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SRINAGAR: The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of Crime Branch Jammu has registered a case in connection with an alleged overseas employment fraud in which a Jammu resident was reportedly cheated of Rs 10.05 lakh on the promise of securing a work visa and employment in Russia. According to officials, the complaint was filed against Vishal []

SRINAGAR:Two residential houses were gutted in a fire that broke out in the Akhran Trigam area of Khari tehsil in Jammu and Kashmirs Ramban district on Saturday, reports said. The affected houses belonged to Shabir Ahmed, son of Noor Mohd Gujjar, and Mohd Fareed, son of Ghulam Qazi, both residents of Akhran Trigam. The cause []

SRINAGAR: A man died on Saturday after falling from a walnut tree while plucking walnuts in the Uri area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district. Officials said the incident occurred in Pawadan village of Uri when the man lost his balance and fell from the tree. He was rushed to Sub-District Hospital Uri for treatment, where []

SRINAGAR: Three SSB personnel were injured after several vehicles collided near Kela Morh Tunnel in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, according to reports. The incident occurred when a convoy of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) was travelling from Srinagar towards Jammu and the three vehicles collided near the tunnel, reports said. The []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo on Saturday termed the controversy over the FIR registered against PDP leader Iltija Mufti a fixed match, alleging that the Peoples Democratic Party was seeking to divert attention from remarks made by its president Mehbooba Mufti at Jantar Mantar. Itoo said the issue of the FIR against []

SRINAGAR: Commissioner of Railway Safety (CRS), Northern Circle, Dinesh Chand Deshwal on Friday completed a safety inspection of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra-Srinagar section of the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL), with officials reviewing key infrastructure and operational arrangements along the strategically important corridor. Officials said Deshwal inspected the rail section in view of the []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has informed Parliament that Jammu and Kashmir recorded one case of major structural failure on a National Highway project since 2014, resulting in the blacklisting of the contractor, while repeated landslides triggered by cloudbursts and heavy rainfall have continued to disrupt traffic on the Union Territorys key highway corridors. Replying to []

SRINAGAR: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) on Saturday conducted raids at multiple locations across the Kashmir Valley in connection with a terror-related case involving the alleged online glorification of terrorism and recruitment of individuals into terrorist ranks, officials said. Officials said the searches were carried out in Baramulla, Shopian, Anantnag, Kupwara, Bandipora and other districts. []

SRINAGAR: The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Dr Sanjeev Sinha as the Executive Director of AIIMS Vijaypur in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir. According to an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) on Friday, Dr Sinha, who is currently Professor and Head of the []

SRINAGAR: The Ladakh Administration has assigned 25 officers to duties related to the Independence Day celebrations to be held on August 15, 2026. The General Administration Department issued Order No. 362-LA(GAD) of 2026 on August 7 from the UT Secretariat in Leh, under file number F. No. A/317/2021-O/o Un Secy-GAD. The officers detailed for the []

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) on Friday announced a scheduled power shutdown in parts of south Kashmir on August 10 to facilitate maintenance work on the 33 kV WanpohQaimoh transmission line. According to the Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL, electricity supply to Qaimoh, Khudwani, Redwani, Rampora, Matalhama and adjoining areas will remain suspended []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience another spell of wet weather over the coming 10 days, with the Meteorological Department warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of Jammu division and the possibility of flash floods and landslides from August 9 to 11. A MeT official said August 7 and 8 []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered a six-month stop-gap arrangement for the post of Deputy Commissioner, Food Safety, placing two Assistant Commissioners as in-charge Deputy Commissioners while assigning two other officers to the posts with immediate effect. According to Government Order No. 614-JK (HME) of 2026, issued by the Health and Medical Education []

