampur, where he interacted with personnel and extended greetings to the force. The ceremony was also attended by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar. Senior officials, including []

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo, on Saturday said that the much-awaited Sanatnagar flyover project has reached its final stage, with one tube successfully completing load testing and the second tube expected to finish by tomorrow. Speaking to reporters at the site, the DC Srinagar said the project holds immense importance for the citys []

SRINAGAR: National Conference on Saturday said the proposal to hike electricity charges during peak hours was not initiated by the Jammu and Kashmir government but by the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission, a quasi-judicial body that regulates power tariffs across India. Party senior leader and spokesperson, Imran Nabi Dar said there is a need to clearly []

SRINAGAR: The State Investigation Agency (SIA) on Saturday arrested a resident of Diyarwani, Batamaloo in connection with the Red Fort blast in New Delhi, officials said. They said that the individual, identified as Tufail Niyaz Bhat, was detained by the SIA as part of the ongoing investigation into the incident. According to officials, Tufail was []