The ruling National Conference suffered a historic setback in the Budgam Assembly by-election, losing the seat for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir's political history. The Congress, visibly displeased with its coalition partner, blamed the defeat on unfulfilled promises and alleged administrative misconduct.

A high-intensity accidental explosion at Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar late Friday night claimed nine lives and injured 29 others, including police personnel, forensic experts, and civilians.

In a landmark political upset, the PDP wrested the Budgam Assembly seat from the ruling NC, marking the first-ever NC defeat in the constituency's electoral history. PDP candidate Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi won by 4,478 votes, securing 21,576 against NC's Aga Syed Mehmood, who polled 17,098.

The NC's defeat in Budgam triggered a sharp exchange between Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and party MP Aga Syed Rahullah Mehdi. Omar accused Rahullah of committing political suicide by refusing to campaign for the NC candidate, while Rahullah indirectly blamed arrogance within the party for the loss.

The BJP scored a major victory in J&K as Divyani Rana won the Nagrota Assembly by-election by a margin of 24,647 votes, retaining the seat held by her late father, Devender Singh Rana. Divyani secured 42,350 votes, defeating Harsh Dev Singh of the Panthers Party, who polled 17,703 votes, while NC's Shamim Begum finished third with 10,872 votes.

Security forces early Friday demolished the Pulwama home of Dr. Umar Nabi after DNA analysis confirmed his involvement in the deadly blast near Delhi's Red Fort that killed 13 people. Umar, a doctor at Al-Falah University, was identified as the driver of the explosive-laden Hyundai i20 that blew up near Netaji Subhash Marg.

On the eve of vote counting for the Bihar Assembly polls and two J&K by-elections, senior Congress leaders met in Srinagar to assess the political situation and alliance tensions with the National Conference.

In a rare meeting symbolising dialogue and reconciliation, Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in Srinagar to discuss peace, compassion, and interfaith harmony.

Under scrutiny following the busting of the White Coat Terror module, Al-Falah University in Haryana has come under fire for employing former Doctors Association of Kashmir (DAK) president Dr. Nisar-ul-Hassan, who was earlier dismissed from government service over alleged links with terrorist organisations.

In a decisive crackdown, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached the residential property of advocate Mian Abdul Qayoom, former president of the Kashmir High Court Bar Association, for alleged involvement in anti-national activities and links with banned terror groups.

Chef Julien Royer's celebrated French fine-dining restaurant, Odette's pop-up at The Oberoi, Mumbai, was an experience to remember!

Three days after police recovered an AK-47 rifle from a doctor's locker at Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag, the Administrator of Associated Hospitals, GMC Srinagar, has ordered all staff to identify and label their lockers within three days.

Political, religious, and social leaders across Jammu and Kashmir strongly condemned the deadly car blast near Delhi's Red Fort that killed 13 and injured more than 24 people.

A fresh controversy has erupted in Ladakh following the resumption of talks between the agitating groups and the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), after former Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) president Dr. Tondup Tsewang Chhospa alleged inadequate representation of Buddhists in the dialogue process.

Two days after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah campaigned for NC candidate Shamim Begum, the BJP launched an aggressive campaign to secure a decisive win in the Nagrota Assembly byelection, scheduled for November 11.

The Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) has decided to launch a crowdfunding campaign to support the families of the four persons who lost their lives in the September 24 violence. The initiative will begin after the 49th-day (Zhipchu Zhargu) memorial on November 11.

After completing its preliminary assessment, the judicial panel set up by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to investigate the September 24 clashes in Leh has invited the public to share evidence and information related to the incident.

The J&K and Ladakh High Court has listed for final consideration on November 20 the habeas corpus petition filed by AAP MLA Mehraj Din Malik, who is currently detained under the PSA. The petition challenges his detention, alleging it to be arbitrary and politically motivated.

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted simultaneous searches at multiple locations across Jammu and Kashmir, including the Kathua residence of former minister Jatinder Singh, popularly known as Babu Singh, in connection with a three-year-old terror funding case.

Cracks in the J&K ruling coalition surfaced on Thursday when the Congress stayed away from Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's election rally in Nagrota, organized to drum up support for National Conference candidate Shamim Begum in the Assembly byelection.

The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has unearthed a major corruption racket involving revenue officials who allegedly facilitated the illegal construction of a petrol pump on Kahcharaie land in Budgam.

Amid rising political debate over the unchecked exploitation of natural resources, the J&K administration has identified Kupwara in Kashmir and Samba in the Jammu division as key centres of illegal mineral extraction.

After four years, the J&K government has revived the centuries-old Darbar Move tradition, with CM Omar Abdullah leading the ceremonial reopening in Jammu. The NC, buoyed by the overwhelming public response, is now focusing on consolidating its political base in Jammu provincetraditionally a stronghold of the BJP and Congress.

A day after chaos and controversy forced the cancellation of the Indian Heaven Premier League (IHPL) in Srinagar, JKCA categorically denied any involvement with the privately organized event. The Association clarified that the league was not recognised by either the BCCI or the JKCA.

