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Srinagar: Indigo Flight disruptions continued for another straight day at Srinagar International Airport, with 16 flight movements cancelled till 8 AM on Saturday, official said. An official said the airport had a total of 64 scheduled movements for today, including 32 arrivals and 32 departures for the day. He said, of these, IndiGo Airlines were []

Srinagar: Crime Branch Kashmir on Saturday said that they filed Chargesheet Against a chronic Offender in high value Dubai export scam. In a handout,the CBK said that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has filed a chargesheet in Case FIR No. 31/2023 under Sections 420 and 120-B RPC before the Honble Court []

Jammu: Police in statement said that in a firm display of internal accountability, Doda Police have registered an FIR against an Assistant Sub-Inspector of the department after he was found involved in an alleged assault case. In a handout, the police said that the action follows a written complaint filed on December 3 at Police []

NEW DELHI: Russia agreed to encourage joint manufacturing in India of military hardware and spare parts for maintenance of Russian-origin arms and defence equipment. Ways to bolster overall bilateral defence cooperation figured prominently during summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday. It has been a long-standing grievance of []

WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court agreed on Friday to take up the constitutionality of President Donald Trumps order on birthright citizenship declaring that children born to parents who are in the United States illegally or temporarily are not American citizens. The justices will hear Trumps appeal of a lower-court ruling that struck down the citizenship restrictions. []

NEW DELHI: The partnership between India and Russia is guided by a shared commitment to peace, stability and mutual socio-economic and technological advancement, President Droupadi Murmu said on Friday. Murmu was speaking at a banquet hosted for visiting Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here. Welcoming President Putin and his delegation, she said []

SRINAGAR: The Chamber of Commerce and Industries Kashmir (CCIK) on Friday held its executive meeting in Srinagar.Minister for Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana and Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani attended the meeting. The meeting focused on strengthening Kashmirs tourism ecosystem, protecting fragile environmental assets and improving the []

SRINAGAR. In a significant move to enhance Kashmirs intellectual and creative scene, TEDx Dal Lake held a comprehensive strategic meeting with its organizing team, leading content creators, and various thinkers from across the Valley. The goal was to lay the groundwork for an international-standard TEDx event in Kashmir. This event aims to showcase the regions []

HAJIN: The Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Hajin has constituted a three-member committee to inquire into allegations of gross overpricing of school books by a local bookseller, after a video highlighting the issue surfaced on social media. According to the order issued on Friday, several parents have accused the bookseller of charging exorbitant and unjustified rates []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Youth National Conference (YNC) District Srinagar office was inaugurated on Friday at the party headquarters, Nawa-e-Subha office complex, on the occasion of the 120th birth anniversary of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah. The office was inaugurated by the partys Chief Spokesperson and MLA, Tanvir Sadiq, along with Provincial Vice President and []

SRINAGAR: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo paid rich tributes to Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 120th birth anniversary. In a grand ceremony held in his remembrance at the historic mausoleum of the great leader at Qaid Mazaar, Naseem Bagh Hazratbal here today, Minister Sakeena offered special prayers []

SRINAGAR: The Department of Floriculture, Gardens & Parks, Kashmir has announced the winners of the Reel and Photography Competitions organised to engage the youth in promotion and publicity of the Chrysanthemum Theme Garden, which was opened to the public on 25th October 2025. The development of the Chrysanthemum Theme Garden is a vital step toward []

MRI unit undergoes essential maintenance SRINAGAR: The Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar and its associated hospitals (SMHS/SSH) and other partner facilities have successfully maintained uninterrupted diagnostic services over the past two days despite the scheduled shutdown of the MRI unit at ShireenBagh. During the 48-hour period, a total of 67 MRI scans and 220 CT []

SRINAGAR: A two-day Trainee Products Sale, organised by the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, began at Kashmir Haat, popularly known as Numaish Gah, here on Friday. Craft products made by trainees in 432 Training Centres across all 10 districts of Kashmir Division as well as hand-knotted woollen carpets made under Massive Carpet Scheme are on []

AWANTIPORA: Ms. Barkah Hussain, a first-semester Computer Science Engineering student at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), has been awarded the prestigious international Obada Prize. The award, established in recognition of Prof. Abdel-Shafy Obada, encourages and recognises innovative and interdisciplinary research. Ms. Hussain is one of only four recipients globally this year and []

Asks institute to conceptualise high-impact, high-value project Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday presided over the 43rd Foundation Day celebrations of the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), reaffirming the Governments commitment to expanding healthcare infrastructure and strengthening tertiary care in Jammu and Kashmir. The event was []

Srinagar Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday laid the foundation stone for two commemorative gates Bab-ul-Salam and Bab-ul-Noor at the revered Dargah Hazratbal, marking a significant step toward preserving the shrines heritage while enhancing its infrastructure and the overall experience for devotees and visitors. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam []

Srinagar Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday paid homage at the Mazar of Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, recalling the unparalleled role played by the iconic leader in shaping the political and social landscape of Jammu & Kashmir. Braving the sharp winter cold, the Chief Minister visited Naseembagh, Hazratbal, where he led the commemoration held on []

Srinagar Night temperatures recorded an improvement across Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, with most stations in the Valley and Jammu region showing a rise from previous nights, while the Meteorological Department said that fog and dry weather will continue across the Kashmir Valley. Sub-zero conditions, however, continued in several higher reaches of the Union Territory, []

Prolonged delay has left aspirants anxious, uncertain Srinagar The Jammu & Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Friday expressed deep concern and disappointment over the prolonged uncertainty regarding the demand for age relaxation for aspirants of the Jammu & Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) Combined Competitive Examination (JKAS/CCE). National Convenor of Association, Nasir Khuehami, in a []

