KashmirLife

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: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday extended greetings to scientists, engineers and the entire space community on National Space Day, lauding their contribution to Indias progress in space exploration. In a message posted on social media, the Lieutenant Governor said the perseverance and brilliance of Indias space community had made the []

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: A Special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Jammu has rejected the bail plea of Insha Jan alias Insha Tariq, an accused in the conspiracy behind the 2019 Pulwama terror attack that killed 40 CRPF personnel, holding that sufficient material existed on record to presume that the allegations against her were prima facie true. []

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: 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: 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: 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 []

SRINAGAR: Police in Sopore have arrested a man in connection with a robbery case and recovered the gold earrings allegedly stolen from a woman in north Kashmirs Baramulla district. Police said the case was registered on August 4, 2026, after a woman from Seelo, Sopore, approached Police Post Bus Stand Sopore and alleged that an []

SRINAGAR: Police in central kashmirs Budgam district have registered 34 FIRs and arrested 16 people as part of a four-month enforcement drive against illegal mining and the unlawful extraction and transportation of minerals across the district, officials said. Police have also seized 182 vehicles and heavy machinery allegedly used in illegal mining-related activities during the []

SRINAGAR: The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has launched a Geographical Indication (GI) QR Code Management System at its Quality Control Division (QCD) in Srinagar to authenticate handmade products and strengthen certification of traditional crafts, particularly those facing decline. The QCD has become the third GI laboratory in Jammu and Kashmir, after the NABL-accredited []

SRINAGAR: The body of a man was found lying in a field at Keso village in the Ramgarh area of Samba district on Saturday, officials said. An official said that police reached the spot and took the body into custody. The deceased was identified as Balkar Singh, a resident of Barota Camp, Ramgarh, he said. []