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SRINAGAR: The Forest Department has retrieved 150 kanal of forest land after removing 20 structures during an encroachment eviction drive in Compartment 66/B (Raika) of Jammu Forest Division, officials said on Saturday. The drive resulted in the removal of 17 kutcha and three pucca structures, which officials said were occupied mostly by Rohingya families. The []

SRINAGAR: Saffron growers in Kashmir are pinning their hopes on timely rainfall, fearing that prolonged dry weather and high temperatures could hurt flowering and further reduce production this season. Growers said inadequate soil moisture has raised concerns across saffron-growing areas, stressing that rainfall at this stage is critical for flowering and yields. Abdul Majeed Wani, []

SRINAGAR: The Congress, National Conference (NC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and National Panthers Party India (NPPI) will jointly hold a Save Democracy march in Jammu on October 7 as part of the INDIA blocs nationwide protest programme, party leaders said on Saturday. The parties also announced district-level protest marches across Jammu and Kashmir between October []

SRINAGAR: ASHA workers on Saturday staged a protest at the Sports Stadium in Anantnag under the banner of the Trade Union Coordination Committee (TUCC), demanding the fulfilment of their long-pending demands, including an enhancement in their monthly remuneration. The protesting workers, raising slogans in support of their demands, said they have been performing crucial grassroots-level []

SRINAGAR: Stating that Jammu and Kashmir is set to see further development in its hydropower sector, Union Power Secretary Pankaj Agarwal, on Saturday said the Centre is considering new projects, including Sawalkot, to harness the Union Territorys vast hydropower potential. Agarwal told reporters here that the ongoing hydropower projects in J&K are making good progress []

SRINAGAR: Russia on Saturday warned foreign diplomats and other nationals to leave Kyiv, saying its forces would continue strikes on the Ukrainian capital, after a Russian attack damaged the citys Northern Bridge. The Russian Foreign Ministry said the warning followed what it described as Ukrainian attacks on Russian civilians and infrastructure. It said Russian forces []

SRINAGAR: Police in north Kashmirs Baramulla district have recovered Rs 6.70 lakh of the Rs 11.70 lakh allegedly lost by a victim in an online financial fraud case, police said on Saturday. The recovered amount has been refunded to the victim following an investigation involving technical analysis, financial tracking and coordination with the concerned banking []

SRINAGAR: BCCI president Mithun Manhas has assured continued support to the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA), saying the Union Territory has sufficient talent to produce more players at the national level. Speaking in Kashmir, Manhas highlighted the emergence of Baramulla-born pacer Auqib Nabi as an example of the regions growing contribution to Indian cricket. []

SRINAGAR: A seven-year-old girl was injured after being attacked by a leopard in the Damhal Hanji Pora area of south Kashmirs Kulgam district, officials said. Quoting an official the news KNO reported that the girl sustained injuries in the leopard attack in Damhal Hanji Pora, Kulgam. He said the girl was shifted to SKIMS Srinagar []

SRINAGAR: Police have arrested two persons in connection with a theft case registered at Police Station Sumbal in north Kashmirs Bandipora district, with the stolen property recovered from the residence of one of the accused, officials said on Saturday. The case was registered after police received a complaint on September 18 regarding the theft of []

SRINAGAR: Vehicular movement along the route of the Wallur Ultra Marathon-3.0 in Bandipora will remain suspended from 5 am to 2 pm on Sunday, October 4, Traffic Police Rural Kashmir said in an advisory issued on Saturday. The restriction will apply to the marathon route stretching from BSF Headquarters, Maddar Bandipora, to NHPC Pethkote and []

SRINAGAR: The Central University of Kashmir has relieved an Associate Professor heading its Department of Chemistry of all departmental and official responsibilities following student protests over allegations that he repeatedly made lewd and objectionable remarks towards female students. Dr Chinnappan Bhaskar has been attached to the office of the Dean Academic Affairs and relieved of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmirs government recruitment machinery has processed more than 21 lakh applications and collected nearly Rs 114 crore in fees over the past three financial years and the period since April 2026, but a separate set of government figures shows that only 7,580 selections have been finalised by the two principal recruiting agencies []

SRINAGAR: India defeated Pakistan by 19 runs in the mens cricket gold-medal match at the Asian Games 2026 on Saturday to retain the title. India, the defending champions, posted 211 for six after being sent in to bat, with Abhishek Sharma smashing 61 off 28 balls before Tilak Varma produced a late assault with an []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir has sanctioned in-situ promotion to the higher standard pay scale for 11 teaching officials of Kashmir Division, subject to verification of their service records and fulfilment of prescribed eligibility conditions. The benefit has been granted under the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Services (Higher Standard Pay Scale Scheme) Rules, []