Srinagar Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to approve the Jammu and Kashmir governments proposal, seeking an increase in the upper age limit for the combined competitive examination. PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra said a favourable approval before the examination, scheduled to take place on December 7, would reflect compassion, fairness []

Jammu Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Friday held a meeting to conduct a comprehensive review of several key projects underway in the Health and Medical Education (H&ME) Department. The review covered the progress of Critical Care Blocks (CCBs) being established across districts under the Pradhan MantriAyushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM), developments made under the []

Srinagar IGP Kashmir V. K. Birdi, IPS, chaired a review meeting on the ongoing monitoring of under-trial cases with district SSPs, Law Officers and Pairvi Officers of Kashmir Zone at PCR Kashmir on Friday. The meeting was attended by all range DIsG, district SSsP, Law Officers, Public Prosecutors and Pairvi Officers. IGP Kashmir opened the []

KATRA/JAMMU:Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said that ignoring merit and demanding distribution of seats based on religion was wrong and would harm the social fabric of Jammu and Kashmir and the entire country. The political row erupted after the Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Medical College completed admissions through the NEET merit list []

SRINAGAR Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday urged Lt Governor Manoj Sinha to approve the Jammu and Kashmir governments proposal, seeking an increase in the upper age limit for the combined competitive examination. PDP MLA Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra said a favourable approval before the examination, scheduled to take place on December 7, would reflect compassion, fairness []

MUMBAI:Reserve Bank Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Friday said the central bank does not target any band for the rupee in the forex market, and allows the domestic currency to find its own correct level. The governors statement came at a time when the rupee breached the 90-mark against the US dollar, and is hovering near []

Srinagar: National Conference on Friday paid rich tributes to its party founder late Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah on his 120th birth anniversary. Leaders and party workers, recalled the contribution of late Sher-e-Kashmir towards building Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a gathering at Naseem Bagh, National Conference President Dr.Farooq Abdullah,said the this day is not only a []

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) President Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Friday said that while the party is working to strengthen its organization at all levels, some voices from within are unfortunately speaking against it. He said that everything people have today is because of the partys historic role and sacrifices. Addressing a gathering in Naseem Bagh, []

Srinagar: Amid operational disruptions affecting flight schedules, 10 IndiGo flights have been cancelled at the Srinagar international airport today out of the 18 scheduled flights, officials said. An official said, that out of 18 scheduled IndiGo flights today, 10 have been cancelled, while rest have been delayed. We have getting calls from different sources for []

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Agarwal directed booth-level officers (BLOs) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls to re-check enumeration forms and ensure that names of all deceased, absent or duplicate voters are deleted before the first phase ends on December 11. The last date for the first phase []

Party reaffirms commitment to uphold ideals, values, legacy of tallest leader region has ever produced SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference rank and file today paid profound and heartfelt tributes to Qaid-e-Azam, Baba-e-Qoum Sher-e-Kashmir Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 120th birth anniversary recalling his towering contributions to the political, social, and cultural identity of []

SRINAGAR: Amidst the silvery hush of a frost kissed morning in the heart of the Kashmir Valley, the parade ground of the Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry Regimental Centre at Srinagar shimmered with military precision and patriotic fervour. The majestic Zabarwan Range stood sentinel in the distance, its peaks veiled in winter mist, as the []

HAJIN: Residents of Line Mohalla in Shahgund village of north Kashmirs Bandipora district have expressed strong resentment over persistent low-voltage issues that have continued for several years. Locals said that despite repeated complaints, the issue remains unaddressed. It has been more than five years since we started suffering due to low voltage. Around 150 households []

JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Youth Services & Sports (YSS),Yasha Mudgal on Thursday convened a meeting to discuss the Budget proposals, comprising the Revised Estimates (RE) 202526 and Budget Estimates (BE) 202627 for both Revenue (Revex) and Capital (Capex) components. The exercise was undertaken with due consideration to expenditure trends, departmental priorities and the governments emphasis on []

SRINAGAR: In compliance with the instructions of Dr. Farooq Abdullah, President Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), Dr. Peerzada Mehraj-U-Din and Mir Umar Khursheed have been nominated as Coordinators for JKNC Tral and Shaltang Constituencies, respectively. As per the order issued by Provincial President Showkat Mir, they shall maintain proper liaison among the Blocks and []

SRINAGAR: In a first-of-its-kind transparency initiative, Khuram Mir, Managing Director of Qul Fruits, went live from Italys premier high-density apple nurseries, giving thousands of orchardists across Jammu and Kashmir a real-time look at the procurement and grading of High Density Plantation (HDP) saplings. The live session, streamed simultaneously across multiple Qulgahs at 3:30 PM, allowed []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz Kashmir, Dr. Molvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, has expressed sorrow over the demise of Dr. Muhammad Maqbool Bhat, father-in-law of noted legal expert Advocate Nazir Ahmad Ronga. Mirwaiz on Thursday visited the bereaved family at their residence to offer condolences to Dr. Nazir Ahmad Bhat, Muhammad Umar Maqbool Bhat, and Advocate Ronga. He prayed []

SRINAGAR: During routine inspections of hotels and guest accommodations in the Rafting Point general area, a police party from Police Station Pahalgam conducted checks to ensure compliance with legal and security regulations. During the inspection, it was found that Hotel Golden Heritage, Rafting Point, Yenner, had accommodated two foreign nationals of Thailand. The hotel management []

Recovers 15.87 lakh in OctNov 2025, traces 52 lost/stolen phones SRINAGAR: Cyber Police Budgam has intensified its action against rising cyber-enabled crimes, successfully recovering 15,87,593/- lost in various online fraud cases during October and November 2025. The unit also felicitated for recovering 52 lost or stolen mobile phones, worth approximately 1.5 lakh, through the CIER []

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 []