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SRINAGAR: Khyber Aquaculture, in partnership with the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Fisheries, has launched a specialised training programme for local trout farmers to promote modern, sustainable aquaculture practices, improve fish health, and strengthen the efficiency and resilience of the regions trout-farming sector. The programme is being implemented under Project No 22, Implementation of Trout []

SRINAGAR: Senior National Conference leader and Lok Sabha MP Mian Altaf Ahmed has expressed anguish over the death of a minor schoolgirl in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district and called for a time-bound investigation and fast-track trial in the case. In a statement, Altaf described the incident as horrifying and an unpardonable violation of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has warmed by nearly 1C over the past two decades at several high-altitude locations, including Pahalgam and Gulmarg, with the strongest altitude-linked warming occurring during winter, according to a new study based on 45 years of temperature observations. The researchers say the changes could have serious implications for high-altitude hydrology, the []

SRINAGAR: ational Conference MP from the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir had continued to lose its powers over the years, while its political leadership had failed to regain them. Speaking to reporters during an interaction in Baramulla, Ruhullah said his criticism was not directed at any individual []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir native Monica Chhibber Sharma has been appointed an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and took oath along with eight other newly appointed judges. She was administered the oath by Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra on Saturday, following the issuance of her warrant of appointment by President []

Kashmirs fertility crisis demands a coordinated policy response: awareness campaigns, subsidised fertility care, workplace reform, and early screening integrated into routine healthcare delivery. Jammu and Kashmirs total fertility rate has fallen from 4.5 to 1.4 in four decades, a drop steep enough to alter the regions demographic future within a generation. Some of this decline []

by Ishfaq Manzoor Digital libraries are transforming Jammu and Kashmirs access to global knowledge, research and learning while redefining libraries and librarians alike. There was a time when a library was imagined as a quiet hall lined with shelves, where knowledge waited patiently between the covers of books. Today, that image is changing. Across Jammu []

SRINAGAR: Irans new top security official has warned neighbouring countries against cooperating with a fresh US campaign aimed at putting further economic pressure on Tehran, saying Iran would retaliate against countries that assist what it described as an economic war. Mohsen Rezaei, the newly appointed secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council, issued the warning []

Historian Hangloos Hues of Kashmir reconstructs the Valleys civilisational history through philosophy, religion and mysticism rather than dynasties and conflict, writes Sanjay Pandita The writing of Kashmirs history has, for more than a century, remained one of the most contested intellectual enterprises in South Asian historiography. Few regions have attracted such sustained scholarly attention while []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorms over the next 24 hours, with the Meteorological Centre Srinagar cautioning about isolated incidents of lightning, gusty winds and weather-related hazards at vulnerable places. According to the weather bulletin issued by the Meteorological Centre, Srinagar, at 11 []

SRINAGAR: A residential house was gutted in a fire that broke out in the Gagrian area of Poonch district during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. According to reports, the fire erupted at around 2:30 am at the house of Saif Din, son of Habibullah Lone, in Ward No. 7 of Panchayat Chool, Gagrian. []

SRINAGAR: A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jammu has rejected the bail plea of Insha Jan alias Insha Tariq, an accused in the conspiracy behind the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel, holding that sufficient material existed on record to presume that the allegations against her were prima facie true. []

SRINAGAR : The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has upheld the severe displeasure censure imposed on a former Rashtriya Rifles sector commander over the December 2023 custodial deaths of three civilians in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district, observing that security forces cannot resort to excessive force even during intense counter-insurgency operations. Dismissing the plea of Brigadier []

SRINAGAR: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued more than 150 notices to food companies in recent months over alleged misleading advertisements, false claims and violations of labelling regulations, the food regulator said on Saturday. The enforcement action covers several major brands, including Nestle India, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola India, Abbott India, Red []

SRINAGAR: The Assistant Director Tourism, Gulmarg, inspected several ongoing tourism development projects in Gurez Valley on Saturday to assess their physical progress and ensure adherence to approved specifications and quality standards. The inspection covered the Recreational Park at Dawar, Gazebo at Habbakhatun Spring, Shelter Sheds at Sheikhpora and Tulail, and the Cafeteria at Badugam, according []

SRINAGAR: A total of 47,150 candidates have secured admission to Government Degree Colleges across Jammu and Kashmir in Phase-I of the undergraduate admission process for the 2026-27 academic session, marking an increase of around 16 per cent over the corresponding phase last year. Around 40,800 candidates were admitted during the same phase of the previous []

SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at 10 locations across Srinagar, Kupwara, Anantnag, Pulwama and Budgam districts as part of its investigation into a cross-border terror conspiracy case involving alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) networks, the agency said. The searches were conducted to collect further documentary, digital and material evidence and to establish []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday said the 6.8 percent hike in electricity tariff is definitely a shock for those who were promised 200 units of free electricity. In a post on X, Lone said the regulator has approved a 6.83% hike and claimed it has avoided tariff shock, but for the []

SRINAGAR: Power supply to several areas of Srinagar, Pulwama and Budgam districts will remain affected on August 24 and 27 due to scheduled shutdowns and ongoing works on 33 kV transmission lines, the Chief Engineer, Distribution, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) said. On August 24, the shutdown of the 33 kV Cheshmashahi-Brein Nishat line []

SRINAGAR: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, conducted a special enforcement drive across the Union Territory to assess the quality and safety of milk and milk products and check compliance with prescribed food safety standards. During the drive, officials carried out 198 inspections and collected 178 samples of milk and milk products []

SRINAGAR: A 55-year-old man was critically injured after being attacked by a wild bear in the Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district on Saturday. The injured man has been identified as Nazir Ahmed, son of Abdullah, a resident of Fazalabad Nar, Surankote, reports said. According to reports, Ahmed was in his native area []

SRINAGAR: A residential house was partially damaged in a fire incident at Hardpora village of Achabal in Anantnag district on Saturday. Officials said that fire broke out in the joint house of two brothers, Abdul Rashid Bhat and Abdul Aziz Bhat, sons of Saidullah Bhat resulting in partial damage to the house. Fire and []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the inter-divisional mutual transfer of two teachers from Anantnag and Doda districts on a reciprocal basis for a period of two years. The School Education Department issued the order in August 2026, approving the transfer of Vikram Singh, Teacher at BMS Uttersoo, Zone Shangus, Anantnag, and Hilal []

SRINAGAR: The body of a man was found lying in a field at Keso village in the Ramgarh area of Samba district on Saturday, officials said. An official said that police reached the spot and took the body into custody. The deceased was identified as Balkar Singh, a resident of Barota Camp, Ramgarh, he said. []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday called upon IIM Jammu to develop distinctive ideas, strengthen research on border economies and frontier development, and ensure that its graduates contribute to building enterprises and solutions in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Addressing the 10th anniversary celebrations of IIM Jammu, Sinha highlighted the institutes growth from its []

SRINAGAR: Kashmirs chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Saturday formally opened an art gallery of Mustaq Mir in Barzulla, Srinagar, and praised the artists perseverance in continuing his work while battling cancer for nearly a decade. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said he had the opportunity to see Mirs work at the gallery and []

SRINAGAR: The Railways is planning to transport more apples from Kashmir this season than the nearly 20,000 tonnes moved during the previous season, as authorities prepare an alternative freight network for the Valleys fruit industry. Railway officials and the Horticulture Department held a meeting in Srinagar on Friday with fruit growers, traders, Kisan aggregators and []

SRINAGAR: Civilian flight operations from Thoise in Ladakhs Nubra Valley are targeted to begin in December 2026, while the readiness of Kargil Airport for commercial flights will be assessed during a joint inspection scheduled for September 1, officials said after a high-level review meeting in New Delhi. Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday []

SRINAGAR: Fourteen serving officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) have been cleared for induction into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), with the formal process now awaiting their consent and subsequent notification by the Union Government. The development follows a two-day meeting of the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) held in New Delhi []

SRINAGAR: National Conference MP Aga Syed Ruhullah on Saturday questioned the Jammu and Kashmir government over the non-implementation of the partys electoral promise of 200 units of free electricity, while asserting that the regions internal affairs had no role for the United States. Speaking to reporters, Ruhullah said the National Conference had promised 200 units []

SRINAGAR: Ladakh is looking to expand organised dairy activity and improve milk production by strengthening farmer linkages, cattle breeding, fodder development and milk collection networks, as the administration moves to make dairy processing more remunerative for rural producers. Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra, during a review of the Ladakh Oma Dairy Plant in Leh, called for []

by Umaima Reshi SRINAGAR: Drug seizures in Jammu and Kashmir have fallen sharply even as the number of people receiving treatment at government-supported de-addiction centres has surged nearly nine-fold in five years, according to data placed before Parliament, highlighting the widening scale of the drug-use challenge as well as gaps in measuring its current extent. []

SRINAGAR: Construction activities across Delhi will be completely prohibited from December 10 to January 20 as part of measures to tackle worsening air pollution during the winter season, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta said on Friday. Gupta announced the restriction in a post on X and urged residents to report violations to the authorities. She said []

