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Srinaga: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir on Thursday said they have filed a chargesheet against, a former Assistant Professor at SKIMS Soura, for allegedly concealing her British citizenship and Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) status while securing a government post, officials said They said, the investigation revealed that she misrepresented herself []

Srnagar,: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that he will take up the issue of re-opening tourist places, which were closed after the Pahalgam attack, with Union Minister Amit Shah during his visit to Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking in the Legislative Assembly, the CM, places that were closed in the Kashmir Valley. []

Srinagar,: A massive fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday in the Chattabal area of Srinagar, causing extensive damage to a cluster of closely built residential houses, officials said. An official told news agencyKashmir News Observer (KNO), that more than 10 residential structures suffered damage in the incident. []

DUBAI: Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will take place Friday in Oman, the Iranian foreign minister said, as tensions between the countries remain high following Tehrans bloody crackdown on nationwide protests last month. The announcement by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday came after hours of indications that the []

Addresses World Cancer Day event at GMC Jammu Inaugurates maternity block at SMGS Hospital Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday addressed a World Cancer Day event at Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, reaffirming the Governments proactive role in ensuring the best possible facilities for cancer patients as well as healthcare professionals. The programme was []

Takes jibe at BJP over its 2019 claims on ending terrorism Jammu: Encounters are taking place even in 2026, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Wednesday in a veiled jibe at the BJP over its claim that terrorism would end following the abrogation of Article 370 that happened in 2019. Three Pakistani []

Jammu: The discussion on Motion of Thanks on Lieutenant Governors Address continued for the second day on Wednesday with Legislators raising issues and concerns of their respective constituencies besides Jammu and Kashmirs overall development. Legislator Shamim Firdous raised the issue of students and youth prisoned in Central jails of other states. She urged the government []

Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that the Department of Culture is mandated with the revival, restoration and conservation of Jammu and Kashmirs valuable heritage sites, and several initiatives have been undertaken in this regard at key locations including Parihaspora, Pattan and Tappar. The Chief Minister was replying to a question in the []

Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday tabled Jan Vishwas and Anti-Discrimination Bills in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The Chief Minister introduced The Jammu and Kashmir Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 (L.A. Bill No. 1 of 2026). The Bill seeks to amend certain enactments of the Union Territory of Jammu and []

Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday appealed to the Centre to either ensure bail to Kashmiri detenues lodged in outside jails or shift them to prisons in the valley in cases where the trial has not started even after five years of arrest. During our public dialogue programme in Shehr-e-Khaas (old Srinagar city), several []

Jammu: PDP MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Para on Wednesday urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to use his governments mandate to press the Centre to initiate meaningful dialogue with the youth in Jammu and Kashmir. Participating in the motion of thanks in the Lieutenant Governors address in the Legislative Assembly here, he said the government cannot []

Jammu: Two Pakistani militants, including a top commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, were killed on Wednesday after they were trapped inside a cave in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. Several powerful blasts were heard when the forces stormed the cave around noon. Officials said one of the deceased militants is Rubani alias []

Jammu: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Wednesday impressed upon the Culture Department to actively involve people and encourage them to come forward for the identification, digitization, and preservation of rare manuscripts for posterity under the Government of Indias flagship programme Mission Gyan Bharatam. Chairing a high-level review meeting on the implementation of the Mission in []

Jammu: All BJP members staged a walkout from the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Wednesday, accusing Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather of bias while granting time to members of the ruling party for speaking in the house. The BJP members walked out of the house despite Rathers making an attempt to ensure that they stayed back []

JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday revealed that the assets of Sungli yatri base camp and rain shelter sheds for the Kailash yatra have been outsourced and said that this situation was inherited by his government. Replying to a question by BJP MLA Dalerp Singh during Question Hour in the []

MUMBAI: Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Wednesday said sustained double-digit growth for India is possible, and that stable economic leadership defines a country. Speaking at a JioBlackRock event here, Ambani also said that in the next decade, India will not be importing 80 per cent of its energy. Every Indian village has a 5G []

NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday cited former Army chief MM Naravanes unreleased memoir to claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi shed responsibility during the India-China conflict in 2020 and passed the buck on to Naravane. Addressing reporters in the premises of Parliament House complex, Gandhi held up Naravanes unreleased []

