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SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the dismissal of a fathers plea seeking custody of his minor daughter, holding that the custody petition was rightly filed before the court having jurisdiction over the childs ordinary place of residence. Justice Rajesh Sekhri dismissed the appeal filed by Nisar Ahmad Bhat against a []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has called for closer integration of artificial intelligence and human expertise to address challenges facing agriculture and horticulture, including climate change, resource constraints and the need for sustainable farming. Sinha made the remarks while inaugurating the international symposium on AI and Robotics for Gen-Z Farming at the []

SRINAGAR: Education should equip children to deal with life with confidence, responsibility and practical knowledge rather than focusing solely on examination marks or employment, Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Sakina Itoo said on Friday. Addressing a Gandhi Jayanti commemorative event at the SKICC here, Itoo said the changing nature of technology and society required the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Minister Javid Ahmad Dar on Friday announced that Rs 4.5 crore has been sanctioned for Baramulla district, with 10 per cent of district capex earmarked for every district in the Union Territory to bolster sanitation and waste management infrastructure. Speakingduring a visit to Tangmarg in north Kashmirs Baramulla district, minister []

SRINAGAR: Three people were reported missing after an Alto car skidded off the Zanskar road and fell into a river in Zanskar area of Kargil district, reports said. A joint search and rescue operation was launched by teams from the Ladakh Police, Army and local volunteers following the accident. Rescue personnel were searching the river []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed 59 officers as liaison officers for visiting dignitaries attending the Global Capability Centres (GCC) Summit scheduled to be held at IIM Jammu on October 9 and 10. The appointments were approved under Government Order No. 1595-JK(GAD) of 2026, issued by the General Administration Department on October 2, []

SRINAGAR: The Government has revised the guidelines governing the issuance and renewal of exempted FASTags for eligible Divyangjan and persons with disabilities (PwD), with the new provisions coming into effect from Friday. The revised framework applies to vehicles specially designed and constructed for use by persons with physical disabilities and vehicles registered under the ownership []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has notified its Compressed Bio-Gas (CBG) Policy 2026, offering capital expenditure support of up to Rs 10 crore per project and a range of incentives aimed at promoting investment in waste-to-energy projects across the Union Territory. The policy, approved by the Council of Ministers chaired by Chief Minister Omar []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness a change in weather pattern from October 6, with the Meteorological Department forecasting light rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds at some places, followed by a possibility of light to moderate rain across wider areas from October 9. Director Meteorological DepartmentMukhtar Ahmad said the weather is expected to []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has achieved 100 per cent digitisation across its foundational land administrative units, covering all 20 districts, 207 tehsils and 6,818 villages, the government said on Friday. The figures were reviewed at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo on the progress of land-record digitisation and implementation of AgriStack in the []

SRINAGAR: More than 21 lakh applications were received for 15,964 government posts advertised by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) and Jammu Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) over three financial years, while the two recruitment bodies collected Rs 113.91 crore in application fees, government data placed before the Legislative Assembly shows. From 2023 []

SRINAGAR: Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow could deploy its full arsenal, including nuclear weapons, if Kaliningrad or other Russian territory comes under direct attack, while saying Russia has no plans to attack European countries. Speaking at the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow on Thursday, Putin said any direct attack on Russia would []

SRINAGAR: Senior IAS officer Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has been posted as Commissioner Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Urban Local Bodies and Town Planning in Arunachal Pradesh following his joining the state government. Choudhary, a 2009-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, was transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh under an order of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police has warned people about a growing cyber fraud tactic involving artificial intelligence-based voice cloning, in which criminals can imitate the voices of relatives, employers or officials to make fraudulent calls or send fake audio messages. The police advisory cautioned people against trusting unexpected calls solely because the callers voice sounds []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday extended greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, which will be observed on October 2. In his message, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 157th birth anniversary and highlighted the ideals []

SRINAGAR: Seven people were injured after a tractor and a Scorpio vehicle collided on the Sulla-Panassa road in Reasi district on Thursday, officials said. An official said that the accident took place on the Sulla-Panassa road when a tractor and a Scorpio vehicle collided, leaving both occupants of the tractor and five people travelling in []

SRINAGAR: Around 25 passengers sustained minor injuries after a West Bengal-registered sleeper bus overturned in the down tube near Maroog on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) in Ramban district on Thursday. Police said the injured passengers were shifted to District Hospital Ramban for treatment with the assistance of personnel from the police, State Disaster Response []

SRINAGAR: A CRPF personnel died after being found unconscious in Lal Bazar area of Srinagar city, officials said on Thursday. An official said that the CRPF personnel collapsed and fell unconscious at Mill Stop, Lal Bazar, Srinagar. He was shifted to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead. Meanwhile, cognisance of the incident has []

SRINAGAR: Police in Central Kashmirs Srinagar district have busted an alleged organised narcotics network operating in downtown Srinagar, arresting eight persons and recovering banned drugs, a pistol, Rs 85.76 lakh in cash and gold worth over Rs 1.05 crore, officials said. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar, SSP Srinagar G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy said the arrests []

