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SRINAGAR: The US Embassy in Moscow on Saturday issued a security alert warning of a credible threat of a possible mass-casualty incident at the Tsaritsyno Museum Reserve, a major tourist attraction in the Russian capital, and urged people to avoid the area. In its advisory, the embassy identified October 31 as the day of the []

SRINAGAR: The United States has asked several Gulf Arab countries to prepare for a possible military operation against Iran following the November 3 midterm elections, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing people briefed on the discussions. The proposed operation was described as a short, intense military campaign. According to the newspaper, the communications, delivered []

SRINAGAR: Amid speculation over internal differences within the National Conference following the recent cabinet expansion in Jammu and Kashmir, party legislators Salman Sagar and Farooq Shah on Saturday dismissed reports of a possible split, asserting that the NC remains united and that any concerns among MLAs would be addressed by the leadership. Speaking to reporters, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has married senior journalist and television anchor Nidhi Razdan, bringing an end to years of speculation about their relationship. The couple announced their marriage through social media posts on Saturday, sharing photographs from the wedding celebrations held in the presence of close family members. Abdullah, 56, shared []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Jammu has filed a chargesheet against a dental doctor accused of cheating a man of Rs 5.50 lakh on the false promise of securing him a government job in the Health Department. According to a Crime Branch handout, the chargesheet has been presented before the Court []

SRINAGAR: The University of Kashmir (KU) on Saturday concluded the three-day 43rd Annual National Convention of the Indian Society of Mycology and Plant Pathology (ISMPP), bringing together scientists, researchers and young scholars to discuss emerging crop diseases and strategies to strengthen agricultural resilience to climate change. Held from October 29 to 31, the convention was []

SRINAGAR: Power supply to several areas of Srinagar, including the Srinagar International Airport and Air Force Station, will remain affected for six hours on November 10 due to a scheduled shutdown of the 132/33 KV Grid Station Rawalpora. According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), the shutdown will be observed []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has transferred Under Secretary Ghulam Rasool Mir from the J&K Sports Council and posted him as Additional Private Secretary to Minister Ali Mohammad Sagar. The General Administration Department (GAD) issued the order on October 31 under Government Order No. 1721-JK(GAD) of 2026. According to the order, Mir, who belongs []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the retention of 174 officers and officials at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar during the winter season of 2026-27 to ensure the functioning of essential administrative sections following the annual Darbar Move of government offices to Jammu. Government Order No. 1720-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General []

SRINAGAR: The Institution of Engineers (India), Jammu and Kashmir State Centre, held its 61st Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Srinagar on Saturday, reviewing its activities and achievements during the financial year 202526 and discussing plans to strengthen its professional outreach. The meeting was held at the Institutions auditorium at Church Lane, Sonwarbagh, and was attended []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has kept in abeyance an order rejecting Kashmir Medical Colleges application for permission to commence its MBBS programme with an annual intake of 150 students, directing the National Medical Commission (NMC) authorities to reconsider the decision in the light of the colleges objections and the applicable law. []

SRINAGAR: All government and recognised private schools up to the higher secondary level in Jammu Division will remain closed for Pooja holidays from November 6 to 11, 2026. The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) issued the holiday order on October 24, covering educational institutions in both summer and winter zones of the division. As []

SRINAGAR: Police arrested four alleged drug peddlers and seized around 1.1 kg of charas in four separate operations across south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Saturday. The operations were conducted by Police Stations Srigufwara, Bijbehara and Uttrasoo, along with Police Post Sangam. At Hatigam Crossing, a police team from Srigufwara apprehended Shabir Ahmad Khan, a resident []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has directed the police to provide adequate security to a couple who approached it apprehending physical violence and harassment from their relatives after marrying against their wishes. Allowing the plea for protection, Justice Shahzad Azeem, in an order dated October 23, directed the official respondents to ensure []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the posting of newly appointed Lecturers in Functional English in government higher secondary schools in Baramulla and Reasi districts with immediate effect. According to Government Order No. 465-JK(Edu) of 2026, issued by the School Education Department on October 30, Naseem Ahmad Khan has been posted at Higher []

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi on Saturday announced that he would resign from the party and his parliamentary seat on November 3, accusing the party leadership of abandoning its electoral commitments on Article 370 and other key issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing reporters, Ruhullah said his decision was []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed a criminal defamation complaint against a retired police officer, holding that merely approaching a competent statutory authority with allegations against an individual cannot be made the basis of criminal prosecution, particularly when the law protects accusations made in good faith. Allowing a petition filed by []

