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SRINAGAR: An under-construction house collapsed onto a road while it was being jacked up for height enhancement in Saderbal area of Hazratbal in Srinagar on Monday night, officials said. They said the structure collapsed during the jacking-up process, with debris falling onto the road and partially disrupting vehicular movement in the area. No casualties or []

SRINAGAR : A pigeon bearing a ring inscribed with what appears to be a Pakistani mobile number was found in a border village in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district, prompting police to launch an inquiry. Quoting sources, news agency GNS reported that the pigeon was spotted by locals in Chhan Khatriyan village earlier this week. []

SRINAGAR: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on Monday reviewed the implementation of constitutional safeguards, welfare schemes and development programmes for Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities in Ladakh, with a focus on education, healthcare, livelihoods and infrastructure in remote and high-altitude areas. The review meeting was chaired by NCST members Dr Asha Lakra and Jatothu []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department has ordered the transfer and posting of two accounts officers, including assigning additional charge of Chief Accounts Officer at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora, with immediate effect. Under Government Order No. 268-F of 2026, Muzaffer Ahmad Rather, Chief Accounts Officer, District Fund Office, Kulgam, []

SRINAGAR : The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) showcased more than eight decades of rice research, indigenous germplasm conservation and climate-resilient crop technologies at a live exhibition of Temperate Rice Biodiversity held at the Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops (MRCFC), Khudwani. Established in 1942, MRCFC has built a research []

SRINAGAR: The Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) of the Jammu and Kashmir Labour Department has cleared promotions and non-functional career advancements for 16 officials. The committee, chaired by Labour Commissioner J&K Charandeep Singh, considered the cases of eligible employees at its meeting held on August 21, 2026, after examining their service records and other prescribed eligibility []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is targeting RS 1,0001,200 crore in Central funding under the Khelo India programme during 202631, with the government planning to use the funds to expand sports infrastructure, identify talent and strengthen the sporting ecosystem across the Union Territory. The roadmap was discussed at the first meeting of the UT Level Coordination []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has revised the Cancer Treatment and Management Fund for Poor Patients (CTMFP), increasing financial assistance for eligible cancer patients, widening the income eligibility criteria and allowing beneficiaries to receive support on up to three occasions under the scheme. The modifications were approved through Government Order No. 1456-JK(GAD) of 2026, []

SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday criticised the government over womens safety, saying the priority given to cow protection should instead be directed towards preventing sexual violence. Her remarks came after a 16-year-old girl from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gang-raped inside a bus while travelling from Greater Noida to Delhi earlier this month. Two []

SRINAGAR: A 45-year-old woman was killed after being attacked by a bear in an orchard in Tarigam village of south Kashmirs Kulgam district on Monday, reports said. The deceased was identified as Latifa Banoo, a resident of Tarigam. According to reports, Banoo was working in an orchard when the bear attacked her. She suffered critical []

SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Home Department has appointed 2015-batch IPS officer Fulzele Piyush Nirakar as the new Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Leh, as part of an administrative reshuffle. Nirakar, a direct-recruit IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, succeeds Shree Raam Raghavan, who has been transferred to the Cabinet Secretariat in New Delhi. Before his latest []

SRINAGAR: The Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Jammu, has been assigned the additional charge of the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Jammu, following the superannuation of R.N. Wattal on August 31, 2026. The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh issued an order on August 31 stating that the Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Jammu, shall hold the additional []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has revived a public interest litigation concerning the proposed construction of the High Court Complex at Raika and directed the concerned authorities to submit a status report on the steps taken towards executing the project. A Division Bench comprising Justice Rajnesh Oswal and Justice Mohd Yousuf []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has empowered Assistant Commissioners Panchayat to accord administrative approval for works costing up to Rs 10 lakh under specified schemes of the Rural Development Department. The Finance Department, through Notification S.O. 231 dated August 31, 2026, amended the existing delegation of financial powers issued under Notification S.O. 375 of []

Kashmirs native snow trout is disappearing from rivers and lakes. Scientists at SKUAST are breeding fish to release into the wild, reports Babra Wani For generations, Kashmirs water bodies have sustained a fish that is as much part of the regions natural heritage as its mountains and springs. Fishermen remember catching it. Fish sellers recall []