SRINAGAR: The Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir) has reiterated its zero-tolerance policy towards sexual harassment and outlined complaint mechanisms available to students, scholars, employees, visitors and trainees under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. The university said complaints of sexual harassment can be lodged with any member of its Internal Committee (IC), []

SRINAGAR: Additional Deputy Commissioner Bhadarwah has ordered an enquiry into the alleged assault on a Class 2nd student by the Principal of Al-Mizan Academy Bhadarwah. According to an order, it has come to the notice of the undersigned through social media platforms that the Principal, Al-Mizan Academy Bhadarwah, has beaten a Class 2nd student badly []

SRINAGAR: Rest of India reached 120 for two at lunch on the third day of the Irani Cup against Jammu and Kashmir at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar on Saturday, taking their overall lead to 79 runs. Sanat Sangwan was unbeaten on 52 after completing his half-century, while Saransh Jain was not out on 21. []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has cleared a proposal to raise the superannuation age of Judicial Officers from 60 to 62 years, with retrospective effect proposed from March 2026, officials said. The proposal was cleared by the Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the Law, Justice and []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Wildlife Protection Department has advised birdwatchers, wildlife photographers and visitors against sharing exact locations, GPS coordinates or other identifiable details of migratory bird congregations on social media. The advisory was issued by the Office of the Range Officer, Lakes Range Hokersar, Wetlands Division, Srinagar, ahead of the seasonal arrival of []

SRINAGAR: A joint search operation continued for the second day on Saturday for three people reported missing after an Alto car skidded off the Zanskar road and fell into a river in Kargil district on Monday evening. Teams from the Ladakh Police, Army and local volunteers were conducting searches in the river and surrounding areas []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police have warned students and parents against cybercriminals using fake university admission messages to pressure victims into making payments or sharing sensitive personal information. The advisory cautions that fraudsters may misuse university branding and lure students with claims of limited seats, urgent deadlines and short-term offers to create a sense of []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Roller Sports Association (JKRSA) will organise the Jammu District Roller Skating Championship 2026 at MA Stadium, Jammu, from October 9 to 11. The three-day championship will feature competitions in various roller sports events, providing young athletes with an opportunity to compete and showcase their skills. The event will also serve []

SRINAGAR: The Army detained a 17-year-old girl from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) after she crossed the Line of Control (LoC) in the Nowshera area of Rajouri district, officials said. The woman, identified as Samiya Azeem, daughter of Mohd Azeem and a resident of Khuiretta in PoJK, was intercepted by an Army patrol in the []

SRINAGAR: Seven people, including two children, were injured after a passenger auto overturned following a collision with a load carrier on the Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch National Highway 144A in the Narian area of Rajouri district on Friday. An official said that the passenger auto overturned after colliding with the load carrier, leaving all seven occupants injured. He []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recovered from 37 for four to post 278 all out and secure a 41-run first-innings lead over Rest of India on the second day of the Irani Cup at Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium on Friday. Rest of India, who were dismissed for 237 on the opening day, reached 24 for one in their []

SRINAGAR: As vocational trainers in Jammu and Kashmir continued their protest for the ninth consecutive day on Friday, a vocational trainer from Kupwara, Bashir Ahmad Gojri, died after suffering a cardiac arrest. Mohammad Asif, a vocational trainer said that Gojri was working at a Government High School in Kupwara and had been under considerable stress []

SRINAGAR: Two limestone mineral blocks in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir have been successfully auctioned through the Ministry of Mines, Government of India, marking the first such auction of mineral blocks in the Union Territory through the ministry. The two blocks, Koot-Kapran and Wantrag, are located in Dooru tehsil of Anantnag district. The Koot-Kapran []

SRINAGAR: The United States has deployed two additional Patriot missile batteries to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to protect key oil and gas facilities, according to Axios, which cited two US officials and a regional source. One battery was deployed to Saudi Arabia to protect an oil facility, while the other was sent to Qatar to []

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on Friday sealed eight premises across the citys South and West zones during an enforcement drive against unauthorised pet clinics and unlicensed animal breeding facilities. The action was carried out under Order No. 1142 issued by the Joint Commissioner (Administration), SMC, which directed joint inspection teams to check unregulated []

SRINAGAR: A truck skidded off the road and rolled into a nallah at Rasool Mod on the Zojila road in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district on Friday evening, with the driver escaping unhurt, reports said. The truck, bearing registration number JK04J-5692, was being driven by Yawar Ahmad Kullow when the accident took place. The vehicle sustained []

