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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir supported 6,962 children under Mission Vatsalya during 2025-26, including 1,870 beneficiaries receiving institutional care and 5,092 supported through non-institutional services, according to data presented by the Union Government in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The Ministry of Women and Child Development said 338 Anganwadi Centres in Jammu and Kashmir had also []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir planted 1.80 lakh saplings along National Highways in 2025-26, the highest annual figure recorded by the Union territory in the last five years, according to data presented by the Union Government in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said JK planted 47,000 saplings in 2021-22, []

Rajya Sabha reply says over 96,000 drinking water samples from Anganwadi centres were tested in J&K in 2025-26; Centre says 17,000 provided per Anganwadi for drinking water facilities under Poshan 2.0

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir had six operational National Highway fee plazas in 2025-26, up from four in 2021-22, while toll collections from National Highways and expressways in the Union territory rose to Rs 502.002 crore during the latest financial year, according to data presented by the Union Government in the Rajya Sabha. The Ministry of []

SRINAGAR: A 40-year-old woman died after suffering an electric shock in the Majalta area of Udhampur district on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the woman suffered an electric shock at Majalta and died on the spot. She was identified as Sushma Devi (40), a resident of Majalta. The []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded one major structural failure on a National Highway during the last five years and the current year, resulting in the deaths of 10 workers, according to data presented by the Union Government in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The incident occurred in 2022 when an adit portal at Khooni Nallah []

SRINAGAR: The Centre has initiated steps towards providing all-weather connectivity to Jammu and Kashmirs seasonally isolated Tangdhar and Gurez regions, with consultancy work for the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the proposed Sadhna Tunnel awarded and tendering underway for a DPR for a tunnel at Razdan Pass. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded 3,453 arrests under narcotics-related cases in 2022, the highest figure reported in the Union territory during 2020-24, while 2,214 people were arrested in 2024, according to data placed by the Union Government in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs showed that JK []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has cancelled the engagement of Dr Muzammil Nazir as Associate Professor in the Department of Community Medicine at Government Medical College (GMC), Handwara, citing non-compliance with the terms governing academic arrangements. The action was ordered under Government Order No. 590-JK(HME) of 2026, issued by the Health and Medical Education []

SRINAGAR: The inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK) 2026 has received 875 film submissions from around 50 countries, signalling strong global interest in the Union Territorys flagship film initiative, officials said. The submission window for the festival will close on July 30, giving filmmakers a final opportunity to register their entries for []

SRINAGAR: A fresh batch of 2,051 pilgrims departed from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu early Wednesday for the Baltal base camp to undertake the ongoing annual Shri Amarnath Yatra, officials said. The 22nd batch left at 2:45 a.m. under stringent security arrangements in a convoy of 82 vehicles, comprising 48 buses, eight medium []

SRINAGAR: At least 13 people were killed after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japans southwestern Kumamoto region on Tuesday, collapsing buildings, damaging roads and infrastructure, and leaving people trapped beneath rubble as rescue operations continued. The earthquake hit the southern island of Kyushu at about 4.27 pm local time, causing widespread damage to buildings, roads, factories []

SRINAGAR: Authorities have ordered the closure of all government and private schools across Jammu and Kashmirs Doda district on Wednesday as a precautionary measure amid adverse weather conditions triggered by continuous rainfall. According to the district administration, the decision has been taken in view of the prevailing weather situation to ensure the safety of students. []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, formerly the Crime Branch Kashmir, has secured the conviction of a Budgam resident in a recruitment fraud case involving the use of a forged academic certificate to obtain appointment as a Constable in the 9th Battalion of the Indian Reserve Police (IRP). According to the EOW, the Court []

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court has imposed interim restrictions on the use and circulation of audio and video recordings of judicial proceedings, directing that such material cannot be extracted, shared, uploaded, transmitted, modified, stored, hosted or commercially exploited on social media or other digital platforms without prior official approval. The interim order requires permission from the []

SRINAGAR: A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck Japans Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, injuring at least 50 people, trapping several inside a partially collapsed shopping mall and causing widespread disruption across southern Japan, according to officials and media reports. Fire officials said several people were trapped inside an Aeon shopping mall following a reported explosion after the []