SRINAGAR: Police in north Kashmirs Baramulla district have arrested eight tourist guides for allegedly accosting, harassing and obstructing tourists and passengers in Tangmarg, officials said. The arrested persons are being produced before the Judicial Magistrate for further legal action, police said. Baramulla Police said it would not tolerate harassment, intimidation or unnecessary approaches towards tourists []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has acknowledged concerns over poor-quality road works, premature deterioration and delays in project completion, while informing the Legislative Assembly that nine road contracts worth a combined Rs 98.49 crore had been terminated for contractual defaults. The disclosure was made in response to a starred question by BJP MLA Sunil []

SRINAGAR: More than 30 per cent of sanctioned teaching posts are vacant in government schools across the Kupwara constituency, with lecturer posts recording the highest vacancy rate, according to figures placed before the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. In a reply to a question by MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz, the minister in charge said 403 []

SRINAGAR: Nineteen schools in Srinagars Eidgah Assembly constituency are currently operating from rented, temporary or other non-permanent accommodation, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. In a reply to Starred D. No. 1/6/86 tabled by Eidgah MLA Mubarik Gul, the School Education Department said the schools were functioning from such premises and []

SRINAGAR: A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter briefly entered Polish airspace near the countrys border with Russias Kaliningrad exclave on Wednesday, prompting the scrambling of fighter aircraft, Polands Operational Command of the Armed Forces said. The helicopter crossed into Polish airspace shortly after 11 am local time (0900 GMT) near Braniewo in northern Poland, the command []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited has appointed Chartered Accountant Rajeev Gupta as an Additional Director in the category of Rotational Directors on its Board, with effect from September 23, 2026. The appointment was approved by the banks Board of Directors at its meeting held on September 22 and remains subject to approval by the []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has assigned additional charge of members of the J&K Special Tribunal to Special Judge Pawan Kumar Sharma and One Man Forest Authority Manoj Parihar. Under Order No. 1800 of 2026/RG dated September 22, 2026, Sharma, Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Jammu, has been assigned additional charge []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said there is currently no proposal to establish or sanction a satellite campus of the University of Kashmir at Beerwah in Budgam district or at any other new location in the Union Territory. The Higher Education Department made the disclosure in response to Un-Starred D. No. 1/6/166 tabled []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is scheduled to take up several issues of public importance, including the alleged non-functionality of ventilators at Government Medical College (GMC) Baramulla, shortage of functional water tankers in Sopore and closure of roads due to landslides, during its sitting tomorrow. As per the List of Business issued by []

SRINAGAR: A 70-year-old pedestrian succumbed to his injuries a day after being hit by a motorcycle at Achabal Chowk in south Kashmirs Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday. Officials said the accident occurred on the morning of September 22 when a motorcycle bearing registration number JK02AV-4666, ridden by 19-year-old Asif Bilal, son of Bilal Ahmad []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh at Srinagar has quashed a preventive detention order issued against a Srinagar resident under the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act, holding that the authorities failed to establish a live and proximate link between the alleged past criminal activity and the need for preventive detention, []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq has questioned the withdrawal of 4,249 books described as objectionable from colleges and libraries across Jammu and Kashmir, with nearly 4,000 of them reportedly removed from institutions in Kashmir. The figure was disclosed by the government in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. In a post on X, []

SRINAGAR: Srinagar has an estimated 64,416 stray dogs, while Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) has sterilised more than 50,000 dogs since 2014, with the Jammu and Kashmir Government acknowledging that the existing infrastructure and operational capacity for managing the stray dog population require further augmentation and strengthening. The figures were disclosed by the Housing and Urban []

SRINAGAR: The proposed four-laning of Boulevard Road between Nehru Park and Kralsangri is yet to move ahead as the project awaits statutory wildlife clearance besides completion of land acquisition and transfer formalities, the government informed the Legislative Assembly. The issue came up in the House through an unstarred question raised by MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar, []

SRINAGAR: The Principal Sessions Court, Shopian, has sentenced a man to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh for the murder of a man during an altercation over an orchard-related dispute in 2019. Principal Sessions Judge Shopian Mehmood Ahmad Chowdhary convicted Bilal Ahmad Seh, son of Abdul Ahad Seh, a resident of []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved Leh as the initial place of sitting for the Sitting Bench of the High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh in the Union Territory of Ladakh, following a recommendation from the Chief Justice of the High Court. The approval follows a communication from the Registrar General of []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government is planning a series of infrastructure and tourism development measures to strengthen Jammu Division as a year-round tourist destination, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in the Legislative Assembly. The government is focusing on upgrading infrastructure at existing and emerging tourist destinations, with major interventions planned at Suchetgarh, Shiv Khori, []

SRINAGAR: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, has prohibited the sale, storage, distribution and display of specified batches of four ghee brands across the Union Territory after laboratory tests found the products to be unsafe, sub-standard or both. The prohibitory order was issued on September 22 by Khalid Jahangir, Commissioner, Food Safety, []