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Mughal Road turns lifeline for Kashmir amid Jammu-Srinagar National Highway closure

The JammuSrinagar National Highway (NH-44), the Valley's only all-weather road, remained closed for the fifth consecutive day following heavy rains, landslides, and flash floods, leaving thousands of vehicles stranded and causing shortages of essential supplies.

5 Sep 2025 6:11 pm
Eid-e-Milad holiday row sparks outrage in J&K; UT admn slammed for ignoring moon sighting

A controversy has broken out in J&K after the Union Territory administration declined to shift the Eid-e-Milad holiday from Friday to Saturday despite the moon sighting. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, J&K Grand Mufti, and Education Minister Sakina Itoo strongly criticized the decision, terming it insensitive and a disregard of religious sentiments.

5 Sep 2025 6:02 pm
Srinagar Police rescue over 200 families amid flood threats; Dal lake dwellers advised caution

Amid flood alerts and heavy waterlogging in Srinagar, police, in coordination with SDRF and River Police, rescued and shifted more than 200 families from vulnerable areas to safer locations. The J&K LCMA has urged Dal dwellers and houseboat owners to remain vigilant and prepared to shift to relief centres if necessary.

4 Sep 2025 7:15 pm
Six Kashmiri labourers feared dead as landslide hits Himachal's Kullu; J&K LG, CM react

At least six labourers from Kashmir's Ganderbal district are feared dead after a massive landslide struck their rented accommodation in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu on Thursday morning. Officials said incessant rains triggered the mudslide, leaving the men trapped while they were asleep.

4 Sep 2025 4:48 pm
Video of Operations Sindoor, Mahadev release; Pahalgam attack avenged

The Army has released a video of Operation Sindoor, carried out in the intervening nights of May 6 and 7. The Army also released visuals of Operation Mahadev, in which three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists Suleman, Afghan, and Jibran directly involved in the killings were neutralized.

4 Sep 2025 4:45 pm
Safety fears mount amid fresh landslides in Vaishno Devi route; Katra hotels, dharamshalas, staff quarters vacated

The Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra remained suspended for the ninth consecutive day on Wednesday after a fresh landslide blocked the track at Sammar Point in Reasi. Authorities ordered the evacuation of hotels, dharamshalas, and SMVDSB staff quarters in Katra, declaring vulnerable zones unsafe until safety certification is completed.

3 Sep 2025 5:35 pm
Drone-smuggling racket busted in J&K's Kathua: Four accused supplied 30kg heroin

In a major success, J&K Police and BSF busted a drone-based narcotics syndicate in Kathua, arresting four people, including the kingpin from Punjab. The accused, linked to Pakistan-based smugglers, had already pushed over 30 kg of heroin into Punjab and J&K through drone drops.

3 Sep 2025 3:06 pm
Schools shut, rivers swell as flash flood threat looms over J&K; Mother-daughter duo killed in Rajouri wall collapse

Amid a flash flood alert, authorities ordered the closure of schools and colleges across the Kashmir Valley on Wednesday. Rivers and streams in the Jammu division crossed danger levels, prompting evacuation warnings.

3 Sep 2025 1:12 pm
August is deadliest month in J&K history; nearly 170 lives lost in rains

The just-concluded August has emerged as the deadliest month ever in Jammu and Kashmir, with nearly 170 people, including over 130 pilgrims, losing their lives in a spate of rain-triggered disasters. Cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides devastated several districts, damaging infrastructure and forcing the premature conclusion of the annual Amarnath Yatra.

2 Sep 2025 4:26 pm
Amit Shah extends full support to hlood-Hit Jammu; reviews damage on ground

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday assured comprehensive relief to flood-affected families during his tour of Jammu district. Accompanied by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, and Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma, Shah visited damaged bridges on the River Tawi and the worst-hit Mangu Chak village.

1 Sep 2025 7:43 pm
Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra Suspended for Sixth Day; Railways Runs Special Trains for Stranded Pilgrims

The Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra remained suspended for the sixth successive day following the August 26 cloudburst-triggered landslide in Trikuta Hills, Reasi, that claimed 34 lives and injured 18 others. To assist stranded devotees, Northern Railways announced three special trains from Jammu to New Delhi, Chennai, and Kolkata.

31 Aug 2025 9:56 pm
Amit Shah to visit flood-hit Jammu; review relief and restoration efforts

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will begin a two-day visit to Jammu on Sunday to review the devastation caused by incessant rains, cloudbursts, and flash floods that have claimed over 150 lives in the last fortnight.

