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SRINAGAR: A shortage of proper football grounds and all-weather playing facilities is hindering the growth of football in Ganderbal district despite increasing interest in the sport and strong public participation in local tournaments. Players and coaches said many of the available grounds have uneven surfaces and poor playing conditions, making regular training and competitive matches []

SRINAGAR: The water level in the Chenab River is likely to rise by around 2 to 3 metres from Sunday evening as NHPCs Dulhasti Power Station undertakes scheduled silt flushing of the Dul Dam reservoir. According to the Dulhasti Power Station, the mandatory periodic operation will begin at 8 pm on August 9 and continue []

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 persons were apprehended after police intercepted them during a routine patrol at Dawar in Gurez, a border area of north Kashmirs Bandipora district, on Saturday. According to officials, SHO Police Station Gurez Nazir Ahmad, along with his escort, was conducting routine patrolling when the two persons were noticed behaving suspiciously. On seeing the []

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 Shri Amarnath Yatra was suspended from Jammu on Saturday as rainfall and adverse weather conditions affected Ramban district and parts of Kashmir, officials said. No fresh convoy was permitted to leave the Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu as a precautionary measure, with authorities assessing the prevailing weather and road conditions before allowing []

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 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 []