One-litre batch declared unsafe and misbranded by National Food Laboratory; consumers urged not to use product

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department has assigned additional charges to 59 Assistant Accounts Officers (AAOs) across various government departments and field offices, with immediate effect and until further orders. The assignments were made through Order Nos. 114-ACCTTS and 115-ACCTTS of 2026, both issued on July 27, by the Directorate General of Accounts and []

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced scheduled power shutdowns in parts of Pulwama and Anantnag districts over the next few days to facilitate maintenance of 33 kV transmission lines. According to KPDCL, power supply to Sangam, Shanglipora and adjoining areas will remain suspended from 8 am to 2 pm on July []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate General of Accounts and Treasuries (DGAT), Jammu and Kashmir, has directed in-service Assistant Accounts Officers (AAOs) figuring at serial numbers 203 to 264 in the tentative seniority list of the Jammu and Kashmir Subordinate Accounts Service Class-I to submit their Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for the last five years and detailed posting []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Health and Medical Education Department has constituted a three-member inquiry committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a patient at SKIMS Medical College Hospital (MCH), Bemina, on April 26, directing it to submit a fact-finding report within 15 days. According to Government Order No. 585-JK(HME) of 2026 dated []

SRINAGAR: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) has prohibited the manufacture and sale of milk and milk products at a food processing unit in Pulwama after an inspection found serious lapses in hygiene and sanitation. The action was taken against a unit at Talangam, Pulwama, operated by Suhail Maqbool, following an inspection by the Food []

SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) scientist Prof Syed Mudasir Andrabi has been awarded the prestigious JC Bose Fellowship, one of Indias highest scientific honours, in recognition of his contributions to biotechnology, innovation and translational research. Prof Andrabi, Professor and Head of the Division of Animal Biotechnology at the Faculty []

CM says government jobs alone cannot address unemployment as 470 candidates secure placements at Srinagar mega job fair

SRINAGAR: A teenager was killed after the tractor he was driving skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmirs Reasi district on Tuesday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the accident took place near Chamaloo Marh in the Chassana area when the tractor, which was []

Centre says 88,225 fishers covered under livelihood support; trout raceways, hatcheries and fish kiosks among key projects

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has removed 43,183 ineligible beneficiaries from its ration card database under the Union Governments Rightful Targeting exercise, while 111,057 cases were flagged for verification, according to data presented by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. In Ladakh, 3,529 cases were flagged and []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has circulated the draft National Food Security (Amendment) Bill, 2026 for pre-legislative consultation, proposing to change the monthly foodgrain entitlement for Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY) households from the existing 35 kg per household to 7 kg per person, subject to a maximum of 35 kg per household per month. The proposal []

SRINAGAR: Foodgrain stocks classified as non-issuable or damaged in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 0.82 metric tonnes (MT) in 2025-26, from 0.09 MT in 2024-25, according to data placed before the Rajya Sabha by the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The Ministrys year-wise data show that JK recorded 261 MT of []

Rajya Sabha data shows 57 dengue, 28 malaria, 160 chikungunya and six leptospirosis cases till June; no Japanese Encephalitis case reported

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir has directed educational institutions and subordinate offices across Bandipora, Baramulla and Kupwara districts to install complaint boxes within seven days to strengthen grievance redressal and accountability. The directive was issued through a circular by the Office of the Joint Director, North, instructing all Chief Education Officers, Zonal Education []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir had more fertiliser available than its assessed requirement during the ongoing Kharif 2026 season, with stocks of urea, DAP, MOP and NPKS also exceeding sales as of July 21, according to the Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. In a written reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 986 on July []

SRINAGAR: National Conference leader Tanvir Sadiq on Tuesday accused PDP president Mehbooba Mufti of throwing her own MLA under the bus to contain the fallout from her recent remarks and called for an unconditional apology to the people of Jammu and Kashmir. In a post on X, Sadiq alleged that Mufti initially shifted the responsibility []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has integrated AYUSH services into 400 health facilities and deployed 453 AYUSH doctors and 353 AYUSH pharmacists under the National Health Mission (NHM), the Union Ministry of AYUSH informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. According to the Ministrys reply to Unstarred Question No. 973, 373 Primary Health Centres (PHCs), 14 Community []