SRINAGAR: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar has warned of possible flash floods, mudslides and landslides in vulnerable areas of Jammu and Kashmir, with brief spells of intense rainfall forecast at isolated places, particularly in the Jammu division, over the coming days. The weather is expected to remain generally hot and humid across Jammu and Kashmir, although []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch JK has filed a chargesheet against Abdul Majeed Mir of Lashtiyal Kalaroos, Kupwara, in an alleged fake government job fraud case, officials said. The chargesheet has been presented before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kupwara, in FIR No. 18/2026, registered under Sections 420, 468, []

SRINAGAR: The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Saturday continued its search for a Srinagar resident feared drowned in Nallah Sindh at Preng in the Kangan area of Ganderbal district. The search operation entered its second consecutive day after Danish Bilal, a resident of Malbagh Dargha, Srinagar, reportedly drowned while bathing at Preng on Friday. []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has accepted the technical resignation of Tariq Ahmad Tantry, former Lecturer in Chemistry at Government Boys Higher Secondary School Ashpora, Kupwara, following his appointment as an Assistant Professor in Chemistry in the Higher Education Department. The School Education Department issued Government Order No. 334-JK(Edu) of 2026 dated August 20, []

SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday carried out raids at two locations in south Kashmirs Anantnag district, with teams accompanied by CRPF and local police personnel, officials said. The searches were conducted at the SICOP complex in Bijbehara and at Kreeri village in the Dooru area, they said, adding that the operations were []

SRINAGAR: Fourteen serving officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) have been cleared for induction into the Indian Administrative Service (IAS), with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) seeking their consent before issuing the formal notification. According to information reported by Daily Excelsior, the General []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed IAS officer Shreya Singhal as Festival Director for the first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK) 2026, scheduled to be held from September 7 to 10. According to an order issued by the General Administration Department, Singhal, a 2020-batch AGMUT cadre officer currently serving as []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated Srinagars first Waste to WonderFlower Garden at Floriculture Park, Polo View, showcasing how discarded materials can be creatively reused to create attractive public spaces. The Chief Minister also inaugurated a Floriculture Mela at the park, where flower growers, nursery owners and entrepreneurs from across Kashmir showcased ornamental []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has notified the Online Annual Transfer Drive for 2026, allowing eligible employees to apply for transfers through the departments designated portal from August 23 to September 8. The department issued Notification No. 01-JK(Edu) of 2026 on August 21, following the issuance of the Transfer Policy, 2026, under []

SRINAGAR : A 24-year-old woman was killed and another woman injured after the scooty they were riding was hit by an unidentified tanker on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Ramban district on Friday. According to officials, the accident occurred in the Seri area when the tanker, travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu, allegedly hit the scooty []

SRINAGAR: The Horticulture Planning & Marketing Department and railway authorities on Friday discussed modalities for transporting Kashmirs apples to major markets across the country through the rail network. The meeting, chaired by Director Horticulture Planning & Marketing Ghulam Jeelani Zargar, brought together railway officials and representatives of fruit and vegetable markets from across Kashmir. The []

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg on Friday reviewed arrangements for the 18th annual Harmuk Gangbal Yatra, with officials directed to ensure adequate facilities, security and medical support for the three-day pilgrimage. The yatra, being organised by the Harmuk Ganga Gangbal Trust (HGGT), is expected to draw around 150200 pilgrims. The meeting was attended by []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Development Authority (JDA) has sealed a Blinkit store operating from the basement of Surya Towers at Bahu Plaza, Jammu, for allegedly functioning in violation of the sanctioned building permission and applicable building norms. The action was taken after the JDA found that a commercial delivery and store facility was being operated from []

SRINAGAR: Police in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Friday detained a suspected drug peddler under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (PIT-NDPS) Act, officials said. The detainee was identified as Mohammad Ashraf Ganie, son of Gh. Mohi-ud-Din Ganie, a resident of Waghama in Bijbehara. Police said the action was part []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday laid the foundation stone of the Amriteshwar Sarovar under the Jan Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative at Dharpur in Sunderbani area of Rajouri district. Sinha also paid obeisance at the Shri Amriteshwar Shiv Temple and prayed for peace, prosperity and well-being of the people. Addressing a public gathering, the []

SRINAGAR: Protests were held after Friday prayers in Chhatroo and Kishtwar town on Friday following the death of a 14-year-old schoolgirl while she was being referred from Kishtwar to Doda for medical treatment related to termination of pregnancy. The girl, a school-going minor, died during the referral, following which police registered a case and arrested []

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court on Friday reduced the mandatory legal practice requirement for law graduates seeking to appear in entry-level judicial service examinations from three years to one year, modifying its May 2025 ruling. A three-judge Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices A.G. Masih and K. Vinod Chandran delivered the decision by a []