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SRINAGAR: As many as 73 paramedical posts and seven posts of doctors are vacant in health institutions across the Budgam Assembly constituency, the Jammu and Kashmir Government informed the Legislative Assembly on Monday. The figures were provided in response to a starred question raised by MLA Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi on infrastructure and human resource []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government will on Tuesday move a resolution in the Legislative Assembly seeking an amendment to the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009, to exempt teachers appointed before January 1, 2019, from the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). According to the list of business issued by the Assembly []

SRINAGAR: Two ladies were among six persons injured after a car lost control and overturned in the Bhalla area of Bhaderwah in Doda district on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, officials said. An official said that an Ignis car was travelling through the Bhalla area when its driver lost control, causing the vehicle []

SRINAGAR: A 23-year-old law student from Kralgund in Kupwara district, Suhail Aijaz Langoo, died in a road accident in Chandigarh, according to information shared by local residents and Handwara MLA Sajad Lone. Lone, in a post on X on Tuesday, said Langoo was killed in an accident in Chandigarh and was pursuing a law degree. []

SRINAGAR: Six trains operating through the Jammu division will be diverted along alternate routes between September 21 and 27 due to scheduled construction work at Manawala station in Punjab, railway officials said. The diversions have been necessitated by pre-non-interlocking and non-interlocking blocks being undertaken for the construction of longer loops at Manawala station on the []

SRINAGAR: NIT-Srinagar is set to open a dedicated Observatory for Astronomy and Astrophysics equipped with a 14-inch advanced telescope, with the facility scheduled to be inaugurated on Tuesday. The observatory, known as the NIT-Srinagar Observatory for Astronomy and Astrophysics (NSOAA), is expected to make the institute the first National Institute of Technology in the country []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has directed the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to recover Rs 12.30 crore in environmental compensation imposed on construction company NKC Projects Pvt Ltd for violations linked to mining in Shaliganga Nallah. The disclosure was made in a written reply to a starred question raised by Chadoora MLA []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday transferred JKAS officer Basharat Hussain, Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism Development Authority, Rajouri, and posted him as Secretary, JK Advisory Board for Development of Gujjar and Bakerwal, with immediate effect. The order was issued by the General Administration Department (Services) through Government Order No. 1544-JK(GAD) of []

SRINAGAR: Police have seized 18 vehicles across Baramulla, Shopian and Ganderbal districts for allegedly being involved in the unauthorised extraction and transportation of minerals, as part of an ongoing enforcement drive against illegal mining. In Baramulla, Police Post Mirgund seized a tipper bearing registration number JK05B-8719 after it was found carrying allegedly illegally extracted boulders. []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has placed Range Officer Grade-I Sajad Ahmad Khan, who was serving as In-charge Divisional Forest Officer (DFO)/Agrostologist, Kashmir, under suspension pending an inquiry into his conduct. According to a government order issued by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF)/Head of Forest Force (HoFF), J&K, Khan has been suspended []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is set to take up for consideration and passage a Bill seeking major changes to the cooperative societies framework in the Union Territory during its sitting on Tuesday. The Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Societies (Amendment) Bill, 2026, will be moved by Minister for Cooperatives Javid Ahmad Dar, according []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has dismissed a government school teacher from service with immediate effect and disqualified him from future government employment under Article 311(2)(b) of the Constitution of India. As per government order number 388-JK (Edu) of 2026 dated 21.09.2026 issued by the School Education Department, the action has been taken against []

SRINAGAR: Police in Budgam district have solved a gold bangle theft case registered at Police Station Charar-i-Sharief by arresting a woman and recovering the stolen jewellery. The case was registered after police received a written complaint alleging that a gold bangle had been stolen from the wrist of the complainants mother during their visit to []

SRINAGAR: In a significant breakthrough for temperate sericulture in India, the Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute (CSBCSR and TI), Pampore, has developed and released the countrys first mulberry variety specifically designed for commercial cultivation in temperate and cooler climatic conditions. Named CPP-01 (PPR-1), the variety was formally dedicated to the nation by Union Textiles []

SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) JK has registered an FIR against the then Branch Head of JK Grameen Bank, Reban branch in Sopore, and a Business Correspondent and others over alleged financial irregularities in the premature release of capital subsidies under the Prime Ministers Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). The case, FIR No. 05/2026, has been []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said no eligible and deserving family has been left uncovered under the Antyodaya Anna Yojana (AAY), with all eligible beneficiaries enrolled in the departments ration-card database under the existing rules. The government made the disclosure in response to an unstarred question by MLA Mir Mohammad Fayaz in the []

