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Nearly 300 tourists were stranded mid-air after a technical fault halted the Gulmarg Gondola service in north Kashmir. The Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, SDRF, and civil administration launched a large-scale rescue operation, while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah closely monitored evacuation efforts.

A 12-year-old girl from Galwanpora village in Budgam, central Kashmir, was found raped and murdered near her home on Sunday morning, triggering widespread public outrage across J&K.

Over one crore citizens participate in awareness programmes; 850 NDPS cases registered, 942 arrests made, and thousands receive counselling, treatment, and rehabilitation support under the comprehensive anti-drug campaign.

A political controversy has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after the BJP launched a social media campaign alleging that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been missing for the past ten days amid growing public concerns over power cuts and water shortages. The opposition party shared missing posters and threatened to lodge a missing report with police.

The proposed framework envisages a Union Territory with a legislature, executive and financial powers for elected representatives, and constitutional protections on the lines of Article 371 provisions applicable in Nagaland, Sikkim and Mizoram.

A pall of grief has descended on Reasi district after the body of 21-year-old MBBS student Gourav Singh, who had gone missing in Russia in December 2025, was recovered nearly five months later.

Jammu and Kashmir Police has issued a strong advisory urging people to exercise caution while sharing personal photographs, videos, and sensitive information on social media. The police warned that cybercriminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence, deepfake technology, and morphing tools to create fake identities, extort victims, and damage reputations.

The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has formally invited representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) for a Sub-Committee meeting in New Delhi on May 22, reviving the stalled dialogue process on Ladakh's key demands.

Jammu Police have launched an extensive investigation into a suspected international trafficking and prostitution syndicate after the arrest of two Thai women and a special police officer (SPO), allegedly linked to a flesh trade racket operating under the guise of spa and massage services.

Just days before the next round of talks between Ladakh leaders and the High-Powered Committee of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, serious differences have emerged within the Leh Apex Body (LAB). Veteran Ladakhi leader Thupstan Chhewang has questioned the functioning of the organisation, challenged the manner in which his resignation as chairman was accepted.

A major anti-encroachment drive in Samba district has exposed how influential drug lords had illegally occupied State land transferred to the J&K State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd. (SIDCO) for industrial development in Bari Brahmana.

J&K Police on Saturday conducted extensive searches at more than 15 locations across Sopore in north Kashmir in connection with a UAPA case linked to the banned JeI. Acting on warrants issued by the designated UAPA court, police seized incriminating material, including literature associated with the proscribed organisation.

Aay after J&K Police chief Nalin Prabhat warned Dubai-based Pakistani gangster-turned-terrorist Shahzad Bhatti, security agencies launched surveillance of several notorious gangsters in Jammu. The move follows the arrest of a Jammu resident in Punjab for allegedly assisting Bhatti's network involved in narcotics smuggling, arms procurement and terror financing.

Jammu Police busted an alleged prostitution racket operating from the rented house of a Special Police Officer (SPO) in the Kunjwani area on the outskirts of Jammu city. Five persons, including two women from Thailand, were arrested during a late-night raid conducted by Gangyal Police Station following intelligence inputs.

In a major breakthrough under J&K's Nasha Mukti Abhiyan, Kulgam Police busted an inter-state narcotics network allegedly run by a Delhi-based couple and arrested a notorious female drug peddler along with her associates.

Fear has returned to Jammu and Kashmir's border town of Poonch after the Army foiled the first infiltration attempt by Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists since Operation Sindoor. One infiltrator was killed in the Krishna Ghati Sector, prompting heightened security and renewed concern among local residents.

One month after Manoj Sinha launched the 100-day Nasha Mukti Abhiyan, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have arrested nearly 700 drug traffickers and peddlers, treated over 44,000 patients, organised 2.35 lakh awareness events, and seized properties worth crores linked to drug cartels

A latest report by NITI Aayog has revealed serious inefficiencies in Jammu and Kashmir's school education system, with 146 government schools functioning without a single student while 61 teachers continue to be posted there. The report also highlights that 1,371 schools are being run by a single teacher, affecting over 32,000 students.