SRINAGAR: India on Friday said it was closely following the newly signed Mecca Joint Defence Agreement between Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, as New Delhi began assessing the implications of the trilateral security arrangement amid a rapidly changing security environment in West Asia. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, responding to questions at the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Friday ordered a major reshuffle in the senior ranks of the Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), promoting 28 officers to the Special Scale and Selection Grade while granting Selection Grade (non-functional) benefits to another officer through a series of government orders issued by the General Administration Department []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday reconstituted the Union Territory Project Monitoring Group (UT PMG), a high-level committee tasked with monitoring infrastructure and investment projects costing Rs 5 crore and above and resolving bottlenecks affecting their implementation. An order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) said the reconstituted body, headed by the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has directed United India Insurance Company Limited to pay Rs 8,53,084 to Srinagar resident Abdul Rashid Sumji after holding that the damage to his excavator was caused by its accidental submergence in the Jhelum and not by normal wear and tear, as claimed by the []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Union Government to appoint four Scheduled Caste candidates who were denied selection to Constable (General Duty) posts in the BSF and Assam Rifles despite securing higher marks than candidates selected in the Open Merit category. The court ruled that physical relaxation in height []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Friday said it is promoting Jammu and Kashmir as a preferred filming destination through the India Cine Hub digital platform and promotional initiatives aimed at attracting domestic and international filmmakers, while facilitating film shooting permissions through a single-window online system. In a written reply to an unstarred question in the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 1,238 post-graduate (PG) medical seats, including 1,175 in government medical institutions and 63 in private colleges, the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday, while announcing an expansion plan to add 5,000 PG seats across the country between 2025-26 and 2028-29. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, Union []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received Rs 171.25 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Ayushman Bharat Health Infrastructure Mission (PM-ABHIM) during 2024-25 and 2025-26, with 397 health infrastructure projects approved across the Union Territory to strengthen primary, laboratory and critical care services, the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday. Replying to a starred question in the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 12 functional Day Care Cancer Centres (DCCCs), the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday, as part of its nationwide initiative to strengthen district-level cancer care. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Jagat Prakash Nadda said 524 Day Care Cancer Centres are currently functional across []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has revised the allocation of administrative districts, tribunals and authorities among its judges, with the new arrangement coming into effect from August 10. The allocation was issued by Registrar General M.K. Sharma through Order No. 1233 of 2026/RG dated August 7, superseding all previous orders on []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 96.58 crore as the Central share under the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) during the financial year 2025-26, while 4.08 lakh cashless hospital admissions were authorised and 2.97 lakh Ayushman Cards were generated in the Union Territory, the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday. Replying to a []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Friday informed Parliament that Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 33.79 crore under Mission Vatsalya during 2025-26 for the care, protection, rehabilitation and reintegration of children in difficult circumstances, while asserting that the scheme is backed by a digital monitoring system integrated with child protection and police databases. Replying to a []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) conducted a three-day startup orientation and mentoring programme at its Main Campus in Pampore, bringing emerging entrepreneurs face-to-face with renowned entrepreneur and startup mentor Prof Sunil Handa. Held from August 5 to 7, the programme brought together startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, students and young innovators, with []

SRINAGAR: More than 1.12 crore Ayushman Bharat Health Accounts (ABHA) have been created in Jammu and Kashmir under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM), the Union Government informed Parliament on Friday, highlighting the rapid expansion of digital health services across the country. Replying to a starred question in the Lok Sabha, Union Health Minister Jagat []

SRINAGAR: A 24-year-old married youth was found dead at his residence in the Rehmat Abad Hardushiva area of Sopore in north Kashmirs Baramulla district, officials said on Friday. Officials said that the deceased was a resident of Rehmat Abad Hardushiva, Sopore. They said the body was recovered by a team from Police Station Bomai and []

SRINAGAR: The Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of religious bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, has urged a quick-commerce company to immediately remove alleged pork products listed for sale on its platform in Kashmir. In a statement issued on Thursday, the MMU, headed by Kashmirs chief preacher Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, said screenshots shared by members of []

SRINAGAR: The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) on Thursday announced the IFFJK Emerging Filmmakers Competition-2026, inviting aspiring filmmakers from Jammu and Kashmir to submit original short films as part of the inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK). Registrations for the competition opened on August 6. The initiative aims to identify []

SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Cooperatives and Elections, Javid Ahmad Dar, on Thursday directed authorities to expedite restoration of the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway (NH-44) and ensure unhindered movement of fruit-laden trucks following heavy rainfall and landslides that disrupted traffic in Ramban and adjoining areas. Accompanied by Advisor []

SRINAGAR: The Government Medical College (GMC), Jammu, has entrusted Dr Dara Singh, the senior-most Medical Superintendent Grade-I and Professor, with the additional charge of Head of the Department (HoD) of Hospital Administration. An order issued by GMC Jammu Principal and Dean Dr Ashutosh Gupta said the arrangement has been approved by the Administrative Department. Dr []