SRINAGAR: The restoration and upgradation of the Bohri Kadal-Khanyar Police Station-Noor Jahan Bridge (Qamarwari) road has been delayed due to execution-related procedures, interdepartmental coordination, technical and design changes, traffic management, adverse weather and other site-specific issues, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has said. The project, titled Improvement of Nallah-I-Mar Road from Khanyar (Police Station) to []

SRINAGAR: The Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has a shortfall of 614 regular sanitation workers against its sanctioned strength of 1,726, with the government saying manpower is being rationalised and redeployed to maintain sanitation coverage across the city. The figures were disclosed by the Jammu and Kashmir Government in response to an unstarred question by Hazratbal []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) and Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) have finalised 7,580 selections since October 2024, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. Of these, 1,768 selections were finalised by the JKPSC and 5,812 by the JKSSB, according to a written reply to an []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said a 30 million litres per day (MLD) sewage treatment plant is under construction at Gupt Ganga to address untreated wastewater entering the Dal Lake from areas that remain outside the sewerage network. The Sewage Treatment Plant (STP), being constructed by the Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED), along []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has identified 1,044 additional Anganwadi Centres as required in uncovered and underserved areas across the Union Territory, even as it said the Government of India is currently not granting fresh approvals for opening new centres. The figures were disclosed by the Social Welfare Department in a written reply to []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said there is currently no proposal to introduce a separate Rural Allowance for employees serving in rural and remote areas of the Union Territory, including teachers and doctors. The Finance Department conveyed the position in a written reply to an Un-Starred Question by MLA Sajad Shafi (Uri) regarding []

SRINAGAR: As many as 14,255 Russian poplar trees have been cut down across seven Kashmir districts during the last three years, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has informed the Legislative Assembly. The figures were provided by the Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment in response to an Un-Starred Question by MLA Mushtaq Guroo. According to []

SRINAGAR: Government Degree College for Women, Anantnag has directed students not to record, circulate or upload photographs, videos, reels or other content involving people on the campus without their prior consent. The direction was issued through a notice dated September 19 after the college received complaints about students recording videos and reels and sharing or []

SRINAGAR: Police in Anantnag district arrested a suspected drug peddler and recovered charas and ganja from his possession in the Ashajipora area on Monday, officials said. The accused was identified as Muzaffar Ahmad Sheikh, son of Gh. Hassan Sheikh, a resident of Nazuk Mohalla, Ganjiwara. Police said a team from Police Post Janglatmandi intercepted him []

SRINAGAR: Security measures have been intensified around the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and Civil Secretariat in Srinagar ahead of the seven-sitting Autumn Session, which begins on September 21. The General Administration Department (GAD) has issued guidelines regulating vehicle movement and parking in and around the Civil Secretariat during the session. Under Circular No. 19-JK(GAD) []

SRINAGAR: Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) chief spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to make reservation rationalisation, particularly the concerns of Open Merit candidates, a priority during the Legislative Assemblys session beginning Monday. Un Nabi demanded that the Cabinet Sub-Committee report on the issue be released publicly and tabled in the []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will begin its seven-sitting Autumn session on Monday, with opposition parties, including the BJP and PDP, preparing to question the Omar Abdullah government over employment, election commitments and other issues. The National Conference legislature party, along with supporting Independent MLAs, is scheduled to meet on Sunday to finalise []

SRINAGAR: State Bank of India (SBI) has advised customers to complete important banking transactions in advance of a proposed three-day nationwide strike by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) from September 28 to 30, 2026. In a customer advisory issued on Sunday, SBI said it was making efforts to provide essential banking services during []

SRINAGAR: Ukrainian forces launched more than 1,000 drones at Russia overnight, including hundreds targeting Moscow, in what the citys mayor described as the largest-ever drone attack on the Russian capital. The strikes came as Russia concluded the third and final day of its parliamentary elections on Sunday. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said 450 drones had []

SRINAGAR: B.Sc Forestry students in Jammu and Kashmir have sought government intervention to address what they describe as limited employment opportunities and unclear eligibility provisions for graduates of the professional course. The students have urged the Jammu and Kashmir Government and recruitment agencies to review existing service and recruitment rules and ensure that Forestry graduates []

SRINAGAR: Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Sunday announced plans to introduce measures that would restrict the number of foreign students in classrooms and ban the wearing of burqas and niqabs in schools. Addressing the youth wing of her nationalist-conservative Brothers of Italy party at a national festival in Rome, Meloni said the proposed measures []