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched a sharp and sarcastic attack on the People's Democratic Party, saying its leadership appears unable to understand either English or Urdu and may need an explanation in French to distinguish between outsourcing and backdoor appointments.

As the J&K administration intensifies its 100-day mission to make the Union Territory drug-free, the widespread illegal cultivation of opium poppy in several districts of the Kashmir Valley has emerged as a major obstacle. Police, Excise, Revenue, and Agriculture departments have destroyed poppy crops spread over hundreds of kanals and registered multiple cases under the NDPS Act.

Jammu and Kashmir is facing an unprecedented drug crisis, with more than 13.5 lakh people addicted to narcotics and other substances, including over 1.68 lakh children aged 10 to 17. Nearly 95,000 minors are dependent on opioids, exposing the alarming spread of addiction into schools and homes across the Union Territory.

Nearly 492 crore remains unclaimed in banks across Jammu and Kashmir despite a nationwide campaign launched by the Central Government to help people recover dormant deposits and forgotten accounts. J&K Bank alone accounts for 331 crore in unclaimed funds, followed by SBI and Punjab National Bank.

On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, the Indian Army's White Knight Corps released a powerful video showcasing precision strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan and PoJK.

A year after the devastating cross-border shelling in Poonch that claimed 14 civilian lives, including four children, the scars of that tragic night remain fresh. Residents continue to grapple with trauma, loss, and a lingering sense of insecurity, while key promises such as bunker construction and improved medical infrastructure remain unfulfilled.

Announcing a 100-day target to eradicate drug abuse, Manoj Sinha highlighted strict enforcement measures, including FIRs, arrests, property seizures, and licence cancellations.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah termed the results of the five-state Assembly elections, particularly in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, as a political earthquake with long-term national implications.

A political rift between coalition partners, the National Conference and the Congress, has sharpened over the issue of restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Triggered by remarks from NC president Farooq Abdullah criticising Congress's half-hearted support,.

The collapse of a bridge in the Thathar area on the outskirts of Jammu has claimed three lives and left one injured, exposing serious safety lapses and administrative negligence. Preliminary investigations point to a long-standing pipeline leak that weakened the soil, coupled with poor adherence to construction safety norms, including a lack of protective gear for workers.

While Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has dismissed the claims as misinformation, asserting that only public feedback was sought, PDP leader Iltija Mufti has accused the government of gradually sidelining the language through administrative decisions.

The J&K and Ladakh High Court acquitted a man in a rape case, observing that the relationship between the accused and the survivor was a consensual love affair and that the prosecution failed to prove she was a minor.

Factionalism within the J&K Congress unit has intensified following the elevation of dissident leaders Karan Bhagat and Vikar Rasool Wani to key national roles by the party high command.

In a major administrative move ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit, the Ladakh administration has approved the creation of five new districtsNubra, Sham, Changthang, Zanskar and Drassraising the total to seven.

The Ministry of Home Affairs has announced a fresh round of talks with Ladakh's agitating groups on May 22, coinciding with Union Home Minister Amit Shah's upcoming two-day visit to Leh from April 30.

In a decisive push against the growing menace of drug abuse, Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed an unprecedented grassroots mobilisation led by women, with 1,947 mohalla-level committees formed across the Jammu division within days of launching the 'Nasha Mukt J&K' campaign.

In a major anti-corruption crackdown, the JKACB has exposed a massive land scam involving the illegal grabbing of over 1,000 kanals of Custodian land across Jammu district. The land, meant for displaced persons from Pakistan and PoJK, was allegedly usurped by a nexus of land mafia and government officials through forged documents and manipulated revenue records.

In a major counter-terror operation, J&K Police dismantled a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) module in Srinagar by arresting four Over Ground Workers, including a young woman, and recovering arms and ammunition.

Tahir Fazal Choudhary, a celebrated hero of the landmark 2003 counter-insurgency operation Sarp Vinash in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, passed away in Uttarakhand after suffering a heart attack, marking the end of an era of extraordinary courage and grassroots resistance against terrorism.