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SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sanctioned the Non-Functional Pay Scale of Level 10-A (Rs 56,6001,79,800) for 35 Junior Scale Accounts Officers, including eight retired officers and one deceased officer. The Finance Department issued Government Order No. 6-F of 2026, dated August 25, following recommendations made by the Selection Committee at its meeting on []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday extended greetings to the people of Jammu and Kashmir on the eve of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), calling for peace, harmony, compassion and mutual respect. In separate messages, both leaders highlighted the teachings of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), describing them as a source of guidance on []

SRINAGAR: The central deputation tenure of senior IAS officer Nitishwar Kumar, who previously served as Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, has been extended until his superannuation in August 2027. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the continuation of Kumars central deputation beyond September 30, 2026, up to August []

LSRINAGAR: Turkey has sought an Interpol Red Notice for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, which was carrying humanitarian aid towards Gaza, Turkish Justice Minister Akn Grlek said. Grlek said arrest warrants had been issued on July 14 against Netanyahu and Israeli national Afek Moskovitch in connection with []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has transferred 2010-batch IPS officer Vikas Gupta from Jammu and Kashmir to Goa with immediate effect, according to an order issued by the Union Government. The order, issued by the MHA from Kartavya Bhavan, New Delhi, said Gupta, an AGMUT-cadre officer, has been transferred to Goa until further []

SRINAGAR: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) completes a decade on August 25, with its annual transaction volume surging nearly 13,000-fold to more than 24,162 crore transactions in 2025-26 from 1.78 crore in its first year, cementing its position as the backbone of Indias digital payments ecosystem and the worlds largest real-time payment system by transaction []

SRINAGAR : A 60-year-old woman, who was injured in a road accident in the Uri area of Baramulla district on Monday, succumbed to her injuries at Government Medical College (GMC) Baramulla. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that Soni Begum, wife of Noor Hassan and a resident of Dulanga, Uri, sustained injuries in the road []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the J&K Government to explain why it has failed to respond to a September 2025 communication from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and why separate Integrated Management Plans (IMPs) for three wetland reserves have not been resubmitted in accordance []

SRINAGAR: A stretch of Jehangir Chowk developed under the Srinagar Smart City project is now being dismantled and reworked, with walkway tiles being removed and stacked alongside the road, raising fresh questions about the planning and execution of infrastructure at one of Srinagars busiest junctions. Workers have prised up sections of the pedestrian walkway and []

by Azad Mirza Kazakhstans constitutional reforms have streamlined governance but strengthened presidential authority, while controlled political competition and strategic diplomacy shape its democratic development and ties with India. Following sweeping amendments to the countrys constitutional framework, the establishment of a new unicameral legislature, the Kurultai, marks a defining moment in Central Asian politics. While framed []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has no role in the recently approved 6.8 per cent increase in electricity tariffs, National Conference spokesperson Imran Nabi Dar said, describing the revision as part of a normal regulatory process. JK Govt has no role in tariff hike by JERC; it is a normal process that has been []

SRINAGAR: Kashmiri public policy scholar Arhan Bagati has been appointed as a Research Fellow at the Harvard University Center for International Development (CID), effective August 2026. Bagati, a Master in Public Policy graduate from Harvard Kennedy School, will undertake development-focused research at CID, with a particular focus on Kashmir and its development challenges. The appointment []

SRINAGAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch JK has arrested a Budgam man who had allegedly been evading arrest for nearly a year in a case involving suspected financial fraud of around Rs 2 crore, officials said. The accused, Junaid Ul Islam, son of Nazir Ahmad Baba of Alamdar Colony, Phase 1, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience generally hot and humid weather over the coming days, with brief spells of rain and thundershowers expected at scattered places, according to the Meteorological Centre Srinagar. From August 24 to 28, brief spells of rain or thundershowers are likely at scattered locations, mainly during the early morning []

SRINAGAR: An Air India flight operating from Delhi to Patna with 164 passengers on board was hit by a bird while landing at Jay Prakash Narayan Airport on Monday morning, according to the Hindustan Times report. Flight AI 1741 landed safely at around 7:43 am after the pilot reported a suspected bird strike near the []

SRINAGAR: Police Station Batmaloo has issued a child safety advisory to schools and madrasas in the area, asking institutions and parents to adopt precautionary measures to ensure the safe movement of children. Under the advisory, school and madrasa administrations have been directed not to hand over children to any third person. Children may only be []

SRINAGAR: A 23-year-old Bangladesh national was arrested at Mirzapur railway station after he was found travelling without valid documents aboard the Brahmaputra Mail, officials said on Sunday. The man, identified as Riyaz Ahmed, a resident of Habiganj in Bangladesh, was apprehended by Railway Protection Force (RPF) personnel on Saturday night following an alert. Officials said []