IMPHAL: NDA legislature party leader Y Khemchand Singh on Wednesday staked a claim to form a government in Manipur, state BJP chief A Sharda Devi said. Restive Manipur has been under the Presidents rule since February last year. An NDA team led by Singh met Governor Ajay Kumar Bhalla at the Lok []

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government today informed the Legislative Assembly that as many as 20 government offices in Budgam district are functioning from rented premises, and that there is no proposal under consideration for constructing a unified government office complex at the sub-district level. According to a written reply tabled in the Legislative Assembly, []

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday informed the Assembly that the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for the elevated Metrolite systems proposed for Jammu and Srinagar have been submitted to the Union Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) for appraisal and funding. The government said a final response from the Centre is still []

Srinagar: The government on Wednesday said that no proposal is currently under consideration to establish additional migrant transit camps in the Kashmir Valley, even as 68 percent of the sanctioned accommodation units have been completed. Sharing details in the Legislative Assembly, the government, informed that housing for Kashmiri migrant employees appointed under the Prime Ministers []

Udhampur: Two militants were killed in an ongoing encounter with joint security forces in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur district on Wednesday, officials said. The gunfight, began on Tuesday after security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation based on specific intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists in the area. Additional reinforcements were rushed to the []

Srinagar:The government on Wednesday informed the Legislative Assembly that 26,558 Economically Weaker Section (EWS) certificates have been issued across Jammu and Kashmir so far, clarifying that rejections occur only when applicants fail to meet the prescribed eligibility norms. According to the data shared by the government, 24,545 EWS certificates were []

JAMMU: Security forces are preparing for a final assault on two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terrorists holed up inside a natural cave in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, with no exchange of fire reported during the night, officials said on Wednesday. The terrorists were located inside the cave by joint search teams of []

Minimum wages revised across J&K in 2022: Dy CM JAMMU: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary on Tuesday said that the Jammu and Kashmir has revised the minimum wages in respect of the scheduled employments in October 2002 and any further revision will be done as and when the GoI notifies and implements the National []

SRINAGAR: As part of continued efforts to streamline traffic movement in Srinagar city, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, on Tuesday chaired a meeting of the Multi-Disciplinary Committee on Traffic Management System for Srinagar City. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Vice Chairpersons of LCMA and SDA, Regional Transport Officer Kashmir, SSp Traffic, []

SRINAGAR: In order to prevent road accidents and take corrective measures, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Akshay Labroo who is also Chairman of District Road Safety Committee and District Level Monitoring Committee (DRSC/ DLMC),on Tuesday chaired a meeting here at the Meeting Hall of the DC office Complex. SSP Traffic Police, Aijaz Ahmad; RTO Kashmir, []

SRINAGAR: In a decisive move to protect the integrity of emergency services, police in Ganderbal has taken action against Parvaiz Ahmad Saeed for repeatedly making false distress calls on the ERSS-112 helpline, thereby misusing police resources and creating unnecessary panic. The incident came to light when Police Post Shadipora received information through ERSS-112 via PCR []

SRINAGAR: As the Budget Session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly officially commenced, social and student rights activist and Co-founder of The Purpose (NGO), Er Ehtisham Khan, has issued a strong appeal to Members of the Legislative Assembly across party lines to rise above political convenience and press for the long-pending rationalisation of the []

NEW DELHI: Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said India has got a very good trade deal with the US, better than competitors, without compromising interest of the agriculture and dairy sectors. Without giving details of what has been agreed with Washington, Goyal said the trade deal is in the final stages, and an Indo-US []

NEW DELHI: Stock investors wealth surged by Rs 12.10 lakh crore on Tuesday, tracking a sharp rally in equities buoyed by the India-US trade deal. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 4,205.27 points or 5.14 per cent to hit the days high of 85,871.73. It later ended at 83,739.13, up 2,072.67 points or 2.54 per cent. []

NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader and Union minister Giriraj Singh has launched a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi, accusing the Congress leader of behaving like Pakistan and China over the LoPs attempts to quote from former Army General Naravanes memoir in Lok Sabha. Singh also took on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying []

GENEVA: The World Health Organization on Tuesday appealed for $1 billion to tackle health crises this year across the worlds 36 most severe emergencies, including in Gaza, Sudan, Haiti and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN health agency estimated 239 million people would need urgent humanitarian assistance this year and the money would keep []

