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SRINAGAR: India have named Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi in the squad for the fourth and fifth One-Day Internationals (ODIs) against New Zealand, while Prasidh Krishna has been ruled out of the five-match series due to a hamstring injury. According to the squad update issued on October 30, Prasidh, who was awaiting fitness clearance, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested six alleged drug peddlers in Shopian, Kulgam and Anantnag districts on Tuesday and seized suspected narcotic substances, officials said. In Shopian, police intercepted an Alto car bearing registration number JK22C-4688 during a naka check at Circuit House. The vehicle was travelling from Sedow towards Shopian with two occupants, from []

SRINAGAR: Protesting MBBS and BDS interns in Jammu and Kashmir have decided to continue their agitation until the government issues a formal order confirming the proposed increase in their monthly stipend to Rs 25,000. The interns stand comes amid reports of a possible hike following an announcement by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. However, the proposed []

SRINAGAR: In a major development for medical and dental graduates undergoing compulsory internship in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has approved the enhancement of their monthly stipend from Rs 12,300 to Rs 25,000, with the Health and Medical Education Department directed to issue the necessary orders immediately. Top government sources said that the []

SRINAGAR: National Conference MP from Srinagar, Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, on Tuesday questioned the performance of the Jammu and Kashmir government, saying people were disappointed over the lack of progress on political promises, employment, reservation and other public concerns. Speaking to reporters, Ruhullah said the government must explain what it had achieved in restoring constitutional []

SRINAGAR: A total of 1,807 runners, including 73 foreign participants, have registered for the third Kashmir Marathon, scheduled for October 25, with the Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department seeking to establish the event as an annual fixture and promote the region as a sports tourism destination. Registration figures show that 1,221 participants are from Kashmir []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld an Armed Forces Tribunal order granting disability pension to an ex-serviceman, Babu Ram, holding that the medical boards unexplained rejection of his claim could not override the legal presumption in his favour. A Division Bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem dismissed a []

SRINAGAR: India has rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir in resolutions adopted by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), accusing Pakistan of using the grouping to advance its political agenda and divert attention from its domestic problems. In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) described the references to India as malicious, []

SRINAGAR: Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 30-day suspension and fined 255 by the Portuguese Football Federation for leaving the national teams training camp ahead of a match against Denmark. The disciplinary action against the 41-year-old captain was announced on Monday. However, the suspension has been backdated to September 30, the day he left the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the annual Darbar Move of offices from Srinagar to Jammu for the 202627 winter season, with all moving offices scheduled to reopen in Jammu on November 2. Under Government Order No. 1664-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department on October 19, offices observing a five-day []

SRINAGAR: Fifty-three people were killed and 200 injured in an attack on a government security forces training camp in Yemens Shabwa province on Monday, according to the Associated Press (AP), amid escalating fighting between the Iran-aligned Houthis and government forces. Local authority sources, speaking to AP on condition of anonymity, said the Houthis had fired []

SRINAGAR: Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Ram Prakash, who served in the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir cadre, died in Chandigarh on Sunday. Prakash was remembered in police, administrative and political circles for a high-profile confrontation with former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Mohammad Shah, popularly known as GM Shah. He served in the []

SRINAGAR: As many as 988 people who moved to foreign countries are believed to be living in conditions resembling cyber slavery, while 66 human trafficking cases have been registered in Jammu and Kashmir, including 54 in the Kashmir zone and 12 in the Jammu zone, SSP Crime Jammu and Kashmir Mohammad Anwar-ul-Haq said on Monday. []

SRINAGAR: Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) is likely to remain slow at several stretches on Tuesday due to road damage, ongoing construction work and the movement of nomadic herds, the Traffic Police Headquarters, Jammu and Kashmir, said in its advisory for October 20. The advisory follows slow traffic movement between 4 pm on []

SRINAGAR: French authorities will impose overnight curfews in four northern communes for two nights following violence and looting during nationwide protests against rising living costs and fuel prices, public broadcaster Franceinfo reported on Monday. The curfews will be enforced from 8 pm to 6 am local time in Lille, Douai, Wattignies and Denain, with the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has posted JKAS officer Parvinder Kour as Deputy Commissioner, Relief Organisation (Migrants), Jammu, against an available vacancy. According to a government order, Kour was previously serving as Registrar, District Doda, with the additional charge of General Manager, District Industries Centre (DIC), Doda. The order formalises her posting to the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Railway Division is set to establish an Integrated Control Office (ICO) at Jammu Tawi to bring the control units of various departments under one roof and improve coordination, train operations and operational efficiency. The foundation stone for the facility was laid by Divisional Railway Manager Jammu Vivek Kumar on Monday, a railway []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested five alleged drug peddlers in Awantipora and Anantnag and seized charas and other suspected narcotic substances in separate operations, police said on Monday. According to a police statement, a team from Police Post Toll Plaza intercepted a suspicious person at K Koot Crossing in Awantipora during a checkpoint []

SRINAGAR: A 25-year-old motorcyclist died after his motorcycle collided with a car at Frastop in Potushai, in north Kashmirs Kupwara district, on Monday, reports said. The deceased was identified as Aijaz Ahmad Khan, a resident of Potushai in the Lolab area. According to reports, Khan was riding a motorcycle when it collided with a Swift []

SRINAGAR: Security forces on Monday recovered a cache of arms and ammunition, including nine under-barrel grenade launcher (UBGL) grenades, from a cave in a forest area of Rajouri district, sources said. Sources said that the recovery was made during a search operation in the Chor Hill-Panch Gabbar area of Koteranka tehsil. During the operation, troops []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed 30 lecturers in Environmental Science in the School Education Department, with the selected candidates to receive salaries under Pay Level 9, ranging from Rs 52,700 to Rs 1,66,700. The appointments were approved through Government Order No. 446-JK(Edu) of 2026, dated October 19, on the recommendations of the []

SRINAGAR: Intern doctors in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday warned of further protests over the delay in issuing a revised stipend order, alleging that the government had failed to honour its assurance on the matter. A delegation of MBBS and BDS interns visited the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar to meet officials and seek an update []