SRINAGAR: A 30-year-old man was found dead at Mill Stop in Zadibal area of Srinagar on Monday, officials said. The deceased was identified as Zahoor Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Nowhatta, Srinagar. The body was found within the jurisdiction of Police Station Zadibal. Police have initiated proceedings to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the death. [KNT]

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Jammu Municipal Corporation Commissioner and concerned departments to submit a fresh, comprehensive affidavit detailing action taken or proposed against establishments violating building, parking and fire-safety norms, warning that failure to comply could lead to coercive proceedings against senior officials. Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal []

SRINAGAR: The death toll from Nepals devastating flash floods has crossed 900, while thousands remain missing as search and rescue operations entered their sixth day, CNN reported. The disaster struck on August 26 after a glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border triggered a massive flow of water and debris, devastating several districts and causing widespread []

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, marking their first in-person meeting since the outbreak of the conflict in West Asia earlier this year, according to Iranian media reports. The proposed meeting follows a series []

SRINAGAR: The proposed Rs 1,667-crore expansion of the Civil Enclave at Srinagar International Airport is expected to raise its annual passenger-handling capacity to one crore, with the project targeted for completion by 2031, according to details submitted by the Jammu and Kashmir Government to the Ministry of Home Affairs. The proposal, approved by the Cabinet []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness widespread rainfall and thunderstorms over the next two days, with isolated heavy rain, lightning and gusty winds expected in parts of the Union Territory, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The Meteorological Centre Srinagar said widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorms are likely across both Kashmir []

SRINAGAR: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has prohibited the sale of Compounded Hing manufactured by M/s Everest Food Products Private Limited and M/s Laljee Godhoo and Company (LG Brand Unit) after laboratory tests found multiple samples to be substandard. The action followed a consumer complaint concerning the quality of Compounded Hing, []

SRINAGAR: US forces struck two Iranian launchers on Larak Island on Sunday, marking the first known American strikes on Iranian territory since late July, according to a US official cited by Axios. The official said the Iranian systems were targeted after Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces were observed preparing to launch rockets carrying sea []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of a Kupwara man, holding that the grounds cited against him were vague and lacked material particulars necessary for him to effectively challenge his detention. Justice Sanjay Dhar passed the judgment on August 29 while hearing a petition filed by []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a review petition seeking reconsideration of its earlier judgment that had denied a claimant eligibility for appointment as Principal in a Government Polytechnic, holding that degrees in Home Science cannot be treated as equivalent to an Engineering degree. A Division Bench comprising Acting []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday felicitated officers and personnel associated with the Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board (SASB), civil administration, Army, CAPFs, J&K Police, Border Roads Organisation (BRO), medical services and other agencies for the successful conduct of the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra-2026. Addressing a gathering in Srinagar, Sinha said the successful pilgrimage []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of a Srinagar man under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), holding that the grounds relied upon by the authorities were vague and lacked material facts. Justice Rahul Bharti, in a judgment pronounced on August 27, 2026, quashed []

SRINAGAR: The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 788 on Sunday, while 2,502 people remained missing as rescue teams continued searching flood-ravaged communities and hydropower projects amid renewed fears of more flooding. Authorities issued fresh warnings after water levels in the Bhotekoshi River rose, prompting residents in affected areas to move []

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted the sanitation and scientific waste-management arrangements put in place during this years Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra, drawing national attention to a model that saw over 414 metric tonnes of waste processed across the pilgrimage routes. In his latest episode of Mann Ki Baat, Modi praised the cleanliness []

SRINAGAR: The Full Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the government cannot, at its discretion, decide when an eligible ad hoc, contractual or consolidated employee should be regularised, ruling that the right to regularisation accrues once the statutory conditions are fulfilled. The judgment, delivered by Chief Justice (Acting) []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has rejected the bail pleas of four men accused of abducting and gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in Srinagar in 2022, observing that the trial was nearing completion and that the seriousness of the charges and possibility of flight risk weighed against their release. Justice M A []

SRINAGAR: A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said. The earthquake occurred at 9.36 am IST, with its epicentre located near the Hindu Kush range along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. According to the NCS, the tremor originated at a depth of 147 kilometres beneath the Earths surface. There were no []