SRINAGAR: Electricity infrastructure works are continuing in remote and high-altitude areas of Ladakh despite early winter snowfall and sub-zero temperatures, as authorities work to strengthen power connectivity in difficult-to-reach settlements, including Nubra and the Siachen region. The ongoing operations come as harsh winter conditions put additional pressure on the Union Territorys electricity supply and lead []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has directed all Chief Education Officers (CEOs) to return applications received after the prescribed deadline for a one-time exemption to teaching and other staff who acquired higher educational qualifications through distance or online mode without obtaining prior permission from the Administrative Department. In a communication dated October []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a chargesheet against two Srinagar residents accused of cheating job seekers of more than Rs 15 lakh by promising them overseas employment in reputed foreign companies. The chargesheet in FIR No. 32/2026, registered under Sections 420 and 120-B of the IPC and []

SRINAGAR: The bi-annual Darbar Move from Srinagar to Jammu begins on Saturday, with the authorities imposing a two-day restriction on the movement of heavy and medium goods vehicles along the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44) to facilitate the transfer of government offices and employees to the winter capital. The restrictions will remain in force on October []

SRINAGAR: The Sonamarg Development Authority (SDA) has directed the immediate removal of vehicles parked illegally in green areas, open meadows and other ecologically sensitive locations across the tourist destination, citing the need to protect its fragile environment and natural landscape. In an order issued on October 30, 2026, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the []

SRINAGAR: Three persons, including a husband and wife, were injured after a truck collided with a Santro car in Qazigund area of south Kashmirs Kulgam district on Friday evening. An official said the accident involved a truck bearing registration number JK02AD-0437 and a Santro car bearing registration number JK19-0717, leaving three occupants injured. The injured []

SRINAGAR: India have named Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi in the squad for the fourth and fifth One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against New Zealand, while Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of the five-match series due to a hamstring injury. According to the squad update issued on October 30, Prasidh, who was awaiting fitness clearance, []

SRINAGAR: Saudi Arabia has suspended travel by its citizens to Kenya, stopped issuing visas to Kenyan travellers and barred entry to people arriving from the East African country as part of additional precautionary measures against Ebola, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on Friday. The entry restrictions also cover travellers transiting through other countries if []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed five members to the Union Territory Hajj Committee for a three-year term, with the appointments taking effect from the date of publication of the notification in the Official Gazette. According to a notification issued by the Revenue Department on October 30, 2026, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has []

SRINAGAR: Your university admission is confirmed, your visa paperwork is underway, and you are preparing for life in another country. Alongside accommodation and tuition fees, you need to work out how you will access healthcare if you fall ill or have an accident. Your existing health insurance may not cover treatment abroad, so checking your []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Tourism showcased the Union Territorys established and emerging destinations, tourism experiences and investment opportunities at a business-to-business (B2B) networking event held during IITM Mumbai 2026 at Club Mumbai. The presentation was delivered by Waseem Raja, Joint Director Tourism, Kashmir, and Vivek Puri, Chief Executive Officer of the Surinsar Mansar Development Authority, []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has extended the existing criteria for assessing the continued utility of judicial officers in service beyond the age of 60 years. An order issued by Registrar General M K Sharma on October 30 said the criteria and norms prescribed under High Court Order No. 178 dated []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has directed that senior party leader Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar shall continue as the partys General Secretary until further orders. An official order issued by Farooq Abdullah states that Sagar will continue to discharge his responsibilities as General Secretary of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference []

SRINAGAR: A senior teacher was killed and his son critically injured after a vehicle met with an accident in the Jaglanoo area of Kotranka sub-division in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening. Officials said the accident occurred when a Tata Mobile vehicle bearing registration number JK06B-2633, which was carrying grass, was on []

SRINAGAR: The population census across most parts of the country will be conducted from January 25 to February 28, 2027, with poll-bound states and snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh excluded from the schedule, the Registrar General of India (RGI) and Census Commissioner announced on Friday. According to an official notification issued []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday directed security agencies and district administrations to intensify action against terror modules, strengthen counter-infiltration measures and maintain close coordination among security forces to ensure peace in Kashmir. Chairing a high-level security review meeting with Deputy Commissioners, Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and senior officials of the Kashmir Division, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a four-tier institutional mechanism, including a UT-level mission, steering committee, district circular economy cells and urban local body (ULB)-level committees, to oversee the implementation of the Jammu and Kashmir Circular Economy Policy, 2026. The decision was issued through Government Order No. 1700-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated October 30, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has notified a new set of rules governing the probation period, departmental examination and confirmation of officers appointed to the Junior Scale of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS) through the Combined Competitive Examination. The General Administration Department (GAD), through a notification issued on October 28, 2026, has []

