Jammu: A para trooper was injured in an exchange of fire with terrorists on Wednesday morning in the forest area of Kalaban in Chatroo in Kishtwar district. Official sources said that in the intial exchange of fire with terrorists, one army para trooper sustained injuries. He was immediately shifted to command hospital Udhampur for further []

Jammu:Encounter has started between militants and security forces in forest area of Kalaban of Chatru Kishtwar district on Wednesday. Taking on micro-blogging platform X, the armys WhiteKnight Corps wrote, In an intelligence based operation, in concert with @jk_police, in early morning hours today, alert troops of #WhiteKnightCorps have established contact with terrorists []

JAMMU: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Tuesday chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess the progress and implementation of major infrastructure projects being executed by the National Highways Logistics Management Limited (NHLML) across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting primarily focused on the status of ropeway projects under the Parvatmala Scheme, the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Accredited Journalists Association (JAKAJA) has welcomed the decision of the Union Territory government to curb the misuse of Media Identity and strengthen the Credibility of Journalism. In a statement issued here, Ashwani Kumar, President, JKAJA, appreciated the recent circular issued by the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Kashmir Division, []

SRINAGAR: The Private Schools Association of Jammu & Kashmir (PSAJK) has expressed deep shock over the demise of Tariq Bhat, Bureau Chief of The Week, J&K. His departure is a tremendous loss to journalism and all who knew him personally, the PSAJK said in a condolence statement issued here. The Association extended heartfelt condolences to []

KULGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Athar Aamir Khan, held a Teachers Interaction and Feedback Session under the ongoing Classes of Joy initiative, an effort jointly undertaken by the District Administration and the Pratham Foundation, being implemented across all 458 government primary and middle schools in the district. The session was organized to review the implementation, []

KUPWARA: Chief Conservator Forests (CCF) Kashmir, Irfan Rasool Wani on Tuesday visited the Kamraj Forest Division Kupwara to review ongoing forest protection measures and developmental works in the area. The visit commenced with a review meeting at the office of the Deputy Director, Headquarters Natnussa, which was attended by the DFO Kamraj, Deputy Directors Natnussa, []

Project aims to develop nowcasting framework for thunderstorms, cloudbursts over Himalayan terrain SRINAGAR: The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has received funding approval from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) under its RESPOND Programme for a major research project titled Development of Nowcasting Tool for Extreme Weather Events (Thunderstorms and Cloud Burst) Using Surface []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Internal Quality Assurance (DIQA), University of Kashmir (KU), organised a one-day orientation workshop on Integrating New Faculty into the University Quality Culture here on Tuesday. The workshop aimed to familiarize newly inducted faculty members with the universitys quality assurance framework, policies, and web-based systems. It also focused on enhancing understanding of []

SRINAGAR: KC Hyundai, today unveiled much anticipated all-new Hyundai VENUE, engineered to deliver unmatched driving experience with refined performance and versatile powertrain options. The all-new Hyundai VENUE is built to deliver an exhilarating experience, turning every drive into a playground. The unveiling ceremony took place at KC Hyundai, the first and leading Hyundai dealership of []

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg on Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the expansion of the Civil Enclave at Srinagar Airport and discuss the shifting of CRPF barracks from the present location within the vicinity of airport. Besides, Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat, the meeting was attended by senior officers from the []

SRINAGAR: Kashmirs iconic Geographical Indication (GI) tagged MushqBudji rice was featured at an international rice trade event held recently in New Delhi, alongside premium-quality traditional aromatic rice varieties such as Kalanamak, Gobindobhog, Jeerakasala, Chakhao, Katarni from India, and Khao Tai, etc., from other countries. In a leap towards global markets, SKUAST-K initiated the launch of []

NEW DELHI:The Delhi High Court on Tuesday set aside the summons issued to TV journalist Arnab Goswami in a criminal defamation complaint filed by an advocate for allegedly making defamatory remarks on a news channel in 2016. Justice Neena Bansal Krishna also quashed the criminal complaint against Goswami and two former officials of the TV []

Srinagar: Senior Journalist and J&K Bureau Head of The Week, Tariq Ahmad Bhat died of cardiac arrest on Tuesday morning at his home in Srinagar. Bhat complained of chest pain today morning and he was immediately taken to a nearby hospital, where he was declared dead on arrival. He said that funeral prayer of Bhat []

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir on Tuesday said that it has secured the conviction of Mohammad Shafi Banday, former Managing Director of J&K Cooperative Central Land Development Limited, for fraudulently manipulating his date of birth to unlawfully extend his service tenure. In a handout, the CBK said that the case []

Director leads comprehensive monitoring in Srinagar SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to ensuring the smooth, fair, and student-friendly conduct of the ongoing examinations across the Kashmir Division. In a proactive move to uphold transparency and excellence, Director School Education Kashmir, Naseer Ahmad Wani, today personally led a []

RISSC recognizes Mirwaizs continued role in promoting peace and dialogue Namesmen,women of Gaza as Persons of the Year for courage & resilience SRINAGAR: The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre (RISSC) based in Amman, Jordan, has once again this year included Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq in its prestigious list of The 500 []