SRINAGAR: The body of a 25-year-old man, who had allegedly jumped into the River Jhelum at Sempora in the Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar, was recovered on Tuesday after an intensive four-day search operation involving multiple rescue agencies and local volunteers. The deceased was identified as Sajad Ahmad Mir, a resident of Balhama, Srinagar. According []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has sanctioned tourism infrastructure projects worth over Rs 564 crore for Jammu and Kashmir under the Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD schemes, while no project from the Union Territory has been approved under Swadesh Darshan 2.0, the Challenge Based Destination Development (CBDD) scheme or SASCI, the Centre informed Parliament. In a written []

SRINAGAR: The Rajouri district administration has begun shifting the office of the Deputy Commissioner to an alternate location after the existing building was declared unsafe due to structural damage caused by continuous heavy rainfall and recent flash floods. Officials said the building had developed minor cracks earlier, but the recent spell of intense rain and []

SRINAGAR: At least 39 Amarnath pilgrims were injured after a Yatra bus skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge near Hariganiwan in the Gund area of Ganderbal district on Tuesday, prompting a large-scale rescue operation and a review of the situation by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha. Officials said the bus, bearing registration number []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has formally accepted the resignation of Dr Nigha Nazir, a Medical Officer in the Health and Family Welfare (Gazetted) Service, with retrospective effect from November 28, 2022, while rejecting her request to rejoin government service. The decision was issued by the Health and Medical Education (H and ME) Department []

SRINAGAR: A fresh batch of 3,029 pilgrims departed from the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas in Jammu for the Baltal base camp on Tuesday morning under elaborate security arrangements, officials said. According to the Joint Police Control Room, the 21st batch left at 2:45 a.m. in a convoy of 151 vehicles, comprising 57 buses, 30 medium []

SRINAGAR: At least 32 Amarnath pilgrims were injured after a Yatra bus skidded off the road near the S-Mode stretch at Hariganiwan in the Gund area of Ganderbal district on Tuesday, prompting a multi-agency rescue operation, officials said. Rescue teams comprising personnel from the 1YYZ18 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the Indo-Tibetan []

Three mountaineers become third documented team to summit 4,730-metre peak, establish first route via eastern face

SRINAGAR : Eight CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel were injured after a CRPF bunker vehicle rolled down on the Wachi main road in the Zainapora area of south Kashmirs Shopian district on Monday evening. Officials said the BP bunker vehicle of the CRPFs 178 Battalion, which was deployed at Police Post Wachi, reportedly []

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) Additional General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Choudhary Mohammad Ramzan on Monday said the party will continue its peaceful democratic campaign until the Centre fulfils its promise of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing party leaders and office-bearers at the NC headquarters in Srinagar, Ramzan said the restoration of Jammu []

SRINAGAR: Power supply will remain disrupted in several areas of Srinagar and Jammu divisions on Tuesday as the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) and Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) have scheduled maintenance works on their distribution network. According to KPDCL, a shutdown of the 33 KV AlustengZakura line will be carried out on []

SRINAGAR: Security forces on Monday apprehended a man allegedly impersonating a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Domail on the Baltal route to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The accused, identified as Harvinder Kumar, a resident of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, was intercepted at the Domail Gate during security checks []

Promises measures on willow plantation, power supply and infrastructure

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has reported tap water supply to 81.26 per cent of its rural households under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), slightly below the national coverage of 82.09 per cent, according to data presented by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. As on July 18, 2026, JK []

LG Sinha says tourism growth must protect environment while creating livelihoods for boatmen, artisans and youth

SRINAGAR: The Food Safety Department has seized 19 quintals of wheat flour from government sale centres in Ganderbal following public complaints alleging the distribution of substandard atta through the outlets. Officials said food safety teams collected samples of the flour during the inspection drive and sent them to a laboratory for analysis to determine whether []