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HAJIN: The Community Health Centre (CHC) Hajin achieved a major milestone by successfully performing its first-ever emergency appendectomy. The surgery was conducted by general surgeon Dr Iqbal Ahmad, with anaesthesia support from Dr Khalid, an anaesthesia consultant. Sajad Ahmad, a local resident, told Kashmir Reader: Dr Iqbal, apart from being a kind-hearted person, is the []

New Delhi: The Centre has appointed senior IAS officer Amit Sharma as Director of Census Operations and Citizen Registration for the Union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, a government order said Wednesday. Sharma, the 2012-batch IAS officer from AGMUT cadre, has been appointed with effect from November 24 to December 31 or until []

NEW DELHI:The issuance of visas is a sovereign right of a government, and the United States reserves the right to take a decision on a visa based on its assessment of its national security implications, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. He said the recent announcements made by the United []

JAMMU:Panun Kashmir, an organisation batting for a Union territory in the Kashmir Valley for displaced Kashmiri Pandits, on Thursday raised the issue of migrant camps in Jammu facing a health catastrophe and deteriorating infrastructure, making life difficult for those living in the camps. Jammu has five Kashmiri migrant camps housing about 40,000 people. They expressed []

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) Thursday registered a case against Patwari and Chokidar from revenue department for demanding and accepting illegal gratification from the complainant. Jammu and Kashmir Anti Corruption Bureau in a statement said that it registered a case FIR No. 03/2025 u/s 7 of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and []

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after he lands in New Delhi to further expand a nearly eight-decade partnership that has remained steadfast notwithstanding fractious geopolitical environment and tensions. Boosting defence ties, insulating India-Russia trade from external pressure and exploring cooperation in []

Srinagar: Police in Anantnag have registered a case against a hotel in the Pahalgam area for allegedly failing to report the stay of two foreign nationals, in violation of the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025. Officials said that a police team from Police Station Pahalgam, during routine inspections of hotels and guest establishments in the []

Srinagar: A day after the Cabinet approved the proposal to reduce quotas in the EWS and RBA categories to raise open merit quota by 10 percent, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the file has been signed and sent to the Lieutenant Governor for approval and the government expects to issue a formal order soon. []

NEW DELHI:Fitch Ratings on Thursday raised Indias GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7.4 per cent, from 6.9 per cent, on increased consumer spending and improved sentiment boosted by GST reforms. It said falling inflation gives the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) room for one more policy rate cut in December to 5.25 []

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in a high-profile land-fraud case involving a businessman and two retired revenue officials. In a statement issued ,the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch J&K has submitted a chargesheet in case FIR No. 79/2022 under Sections 420, 467, 468, []

NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host a private dinner for Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday, hours after he lands in New Delhi with a broader goal to shore up bilateral strategic and economic partnership, against the backdrop of a sharp downturn in Indias relations with the US. Boosting defence ties, insulating bilateral trade []

Attends International Day of Persons with Disabilities event at Jammu JAMMU: Minister for Education, Social Welfare, Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo on Wednesday said that the Government led by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is very particular about rights and needs of specially-abled persons and constant efforts are being made to create an inclusive and []

Call for robust mechanism to ensure swift snow clearance, essential services SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo and Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Faz Lul Haseeb, on Wednesday chaired a joint meeting of District/Sectoral Officers of all line Departments at Meeting Hall of the DC Office to review the overall winter preparedness measures in Srinagar District. []

Calls for merit-based benefits, one-time allocation SRINAGAR: All Parties Sikh Coordination Committee (APSCC) while demanding reservation for Sikhs in education and government jobs said that reservation benefits should be given to the people who really deserve it and that too should be one time and not a continuous process. It said facts and provisions should []

Attends prog at CRC Bemina on International Day of Persons with Disabilities SRINAGAR: Socio political activist, senior trade union leader and civic reformer Mohammad Altaf Dar attended a special programme at the Composite Regional Centre (CRC), Bemina, organised to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. The event focused on promoting inclusivity, skill development, []

SRINAGAR: Cyber Police Awantiporacontinues its focused efforts to curb cyber-enabled financial crimes and safeguard citizens from online fraud. As part of these sustained initiatives, the Cyber PS Awantipora successfully recovered 5,34,938 during the month of November 2025 in various cyber financial fraud complaints reported by the public. Throughout the month, several victims approached the Cyber []

SRINAGAR: Under IUSTs Community Outreach Program, Alamdar Memorial College of Nursing & Medical Technology (AMCONMT), Charar-i-Sharief, Budgam, constituent college of the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), organized an Awareness Programme on Substance Abuse & Its Prevention. The program was held at Government Degree College, Charar-i-Sharief under the banner of the Nasha Mukt Bharat []