Calls for effective, transparent utilisation of public funds JAMMU: Minister for Education, Sakeena Itoo on Monday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to review the performance and functioning of School Education department across Jammu division. The meeting was attended by Secretary School Education department, Ram Niwas Sharma; Project Director Samagra Shiksha, Bhawani Rakwal; Director []

SRINAGAR: Army on Monday paid rich tributes to bravehearts, who made the supreme sacrifice fighting a Fidayeen attack by militants in 1999. In a solemn and poignant ceremony held at the Public Relations Office, Badami Bagh Cantonment in Srinagar, all ranks of the Public Relations Office, paid rich tributes to Major P Purushottam, Subedar Brahm []

SRINAGAR: Prominent BJP leader, DDC Member Srinagar and Co-Incharge Minority Morcha, UT of J&K, Er. Aijaz Hussain on Sunday participated in a grand mass marriage ceremony organized by the Jaffari Council under the leadership of its Chairman Haji Musadiq Hussain in Srinagar. The event witnessed the solemnization of 40 marriages, bringing immense joy and relief []

GANDERBAL: To review and strengthen the overall security scenario in the district, SSP Ganderbal Khalil Ahmad PoswalJKPS chaired a security review meeting at the Conference Hall, DPO Ganderbal. The meeting was attended by senior officers of police, officers of Army and CAPFs, including SHOs and DOs of the district. During the meeting, detailed discussions were []

JAMMU: On the first day of opening of the Darbar Move at Civil Secretariat here, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Information Technology, Transport, Youth Services and Sports, Satish Sharma on Monday conducted comprehensive inspection of all the offices functioning under his Ministry. The Minister, accompanied by senior officers of the concerned departments, []

BANDIPORA: MLA Bandipora, Nizamuddin Bhat, on Monday visited the historic Gulshan Chowk Bandipora to review the ongoing work on the multi-level car parking facility. During the visit, the MLA interacted with shopkeepers, vendors, and auto drivers, listened to their concerns, and took up the issues with the concerned authorities for immediate redressal. Meanwhile, the MLA []

SRINAGAR: Institute of Business and Policy Research (IBPR), Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), kick started a two-day inception workshop on Federation Ecosystem for Rural Business and Service Hubs (RBSHs) under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP-04) from November 3-4, 2025 at the Universitys Shalimar Campus. The workshop was inaugurated by []

Restoration a welcome experience, rekindles Jammu citys enthusiasm Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was on Monday accorded a rousing reception by the people of Jammu on the first day of opening of offices in Jammu. The biannual Darbar Move, to be followed now onwards, marks the formal opening of offices in the winter capital. As []

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the age-old Durbar Move tradition was revived by his government to bridge the gap between the twin capitals of the erstwhile state and asserted that some things should not be weighed by money. The tradition involves shifting the J&K governments offices from Srinagar to []

Says GoI has sanctioned Army Goodwill School, petrol pump for Paddar BRO to reconstruct Atholi to Machail Mata Road, new bridge in Chishoti Kishtwar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday laid the foundation stone for construction of new houses for flood-affected families in Chishoti Paddar in Kishtwar. Nineteen houses that were completely damaged during natural []

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court, seeking repatriation of all undertrials currently lodged in jails outside Jammu and Kashmir. The PIL urged immediate judicial intervention to address what she described as a []

Srinagar: Over 94,000 students appeared in the annual regular exams of 10th standard that commenced on Monday in Kashmir division. Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) had set-up 994 examination centres across the Kashmir region. BOSE has said that 68,804 students enrolled for the annual regular exams of 10th are from ten districts []

Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has notified revised date-sheet for Class 10th Annual/ Regular, 2025 (Oct-Nov session) for the remaining subjects. The revision of date- sheet got necessitated due to Assembly Bye- polls in Budgam and Nagrota Assembly Segments scheduled on November 11. As per the revised date- sheet, the Vocational []

MET predicts drop in temp from Nov 5 Srinagar: The Meteorological Centre Srinagar on Monday predicted generally dry weather across Jammu and Kashmir till November 3, with a brief spell of rain and light snowfall expected over higher reaches between November 4 and 5. Director MET Dr. Mukhtar Ahmad said that weather will remain generally []

Srinagar: In view of Assembly bye-elections, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) Monday issued revised date sheet for annual regular exams of 10th standard. Joint Secretary Exams of Kashmir division said, It is notified for information of all the stakeholders in general and the students of Class 10th in particular that the date-sheet []

Kishtwar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the administration will make every possible effort to rehabilitate the recent flood victims. Speaking to the reporters at Chasoti, Kishtwar after laying the foundation stone of housing project for affected persons during recent floods, Sinha, said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured complete support of []

Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday said that the restoration of the historic Darbar Move tradition after four years will significantly boost Jammus economy and reinforce unity between Jammu and Srinagar. Speaking to reporters in Jammu, CM Omar, said that discontinuation of the Darbar Move had delivered a major setback to Jammu. We had []

