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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 []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has amended the delegation of financial powers by including the Director, Press, JK in the category of major heads of departments under the existing classification of officers. The amendment has been issued by the Finance Department (Codes Division) through a notification under Section 67 of the Jammu and Kashmir []

SRINAGAR: At least nine people were injured after a Sumo vehicle overturned in the Dachan area of Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district on Monday, officials said. The accident occurred around 11.50 am when the vehicle, bearing registration number JK17-8999, reportedly lost control and overturned, they said. All the injured were shifted to the District Hospital, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has covered 2,441 hectares under micro-irrigation since 2015-16 through the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), while 88,120 hectares of irrigation potential has been developed through 398 surface minor irrigation projects, the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. []

Lok Sabha reply shows Srinagar logged 230 good air quality days in 2025, while Pampore entered the national AQI database for the first time

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 25,563 waqf properties as initiated or completed on the UMEED Central Portal-2025, including 25,248 properties approved by the approver, according to data furnished by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The ministry said that, as of July 21, 2026, 222 properties in Jammu []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 4,386 fewer government schools than it had five years ago, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday, with the Union government reiterating that decisions on opening, merging or closing schools rest with the respective state governments and Union Territory administrations. Data shared by the Ministry of Education []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has installed 9,70,776 smart meters against 14,97,690 sanctioned under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) as of June 30, 2026, achieving about 64.8 per cent of its sanctioned target, according to the Union Ministry of Power. The data, presented by Minister of State for Power Shripad Naik in a written reply []

SRINAGAR: A total of 35 workers lost their lives while three others sustained serious injuries at NHPC and Chenab Valley Power Projects Private Limited (CVPPL) hydroelectric project sites in Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district over the past five years, the Union Ministry of Power informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Responding to an unstarred question []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 24,78,778 accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), including 14,41,402 accounts held by women, while Ladakh has 22,272 Jan Dhan accounts, of which 9,420 are held by women, according to data provided by the Union Finance Ministry in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The figures, based on data []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir conducted 37,354 social audits under the PM POSHAN scheme between 2021-22 and 2025-26, while Ladakh carried out 1,068, according to data placed before the Lok Sabha by the Union Ministry of Education. The figures were provided by Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply to Lok Sabha []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir was granted approval for 1,915 ICT labs and 3,910 smart classrooms under the Samagra Shiksha scheme during the five financial years from 2021-22 to 2025-26, according to the Union Ministry of Education. The figures were provided by Minister of State for Education Jayant Chaudhary in a written reply to Lok Sabha []

SRINAGAR: The Comptroller and Auditor General (C and AG) of India has delegated powers to field office heads to decide cases involving No Work, No Pay for Senior Audit Officers (Sr. AOs) and Senior Divisional Accounts Officers (Sr. DAOs), while retaining authority over cases involving a formal break in service. The revised guidelines, issued through []

SRINAGAR: A CRPF Head Constable died after suddenly falling unconscious during the night at the District Police Lines (DPL) in Handwara, officials said on Monday. Officials said that the deceased was identified as Shiv Kumar, son of K. Vijay Sundaram, a resident of Ramambal village in Tamil Nadu. He was serving with the 92 Battalion []

SRINAGAR: All government and recognised private schools across Jammu and Kashmir reopened on Monday as the School Education Department resumed normal academic activities following an improvement in weather conditions across the Union Territory. Officials said the decision to reopen schools was taken after reviewing the prevailing weather situation and the latest forecasts, which indicated a []

SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has arrested 12 more persons in connection with the alleged Jammu and Kashmir Fire and Emergency Services (FES) recruitment paper leak scam, marking a significant breakthrough in the ongoing investigation into the high-profile recruitment fraud. According to official sources, the arrests were made during the investigation of FIR No. 01/2025, []

SRINAGAR: The JammuSrinagar National Highway NH-44 has been blocked at Dewal in Udhampur due to a landslide, an official said. Officials said that restoration work is currently going on at the site. In view of the risk of further landslides and shooting stones, commuters have been advised to avoid travelling on the highway until the []

SRINAGAR: A youth was killed and an 18-year-old girl was injured after two motorcycles collided on Chanapora Bridge in Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. Officials said the accident involved a motorcycle bearing registration number JK04-4193 and another motorcycle, which is yet to be identified. The deceased was identified as Imad Aijaz, son of Aijaz Ahmad []

SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk is set to be discharged from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday after recovering from a 26-day indefinite fast undertaken in support of students protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, his team said. Wangchuk is expected to leave the hospital at around 11.30 a.m. Before returning to his home []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday advised Indian nationals to carefully assess security risks before accepting jobs on commercial vessels operating in or transiting the Black Sea and nearby conflict-affected waters, citing a sharp increase in attacks on merchant shipping. The advisory comes as missile and drone strikes on commercial vessels have []

SRINAGAR: A man was injured in a bear attack in the Behak-Natiyan area of Boniyar in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Sunday, officials said. The injured has been identified as Mohd Shareef Sheikh, a resident of Tirkanjan Kangdyal. He sustained injuries after being attacked by a bear in the forested Behak-Natiyan area. Officials said local []

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the formation of a high-powered task force, headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, to recommend reforms aimed at making Indias examination system more reliable, transparent and technology-driven. In a video message shared on X, the Prime Minister said the committee would submit its recommendations to the government, []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Jammu and Kashmir, has constituted a Union Territory-level Regularisation Committee to examine and process the regularisation of Rehbar-e-Khel candidates recommended by the Divisional Level Screening Committees. The committee has been constituted with the approval of the administrative department, according to an order issued by Director General, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Sunday said that the Class 11 Annual (Private) and Bi-Annual Examination 2026 will be conducted as per the notified date sheet on July 27 across the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. In an official statement, the Board said all arrangements have []

SRINAGAR: After a series of successful experiments demonstrating that saffron can be cultivated indoors in Indias plains under controlled climatic conditions, another breakthrough has emergedthis time from Kerala. A progressive farmer from Thrissur has successfully produced high-quality saffron planting material by recreating Kashmirs climatic conditions in an automated indoor facility, signalling the expanding potential of []