31 Aug 2025 10:46 am
Nature's Fury Unleashed: 11 Dead in Jammu's Reasi, Ramban Districts, Family of Seven Buried Alive in Mahore

Continuous heavy rains for the sixth straight day claimed eleven lives in Jammu province, including seven members of a family in Reasi district, after cloudbursts triggered massive landslides. Four people were also killed in a separate incident in Rajgarh, Ramban.

30 Aug 2025 1:28 pm
Political storm erupts over Vaishno Devi tragedy; LG orders high-level probe

The Mata Vaishno Devi shrine tragedy has taken a political turn after a landslide on August 26 claimed 34 lives. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chairman of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, has constituted a three-member committee to probe the causes, review rescue efforts, and suggest preventive measures.

29 Aug 2025 7:50 pm
Cloudburst reason for Vaishno Devi landslide, not negligence: Board denies media reports

Even as thirty-five pilgrims lost their lives in the landslide near Indraprastha Bhojanalaya on the Mata Vaishno Devi route, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has rejected allegations of negligence. The Board said the weather remained clear until mid-morning on August 26, after which registrations were suspended in line with advisories.

29 Aug 2025 3:08 pm
Schools in Jammu division to stay shut till Aug 30 amid flood disruptions

While schools in Kashmir are set to reopen, authorities in the Jammu division have extended the closure of all government and private schools until August 30 due to continuous heavy rainfall, flooding, and damage to infrastructure.

29 Aug 2025 12:03 am
J&K crime branch busts Rs 2.62 crore job racket in J&K; doctor, teacher, bank manager involved

Amid mounting opposition allegations about the rise of a ecruitment mafia in Jammu and Kashmir, the Crime Branch has registered four separate FIRs against a government doctor, a suspended teacher, a female fraudster, and a bank manager, among others.

26 Aug 2025 8:44 am
Jammu schools shut, travel curbed, fresh advisory issued amid heavy rain forecast

The Meteorological Department has issued a high alert for all ten districts of Jammu division, warning of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall over the next 48 hours. In response, the Directorate of School Education has ordered the closure of all schools on Tuesday for the second consecutive day.

25 Aug 2025 6:40 pm
J&K govt bans use of pen drives, WhatsApp, online tools for official use to bolster cybersecurity

To enhance cybersecurity and prevent data breaches, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has banned the use of USB pen drives in all official devices, except in select departments at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu and Srinagar and DC offices across districts.

25 Aug 2025 6:25 pm
Bad weather blocks RM's Chishoti visit: Rajnath vows unwavering support to cloudburst-hit J&K

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday assured complete support from the Central Government to the Jammu and Kashmir administration in assisting the victims of the devastating cloudburst in Kishtwar's Chishoti village, which claimed 65 lives.

25 Aug 2025 7:57 am
JKSSB cancels JE (Electrical) exam amid paper leak row; Opposition launches scathing attack

The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) on Sunday cancelled the written exam for Junior Engineer (Electrical) posts in the Power Development Department following allegations of a question paper leak. Viral videos showing candidates solving papers outside exam centres triggered protests and a political storm.

24 Aug 2025 7:29 pm
Political Row Erupts Over Takeover of Jamaat-Run Schools in J&K

A major political controversy has erupted in J&K after the government ordered the takeover of 215 schools affiliated with the banned Jamaat-e-Islami and its affiliate Falah-e-Aam Trust. While Education Minister Sakina Itoo defended the move, she later clarified that the original proposal only suggested oversight by cluster principalsnot Deputy Commissioners as stated in the final order.

23 Aug 2025 5:47 pm
Fraudulent Marriage Module Busted in Jammu: With Fake Brides, Gang Targets Vulnerable Bachelors in Rural Areas

J&K Police have arrested five persons, including a woman who posed as a bride, for operating a sophisticated marriage fraud racket that cheated vulnerable individuals across multiple districts. The gang, comprising three outsiders and two locals, used to arrange fake marriages for substantial sums and disappear within days of the ceremony.

23 Aug 2025 5:40 pm
Crackdown on Terror Links: Two More Government Employees Dismissed in J&K

In a continued drive to root out terror sympathisers from government ranks, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday terminated two employees from Kupwara district for alleged links with the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.

23 Aug 2025 11:20 am
Gold for drugs racket busted in Jammu: Woman arrested with heroin, cash, stolen jewellery

In a major breakthrough in the fight against narco-terrorism, Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a female drug trafficker, Vani Bibi, from Langotian, R.S. Pura, who was running a gold for drugs racket by exploiting drug-addicted youth.

