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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 []

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 []