SRINAGAR: Search operations continued for the second consecutive day on Monday to trace and retrieve the body of a nine-year-old boy who reportedly drowned in Nallah Sindh in Ganderbal district on Sunday. The boy has been identified as Mohammed Mohsin, son of Mukthar Ahmad, a resident of Bamloora, Ganderbal. According to the State Disaster Response []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department has suspended two officials of the District Treasury Bandipora after an inspection found that a large number of bills had allegedly been retained beyond the permissible period, resulting in unauthorised delays in final payments. According to an order issued by the Director General, Accounts and Treasuries, Ahtisham Ul []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assemblys autumn session, scheduled to begin in Srinagar on September 21, is likely to consider several Private Members Bills that remained pending during the Budget Session earlier this year, besides fresh legislative proposals submitted by members. Sources said the Budget Session had two days allocated for Private Members business, []

SRINAGAR: Twenty-one former international cricket captains, including Indian cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar, have renewed their appeal to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for proper medical treatment and welfare of jailed former Pakistan prime minister and 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan. The appeal, made in a letter dated August 23, []

SRINAGAR: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has opposed the latest power tariff order of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), alleging that industrial consumers have effectively been burdened with a nearly 10 per cent increase in their principal energy charges. The apex industrial body has urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to intervene []

SRINAGAR:A fire broke out at a grooms residence in Vilgam village of north Kashmirs Kupwara district on Saturday during the Mehndi Raat ceremony, reportedly gutting the house and destroying belongings prepared for the wedding. The house, owned by Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, caught fire while family members and relatives were gathered for the wedding celebrations, turning []

SRINAGAR: The Ladakh administration has submitted a proposal to the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti for the construction of 36 check dams across the Union Territory to strengthen water security, expand irrigation facilities and bring more land under assured irrigation. The proposal, submitted on the directions of Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, comprises seven Himalayan []

SRINAGAR: Two men facing separate cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have escaped from Central Jail Srinagar, prompting police to issue lookout notices and launch efforts to trace them. A senior police officer confirmed the development, saying the two accused were lodged in Central Jail Srinagar in connection with separate []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday called for an inclusive and technology-driven development model for India, while urging industry leaders to invest in Jammu and Kashmir and help connect its tourism, horticulture and handicrafts sectors with global markets. Addressing the World Wisdom Forum organised by the IIT Alumni Council in New Delhi, Sinha said []

SRINAGAR: A nine-year-old boy reportedly drowned in Nallah Sindh opposite the Fire and Emergency Services Headquarters in Ganderbal on Sunday. Officials said that an Emergency Rescue Boat of the Fire and Emergency Services Headquarters, Ganderbal, along with a rescue crew, was immediately deployed after information about the incident was received. They said the rescue operation []

SRINAGAR,: A man died after falling from a hillside while cutting a tree in the Upper Mohura area of Uri in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Sunday. Officials told GNS that Aziz Tantray, son of Subhan Tantray and a resident of Upper Mohura, was cutting a tree when he fell down the hillside and sustained []

SRINAGAR : A 40-year-old man was injured after being attacked by a bear in the Jabla area of Uri in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Sunday. Officials said Toseef Ahmad Poswal, son of Shah Zaman Poswal and a resident of Jabla, was attacked by the bear while he was in a dhok (temporary shelter) in []

SRINAGAR: Khyber Aquaculture, in partnership with the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Fisheries, has launched a specialised training programme for local trout farmers to promote modern, sustainable aquaculture practices, improve fish health, and strengthen the efficiency and resilience of the regions trout-farming sector. The programme is being implemented under Project No 22, Implementation of Trout []

SRINAGAR: Senior National Conference leader and Lok Sabha MP Mian Altaf Ahmed has expressed anguish over the death of a minor schoolgirl in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district and called for a time-bound investigation and fast-track trial in the case. In a statement, Altaf described the incident as horrifying and an unpardonable violation of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has warmed by nearly 1C over the past two decades at several high-altitude locations, including Pahalgam and Gulmarg, with the strongest altitude-linked warming occurring during winter, according to a new study based on 45 years of temperature observations. The researchers say the changes could have serious implications for high-altitude hydrology, the []

SRINAGAR: ational Conference MP from the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir had continued to lose its powers over the years, while its political leadership had failed to regain them. Speaking to reporters during an interaction in Baramulla, Ruhullah said his criticism was not directed at any individual []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir native Monica Chhibber Sharma has been appointed an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and took oath along with eight other newly appointed judges. She was administered the oath by Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra on Saturday, following the issuance of her warrant of appointment by President []

