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SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorms during the next 24 hours, with isolated heavy rainfall forecast over the Jammu division, the Meteorological Centre Srinagar said on Wednesday. The weather department said widespread moderate to heavy rain and thunderstorms were recorded across Jammu and Kashmir during the []

SRINAGAR: Nepals worst flash-flood disaster in recent years has claimed at least 1,204 lives, with more than 4,200 people still missing a week after an ice-rock avalanche triggered devastating floods across the countrys northern and central regions. Rescue teams continued to search tunnels and underground powerhouses along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers on Wednesday, looking []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday called for locally suited and economically viable biomass solutions to help Jammu and Kashmir reduce its dependence on fossil fuels and move towards a more sustainable economy. Addressing the inaugural session of the 41st National Convention of Chemical Engineers and National Seminar on Biomass: A Sustainable Resource for []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Home Affairs has posted senior IPS officer Danesh Rana to the Jammu and Kashmir segment of the joint AGMUT cadre following his repatriation from Central deputation. According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on September 1, Rana, a 1996-batch IPS officer of the AGMUT cadre, will serve []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday ordered the transfer of IPS officer Vikas Kumar, a 2013-batch officer of the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre, from Ladakh to Delhi with immediate effect. According to the order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Kumar has been transferred to Delhi until further orders. The order []

SRINAGAR: A high-level meeting was held at the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Wednesday to review preparations for implementing the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) ahead of the forthcoming Autumn Session. The meeting was chaired by Achal Sethi, Secretary, Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, in coordination with Manoj Kumar Pandit, Secretary, Jammu and []

SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday accused the Centre of delaying the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir and alleged that people in the Union Territory were being kept in an atmosphere of fear. Speaking to reporters, Abdullah said the government had indicated that delimitation and elections would be followed by restoration []

SRINAGAR: A woman was injured after a sports utility vehicle (SUV) collided with her scooty on the Jammu-Udhampur highway near Kali Mata Temple at Tikri in Udhampur district on Wednesday. The injured woman was identified as Amvlika, wife of Ashwani Sharma, a resident of Jib in Udhampur. According to the information available, the accident occurred []

SRINAGAR: The death toll from the devastating floods in Nepal has risen to 1,200, Nepal Police said on Wednesday, as authorities continued efforts to identify victims, locate missing people and rescue survivors. According to Nepal Police figures cited by several international media reports, 45 bodies have been recovered in Rasuwa, 155 in Nuwakot, 59 in []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices fell for a sixth consecutive session on Wednesday, as higher oil prices and concerns over inflation and interest rates put pressure on the precious metal. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for October delivery opened Rs 1,696, or 1.11 per cent, lower at Rs 1,50,033 per 10 grams, against the []

SRINAGAR: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh and Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh Vinai Kumar Saxena on Wednesday inaugurated a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) in Kargil, bringing passport services closer to residents of the district and adjoining areas. The new centre, established by the Ministry of External Affairs in collaboration []

SRINAGAR: A tourist was killed on Wednesday after a boulder fell from a hillside and struck the vehicle he was travelling in on the Khanbal-Pahalgam Road near Bumzoo shrine in Mattan area of south Kashmirs Anantnag district, officials said. According to an official, the incident occurred when an Innova bearing registration number JK01AT-8081, carrying six []

SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday accused the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir of applying different standards to political parties after the BJP and National Conference (NC) held counter-protests in Srinagar. Mehbooba alleged that PDP workers had previously been prevented from leaving the party office to stage peaceful demonstrations, while the BJP and NC []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved the promotion of 11 Inspectors of the General Cadre to the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP), with immediate effect. The promotions were sanctioned through Government Order No. 450-Home of 2026, issued by the Home Department on September 2, following recommendations of the Jammu and Kashmir []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch JK has filed a charge-sheet against five persons in connection with an alleged forgery case involving appointment, transfer and relieving documents in the Education Department. The charge-sheet was presented before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Budgam, in FIR No. 36/2021 registered under Sections []

SRINAGAR: Cancer patients and their attendants in south Kashmir are seeking the early establishment of radiotherapy services at Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag, saying the absence of the facility forces patients to repeatedly travel to Srinagar for an essential part of their treatment. For families already struggling with the physical, emotional and financial burden of []

SRINAGAR: Police on Wednesday restricted traffic on several roads leading to the BJP headquarters in Jawahar Nagar, Srinagar, ahead of a proposed National Conference protest outside the party office. Security personnel have been deployed in large numbers across Jawahar Nagar, Raj Bagh, Wazir Bagh and adjoining areas as authorities stepped up security arrangements. Vehicles approaching []