SRINAGAR: A man died following a land dispute in Morha village of Kotranka subdivision in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, officials said. They said a dispute between two parties over a piece of land escalated, leaving one person critically injured. He later succumbed to his injuries. Police have taken cognisance of the []

SRINAGAR: Police in north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Friday arrested an absconder who had been evading arrest for 16 years, officials said. The accused, identified as Abdul Majeed Dar alias Kawa, son of Gh Mohammad Dar and a resident of Mujgund, Srinagar, was apprehended by a police team from Sumbal police station. He was wanted []

SRINAGAR: A helicopter carrying six people crashed near Chayee village, close to Joshimath in Uttarakhands Chamoli district, while flying from Badrinath to Dehradun, media reports said on Friday. Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami confirmed the crash in a post on X, saying a joint rescue operation had been launched by the district administration, disaster []

SRINAGAR: A Srinagar court has dismissed a bail application filed on behalf of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Dar after neither the applicant nor his counsel appeared during repeated calls for the hearing. The application, seeking the release of Dar on bail, was dismissed by Sub-Judge Srinagar Junaid Imtiaz Mir on October 28, 2026, after finding that the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Forest Minister Altaf Ahmad Wani on Friday said he would visit every constituency and district to address public concerns, asserting that he would work to fulfil the expectations placed in him by the party leadership. Speaking during his visit to Anantnag, his first after joining the Council of Ministers, Wani said []

SRINAGAR: Parts of West Bengal and Assam have been placed on high alert following a glacial lake outburst in Bhutan that triggered flash flooding and raised concerns over a possible sudden rise in water levels in the Sankosh river, according to media reports. More than 10,000 people have been shifted to relief shelters and safer []

SRINAGAR: Police arrested five alleged drug peddlers in separate operations across south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Friday and seized charas, charas powder and heroin from their possession. Police said a team from Srigufwara Police Station apprehended Shabir Ahmad Deedad, son of Gh. Qadir Deedad, a resident of Lehandajan, Pahalgam, during naka checking. A search led []

SRINAGAR: A man was arrested after allegedly ramming his car into security barricades and attempting to escape a checkpoint during routine checking on the Jammu-Rajouri highway, officials said on Friday. The incident occurred during the intervening night of October 27 and 28 at Lamberi in Nowshera, when the driver allegedly tried to flee after being []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sanctioned higher grade pay of Rs 5,1508,300 in favour of five Draftsmen of the Public Works (Roads and Buildings) Department, with the benefit to take effect from their respective dates of initial appointment. The decision follows a series of judicial proceedings in which the Central Administrative Tribunals order []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will on Friday hold a high-level review meeting in Srinagar to assess the security situation in Kashmir, preparations for the winter season, measures to counter misinformation and the functioning of public grievance redressal mechanisms. The meeting will be attended by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir health Minister Sakina Itoo has appealed to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and concerned authorities to introduce practical traffic management measures on the SrinagarAnantnagKulgamQazigund National Highway to reduce public inconvenience during security convoy movements. In a post on X, Itoo said frequent convoy restrictions were causing considerable hardships to commuters, with ambulances []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has fixed the prices of 21 newly developed textbooks for different classes, with the revised rates coming into effect immediately. According to an order issued by the Board on October 28, 2026, the textbooks cover Classes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 11, with prices []

SRINAGAR: An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck south Kashmirs Kulgam district early Friday, with tremors felt in Shopian, Kulgam, Anantnag, Pulwama and other areas. The earthquake was recorded at 1:00:46 am, with its epicentre located in Kulgam district, according to the available seismic data. The tremor originated at a latitude of 33.628 north and longitude []

SRINAGAR: At least 14 people were killed and as many injured in a Russian drone attack on a railway station in Ukraines Dnipro city on Thursday, Ukrainian authorities said. Dnipropetrovsk Governor Oleksandr Hanzha initially reported 13 deaths and five injuries in a statement on Telegram before revising both figures to 14. Hanzha said all but []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has issued detailed guidelines for the field training of Civil Judges (Junior Division), prescribing supervised court experience, case preparation, judicial drafting exercises and performance assessment to equip newly inducted judicial officers with the skills required to handle civil and criminal cases independently. The guidelines, approved through []