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SRINAGAR: Prominent civil society activist and engineer Mohammad Anwar Ashai, scion of the distinguished Ashai family of downtown Srinagar, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy of public engagement, intellectual curiosity and commitment to Kashmirs social and developmental concerns. The Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS), with which []

SRINAGAR : A 13-year-old girl was injured after being attacked by a leopard in the Kokothal area of Kreeri in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Tuesday evening, officials said. An official said the girl, identified as Hadiya Mushtaq, was attacked by the leopard in Kokothal and sustained injuries. She was immediately shifted to a hospital []

SRINAGAR: The Eighth Central Pay Commission has not yet submitted its recommendations to the Central Government on revision of pay and pensions of government employees and pensioners, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said the government has not received the recommendations of the Eighth CPC so far []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued fresh guidelines aimed at balancing forest conservation with the protection of the statutory rights of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006. The Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, through Circular No. 07-JK(FST) of 2026, has directed all concerned departments []

SRINAGAR: The Block Medical Officer (BMO), Darhal Malkan, in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, has sought explanations from five healthcare staff members following alleged lapses in duty after an elderly patient suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) was brought to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Darhal Malkan at around 8:30 am for urgent medical attention. The []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has revised and consolidated the norms governing ex-gratia relief for people affected by law and order disturbances, fixing compensation for deaths, disabilities, injuries and damage to property. The General Administration Department issued Government Order No. 1387-JK(GAD) of 2026 on August 10, superseding its earlier order issued in December 2025. []

SRINAGAR: A parliamentary committee has recommended mandatory kidney function tests every six months for everyone aged 20 years and above, besides annual screening of people at high risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The recommendations are part of a proposed shift in Indias approach to kidney disease from treatment of advanced kidney failure to prevention, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded four girl-child victims under foeticide in 2024, compared with one case in 2022 and none in 2023, according to data tabled by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The figures were provided in response to an unstarred question on female foeticide raised []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness intermittent rainfall and thundershowers over the next several days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of brief spells of intense and heavy rain at isolated places. According to the latest weather update issued by the Meteorological Centre, Srinagar, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected []

SRINAGAR: National Conference chief spokesperson and Zadibal MLA Tanvir Sadiq on Tuesday urged the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the Centre to trust the youth and stop summoning people to police stations merely because of their past. Sadiq said those who had abandoned a wrong path, were earning an honest livelihood and living peacefully with []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded four girl-child victims in reported foeticide cases in 2024, up from one in 2022, while no such case was reported in 2023, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The figures, based on National Crime Records Bureau data, show that 98 girl-child victims were reported under foeticide-related []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 12 medical colleges offering 1,875 MBBS seats, including 11 government colleges with 1,725 seats and one private college with 150 seats, according to data tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The figures, as on July 30, 2026, show that government institutions account for nearly 92 per cent of the []

SRINAGAR: As many as 40,076 households in Jammu and Kashmir have benefited from rooftop solar installations under the Centres PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana, according to data placed before the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The figures, covering beneficiaries up to August 5, 2026, show that Jammu and Kashmir accounts for around 0.8 per cent of []

SRINAGAR: A motorcycle rider was killed and four other people were injured in a road accident near the stone quarry in Achabal area of Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said. The accident occurred when an Ignis car bearing registration number JK01AB-5445, driven by Muzammil Ahmad Ganie, son of Mohd Maqbool of Noorpora, Tral, collided with []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has accorded post-facto sanction for the deputation of three officers to a two-day design workshop on the Street Food Hub initiative under the PM SVANidhi scheme at CEPT University in Ahmedabad. The workshop was conducted by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs from July 23 to 24, 2026, []

SRINAGAR: As many as 1,75,168 Women Elected Representatives (WERs) in Jammu and Kashmir have been trained under the Centres revamped Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) since 2022-23, the Union Government informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. According to data placed before the House by the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, 1,07,089 women representatives were trained in []

SRINAGAR: As many as 3,175 rural landless households in Jammu and Kashmir remain without land for housing under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G), the Centre informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Rural Development, 3,673 landless households have been identified as eligible for assistance under PMAY-G in Jammu and Kashmir. []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 1,493 unregistered slaughterhouses, more than twice the 589 registered slaughterhouses in the Union Territory, according to data placed before the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The figures, based on the 20th Livestock Census 2019, were disclosed by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in response to a question []

SRINAGAR: As many as 8,69,495 farmers in Jammu and Kashmir received Rs 174 crore under the 23rd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The Union Agriculture Ministry said the amount was disbursed directly into beneficiaries Aadhaar-seeded bank accounts through Direct Benefit Transfer []

SRINAGAR: The Centre has approved Rs 1,667 crore for a new integrated terminal and allied works at Srinagar Airport, while construction of a new terminal building at Jammu Airport is underway, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday. Union Minister for Civil Aviation Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu gave the information in response to a starred question []

SRINAGAR: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for the Jammu region, forecasting isolated heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds from August 12 to 16, with the possibility of landslides, shooting stones and flash floods at vulnerable locations. According to the IMD Centre, weather activity during the period is expected to []