22 Aug 2025 11:57 pm
Hurriyat leader raises alarm over rotten meat scandal; urges transparency, strict action

Amid growing public concern over the rotten meat scandal in Jammu and Kashmir, Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday demanded transparency and swift action from the authorities.

22 Aug 2025 7:20 pm
33 missing persons may not be found alive: CM Omar shares update on Kishtwar cloudburst tragedy

J&K CM confirmed that 33 people remain missing following the devastating August 14 cloudburst in Kishtwar district, with the death toll reaching 65. Abdullah acknowledged that the missing persons may not be found alive and emphasized the need for immediate rehabilitation of affected families.

21 Aug 2025 9:26 pm
Pigeon carrying bomb threat note from PAK captured; Jammu railway station on high alert

Security forces captured a pigeon from Pakistan near the RS Pura border carrying a threatening note warning of an IED blast at Jammu railway station. The message, written in Urdu and English, included phrases like Kashmir Freedom and Time has come.

21 Aug 2025 7:49 pm
J&K govt cracks down on unsafe meat sales with stringent guidelines, penalties

In response to the recent recovery of over 12,000 kg of rotten and substandard meat across Jammu and Kashmir, the FDA has issued a strong directive to all food business operators, including online platforms, to strictly follow FSSAI regulations for packaging, labeling, and cold storage of frozen meat products.

21 Aug 2025 7:37 pm
Family of three still missing after Kishtwar cloudburst; mother clings on to hope

Seven days after a cloudburst devastated Choshiti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, 70-year-old Krishna Devi of Jammu's Digiana locality holds on to hope as her son, daughter-in-law, and three-year-old grandson remain missing. The family had set out on a pilgrimage to Machail Mata when disaster struck.

21 Aug 2025 7:31 pm
GSI completes India's first comprehensive landslide risk atlas; deploys early warning network

The Geological Survey of India has completed comprehensive landslide susceptibility mapping across all mountainous regions of the country, covering 4.3 lakh square kilometers in 19 states and UTs. The National Landslide Susceptibility Mapping programme has created detailed risk zones and compiled data on 91,000 historical landslides.

21 Aug 2025 12:03 pm
Former IAS officer convicted in 1997 graft case; New financial scam unearthed in tourism department

The Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar has convicted retired IAS officer Habibul Hassan Beigh in a decades-old disproportionate assets case, sentencing him to one year in prison and a Rs 15 lakh fine. Meanwhile, the ACB has registered a new FIR in a financial scam involving the Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir.

21 Aug 2025 11:59 am
How Independence Day practice saved dozens of students in Chishoti village in Kishtwar

In a heart-wrenching yet miraculous turn of events in Chishoti village, over 70 schoolchildren were saved from a deadly flash flood simply because they were rehearsing for Independence Day celebrations.

20 Aug 2025 4:51 pm
Death toll rises to 64 in Kishtwar cloudburst tragedy; Top officials oversee rescue

With the recovery of one more body, the official death toll in the devastating cloudburst that struck Chashoti village of Kishtwar district has climbed to 64. Principal Secretary Home Chandraker Bharti visited the site to assess ongoing rescue and relief efforts carried out by joint teams of the Army, Police, NDRF, and other agencies.

19 Aug 2025 8:31 pm
Jammu-Srinagar highway shut: J&K braces for 48-hour weather onslaught, Jammu schools closed

The J&K has issued a high alert across the Union Territory following meteorological warnings of hostile weather conditions over the next 48 hours. With moderate to heavy rainfall predicted in multiple districts from August 18-25, authorities have mobilized emergency response teams and closed the critical Jammu-Srinagar national highway due to landslides and shooting stones.

18 Aug 2025 7:12 pm
Kishtwar cloudburst rescue enters fifth day; 61 dead, 90 still missing [details]

Rescue operations entered their fifth consecutive day in Chosoti village of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, where a cloudburst on August 14 left 61 dead, over 150 injured, and nearly 90 still missing.

18 Aug 2025 4:53 pm
Jammu Schools Closed, Exams Postponed Amid Red Alert for Heavy Rains, Flash Floods

In view of the forecast for heavy rainfall and the looming threat of flash floods, the Directorate of School Education Jammu has ordered the closure of all government and private schools across the division for August 18.