SRINAGAR: Railway authorities in Jammu division detected 8,106 cases of ticketless and irregular travel during a month-long checking drive and collected fines totalling Rs 56,46,615, officials said. The drive targeted passengers travelling without valid tickets, undertaking irregular journeys or carrying excess unbooked luggage, with officials saying the exercise was aimed at curbing such violations and []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded the highest number of Self-Enumeration submissions among States and Union Territories covered under the September schedule of Census 2027, with 9,672 households completing the digital exercise, officials said on Tuesday. Chief Principal Census Officer (CPCO) and Director, Directorate of Census Operations, J&K and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, on Tuesday launched []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday met a delegation of the Group of Concerned Citizens (GCC) J&K at the Civil Secretariat here and discussed a range of issues related to governance, development, environmental protection and public welfare. Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani was also present in the meeting. The delegation, led []

SRINAGAR: President Donald Trump warned Iran on Tuesday against retaliating over fresh US military strikes, saying Tehran would face attacks at a much harder and higher level if it responded. The warning came after US forces launched strikes against targets linked to Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps near the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command []

SRINAGAR: A scooty rider was killed after being hit by a tipper near Government Degree College Bemina in Srinagar on Tuesday evening. An official said that a TVS Ntorq scooty bearing registration number JK01AW-9883 was involved in an accident with a tipper near Government Degree College, Bemina. The scooty rider sustained fatal injuries and was []

SRINAGAR: United States forces began fresh military strikes against targets linked to Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said, citing recent attempted attacks on commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and American troops deployed in the region. CENTCOM said the strikes began at 12 p.m. Eastern Time and []

SRINAGAR: District Hospital Kishtwar has terminated the services of a Hospital Development Fund (HDF) sanitation worker with immediate effect following her arrest in connection with a criminal case registered under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. According to an order issued by the Medical Superintendent, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received appreciation from the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs for the progress made in expanding rural drinking water coverage under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). In its 260th Report, the committee acknowledged the Union Territorys efforts in extending drinking water access to rural households and commended the UT []

SRINAGAR: For a group of students at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), what began as a four-year undergraduate degree in BSc Economics has now become a question over what degree they will eventually receive. Students enrolled in the Economics programme at IUST have raised objections to the change in nomenclature from BSc []

SRINAGAR: Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, Sujit Kumar, IPS, called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar on Tuesday following his recent assumption of charge as the police chief of the Kashmir zone. The meeting was held as a courtesy call after Kumar took charge of his new assignment. During []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir government has approved three major urban development projects with a combined base cost of Rs 2,692.58 crore under the Government of Indias Urban Challenge Fund (UCF), aimed at driving investment-led and sustainable urban development in Jammu, Srinagar and Katra. The approvals were granted by the Union Territory Level High Powered Steering []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has authorised specified police, excise and revenue officials to exercise powers under Section 41(2) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, across the Union Territory The authorisation was issued by the Home Department through a notification dated August 31, 2026, under the powers conferred by Section []

SRINAGAR: The body of a 39-year-old man was recovered from the Daksum forest area of south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Tuesday, officials said. The body was found around four kilometres above the Sheep Farm at Drubmarg Khara Gagda Behak, they said. The deceased was identified as Basharat Ahmad Junjua, son of Ghulam Nabi Junjua and []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will adopt a paperless system from its upcoming autumn session beginning September 21, 2026, with all departmental replies and legislative business to be processed through the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA). A circular issued by the Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs has directed all departments to use []

SRINAGAR: Sewang Tharchin, a 2007-batch Indian Audit and Accounts Service (IA and AS) officer, has been appointed as an Additional Director on the Board of Directors of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited in the category of Rotational Director. Tharchin is currently serving as Commissioner Secretary, Finance Department, in the Union Territory of Ladakh, a position []

SRINAGAR: Rainfall caused waterlogging on several roads in Pahalgam on Tuesday, while the Lidder River remained in spate amid increased water flow. The spell of rain affected parts of Jammu and Kashmir as the Meteorological Centre Srinagar forecast a decline in rainfall activity from Wednesday. The weather office said the Union Territory is likely to []

