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SRINAGAR : Police have registered an FIR against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, her daughter Iltija Mufti and four other party leaders in connection with an alleged assault on a police officer during the PDPs protest over the restoration of Article 370 earlier this week. Officials []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices rose sharply for the third consecutive session on Thursday, gaining Rs 3,800 per 10 grams to reach a seven-week high of Rs 1,53,800 in the national capital, supported by a weaker rupee and stronger international prices. Gold of 99.9 per cent purity, inclusive of all taxes, had closed at Rs 1,50,000 per []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed a senior health department officer to conduct an inquiry into charges arising from a Crime Branch Kashmir case concerning the alleged operation of a fake association of Ayush doctors. Under Government Order No. 601-JK (HME) of 2026, Dr Rukhsana Najeeb, Professor and presently looking after the charge []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the promotion of four Assistant Directors as Deputy Directors in the Fire and Emergency Services Department, JK, on a prospective basis. The promotions were sanctioned under Government Order No. 404-Home of 2026, issued by the Home Department on August 6, following recommendations of the Jammu and Kashmir []

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: 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 []

SRINAGAR: Senior IAS officer Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, who has held several key administrative positions in Jammu and Kashmir, has been appointed Chairperson of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), according to an order issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs on August 5. Dwivedi, a 1997-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, will assume []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has consistently recorded more than 100 per cent coverage in key childhood immunisation indicators delivered through the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) and the National Health Mission (NHM), the Union Government informed the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, while highlighting the rollout of digital monitoring under Mission Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0. []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the administrations focus was on justice, development and inclusion, asserting that lasting peace in the Union Territory must be supported by greater opportunities in education, employment and economic growth. Addressing a gathering attended by senior officials and families of terrorism victims, Sinha said timely justice for []

SRINAGAR: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has suspended the licence of a packaged drinking water manufacturer in Tripura and prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of a dietary food supplement marketed by a Punjab-based company following inspections that detected multiple food safety and regulatory violations. The licence of M/S Matri []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has promoted 12 Senior Scale Officers of the Jammu and Kashmir Accounts Service to the Selection Grade, with the promotions taking effect from August 4, 2026. The Finance Department issued Government Order No. 252-F of 2026 on Tuesday, sanctioning the promotions to Selection Grade in Level-12 of the pay []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a six-member Technical Appraisal Committee (TAC) to examine and vet the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the proposed Expansion of SDC (Compute Enhancement) project. The committee was constituted under Government Order No. 1313-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department on August 3. The Chief Executive []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed two candidates as Assistant Directors (Economics and Statistics) in the JK Economics and Statistics (Gazetted) Service under the Planning, Development and Monitoring Department. According to Government Order No. 80-JK(PD and MD) of 2026, the appointments have been made on a temporary basis in Pay Level-8 (Rs 47,6001,51,100) []

Old Deputy Commissioner's office declared unsafe; public advised to visit new location until further orders

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday handed over compassionate appointment letters to the family members of two Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel who laid down their lives in the line of duty, reaffirming the administrations commitment to supporting the families of fallen security personnel. At Lok Bhavan, the Lieutenant Governor presented an appointment letter []

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on Friday launched 162 new district-level online citizen services on the eUNNAT portal, taking the total number of digital Government-to-Citizen (G2C) services in Jammu and Kashmir to 1,710, while directing departments to remove obsolete compliances and expand access through WhatsApp and Single Sign-On (SSO). The directions were issued during a []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has directed 552 candidates selected in the Fire and Emergency Services (FES) Department in 2020 to undergo fresh height measurement as part of its investigation into irregularities in the recruitment process. According to an official communication, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Police Station ACB Central, JK, Jammu, []

SRINAGAR : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday unveiled a roadmap to modernise the Union Territorys transport sector, with a focus on digital governance, road safety, electric mobility and improved public transport services. Chairing a series of review meetings of the Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC), Transport Department, Motor Vehicles Department and []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has nominated five officers as Central Public Information Officers (CPIOs) to deal with applications filed under the Right to Information Act, 2005. The nominations were notified through Government Order No. 297-JK (Edu) of 2026, issued on July 28, in pursuance of Section 5(1) of the RTI Act. []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has assigned additional charges to six Accounts Officers across various departments with immediate effect in the interest of administration, according to an order issued by the Finance Department. The appointments were made through Government Order No. 248-F of 2026, dated July 29, and will remain in force until further []

SRINAGAR: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will hold a crucial Selection Committee meeting on August 3 in New Delhi to consider the induction of eligible Jammu and Kashmir Police Service (JKPS) officers into the Indian Police Service (IPS) under the promotion quota. The meeting is expected to consider filling eight IPS vacancies identified by []

Police urge commuters to avoid unnecessary travel on NH-44, announce cut-off timings and alternate routes