SRINAGAR: The Administrator Associated Hospitals has informed that the MRI Unit of Government Medical College at Government SMHS/Super Specialty Hospital Shreen Bagh, Srinagar, is scheduled to undergo maintenance, including de-icing of the magnet, with effect from 04 December 2025 to ensure optimal performance and uninterrupted functioning of the facility. The de-icing process is expected to []

Chairs Annual General meeting of Zila Sainik Board SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Akshay Labroo, who is also the President Zila Sainik Board on Wednesday chaired Annual General Body Meeting of Zila Sainik Welfare Board here at Conference Hall of DC Office Complex. The meeting was attended by General Manager DIC, Superintendent of Police, District Social []

SRINAGAR: The Department of Social Welfare on Wednesday observed the International Day of Persons with Disabilities by organizing a special programme at Abhedananda Home, Solina Rambagh, Srinagar.This years global theme, Fostering Disability-Inclusive Societies for Advancing Social Progress, guided the days proceedings. Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Sarmad Hafeez, was the chief guest on the occasion. []

Committed to strengthening private school sector: President Nazrul Islam Srinagar, Dec 03: The Private Schools Association of Jammu & Kashmir (PSAJK) convened its Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday under the chairmanship of its President Nazrul Islam Baba. Representatives from across the region participated, and all differences were amicably resolved in a warm and friendly atmosphere, []

Jammu: The arrest and subsequent release of businessman Shafat Ahmed Shangloo has taken a curious turn with the Special Court noting that his name had been inadvertently or mistakenly listed in the general arrest warrant issued in 2019 which became the basis for his arrest in the Rubaiyya Sayeed kidnapping case. In its order []

NEW DELHI:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked BJP MPs from West Bengal to effectively counter the Trinamool Congress-led government in the state and work towards winning the assembly elections next year. BJP MPs from West Bengal met the prime minister, along with Khagen Murmu the Lok Sabha member from Maldah Uttar who []

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday urged the Election Commission to brief all political parties on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to address lingering concerns and ensure full transparency in the electoral process. He said elections must always be fair and transparent, leaving no room for any complaint []

JAMMU:Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said his government has rationalised the reservation policy in the best possible manner to ensure justice to all sections and fulfil a key poll promise. However, he refused to divulge details, saying the proposal has been forwarded to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha for his approval, and []

PATNA: Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan on Wednesday said the Nitish Kumar government was committed to the creation of 1 crore jobs in the next five years. He was addressing a joint session of both Houses of the state legislature, which had been convened upon the NDAs return to power in the assembly elections. 50 []

Srinagar: A fire broke out in the Khayam area of Srinagar on Wednesday afternoon, damaging multiple residential houses, officials said. Officials said that the blaze has spread to at least three to four residential structures. Fire and Emergency Services personnel rushed to the area soon after the incident and have launched efforts to control []

NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Wednesday gave bail to Congress leader and former Rajasthan minister Mahesh Joshi in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih passed the order on an appeal filed by Joshi challenging the Rajasthan High []

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump has brokered several peace deals, including the very dangerous ones like India and Pakistan, and deserves tremendous credit for reshaping Americas foreign policy, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said. During a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday, Rubio said for the first time in decades, American []

Jammu: Two people lost their lives and three others sustained injuries after a vehicle they were travelling in collided with a parapet near Chingus in Rajouri district during the pre-dawn hours on Wednesday. Officials said that a Swift car (JK12D 7568) was on its way from Jammu towards Rajouri when it rammed into a parapet []

WASHINGTON:President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he did not want Somali immigrants in the US, saying residents of the war-ravaged eastern African country are too reliant on US social safety net and add little to the United States. Trumps contemptuous description of the entire immigrant community is the latest example of him pointedly attacking the []

Seeks support of political parties on return, rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandits SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Tuesday hailed Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament Vivek Tankha for his historic initiative in championing the Kashmiri Pandits (Recourse, Restitution, Rehabilitation and Resettlement) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha. The Association said that this moment []

AWANTIPORA: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) unveiled its official Newsletter on Tuesday, marking a significant step towards strengthening communication and fostering academic engagement. The Newsletter was launched at the celebration ceremony for the 6th National Water Award received by IUST from the Ministry of Jal Shakti, Government of India. Published by Department []