SRINAGAR: Electricity consumers across Jammu and Kashmir will pay revised tariffs from Tuesday, with an average 6.83 per cent increase approved by the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh (JERC-JKL) coming into force from September 1. The revised tariff will apply to electricity consumed between September 1, 2026 and March 31, []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices declined by Rs 208 to Rs 1,54,252 per 10 grams in futures trading on Tuesday, weighed down by weaker spot demand. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold contracts for October delivery fell Rs 208, or 0.13 per cent, to Rs 1,54,252 per 10 grams. The contracts recorded a business turnover of []

SRINAGAR: Anganwadi workers and helpers staged a protest in Jammu on Tuesday, demanding an increase in their monthly honorarium from Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000. The protesting workers urged the government to approve the proposed enhancement at the earliest, saying the existing honorarium was inadequate. The workers and helpers raised their demand during the demonstration []

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended Justice Pushpendra Singh Bhati, a senior judge of the Rajasthan High Court, for appointment as the next Chief Justice of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. The recommendation was made at a meeting of the Collegium held on August 31. The High Court of Jammu []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet against a Srinagar resident and a former Patwari, who is now deceased, in a case involving an alleged attempt to grab land and secure building permission using forged documents. The chargesheet in FIR No. 08/2016 has been []

SRINAGAR: The month-long population enumeration in snow-bound areas of Jammu Kashmir will begin today, with enumerators set to physically visit households to record details in 16 districts of the Union Territory. The population count in the snow-bound areas of JK will begin on September 1 and continue till September 30. The population enumeration exercise will []

SRINAGAR: All government and private schools across Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district will remain closed on Tuesday as a precautionary measure amid inclement weather, heavy rainfall and rising water levels in rivers and nallahs. The closure order was issued by the Chief Education Officer, Poonch, citing concerns over the safety of students and school staff. []

SRINAGAR: India is likely to receive below-normal rainfall in September, while average maximum temperatures across the country are expected to remain above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. In its monthly forecast, the IMD said rainfall across the country during September is most likely to remain below 91 per cent of the []

SRINAGAR :The Chaharam of former Jammu and Kashmir minister and senior political leader Ghulam Hassan Khan will be observed on Tuesday, September 1, in Shopian, as political leaders and associates continued to mourn his death. Khan died in Shopian on August 29 after a prolonged illness. He was a former member of the Jammu and []

SRINAGAR: An under-construction house collapsed onto a road while it was being jacked up for height enhancement in Saderbal area of Hazratbal in Srinagar on Monday night, officials said. They said the structure collapsed during the jacking-up process, with debris falling onto the road and partially disrupting vehicular movement in the area. No casualties or []

SRINAGAR : A pigeon bearing a ring inscribed with what appears to be a Pakistani mobile number was found in a border village in Hiranagar sector of Kathua district, prompting police to launch an inquiry. Quoting sources, news agency GNS reported that the pigeon was spotted by locals in Chhan Khatriyan village earlier this week. []

SRINAGAR: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) on Monday reviewed the implementation of constitutional safeguards, welfare schemes and development programmes for Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities in Ladakh, with a focus on education, healthcare, livelihoods and infrastructure in remote and high-altitude areas. The review meeting was chaired by NCST members Dr Asha Lakra and Jatothu []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department has ordered the transfer and posting of two accounts officers, including assigning additional charge of Chief Accounts Officer at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora, with immediate effect. Under Government Order No. 268-F of 2026, Muzaffer Ahmad Rather, Chief Accounts Officer, District Fund Office, Kulgam, []

SRINAGAR : The Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K) showcased more than eight decades of rice research, indigenous germplasm conservation and climate-resilient crop technologies at a live exhibition of Temperate Rice Biodiversity held at the Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops (MRCFC), Khudwani. Established in 1942, MRCFC has built a research []

SRINAGAR: The Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) of the Jammu and Kashmir Labour Department has cleared promotions and non-functional career advancements for 16 officials. The committee, chaired by Labour Commissioner J&K Charandeep Singh, considered the cases of eligible employees at its meeting held on August 21, 2026, after examining their service records and other prescribed eligibility []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is targeting RS 1,0001,200 crore in Central funding under the Khelo India programme during 202631, with the government planning to use the funds to expand sports infrastructure, identify talent and strengthen the sporting ecosystem across the Union Territory. The roadmap was discussed at the first meeting of the UT Level Coordination []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has revised the Cancer Treatment and Management Fund for Poor Patients (CTMFP), increasing financial assistance for eligible cancer patients, widening the income eligibility criteria and allowing beneficiaries to receive support on up to three occasions under the scheme. The modifications were approved through Government Order No. 1456-JK(GAD) of 2026, []