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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 []

SRINAGAR: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has extended the deadline for submitting online applications for the UGC NET December 2026 examination to October 31, allowing candidates additional time to complete registration and pay the examination fee without a late charge. According to a public notice dated October 27, 2026, candidates can submit their application forms []

SRINAGAR: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Thursday accused the BJP of adopting a contradictory position over independent MLA Satish Sharmas removal from the Council of Ministers, alleging that the party had previously sought to have both him and Sharma dropped from the government. Rejecting the BJPs criticism that Jammu had been inadequately represented in []

SRINAGAR: Vice-Chancellor of Cluster University Srinagar, Prof. Mohammad Mobin, has called for greater care and sensitivity towards senior citizens, stressing that ensuring their dignity, security and well-being is a shared responsibility of families and society. Addressing a programme at Government College for Women (GCW), MA Road, Srinagar, as chief guest, Prof. Mobin said older persons []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday urged successful civil services candidates to place public welfare above the prestige of their positions, stressing that the true measure of an administrator lies in the difference their decisions make to ordinary peoples lives. Addressing a felicitation ceremony for successful candidates of the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted interim bail to former police inspector Vivek Bassan in a case relating to the death of his wife, Neha Kumari, allowing him to remain out of custody until the final disposal of his pending bail application, citing the medical condition of his 82-year-old father and []

SRINAGAR: The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Northern Command, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, visited frontline Army units along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch and formations in Rajouri to assess operational preparedness and review the prevailing security situation. During the visits, the Army Commander was briefed on operational challenges, joint intelligence mechanisms and coordination with []

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court Collegium on Thursday, October 29, 2026, approved a proposal for the appointment of nine advocates as judges of the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh. The decision was taken at a Collegium meeting held on October 29, according to an official statement. The advocates recommended for appointment are Vishal Sharma, []

SRINAGAR: A rusted hand grenade was found near a cricket ground in the Magam area of Handwara in north Kashmirs Kupwara district, officials said on Thursday. A top official said that the grenade was noticed near the cricket ground, following which locals informed the authorities about the suspicious object. He said a team soon rushed []

SRINAGAR: Police arrested eight alleged drug peddlers in separate operations across south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Thursday, recovering varying quantities of charas and heroin and registering eight cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. During naka checking at Pehru Crossing, a police team from Sherbagh Police Post apprehended Abid Ahmad Mir, son []

SRINAGAR: Police in south Kashmirs Kulgam district on Thursday arrested an absconder wanted in a murder case registered in 2006 and produced him before a court for further legal proceedings. The accused, identified as Tariq Ahmad Ganie, son of Mohd Subhan Ganie, a resident of Hassanpora Bagh in Qaimoh, was arrested on the basis of []