17 Aug 2025 11:54 pm
Miracle in Chishoti: Buried for 30 Hours, Langar Sevak Subhash Emerges Alive From Debris

In a heart-stirring rescue operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Chishoti village, langar sevak Subhash Chandra was pulled out alive after being buried under debris for nearly 30 hours following a devastating cloudburst and flash flood.

17 Aug 2025 8:02 pm
Kathua cloudburst: Death toll reaches 7; trains halted, rescue efforts intensify

The death toll in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district has risen to seven, including five children, following devastating cloudbursts and landslides in Bhangar and Jodh Ghati villages. Several houses were damaged, and rescue operations are underway with the Army and NDRF teams on the ground.

17 Aug 2025 2:48 pm
Army doctor teaches mute child to speakFamily calls him 'God'

In a heartwarming incident from Duggan village in Jammu and Kashmir's remote Bani tehsil, an eight-year-old boy who had lived in silence since birth spoke for the first timethanks to the tireless efforts of Army doctor Captain Saurabh Salunkhe.

17 Aug 2025 1:44 pm
Banagarh's Bleeding Heart: Eight of Jammu's Family Missing After Kishtwar Cloudburst

A pilgrimage turned into a nightmare as eight members of a Banagarh family vanished in the flash flood; village gripped by sorrow, hopes fading with each hour.

16 Aug 2025 6:36 pm
Kishtwar Tragedy: Priority to Track Missing Persons As Union Minister, CM Visit Cloudburst-Hit Village

Amid ongoing rescue operations in Kishtwar's Chositi village, devastated by a massive cloudburst-triggered flash flood, Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah visited the site to oversee relief efforts and express solidarity with the victims. Dr. Singh said the immediate priority is to trace the missing.

16 Aug 2025 3:05 pm
Kishtwar Cloudburst: With Each Passing Hour, Hopes of Tracing Survivors Grow Dimmer

More than 32 hours after a devastating cloudburst struck Chosoti village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, over 100 people mostly Machail Mata Yatra pilgrims remain missing.

16 Aug 2025 12:18 pm
On Independence Day, Omar Launches Statehood Campaign, Questions Delhi's Silence on J&K's Future

In his first Independence Day address from Srinagar's Bakshi Stadium in over a decade, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah launched a state-wide door-to-door signature campaign demanding restoration of statehood. Citing the erosion of J&K's identity, he vowed to take the movement to all 90 Assembly constituencies over the next eight weeks.

16 Aug 2025 12:17 pm
PM Modi reviews Kishtwar cloudburst tragedy with J&K LG, CM; 65 bodies recovered so far

A devastating cloudburst near the Machail Mata Shrine in Kishtwar district has claimed at least 65 lives, with many still missing and widespread destruction reported in Chositi village. Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to review the situation and ongoing rescue operations.

15 Aug 2025 8:04 pm
Death toll rises to 60 in Kishtwar cloudburst tragedy, over 100 injured; PM, HM assure full support

A massive cloudburst in Chositi village, Kishtwar district, has claimed at least 60 lives, including two CISF personnel deployed for the Machail Mata Yatra. Over 100 people have been injured, while many remain missing under the debris

15 Aug 2025 12:12 pm
Major terror plot foiled ahead of Independence Day: 3 held in Handwara with arms, incriminating material

In a major success ahead of Independence Day, security forces foiled a terror plot by arresting three terrorists from the Handwara area of north Kashmir.

14 Aug 2025 8:28 pm
Independence Day: Troops display resilience, technological preparedness, community outreach

On the eve of India's 79th Independence Day, security along the Line of Control has been significantly heightened to counter threats from across the border. Equipped with advanced equipment and modern surveillance tools, Indian Army troops continue to uphold operational readiness in the face of hostile terrain and adversities.

14 Aug 2025 7:10 pm
Kishtwar cloudburst strikes Machail yatra route: 12 dead, several missing, rescue underway

At least 12 people lost their lives, and many others are feared missing after a massive cloudburst triggered flash floods in Chosoti, a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district. The village, a key point on the Machail Mata Yatra route, was hosting a large number of pilgrims when the disaster struck.

14 Aug 2025 4:40 pm
Army foils Pakistan's BAT attack in Uri; Two soldiers killed in separate LoC incidents in Kashmir

In a series of incidents along Jammu and Kashmir's volatile borders, the Indian Army thwarted a Border Action Team (BAT) attack in the Uri sector of north Kashmir on the night of August 12-13. Havildar Ankit Kumar was martyred while repelling the infiltration attempt.

13 Aug 2025 5:19 pm