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SRINAGAR: At least ten persons were injured after a passenger bus met with an accident in the Nagrota area of Jammu on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the accident occurred in Nagrota, resulting in injuries to ten passengers. He said the injured were shifted to a nearby hospital []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday chaired the 37th meeting of the Executive Council of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) at its Kakryal campus in Katra, where the council gave in-principle approval for a 200-bed boys hostel and two new academic programmes. The hostel will be funded by the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi []

SRINAGAR: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has registered an FIR against officials and beneficiaries over alleged illegal construction and encroachment in the Rajbagh area of Srinagar. The FIR, registered as Case No. 10/2026, follows a joint surprise check and subsequent verification into allegations of construction of a multi-storey building in the flood basin and fringe area []

SRINAGAR: Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) CEO Rajit Punhani on Tuesday assured Jammu and Kashmir of technical and financial support to strengthen the Union Territorys food testing infrastructure and improve food safety compliance. Punhani made the assurance during an interactive meeting with food business operators (FBOs), trade and industry associations and other []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has declared August 26, Wednesday, as a holiday and December 19, Saturday, as a working day for the court. According to a notification issued by the Registrar General of the High Court, August 25, Tuesday, which was shown as a holiday on account of Eid-i-Milad-un-Nabi []

by Dr Rameez Ahmad Jammu and Kashmirs higher education system faces recurring contractual appointments, delayed recruitment and institutional inequality, raising concerns over merit, teacher dignity, student learning and public trust Every autumn, thousands of young men and women walk through the gates of government colleges across Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), carrying dreams that extend far []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorms over the next 24 hours, with the Meteorological Centre Srinagar warning of isolated thunder, lightning and gusty winds in parts of the Kashmir division and more intense weather activity in the Jammu division. According to the weather []

SRINAGAR: An elderly woman died after being hit by a car near the Bypass in Sopore area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Wednesday. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the accident occurred when an Alto car, travelling from Sopore towards Bandipora, hit a pedestrian near Sofi Akber Road, Bypass, in Sopore. []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir have to be resolved by the Centre and not by Washington, ruling out raising any grievances with US Ambassador to India and Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs Sergio Gor during their scheduled meeting. Gor is set to arrive in []

SRINAGAR: Four persons were injured after a Xylo vehicle carrying a dead body met with an accident near Sinthan Top in south Kashmirs Anantnag district on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting officials, news agency GNS reported that the accident occurred around 23 kilometres below Sinthan Top, within the jurisdiction of Police Station Larnoo. The Xylo, bearing []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday undertook an early-morning tour of Srinagar city, inspecting key development projects and reviewing infrastructure aimed at improving public services and urban mobility in the historic Shehar-e-Khaas. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Kumar Choudhary, Health and Medical Education Minister Sakina Itoo, Advisor to the []

SRINAGAR: At least three persons were killed after the vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down a hill in the Thub area of Reasi district on Tuesday evening, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the vehicle, bearing registration number JK14B-1284, was travelling from Reasi towards []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with FIL Industries Private Limited to bring nearly 600 employees of the Srinagar-based business group under its Corporate Salary Package, strengthening an institutional banking relationship between the two organisations. The agreement was signed in Srinagar by J&K Bank Zonal Head (Srinagar) Sheikh []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) General Secretary Haji Ali Mohammad Sagar on Tuesday said the Omar Abdullah-led government was committed to improving the economic conditions and livelihoods of artisans, craftsmen, traders and people associated with the tourism sector. Sagar made the remarks while interacting with several public delegations, traders associations and representatives of []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) will hold a meeting of its Unfair Means (UFM) Committee on August 20 to examine cases involving alleged use of unfair means by candidates appearing in various examinations. The meeting will cover cases pertaining to Classes 10, 11 and 12 under the Annual Private/Bi-Annual 2026 []

SRINAGAR: Environmental activist Dr Raja Muzaffar Bhat said that the Karewa landscape of Pulwama and Budgam has been subjected to loot and plunder on a scale far greater than the quantities reflected in official records. This, he said, after a joint committee constituted by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) documented extensive excavation and alteration of []

SRINAGAR: Paras Health Srinagar will organise a free multispeciality health camp on August 23, offering residents complimentary consultations with specialists across more than a dozen medical disciplines. The camp will be held from 10 am to 3 pm at Paras Health, Durganag, Dalgate Bridge, Munshi Bagh, Srinagar. According to the organisers, the initiative is aimed []

SRINAGAR: A Power Development Department (PDD) employee died after suffering an electric shock while repairing an electric line in Chatergam area of Budgam district on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Amin, a resident of Khanda in Pulwama district. Sources said Amin was carrying out repair work on an electric line when he came []

SRINAGAR: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected the default bail plea of Jasir Bilal Wani alias Danish, an accused in the November 2025 Red Fort area car bomb blast case. A Division Bench comprising Justice Prathiba M Singh and Justice Vikas Mahajan dismissed Wanis appeal challenging the trial courts decision. The detailed order is []

SRINAGAR: Anantnag Police has booked an alleged habitual fraudster under the Public Safety Act (PSA), citing concerns over his activities and their impact on public order. The action has been taken against Tasaduq Hussain Dar, son of Ab. Gani Dar, a resident of Sadoora in Anantnag, after the District Magistrate, Anantnag, issued a detention warrant []