SRINAGAR: The Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Jammu, has warned the Director General (Prosecution) and Director (Prosecution) of contempt proceedings after the court was left virtually non-functional due to the absence of a prosecutor, with around 80 matters listed for hearing and 12 prosecution witnesses present. The court passed the directions on Thursday in a case []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed two candidates as Assistant Professors in the Departments of Anaesthesiology and General Surgery at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Srinagar. The appointments were approved on a temporary basis under Government Order No. 606-JK (HME) of 2026 issued by the Health and Medical Education Department on []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has directed all employees registered on the General Administration Departments (GAD) MDO Portal to immediately enrol in and complete the online training courses assigned to them through the iGOT Karmayogi platform as part of its Capacity Building Programme (CBP). According to a circular issued by the General Administration Department, []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Thursday said 45,982 houses have been sanctioned for Jammu and Kashmir under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) and PMAY-U 2.0, with 35,961 houses already completed or delivered, while asserting that the combined housing programme is expected to exceed the countrys assessed urban housing shortage. Replying to a starred question []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has extended the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) until December 2028 under the revamped JJM 2.0, with Jammu and Kashmir receiving a central allocation of Rs 905.74 crore for 2026-27, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday. Replying to a starred question, the Ministry of Jal Shakti said the second phase of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmirs two Smart CitiesSrinagar and Jammuhave completed more than 98 per cent of the projects sanctioned under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM), with the Union Government informing the Lok Sabha that 282 of the 288 approved projects in the Union Territory had been completed by March 31, 2026. According to the Ministry []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has said that youth from Jammu and Kashmir, including those from non-collegiate rural institutions, are eligible to participate in the Viksit Bharat Youth Parliament (VBYP) programme, with Kupwara and Baramulla receiving financial assistance to organise local sessions in aspirational districts. In a written reply to an unstarred question in the Rajya []

SRINAGAR: Police in south Kashmirs Shopian district have registered two FIRs over the alleged use of firecrackers during marriage ceremonies in violation of prohibitory orders issued by the District Magistrate. FIR Nos. 148/2026 and 151/2026 have been registered at Police Station Shopian, and investigations into the incidents have been initiated, police said on Thursday. The []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has reported zero cases registered under the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, for five consecutive years from 2020 to 2024, the Union Government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply to an unstarred question, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje said []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday visited flood-affected areas of Rajouri district and reviewed the damage caused by the recent flash floods, announcing enhanced relief and rehabilitation measures for families who lost their homes and agricultural land and directing authorities to accelerate restoration of damaged roads, power and drinking-water infrastructure. During an extensive tour []

SRINAGAR: Srinagar recorded only four days of poor air quality in 2025, making it one of the cleanest monitored cities in northern India, the Union Government informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In a written reply to an unstarred question, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change said Srinagar registered 230 good daysclassified under []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Thursday informed Parliament that 1,178.58 hectares of forest land in Jammu and Kashmir were approved for diversion for non-forest purposes between April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2026, under the provisions of the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980. In a written reply to an unstarred question in the Rajya []

SRINAGAR: The annual Amarnath Yatra resumed from Jammu on Thursday after remaining suspended for a day as a precautionary security measure ahead of the seventh anniversary of the August 5, 2019 constitutional changes. The 28th batch of pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas at around 2:45 am for the Baltal base camp under security []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet has deferred consideration of the proposed Ease of Doing Business Ordinance after some ministers sought a detailed presentation on its provisions, putting the proposed package of business and regulatory reforms on hold for now. The ordinance, prepared by the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Department headed by Chief Minister []

SRINAGAR: The University Grants Commission (UGC) has identified 32 institutions as fake universities across India, with the latest list published in February 2026, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Minister of State for Education Sukanta Majumdar said in a written reply that the Central Government has asked states and Union Territories to initiate legal []

Chief Minister reviews relief operations, meets bereaved families and directs speedy rehabilitation after flash floods

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the engagement of retired SSP Manoj Kumar Pandit, JKPS, as a Consultant at Police Headquarters, JK, following his superannuation on June 30, 2026. The engagement was approved through Government Order No. 402-Home of 2026, issued by the Home Department on August 5, with the approval of the []

NC president says party will continue democratic struggle for restoration of constitutional rights and statehood