SRINAGAR: A man was killed after falling from a walnut tree in the Damjan area of Qazigund in south Kashmir on Sunday, reports said. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, son of Mohammad Ramzan Bhat, a resident of Damjan, Qazigund. According to reports, Bhat fell from the tree while carrying out work and []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday called for integrating traditional values with modern science and technology while addressing the Foundation Day celebrations of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) and the annual day of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul. Addressing students and faculty at the event, Sinha stressed the importance of curiosity []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has refused to quash an FIR against an assistant professor accused of fraudulently obtaining a Reserved Backward Area (RBA) certificate and using it to secure government employment. Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed a petition filed by Qulsum Akhter challenging FIR No. 9/2025 registered at the Economic Offences []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition challenging the preventive detention of a Srinagar man under the Public Safety Act (PSA), holding that there was no ground to interfere with the detention order. Justice Sanjay Dhar passed the judgment on August 29 while hearing a petition filed by []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached a residential house valued at Rs 16.77 lakh in Shopian district, alleging that the property was acquired through proceeds generated from drug trafficking. The property belongs to Hilal Ahmad Dar, son of Gh Ahmad Dar, a resident of Vehil in Shopian, police said on Saturday. According to police, []

SRINAGAR: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to intervene and ensure repairs to the road connecting Tangmarg with Dreng in north Kashmirs Baramulla district. In a post on X, Mehbooba said she spent time with her mother at Dreng, describing the area as a []

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SRINAGAR: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast scattered light to moderate rain and thunderstorms across Jammu and Kashmir over the next 24 hours, with fairly widespread to widespread precipitation likely during the following two days. According to the weather bulletin issued by the Meteorological Centre, Srinagar, at 11 am on Sunday, scattered light to []

SRINAGAR: Navaid Runyal, a motorcycling enthusiast from Pogal Paristan in Ramban district, has entered Nepal on a solo motorcycle expedition, reportedly becoming the first biker from the district to undertake such a ride to the neighbouring country. Runyal, popularly known as the Roaming Engineer, began his journey from Pogal Paristan and travelled through Ramsoo, Ramban, []

Chatroo is not an isolated horror. It is the latest in a chain. Kashmir must ask why these crimes keep repeating. A child died in Chatroo. Before her, a girl in Galwanpora was raped and murdered while walking to Quran lessons. Before that, a teenager was allegedly assaulted by a faith healer her family trusted. []

SRINAGAR: Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog Dr Ashok K. Lahiri on Saturday chaired a meeting with senior officials of the Union Territory of Ladakh to review its economic development priorities, ongoing projects and key challenges across infrastructure, connectivity, education, tourism, energy, water and employment. Chief Secretary Ashish Kundra made a detailed presentation on Ladakhs economic []

SRINAGAR: A study of 498 young adults in Kashmir has identified three distinct patterns of delusion-like experiences. Nearly one in four participants fell into the strong-endorsement group, marked by higher levels of distress, preoccupation and conviction. The researchers, however, caution that these findings do not indicate psychosis or clinical delusions. The study, published in BMC []

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SRINAGAR: The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 675, while nearly 2,500 people remain missing as rescuers continue searching through mud, debris and damaged infrastructure in some of the worst-hit parts of the country. Authorities have stepped up rescue and relief operations in the aftermath of Wednesdays disaster, which swept []

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg on Saturday reviewed preparations for the upcoming first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJ and K), directing departments to ensure comprehensive arrangements, robust security and close coordination for the smooth conduct of the event. Chairing a high-level meeting at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Garg asked []

SRINAGAR: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday laid the foundation stone for 110 road projects worth Rs 1,503.53 crore under PMGSY-IV across five districts of Jammu and Kashmir, with the projects expected to add nearly 598 km of rural road connectivity and benefit around 46,972 people. The projects, sanctioned under Batch-I of 2026-27, will cover []

SRINAGAR: The Higher Education Department of Jammu and Kashmir has notified the commencement of Phase-II undergraduate admissions for the 2026-27 academic session in Government Degree Colleges across the Union Territory. The admission process is open to candidates who have qualified the Class 12 Biannual, Supplementary or Private Examination for the 2026 session, whose results have []

SRINAGAR:The second season of archaeological excavation at the Zehanpora site in Baramulla was inaugurated on Saturday by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, with the government assuring continued support for the protection and preservation of the site. Dulloo formally launched the excavation by conducting the first dig of the new season and later inspected []