SRINAGAR: Yemens Iran-backed Houthi rebels have warned countries against joining Saudi Arabia in the renewed civil war, while saying they have assured the United States that American vessels in the Red Sea will not be targeted. Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthi political bureau, told The Associated Press on Sunday that Washington had reached []

SRINAGAR: Traffic movement on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained slow at several stretches due to single-lane traffic, poor road surface, construction activity and other operational constraints, the Traffic Police Headquarters, J&K, said in its latest advisory. According to the advisory issued for the period from 4 pm on September 19 to 4 pm on September []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired a special meeting of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board at Lok Bhavan here and reviewed the progress of the proposed International Museum of Goddess at Katra besides taking key decisions on hospitality and healthcare facilities associated with the shrine. The meeting also discussed various matters []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) Legislature Party meeting, chaired by party president Dr Farooq Abdullah, concluded in Srinagar on Sunday ahead of the J&K Legislative Assembly session, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Congress legislators and other members in attendance. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, NC chief spokesperson and Zadibal MLA Tanvir []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is scheduled to meet in Srinagar on Monday, September 21, with the House set to take up an inquiry report on alleged irregularities in the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) and a bill concerning cooperative societies. According to the Legislative Assembly Secretariats list of business, the []

SRINAGAR: A seven-year-old girl died after being hit by a vehicle in the Barbar Shah area of Srinagar city on Sunday evening, officials said. An official said that the girl was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle near Barbar Shah. He said she was shifted to SMHS Hospital, where doctors declared her brought []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (NC) on Sunday held a meeting of its legislators in Srinagar ahead of the upcoming session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. The meeting, chaired by NC president Dr Farooq Abdullah at the Banquet Hall, was attended by Chief Minister and Leader of the House Omar Abdullah, []

SRINAGAR: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from the Awneera area of south Kashmirs Shopian district on Sunday and subsequently defused by a Bomb Disposal Squad, officials said. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that the IED was detected during a search operation after a suspicious object was spotted along a roadside in Awneera. []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president and MLA Tariq Hameed Karra on Sunday said the Congress would continue to raise peoples genuine concerns in the Assembly despite being in an alliance with the National Conference (NC). We are in alliance with the National Conference, but that does not mean we will not []

SRINAGAR: A Private Members Bill moved by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLA from Pulwama Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, seeking measures to address demographic decline while strengthening womens and maternal health, has been admitted for consideration in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly. Titled The Protection of Kashmirs Future Generations from Demographic Decline and Advancement of Women, Adolescent []

SRINAGAR: Bollywood actor Salman Khan has clarified that he is in good health after a Bigg Boss 20 promo showed him clutching his chest and appearing to suffer severe pain, with the actor later revealing that the sequence was staged to teach Kashmiri contestant Qazi Touqeer a lesson. The promo of the reality shows Weekend []

SRINAGAR: A proposed four-day Tantra in Silence A Journey Within retreat in Kashmirs Gurez Valley has sparked political and religious controversy, with former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti, Kashmirs chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and Grand Mufti Nasir-ul-Islam demanding intervention. The Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department and Bandipora district administration, however, have clarified that they []

SRINAGAR: The BJP will raise the performance of the National Conference-led government over the past two years during the upcoming Assembly session and seek a white paper detailing the work carried out during its tenure, J&K BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma said on Sunday. Sharma said BJP legislators would question the government []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience mainly dry weather over the next five days, with isolated rainfall possible at some places on September 25 and 26, the Meteorological Centre Srinagar said on Sunday. According to the latest forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department, weather is expected to remain dry across Kashmir and []

SRINAGAR: The body of a woman was found in the Karara area of Doda district on Sunday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the body was spotted by locals, who subsequently informed the police. Soon after receiving the information, a police team reached the spot and took the body into []

For over a decade, gangs across Jammu and Kashmir have sold ordinary stones and false promises as rare heavenly metal, duping victims out of crores through fake science and fear of missing out. Seven men sat inside Police Station Heerpora on a Saturday in Shopian. Beside them lay a box holding a plain stone and []

by Dr Farooq A. Lone Kashmirs obsession with social approval is driving extravagant weddings, wasteful spending, debt and anxiety. The article urges families to embrace simplicity, preserve traditions and prioritise dignity over display. We hear some sentences so often that we stop noticing their power. Lukh kya wanun? Log kya kahenge? What will people say? []

SRINAGAR: An invasive weed capable of surviving Kashmirs sub-zero winters and completing its life cycle in the Valley has established a self-sustaining population in a rice-growing area of Pulwama, raising concerns about its potential spread into agricultural and non-crop ecosystems under changing climatic conditions, according to a 2026 study published in Applied Biological Research. []