SRINAGAR: A 25-year-old woman was killed in an overnight road accident in the Kral Sangari area of Nishat in Srinagar, officials said. An official said that the accident occurred around 1:30 am, when a speeding vehicle bearing registration number JK01AR-0071 hit a road divider and overturned. He said a woman travelling in the vehicle sustained []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed all States and Union Territories, as well as Union Government ministries and departments, to strictly follow the Flag Code of India, 2002, and the Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971. In a communication issued on August 10, the MHA asked Chief Secretaries, UT Administrators and []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is set to host its first International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir (IFFJK) from September 7 to 10, with the government pitching the event as a major platform to revive filmmaking in the region and promote local creative talent. Ahead of the festival, the Department of Information and Public Relations []

SRINAGAR: The National Testing Agency (NTA) will publish the provisional answer keys for UGC-NET June 2026, CSIR-NET, and ICAR AIEEA (PG) and AICE (PhD) 2026 on its official website this week. Candidates will be able to access the provisional answer keys online and raise objections against them within the notified challenge window. The NTA has []

SRINAGAR: The district administration of Reasi in Jammu and Kashmir has restricted the movement of heavy axle-load vehicles, including dumpers and buses, on the existing 22-metre-span bridge at Nau Devian in Katra for 72 hours, citing public safety concerns. The restriction will come into force at 6 pm on August 11 and remain in effect []

SRINAGAR: A search operation for two youths who went missing in the Chenab River near Hamirpur Sidhar village in Khour area continued for the second consecutive day on Monday, with no trace of them found so far. The missing youths have been identified as Gajay Singh, 30, son of Vijay Singh, and Rakesh Singh, 35, []

SRINAGAR: Traffic authorities have issued an advisory for August 11, cautioning commuters against unnecessary travel on vulnerable stretches of major highways in Jammu and Kashmir amid a forecast of rainfall over the next few days. According to the Traffic Police Headquarters, traffic movement remained slow between 4 pm on August 9 and 4 pm on []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has reconstituted the Union Territory Project Monitoring Group (UT PMG) to facilitate coordinated monitoring and faster resolution of bottlenecks affecting infrastructure and other investment projects costing Rs 5 crore and above. The General Administration Department issued Government Order No. 1386-JK(GAD) of 2026 on Monday, superseding the earlier order issued []

1,671 projects sanctioned in UT over last three years and current fiscal; Rs 36.29 cr disbursed to vendors

SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday filed a chargesheet against 10 people, including nine former and serving public servants and a private contractor, in an alleged Rs 7.12 lakh embezzlement and fraud case linked to the construction of a steel bridge at Lastiyal-Kalaroose in Kupwara. The accused include former Executive Engineers Mohammad Sultan Sheikh []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by teachers of Army Goodwill School, Wayne, Kupwara, holding that the privately run, self-financed institution is not amenable to writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution in service-related disputes. Justice Shahzad Azeem pronounced the judgment on August 5, 2026, after reserving []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir had 91,569 teachers in position in government schools during 2025-26, including 18,748 at the foundational stage, 38,988 at the preparatory stage and 33,833 at the secondary stage, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. The figures were provided by the Ministry of Education in response to a question on shortages of []

SRINAGAR: Three police personnel, including an officer, were injured after an escort vehicle rolled down following a tyre burst near Zirayat Sharief in Awantipora on Monday. The Scorpio, deployed as the escort vehicle of DYSP DAR Awantipora, met with the accident after one of its tyres reportedly burst, causing the vehicle to roll down. The []

SRINAGAR: A total of 1,890 senior citizens in Jammu and Kashmir had enrolled under the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) by March 31, 2023, with Rs 21.34 crore mobilised as premium, according to data placed before the Lok Sabha on Monday. The figures, provided by the Ministry of Finance in response to an unstarred []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received six tourism infrastructure projects worth Rs 524.49 crore under the Centres Swadesh Darshan Scheme, with Rs 457.10 crore released or authorised and Rs 425.89 crore utilised, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday. The projects, all sanctioned during 2016-17 under the Himalayan Circuit, cover major tourist []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday indicated that the expansion of his Council of Ministers is likely to be undertaken after August 15, putting an end to some of the uncertainty surrounding the long-pending exercise. Speaking to the media in Srinagar, Omar said the government would proceed with the expansion but []

SRINAGAR:Police in north Kashmirs Bandipora district have arrested two persons in connection with the alleged rape of a 12-year-old girl, officials said, claiming the case was solved within 12 hours. Officials said police received information about the alleged sexual assault at around noon on Sunday, following which an investigation was immediately launched. During the investigation, []

SRINAGAR: The Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Srinagar, has ordered an inquiry into two patient cases at Moj Gobur (Medlyn) Hospital in Chanapora, directing a seven-member committee to examine whether any lapse, negligence or delay in treatment was involved. The inquiry follows reports concerning the deaths of patients at the hospital. However, officials said there is []