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SRINAGAR: A 45-year-old woman died after an SUV collided with a Tata Mobile vehicle in the Akhal area of Kangan in central Kashmirs Ganderbal district on Thursday. Officials said the accident occurred when a Scorpio collided with a Tata Mobile near Akhal, leaving the woman seriously injured. The injured woman was shifted to Sub-District Hospital []

SRINAGAR : An unidentified body was recovered from a river in the Nowshera area of Rajouri district on Thursday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that some locals engaged in contract-related work spotted the body floating in the river and subsequently informed the police. Following the information, a police team along []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness intermittent rain and thunderstorms over the next five days, with the Meteorological Centre Srinagar forecasting the possibility of moderate to heavy showers at a few places and warning of flash floods and mudslides in vulnerable areas. According to the five-day forecast issued by the Meteorological Centre on []

SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioners in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been empowered to process and grant citizenship to eligible applicants under a new set of rules notified by the Union Home Ministry. The move follows the notification of the Citizenship (Third Amendment) Rules, 2026, which transfers the power to decide applications for citizenship by registration []

SRINAGAR: The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) have put forward a set of non-negotiable demands ahead of their proposed dialogue with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in September, insisting that any future arrangement for Ladakh must address its political, financial and constitutional concerns. The two organisations submitted a joint memorandum []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has placed two Assistant Section Officers of the JK Secretariat (Subordinate) Service as In-charge Section Officers on an officiating basis for a period of six months or until the posts are filled on a regular basis, whichever is earlier. The decision was issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) []

SRINAGAR: A 30-year-old man was killed while his pillion rider was injured after the motorcycle they were travelling on was hit by an unknown vehicle at Main Market Hajin in north Kashmirs Bandipora district on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the duo were travelling on a motorcycle when []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has accorded sanction to the regular promotion of 29 Senior Scale Stenographers of the Head of Departments cadre as Private Secretaries in the Jammu and Kashmir Private Secretary to Head of Departments (Gazetted) Service. The promotions have been ordered under Government Order No. 1420-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated August 19, []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has constituted a committee to examine issues affecting the career progression of employees appointed under the Prime Ministers Package for Kashmiri Migrants and employees of the JK Relief Organisation (DMRRR). The committee has been constituted under Government Order No. 1419-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated August 19, and has been given []

SRINAGAR: The Railway Ministry has approved an increase in the maximum permissible speed of trains to 100 kmph on the 111-kilometre Katra-Banihal broad gauge rail section under the Jammu Railway Division of Northern Railway. The revised limit replaces the earlier permissible speeds of 85 kmph between Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra and Sangaldan and 75 []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has transferred JKAS officer Bilal Ahmad Mir from his post as Sub-Registrar, Khansahib, and posted him as Deputy Secretary in the JK Legislative Assembly with immediate effect. According to Government Order No. 1415-JK(GAD) of 2026, dated August 19, Mir was also holding additional charge of Sub-Registrar, Budgam before his []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the transfer and posting of three engineers, all holding the charge of Executive Engineer, in the Power Development Department with immediate effect. According to Government Order No. 179-JK(PDD) of 2026, Er. Sunil Gupta has been posted to STD-I, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL), Jammu, after being []

SRINAGAR: Pulwama came alive on Tuesday evening as the second edition of the Royal Premier League cricket tournament opened under floodlights, drawing thousands of spectators to the Sports Stadium and turning the conflict-affected district into a venue of sport and celebration. MLA Pulwama Waheed Para claimed more than 20,000 people attended the inaugural match of []

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 : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday chaired the 81st meeting of the Jammu and Kashmir Rajya Sainik Board at Lok Bhavan, reviewing welfare measures for veterans, Veer Naris, widows and dependents. The meeting discussed issues related to welfare delivery, grievance redressal, healthcare and institutional strengthening, including the establishment of a ZSWO at Kishtwar []