The Budgam Assembly byelection has turned into a prestige battle for the ruling NC, which is fighting to retain one of its oldest strongholds in central Kashmir. The contest has evolved into a rare Aga vs Aga vs Aga showdown among three influential members of the Shia Aga family NC's Aga Syed Mehmood Al-Mousvi, PDP's Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi, and BJP's Aga Syed Mohsin Mousvi.

Amid a political storm over the termination of two government employees for alleged links with terror groups, LG Manoj Sinha reaffirmed his government's resolve to continue dismantling the terror ecosystem from within the administration. Major political partiesincluding the NC, Congress, and PDPhave condemned the move, calling it unjust and unconstitutional.

The Ladakh administration has transferred all powers of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh, to Deputy Commissioner Romil Singh Donk after the five-year term of the elected body expired on Friday. The move has triggered uncertainty over the conduct of fresh elections.

The termination of two more teachers for alleged involvement in terror activities has once again exposed the alarming infiltration of anti-national elements into J&K's Education Department.

UT Day celebrations turn political battlefield as LG blames Omar government for fooling people, while the CM accuses the administration of neglecting J&K's safety.

The J&K administration has begun the legal process to officially declare 31 persons missing since the September 14 Chashoti cloudburst in Kishtwar as dead. SDM Paddar, Dr. Amit Kumar, issued a 30-day public notice inviting objections before the final declaration.

In a continued drive to dismantle the terror ecosystem in J&K LG dismissed two more government employees under Article 311 of the Constitution. Both were teachers in the School Education Department, accused of promoting terrorism and secessionism among students while working for the banned LeT outfit.

As the campaign for the Nagrota Assembly by-election gathers pace, Congress finds itself grappling with internal unrest and growing dissatisfaction among its cadre.

The judicial panel probing the September 24 Leh violence is set to issue a formal notification inviting people from across Ladakh to submit evidence and information about the incident. The inquiry committee will allow 30 days for public submissions before examining the material in Leh from December 10.

The simmering infighting within the ruling National Conference (NC) escalated when supporters of Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi staged a protest in Bandipora against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for his disrespectful remarks.

In a major cyber operation, the Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) has foiled a Pakistan-backed online radicalization bid and prevented two Kashmiri teenagers from being recruited into terrorism through social media accounts.

In a major anti-narcotics success, Jammu Police and the 120 Battalion of the BSF recovered two packets of heroin weighing around 5 kg, suspected to have been dropped by a drone from across the border in the R.S. Pura sector of Jammu.

Amid the heated campaign for the Budgam bypolls, internal discord in the ruling National Conference has come into the open as senior leader and Srinagar MP Aga Syed Ruhullah launched a sharp attack on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, accusing him of failing the people of Jammu and Kashmir.

The judicial probe into the September 24 clashes in Leh town, which claimed four lives and left nearly 90 injured, has formally begun. According to Qureshi Tariq Mehmood, Consultant in the Law and Justice Department, the panel will carry out its preliminary exercise between October 25 and 28.

Over 3.5 lakh people engaged in awareness drives as the government shifts focus from punishment to prevention and rehabilitation.

After the September 24 clashes that left four dead and nearly 90 injured in Leh, a judicial inquiry has commenced at the Alternate Dispute Redressal Centre, Melongthang, on Saturday.

In a dramatic outcome of the first-ever Rajya Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, the ruling National Conference (NC) won three out of four seats, while the opposition BJP managed to clinch one, defying numerical odds.

The Judicial Magistrate First Class, Katra, has sought an Action Taken Report (ATR) from Reasi police on a complaint accusing officials of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) of criminal negligence in the August 26 landslide that killed 34 devotees.

A political storm erupted in J&K after the BJP pulled off a surprise victory on one of the four Rajya Sabha seats, due to cross-voting by four MLAs from the ruling coalition. PC chief Sajad Lone labelled the outcome a fixed match between the NC and BJP, while former Congress president Vikar Rasool Wani accused both parties of a secret deal.

A month after the September 24 violence that claimed four lives and left 90 injured, Ladakh has returned to normalcy with the Union Government announcing a judicial probe and resuming dialogue with regional groups.

After days of internal discord and uncertainty, the Congress on Thursday announced its decision to support its coalition partner, the National Conference (NC), in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections from J&K

With MLAs of J&K set to cast their votes on Friday to elect four Rajya Sabha members, the contest for the fourth seat has become the focal point of political attention. While NC enjoys a clear numerical advantage backed by the Congress, PDP, and several Independents, the BJP remains confident of an upset win through its candidate, state president Sat Pal Sharma.

IGP Jammu zone, Bhim Sen Tuti, admitted the presence of foreign terrorists remains the biggest hurdle in eliminating terrorism on this side of the Pir Panjal. He said that the counter-terrorism and border protection grids have been strengthened to neutralize foreign terrorists operating in the upper reaches.

Gurwinder Singh Oberoi of the National Conference has emerged as the richest candidate among the seven contenders for the four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, elections for which are scheduled on October 24.

Amid growing unease within the ruling coalition in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress has decided not to contest the Nagrota by-election as a mark of protest against the National Conference's refusal to offer it a safe Rajya Sabha seat.

The judicial inquiry ordered by the Union Government into the September 24 Leh violence has paved the way for the resumption of dialogue between Ladakh's agitating groups and the Centre.