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Police urge commuters to avoid unnecessary travel on NH-44, announce cut-off timings and alternate routes

Chief Secretary directs integration of education, health and immunisation records to strengthen early childhood care and improve service delivery

Officials posted to new ARTO offices across Kashmir with immediate effect to strengthen administrative efficiency.

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Transport Department has ordered the immediate transfer and posting of five Motor Vehicle Inspectors (MVIs) as part of an administrative reshuffle intended to ensure the smooth functioning of the Motor Vehicles Department. As per Order No. 140-TC of 2026, issued by the Office of the Transport Commissioner on July 29, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council has announced open selection trials to pick the Union Territorys Junior Boys Football Team for the Dr B C Roy Trophy 2026-27 National Football Championship, organised under the aegis of the All India Football Federation (AIFF). The division-level trials will be held on July 31 and August 1 []

SRINAGAR: JK Bank reported a 12.6 per cent decline in its net profit for the first quarter of the current financial year, even as it achieved a historic milestone by crossing Rs 3 lakh crore in total business for the first time, underscoring robust business growth despite pressure on profitability. The bank posted a net []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is preparing to expand the cultivation of makhana (fox nut) as a high-value crop, with the Agriculture Department announcing plans to introduce it in suitable areas of Jammu Division following encouraging results from a demonstration trial in north Kashmir. The announcement came at the conclusion of a two-day seminar on makhana []

SRINAGAR: At least nine passengers were injured after a passenger vehicle overturned in the Muthi Dream City area of Jammu on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting officials, news agency JKNS reported that the accident occurred when the passenger vehicle overturned in the Muthi Dream City area, leaving nine occupants injured. Soon after the mishap, locals along []

Infrastructure upgrade at Yarwan shrine aims to improve pilgrim facilities while preserving its religious and cultural heritage

SRINAGAR: In a move aimed at bringing uniformity and transparency to the building approval process, the Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday notified a uniform building permission fee structure to be implemented across all Urban Local Bodies and Development Authorities in the Union Territory with immediate effect. The Housing and Urban Development Department issued the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir supported 6,962 children under Mission Vatsalya during 2025-26, including 1,870 beneficiaries receiving institutional care and 5,092 supported through non-institutional services, according to data presented by the Union Government in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The Ministry of Women and Child Development said 338 Anganwadi Centres in Jammu and Kashmir had also []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir planted 1.80 lakh saplings along National Highways in 2025-26, the highest annual figure recorded by the Union territory in the last five years, according to data presented by the Union Government in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways said JK planted 47,000 saplings in 2021-22, []

Rajya Sabha reply says over 96,000 drinking water samples from Anganwadi centres were tested in J&K in 2025-26; Centre says 17,000 provided per Anganwadi for drinking water facilities under Poshan 2.0

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir had six operational National Highway fee plazas in 2025-26, up from four in 2021-22, while toll collections from National Highways and expressways in the Union territory rose to Rs 502.002 crore during the latest financial year, according to data presented by the Union Government in the Rajya Sabha. The Ministry of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 38,665 rooftop solar installations under the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana since its launch in February 2024, benefiting 38,818 households, according to data provided by the Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy in the Rajya Sabha. As of July 22, 2026, the Union Government had released Central []