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Srinagar, Aug 31: What began as an emergency response to a moment of fear and uncertainty has evolved into a critical support system for Jammu and Kashmir residents across the country and beyond. The dedicated toll-free helpline (1800-8900-166), launched by the Omar Abdullah-led government on April 25, 2025, has emerged as a round-the-clock bridge between the administration and people in need, handling everything from distress calls and emergency assistance to grievance redressal and coordinatio

RAJINDER HINDU The history of Jammu and Kashmir is often narrated through a narrow political lens. Certain personalities are celebrated, others are condemned, and complex historical developments are reduced to convenient slogans. Yet some of the most important questions surrounding the events of 1947 remain insufficiently examined, particularly from the perspective of Jammu. Among these questions is the political relationship between Jawaharlal Nehru and Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, the circumstanc

Srinagar, August 19: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), Srinagar has registered an FIR against several officials and beneficiaries in connection with alleged illegal construction and encroachment in the Rajbagh area of Srinagar. The case, registered as FIR No. 10/2026, follows a Joint Surprise Check and subsequent verification into allegations concerning the construction of a multi-storey building in the flood basin/fringe area of the River Jhelum at Rajbagh. According to the ACB, the verificatio

Tehran, August 19 : Iran has warned countries across West Asia against providing assistance or facilities to the United States, saying any such support could be viewed as complicity with American military operations. Ali Abdollahi, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, issued the warning in a social media post on Wednesday and said Tehran was closely monitoring military movements throughout the region. Abdollahi stressed that Iran does not seek confrontation with neighbouring countries but

Baramulla , August 19 : Non-gazetted employees of Government Medical College (GMC) Baramulla have started an indefinite peaceful protest over the continued delay in framing recruitment rules, which they said have been pending for nearly seven years. The employees stated that they had earlier staged a protest following which the administration assured them that the recruitment rules would be finalized within three months. However, they alleged that the assurance was not fulfilled and the process

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 19: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today undertook an extensive early-morning tour of Srinagar city, covering all eight Assembly constituencies, to take stock of ongoing development works, inspect key infrastructure projects and assess the delivery of public facilities and civic amenities on the ground. Beginning the tour at around 6:30 am, the Chief Minister visited a number of important project sites covering road and traffic infrastructure, healthcare, heritage conservation, sp

Srinagar, Aug 19 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he was very hopeful and optimistic that engagement between the United States and Jammu and Kashmir would widen and deepen in the years ahead. Speaking to reporters outside his residence in Gupkar after meeting US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor, Omar said the discussions focused on India-US relations, with particular emphasis on what the United States could do for Jammu and Kashmir. It was, as Ambassador Gor has said, a very good m

Banihal, August 19: In a significant political development, around 150 political workers and activists, mainly from the PDP, besides Congress, BJP and AAP, joined the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference at a joining function held in Banihal. Welcoming the new entrants into the party fold, MLA Banihal-Gool Sajjad Shaheen said the continued joining of political workers from different political parties reflects a clear shift in the political mood across the Banihal-Gool constituency and growing c

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Living a queen's life once, 75 year old Gill Ded lives on a razor's edge in a makeshift one room house on the banks of Choont Kul in Srinagar. She lost her husband and her adopted son also deserted her. She now appeals to the government to provide her shelter so that she can spend the last days of her life in peace. Report: Abid Bashir Camera and Edit: Bilal Tantry and Musaib Fayaz

Sopore, Aug 19 : An elderly woman died after being hit by a car near the Bypass in Sopore area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Wednesday. An official told the news agencyKashmir News Observer (KNO) that the accident occurred when an Alto car, travelling from Sopore towards Bandipora, hit a pedestrian near Sofi Akber Road, Bypass, in Sopore. He said the woman was immediately shifted to District Hospital Sopore for treatment; however, she succumbed to her injuries at the hospital. She was

Anantnag, Aug 18: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr. Bilal Mohiuddin Bhat on Tuesday chaired a meeting at DC Office, to review the progress of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Rural and Urban, in the district. The meeting was attended by the Assistant Commissioner Development, Chief Planning Officer, Block Development Officers, Chief Executive Officer, Municipal Council Anantnag, Executive Officers of Municipal Committees, and other concerned officials. Briefing the chair about progr

Srinagar, Aug 18: Several Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) on Tuesday called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at the Civil Secretariat here and discussed key developmental matters and public welfare issues concerning their respective constituencies. MLA Baramulla Javid Baigh, MLA Rajpora Ghulam Mohi Uddin Mir, MLA Poonch-Haveli Ajaz Ahmad Jan and MLA Bandipora Nizamuddin Bhat met the Chief Minister and apprised him of various issues and developmental priorities of their respective const

Srinagar, Aug 18: The Wildlife Department in Kashmir has received around 1,700 distress calls related to human-wildlife conflict this year,with teams responding to all such complaints, Regional Wildlife Warden, Kashmir, Tawheed Ahmad Deva, said. Speaking to Rising Kashmir, Deva said the department has been responding promptly to distress calls and has dedicated teams to deal with incidents involving wild animals. Whenever we receive these distress calls, we act immediately. We have proper teams

Srinagar, Aug 18: Jammu & Kashmir is facing a significant decline in student enrolment as children move through successive stages of school education, with the Gross Enrolment Ratio (GER) falling to 44.8 per cent at the higher-secondary level, according to a NITI Aayog report. The report, titled School Education System in India: Temporal Analysis and Policy Roadmap for Quality Enhancement, points to a widening gap in enrolment between the early years of schooling and Classes XI and XII. The figu

Srinagar, Aug 18: Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, on Tuesday chaired a review meeting to assess the progress on the Viksit BharatGuarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) [VB-G RAM G], calling for a renewed and focused push to strengthen the Person Days (PD) generation, activate worksites, ensure timely wage payments and tighten field-level supervision across the Union Territory. Asad directed the Executive Engineers to process wage

Illegal mining has become one of the most damaging and least confronted crimes against our land. It is not merely a question of theft of sand, gravel or stone. It is a larger assault on ecology, public infrastructure, governance and the very idea of law. Where mining is illegal, everything around it eventually becomes illegal in spirit too: permits are bypassed, safety norms ignored, environmental clearances mocked, and local complaints brushed aside. The result is a landscape wounded by greed a