Visits Khanqah-e-Moula shrine, assures support to fire-affected families SRINAGAR: J&K National Conference State Womens Wing President and MLA Habbakadal Shameema Firdous Tuesday undertook an extensive public outreach programme in Srinagar, reaffirming her commitment to improving civic infrastructure and addressing community concerns. She laid the foundation stone for two vital drainage projects aimed at easing long-pending []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Legislators Mushtaq Guroo and Ali Muhammad Dar have expressed profound grief over the demise of noted educationist and poet Muhammad Shafi, popularly known as Mahmoob Nowgami. In their joint condolence message, the leaders described the late Mahmoob Nowgami as an inspiring educationist, a distinguished literary figure, and a []

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the ongoing expansion and augmentation plans for the Institutes of Music & Fine Arts associated with the University of Kashmir and the University of Jammu. The meeting was attended by the Additional Chief Secretary, Higher Education Department; Vice Chancellors of the two Universities; []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday designated the Board of School Education as the State School Standards Authority for the Union territory, in accordance with the provisions of the National Education Policy 2020. An order issued by the Under Secretary in the School Education Department, Thanaji Bhat, said the decision is aimed at []

AWANTIPORA: The Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) on Tuesday organized a special get-together to celebrate the Universitys receipt of the prestigious 6th National Water Award in the category of Best Institution (other than school or college). The award, conferred by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, in November 2025 at Vigyan Bhawan, New []

SRINAGAR: President Private Schools Association Jammu & Kashmir Nazr-ul-Islam Baba expressed profound grief and deep sorrow over the demise of the mother of renowned educationists Ajaz Masoodi (Chairman Netherfield School), Showkat Masoodi (Former PRO, University of Kashmir) and Latif Masoodi (CEO UnAcademy), who passed away on Tuesday. In his condolence message, Nazr-ul-Islam Baba said []

AWANTIPORA: The School of Sciences, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), held its 5th meeting of the Board of Research Studies (BoRS) to discuss key academic and research matters and to deliberate on strategies aimed at strengthening the research environment of the University. The meeting was presided over by Prof. Shakil A. Romshoo, Vice []

LEH: Indian aerospace start-up BonV Aero has been honoured with the SIDM Champion Award (Special Jury) for innovation in defence technology. The award, presented by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi, acknowledges the firms indigenous work in heavy-lift, high-altitude drone systems designed to address critical defence capability gaps. The companys technology has been validated []

JAMMU: In a major setback to the CBI, a special court on Tuesday set free Shafat Ahmed Shangloo who was arrested by the agency a day before in connection with the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiyya Sayeed, the daughter of the then home minister Mufi Mohammed Sayeed. The court refused to grant Shangloos custody to the []

SRINAGAR: After four years, Peoples Democratic Party leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, accused in a terror conspiracy case, was granted permission to travel within the country by the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court on Tuesday. Para was granted bail by a division bench of the High Court in May 2022 on a surety of Rs []

NEW DELHI:Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases, the first between April and September 2026 and the second in February 2027, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Giving details of the exercise in response to a question by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said the two []

DHAKA: Security was tightened around Bangladeshs former prime minister Khaleda Zia on Tuesday as a specialist medical team from China joined efforts to treat the ailing politician, who remains in a highly critical condition at a private hospital in Dhaka. Police erected a barricade at the main gate of Evercare Hospital around 2 am, with []

Srinagar:The Economic Offences Wing (Crime Branch Kashmir) has filed a chargesheet in Case FIR No. 21/2022 under Sections 420, 421, 467, 468, and 120-B RPC against Zahid Bashir Shagoo, son of Bashir Ahmad Shagoo, resident of Koker Bazar, Srinagar, presently residing at House No. 2, Indrabi Colony, Narbal, District Budgam, and Shugufta, wife of Zahid []

WASHINGTON: Donald Trumps doctor says the President had MRI imaging on his heart and abdomen in October as part of a preventative screening for men his age, according to a memo from the physician released by the White House. Sean Barbabella said in a statement on Monday that Trumps physical exam included advanced imaging that []

PUNE:RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has said world leaders listen carefully when Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks and this is happening because Indias strength is getting manifested and the country is finding its rightful place. Speaking at an event organised in Pune on Monday to mark 100 years of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bhagwat suggested []

Directs dept to study successful models for best practices suitable for local conditions JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Monday chaired a detailed review meeting of the Agriculture Production Department (APD) to examine the modalities of a comprehensive plan aimed at significantly enhancing milk production, processing, and value-addition across Jammu & Kashmir. The meeting was []

Project to ensure streamlining of traffic around SMHS, Super Specialty Hospital SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo along with Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation Faz Lul Haseeb, SSP Traffic City Aijaz, Principal GMC Srinagar Dr Iffat on Monday conducted an on-site inspection of the initiation of work on Nawab Bazar- Darish Kadal alternate route for []