Kulgam: Security forces busted two old militant hideouts during a joint search operation in the forest area of Damhal Hanjipora in south Kashmirs Kulgam district, officials said on Monday. An official said that the operation was launched jointly by the 9 Rashtriya Rifles and the police following specific intelligence inputs. Two old hideouts were []

WEST PALM BEACH (US): New tests of the US nuclear weapons system ordered up by President Donald Trump will not include nuclear explosions, Energy Secretary Chris Wright has said. It was the first clarity from the Trump administration since the president took to social media last week to say he had instructed the Department of []

Directs civil admin, police to work shoulder to shoulder for effective law & order maintenance Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting in Srinagar on Sunday to review the security situation in Kashmir Division. The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Nalin Prabhat, DGP; S.J.M. Gillani, Special Director General (Coordination), PHQ []

Leading from the front, Chief Minister completes his half marathon with aplomb Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday flagged off the second edition of the Kashmir Marathon from Polo View, Srinagar, marking a vibrant celebration of fitness, resilience and the indomitable spirit of Jammu and Kashmir. The race began at 6:00 AM from Polo []

Felicitates winners Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha felicitated the winners of Kashmir Marathon-2025 in Srinagar on Sunday. The Full & Half Marathon, 42 KMs and 21 KMs respectively, was organized by the J&K Tourism Department and 1100 runners from 27 States, Union Territories and 11 foreign countries participated in this mega international event in the []

994 examination centres set-up to facilitate fair, orderly exams: JKBOSE Srinagar: As many as 994 examination centres have been set-up to facilitate Annual examination of nearly 95,000 students of class 10th across Kashmir Division and winter zone areas of Jammu Division beginning on November, 3. This was stated in a statement issued by J&K BOSE []

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has lauded the exemplary courage and commitment of Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel who have been conferred with the Kendriya Grihmantri Dakshata Padak 2025 for their outstanding contribution in the successful execution of Operation Mahadev. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the Lieutenant Governor wrote: Every Indian is proud []

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has given its nod to the Jammu and Kashmir government for a cable car project in Baisaran in the tourist resort of Pahalgam, the site of the April 22 terror attack, officials said on Sunday. The Jammu and Kashmir government had sought approval from the NIA, which is []

Sriharikota (AP): The heaviest communication satellite to be launched from the Indian soil onboard a new generation, homegrown Bahubali rocket was successfully placed into the intended orbit on Sunday (November 2, 2025), ISRO said. The communication satellite CMS-03, weighing 4,410 kg was flown on a LVM3-M5 rocket enabling the Indian space agency accomplish this rare []

Parliamentary and J&K Assembly replies uncover critical service deficits in the fight against substance abuse in Jammu & Kashmirs most vulnerable districts By Dr Sami Ullah In continuation to the earlier article titled Crisis of De-Addiction in Absence of Rehabilitation in Jammu & Kashmir, the present piece revisits and deepens the conversation by foregrounding the []

Gurezi, Farooq Shah, others caution people against falling prey to opportunistic politics of PDP, BJP their cronies SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Sunday continued its campaign for the Budgam by-elections, as senior party leaders Nazir Ahmad Khan Gurezi, Dr. Muhammad Shafi, Farooq Ahmad Shah, Syed Muhammad Yousuf, and G.N. Bhat reached out []

Waqf Board chairperson interacts with trade &hoteliers congregation during Special Tourism Conclave SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir Waqf Board Chairperson, Dr. Syed Darakhshan Andrabi, on Sunday visited the renowned tourist destination Sonamarg and participated in a Special Tourism Conclave organized by the Trade & Hoteliers Association. The event aimed to assess the promotion, arrangements, and preparations []

Delivers keynote address at intl seminar organised on Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza at Srinagar SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha delivered a keynote address at an International Seminar organised on Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza. In his address to well-known literary personalities from India and abroad, the Lieutenant Governor said that Dr. Rahi Masoom Raza was undoubtedly []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday paid a visit to Chrysanthemum Theme Garden at Botanical Garden in Srinagar. Spanning over 100 kanals, Jammu Kashmirs first Chrysanthemum Theme Garden, developed by the Department of Floriculture, Gardens & Parks, offers a major autumnal floral attraction for both locals and tourists. The Lieutenant Governor was accompanied by []

SRINAGAR: In a significant achievement towards ensuring justice and upholding the rule of law, J&K Police has successfully secured conviction in a brutal murder case. The accused, Abdul Majeed Khan son of Abdul Ahad Khan resident of Gounchi Mohalla, Akhal Kangan, involved in FIR No. 50/2020 U/S 302, 201 IPC of Police Station Kangan, has []

SRINAGAR: A delegation of the Concerned Citizens Group (CCG) led by former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha, and comprising Air Vice Marshal (Retd.) Kapil Kak, senior journalist Bharat Bhushan, and social activist Sushobha Barve, met Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq at his residence. During the interaction, the overall situation in Jammu and Kashmir and matters []