SRINAGAR: Police in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Friday arrested two alleged drug peddlers in separate naka-checking operations and recovered charas-like substances from their possession, officials said. At Sarnal Chowk, a police team from Police Post Sherbagh intercepted and arrested Danish Ahmad Shah, son of Abdul Rahim Shah and a resident of Khanawari, Mattan. Police []

SRINAGAR: The maximum permissible speed for trains on the 111-km Katra-Banihal section has been raised from 75 kmph to 100 kmph, enabling the Jammu-Srinagar Vande Bharat Express to cross the Chenab and Anji railway bridges at the higher speed for the first time, officials said. The speed trial was conducted on October 2 using train []

SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday rejected the BJPs criticism of the Jammu and Kashmir Assemblys statehood resolution, saying his party would continue to counter opposition to autonomy and the restoration of the Union Territorys statehood. The Assembly on September 28 passed a resolution calling on the Government of India to restore full []

SRINAGAR: Education should equip children to deal with life with confidence, responsibility and practical knowledge rather than focusing solely on examination marks or employment, Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo said on Friday. Addressing a Gandhi Jayanti commemorative event at the SKICC here, Itoo said the changing nature of technology and society required the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Minister Javid Ahmad Dar on Friday announced that Rs 4.5 crore has been sanctioned for Baramulla district, with 10 per cent of district capex earmarked for every district in the Union Territory to bolster sanitation and waste management infrastructure. Speakingduring a visit to Tangmarg in north Kashmirs Baramulla district, minister []

SRINAGAR: Three people were reported missing after an Alto car skidded off the Zanskar road and fell into a river in Zanskar area of Kargil district, reports said. A joint search and rescue operation was launched by teams from the Ladakh Police, Army and local volunteers following the accident. Rescue personnel were searching the river []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed 59 officers as liaison officers for visiting dignitaries attending the Global Capability Centres (GCC) Summit scheduled to be held at IIM Jammu on October 9 and 10. The appointments were approved under Government Order No. 1595-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department on October 2, []

SRINAGAR: The Government has revised the guidelines governing the issuance and renewal of exempted FASTags for eligible Divyangjan and persons with disabilities (PwD), with the new provisions coming into effect from Friday. The revised framework applies to vehicles specially designed and constructed for use by persons with physical disabilities and vehicles registered under the ownership []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has notified its Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) Policy 2026, offering capital expenditure support of up to Rs 10 crore per project and a range of incentives aimed at promoting investment in waste-to-energy projects across the Union Territory. The policy, approved by the Council of Ministers chaired by Chief Minister Omar []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness a change in weather pattern from October 6, with the Meteorological Department forecasting light rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds at some places, followed by a possibility of light to moderate rain across wider areas from October 9. Director Meteorological DepartmentMukhtar Ahmad said the weather is expected to []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved 100 per cent digitisation across its foundational land administrative units, covering all 20 districts, 207 tehsils and 6,818 villages, the government said on Friday. The figures were reviewed at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on the progress of land-record digitisation and implementation of AgriStack in the []

SRINAGAR: The Centre has standardised the official names of 28 places and geographical features in Ladakh for inclusion in Survey of India maps, the Ministry of Home Affairs said on Thursday. The exercise was undertaken in consultation with the Ladakh administration and is intended to ensure consistency in the identification and recording of the locations []

SRINAGAR: More than 21 lakh applications were received for 15,964 government posts advertised by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) and Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) over three financial years, while the two recruitment bodies collected Rs 113.91 crore in application fees, government data placed before the Legislative Assembly shows. From 2023 []

SRINAGAR: The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen on Thursday accused the Houthi movement of carrying out a drone attack on an electricity distribution station in Medina, saying the strike put one transformer out of service but did not disrupt the wider electricity network. Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the Taibah electricity distribution station []

SRINAGAR: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow could deploy its full arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if Kaliningrad or other Russian territory comes under direct attack, while saying Russia has no plans to attack European countries. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow on Thursday, Putin said any direct attack on Russia would []

SRINAGAR: Senior IAS officer Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has been posted as Commissioner Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Urban Local Bodies and Town Planning in Arunachal Pradesh following his joining the state government. Choudhary, a 2009-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, was transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh under an order of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police has warned people about a growing cyber fraud tactic involving artificial intelligence-based voice cloning, in which criminals can imitate the voices of relatives, employers or officials to make fraudulent calls or send fake audio messages. The police advisory cautioned people against trusting unexpected calls solely because the callers voice sounds []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday extended greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which will be observed on October 2. In his message, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 157th birth anniversary and highlighted the ideals []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir produced a disciplined bowling display on the opening day of the Irani Cup, bowling out Rest of India for 237 before ending the day at 21 for one at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium here on Thursday. After winning the toss, J&K captain Paras Dogra elected to bowl first, and his decision paid []