Srinagar: The Centre on Tuesday said that three proposed railway projects in Kashmir have been put on hold following objections from locals and elected representatives, who raised concerns over large-scale land acquisition and its impact on apple orchards. Union Railway Minister Ashwani Kumar there is already a railway line from Srinagar to Baramulla, and there []

Jammu: An Exchange of fire was reported between terrorists and security forces in Drabar forest in Majalta area of Udhampur district on Tuesday. Officials sources said that there was a exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces after security forces recieved a specific input about presence of terrorists in the area The joint operation []

SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that state governments appeared to be granting patronage to mob violence against Kashmiris outside the Union Territory, allowing hatred to replace the rule of law. Instead of upholding Raj Dharma, the state governments appear to be granting silent patronage to mob violence, treating hatred as a shortcut []

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said that the issue of alleged victimisation and harassment of Kashmiris will be taken up for discussion in the ongoing Assembly session, asserting that he would respond to queries related to the budget only on the floor of the House. Speaking to reporters outside []

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday said that critical healthcare infrastructure in Bandipora district is being upgraded under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) and allied schemes. Replying to a query by Congress legislator Nizam-Ud-Din Bhat, Healthb Minister Sakina Itoo, said major interventions are underway at the District []

Srinagar: The government on Tuesday acknowledged that payments under the Marriage Assistance Scheme are pending for thousands of approved beneficiaries even as it denied any delay in the disbursement. In a written reply to a question by legislator Javid Hassan Baig, the Social Welfare Department, said that during the current financial year, Rs 163.93 crore []

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Tuesday said that Srinagar district continues to function with just one medical block and four medical zones, and there no proposal to create constituency-wise medical blocks. Replying to a question by MLA Sheikh Ahsan Ahmad, Health Minister, Sakina Itoo, said that the four medical zones in Srinagar are []

Srinagar: Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather on Monday announced that he had rejected an amendment moved by Peoples Conference president Sajad Gani Lone on the issue of Article 370, because a resolution on the same was already passed by the House. After Question Hour was over, said Lone questioned the Speaker for []

Qazigund: Two personnel from the Fire and Emergency Services (F&ES) department were injured while battling a fire incident in the Qazigund area of south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said. An official said that a blaze broke out at the Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Qazigund and quickly engulfed the building before it could []

Jammu: The Jammu & Kashmir Government on Tuesday said that no assessment has been carried out to evaluate the losses suffered by tourism stakeholders in 2025. In a written reply to a question from MLA Lal Chowk, Ahsan Pardesi the minister in charge of Tourism, who also happens to be Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, []

Srinagar: The demand for setting up the National Law University in Jammu echoed in the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday, with BJP MLAs staging protests over the issue. As soon as Question Hour began, BJP MLAs stood up and protested, demanding a Law University for Jammu. The students are on the streets in Jammu seeking a []

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir has booked two individuals for allegedly securing MBBS admission at SKIMS Soura through forged Person with Disability and Economically Weaker Section certificates, officials said on Tuesday. In a statement , a spokesperson said, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has registered a formal []

Jammmu:: The ruling National Conference (NC) on Tuesday staged a protest outside the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly, demanding restoration of statehood and an end to the harassment of Kashmiris in other states and Union Territories. Carrying placards with slogans like Restore Statehood, NC MLAs demanded i the restoration of statehood. PDP MLA Muntazir []

NEW DELHI: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the India-US trade agreement will open up huge opportunities for domestic farmers, MSMEs, entrepreneurs, and skilled workers and promote Make in India initiative. India and the US have agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down reciprocal tariff on Indian goods []

DUBAI: Turkey is attempting to bring US and Iranian officials to the negotiating table in hopes of easing the threat of US military action against Iran. Neither the US nor Iran has confirmed whether they plan to take part in any negotiations. Two Turkish officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were []

NEW DELHIIndia and the US agreed to a trade deal under which Washington will bring down reciprocal tariff on Indian goods to 18 per cent from current 25 per cent, US President Donald Trump said on Monday after a phone conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The prime minister said he was delighted that Made []

Says 8th harassment incident this year Condemns hate speech, intimidation against Kashmiri Muslims Calls for immediate action to uphold law, protect citizens rights SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Monday sought the urgent intervention of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and condemned the harassment, intimidation, and open threats faced by an []