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KPDCL says electricity supply will remain affected in Kashmir areas due to scheduled shutdowns on July 9 and 11

SRINAGAR: A 10-year-old boy went missing after being swept away by strong currents of the Kishanganga River while bathing in the Gurez area of north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Monday evening, officials said. Quoting an official news agency KNO reported that the boy was taking a bath in the river when he was caught in []

CM directs timely completion of key projects, focuses on reducing power losses, upgrading infrastructure and improving consumer services across Jammu and Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said that the progress of women is indispensable for the progress of society, asserting that a developed Jammu and Kashmir can only be achieved when women are empowered, economically independent and actively participate in leadership and decision-making. Addressing the felicitation ceremony of Fellows (Gender Equity Advocates) in Srinagar, []

Centre and Ladakh leaders agree in principle to create an elected UT body with executive, financial and legislative powers

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday welcomed the Airports Authority of Indias (AAI) decision to withdraw the proposed Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for the weekly closure of Srinagar International Airports runway, saying the move has brought huge relief to the tourism sector and prevented large-scale cancellations by visitors. Describing the decision []

Night closures for runway maintenance to continue till October 2026; passengers advised to check flight status before travel

Tarigami-led committee inspects Achan waste management site and Kashmir wetlands, calls for scientific waste processing and time-bound restoration plan

Scheduled maintenance on transmission lines will disrupt power supply in several areas of Kashmir

SKUAST-Kashmir has urged apple growers to follow safe pesticide use and proper orchard management for healthy crops this growing season

At a teacher capacity-building programme in Jammu, the Lieutenant Governor says schools must go beyond academics, urging greater focus on life skills, student well-being and holistic development

Cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides triggered by the interaction of the southwest monsoon and a western disturbance battered parts of Jammu and Kashmir, disrupting road connectivity and inundating schools and markets, while widespread rainfall brought much-needed relief from the Valley's prolonged heatwave

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Power supply to remain suspended in several localities for infrastructure upgrades, cable works and transmission line maintenance; Sanoor Kalipora feeder areas to witness phased shutdowns on multiple dates in July

SRINAGAR: A decline in gold prices has brought relief to buyers across Kashmir, especially families purchasing jewellery for weddings as the Valley heads into peak marriage season. The dip has drawn customers back to jewellery markets after months of record-high rates that had dampened demand. Many buyers who had postponed purchases due to soaring prices []

SRINAGAR: The Northern Railway has announced a temporary change in the operation of the Vistadome Special train (04687/04688), which will run only between Banihal and Budgam from July 1 to August 31, 2026, or until further orders, in view of the annual Amarnath Yatra. According to a spokesperson of the Jammu Division of the Northern []

SRINAGAR: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K), in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), on Monday launched a week-long advanced capacity-building programme on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) Modeling for Economic Policy Analysis at its Shalimar campus. Organised by the Institute of Business and Policy Research (IBPR), SKUAST-K, the []

SRINAGAR: The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, revered worldwide as the Buddhist spiritual leader and an apostle of peace, arrived in Leh on Sunday morning on a special Army flight from New Delhi to a rousing welcome by thousands of devotees and well-wishers. The Dalai Lama landed at Leh Technical Airport at around 10 a.m. []

SRINAGAR:An 18-year-old girl went missing after reportedly slipping into a power canal at Thune in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district on Sunday, officials and local sources said. According to reports, the unmarried girl, whose identity has been withheld, accidentally fell into the canal while she was near the site. She was reportedly only a few months []

SRINAGAR: The Chief Engineer, Distribution, Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL), has announced scheduled power shutdowns across several parts of Kashmir between June 28 and July 5 to facilitate maintenance of various 33 kV transmission lines. According to the KPDCL, the shutdown of the 33 kV Potushai-Bandipora-Ajar line will affect power supply to Panzigam, Kuloosa, []

SRINAGAR: A man was killed after an old unexploded shell detonated near Asha Post in the Sumli Wali Dhok area near Gulmarg in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Saturday afternoon, officials said. A senior police officer said that the explosion occurred when the victim was allegedly handling the old shell. The officer said the exact []

Experts warn of worsening ecological crisis as melting glaciers, shrinking wetlands and illegal mining threaten Jammu and Kashmir's fragile environment

SRINAGAR: Several parts of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed rain, thundershowers, gusty winds and hailstorm activity on Wednesday evening as the Meteorological Department forecast a fresh spell of widespread rainfall across the Union Territory from June 30 to July 3. An official of the Meteorological Centre Srinagar said that rain and thundershowers affected many areas of []