Kashmirs fertility crisis demands a coordinated policy response: awareness campaigns, subsidised fertility care, workplace reform, and early screening integrated into routine healthcare delivery. Jammu and Kashmirs total fertility rate has fallen from 4.5 to 1.4 in four decades, a drop steep enough to alter the regions demographic future within a generation. Some of this decline []

by Ishfaq Manzoor Digital libraries are transforming Jammu and Kashmirs access to global knowledge, research and learning while redefining libraries and librarians alike. There was a time when a library was imagined as a quiet hall lined with shelves, where knowledge waited patiently between the covers of books. Today, that image is changing. Across Jammu []

SRINAGAR: Irans new top security official has warned neighbouring countries against cooperating with a fresh US campaign aimed at putting further economic pressure on Tehran, saying Iran would retaliate against countries that assist what it described as an economic war. Mohsen Rezaei, the newly appointed secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council, issued the warning []

Historian Hangloos Hues of Kashmir reconstructs the Valleys civilisational history through philosophy, religion and mysticism rather than dynasties and conflict, writes Sanjay Pandita The writing of Kashmirs history has, for more than a century, remained one of the most contested intellectual enterprises in South Asian historiography. Few regions have attracted such sustained scholarly attention while []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorms over the next 24 hours, with the Meteorological Centre Srinagar cautioning about isolated incidents of lightning, gusty winds and weather-related hazards at vulnerable places. According to the weather bulletin issued by the Meteorological Centre, Srinagar, at 11 []

SRINAGAR: A residential house was gutted in a fire that broke out in the Gagrian area of Poonch district during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. According to reports, the fire erupted at around 2:30 am at the house of Saif Din, son of Habibullah Lone, in Ward No. 7 of Panchayat Chool, Gagrian. []

SRINAGAR : The Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has upheld the severe displeasure censure imposed on a former Rashtriya Rifles sector commander over the December 2023 custodial deaths of three civilians in Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district, observing that security forces cannot resort to excessive force even during intense counter-insurgency operations. Dismissing the plea of Brigadier []

SRINAGAR: The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued more than 150 notices to food companies in recent months over alleged misleading advertisements, false claims and violations of labelling regulations, the food regulator said on Saturday. The enforcement action covers several major brands, including Nestle India, PepsiCo, Coca-Cola India, Abbott India, Red []

SRINAGAR: The Assistant Director Tourism, Gulmarg, inspected several ongoing tourism development projects in Gurez Valley on Saturday to assess their physical progress and ensure adherence to approved specifications and quality standards. The inspection covered the Recreational Park at Dawar, Gazebo at Habbakhatun Spring, Shelter Sheds at Sheikhpora and Tulail, and the Cafeteria at Badugam, according []

SRINAGAR: A total of 47,150 candidates have secured admission to Government Degree Colleges across Jammu and Kashmir in Phase-I of the undergraduate admission process for the 2026-27 academic session, marking an increase of around 16 per cent over the corresponding phase last year. Around 40,800 candidates were admitted during the same phase of the previous []

SRINAGAR: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday conducted searches at 10 locations across Srinagar, Kupwara, Anantnag, Pulwama and Budgam districts as part of its investigation into a cross-border terror conspiracy case involving alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) networks, the agency said. The searches were conducted to collect further documentary, digital and material evidence and to establish []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference President Sajad Gani Lone on Saturday said the 6.8 percent hike in electricity tariff is definitely a shock for those who were promised 200 units of free electricity. In a post on X, Lone said the regulator has approved a 6.83% hike and claimed it has avoided tariff shock, but for the []

SRINAGAR: Power supply to several areas of Srinagar, Pulwama and Budgam districts will remain affected on August 24 and 27 due to scheduled shutdowns and ongoing works on 33 kV transmission lines, the Chief Engineer, Distribution, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) said. On August 24, the shutdown of the 33 kV Cheshmashahi-Brein Nishat line []

SRINAGAR: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, conducted a special enforcement drive across the Union Territory to assess the quality and safety of milk and milk products and check compliance with prescribed food safety standards. During the drive, officials carried out 198 inspections and collected 178 samples of milk and milk products []

SRINAGAR: A 55-year-old man was critically injured after being attacked by a wild bear in the Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmirs Poonch district on Saturday. The injured man has been identified as Nazir Ahmed, son of Abdullah, a resident of Fazalabad Nar, Surankote, reports said. According to reports, Ahmed was in his native area []

SRINAGAR: A residential house was partially damaged in a fire incident at Hardpora village of Achabal in Anantnag district on Saturday. Officials said that fire broke out in the joint house of two brothers, Abdul Rashid Bhat and Abdul Aziz Bhat, sons of Saidullah Bhat resulting in partial damage to the house. Fire and []