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Nepals flash floods have again reminded the region that natures fury is often only the first half of the disaster; the second is the scale of human loss made worse by fragility, delay and the limits of response. With 359 dead and 910 still missing or out of contact, the numbers are no longer merely statistics. They are a measure of households shattered, communities displaced and a rescue system racing against time. What makes this calamity especially alarming is not only its magnitude but its ge

The High Himalayas as the World's Early Warning Engine For centuries, humanity viewed the Himalayas as an eternal, immutable fortress of rock and ice. We wrote poetry about their permanent silence, built shrines along their roaring torrents, and treated their towering elevations as an unyielding backdrop to human enterprise. That static conception of geography is now violently obsolete. What the world witnessed across the river valleys of Nepalfrom the swollen banks of the Bagmati and Koshi rive

Kathmandu [Nepal], August 27 : The death toll in the devastating flash floods in Nepal has risen to 359, while 910 people remain missing or out of contact, as authorities intensify search, rescue and relief operations amid a warning of another major flood threat from a newly formed lake upstream of the Lhende River. According to the latest Rasuwa Bhotekoshi Flood Search, Rescue and Relief Update issued by Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) up to 6:20 PM (l

Samba, Aug 25 : A person was killed and three others injured after a flyover collapsed during construction work in the Jakh area of Vijaypur in Samba district on Tuesday, officials said. An official told the news agencyKashmir News Observer (KNO) that the incident occurred when the structure gave way during ongoing work. He said the injured persons were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, while their condition was not immediately known. Investigation has been taken up and further details

Srinagar, Aug 25: The Economic Offences Wing Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has filed a Charge-sheet before the Honble Court of Sub-Judge, Srinagar against Afaq Ahmad Thug S/o Ghulam Qadir R/o New Colony, Hazratbal Near Shiwala Mandir, Anantnag A/P 10-Green Enclave Barmuni Road Sunjwan Jammu in case FIR No. 25/2026 under Section 318(4) BNS. The case pertains to a written complaint received by this investigation agency wherein it was alleged that the accused individual Afaq Ahmad Thug cheated the co

Pulwama, Aug 25 : Security forces on Tuesday arrested two terror associates in South Kashmirs Pulwama district and recovered a pistol, 12 rounds and a hand grenade during a joint operation in the Yarwan forest area of CB Nath in Rajpora, officials said. An official told the news agencyKashmir News Observer (KNO) that the operation was launched by Pulwama Police in coordination with the Armys 44 Rashtriya Rifles and 183 Battalion CRPF following specific intelligence inputs regarding the movement

Shopian, Aug 24: Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Shopian, Dr. Nasir Ahmed Lone on Monday chaired a meeting of the Joint Steering Committee and District Zoonosis Committee at the Mini-Secretariat, Shopian, to review the implementation of the National Rabies Control Programme (NRCP) and strengthen measures for the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases in the district. The meeting held detailed deliberations on rabies prevention and control, timely reporting of dog-bite c

Srinagar, Aug 24: The first phase of the Jammu & Kashmir Science, Technology and Innovation Council (SREP 2025-26)-funded Psy-STEM Project, titled Psychology-Driven STEM Learning to Build Scientific Temper in the Border Villages of Kashmir, has been completed at Government College for Women (GCW), M.A. Road, Srinagar. The project, led by Dr. Eshrat Ara, Principal Investigator, GCW M.A. Road, in collaboration with Dr. Dinesh Kumar Rajendran, Co-Principal Investigator, NIT Srinagar, seeks to inte

Srinagar, Aug 24: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the preparedness for implementation of the Phase-I Pilot of the Rehabilitation & Socio-Economic Reintegration Scheme for Drug Abuse Victims, 2026, being coordinated by Social Welfare Department. The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary, Home; Commissioner Secretary, H&ME; Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare Department; DC, Srinagar; Head, IMHANS, Srinagar; Director, Health, Jammu/Kashmi

Srinagar, Aug 23: The Jammu & Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) held its State Office Bearers' and Organizational Meetings at Hotel Countryside, Nowgam, Srinagar, on Sunday, with a focus on further strengthening the organization, expanding grassroots outreach and preparing for upcoming political and organizational programmes. In a statement, J&K BJP President and MP Sat Sharma (CA) chaired the meeting, which was also addressed by Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, Leader of Opposition J&K Suni

Srinagar, Aug 23: Kashmir ki fiza badal gayi haiUnion Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS PMO Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the change in Kashmirs atmosphere was a result of Prime Minister Narendra Modis vision and mission, with peace, progress and prosperity becoming the defining features of the Valley. Talking to reporters after attending the J&K BJP State Office Bearers Meet at Nowgam here, Dr Jitendra Singh said the people of Kashmir,

Shopian, Aug 24: Dismissing recent threat letters targeting Kashmiri Pandits, BJP General Secretary (Organisation) Ashok Koul on Monday asserted that the community and the party remain unfazed by such intimidation tactics. Such threats will continue, but we are not concerned by them. Personally, I receive threats every 15 days, and there is nothing to fear. We completely reject and oppose them, Koul told Rising Kashmir on the sidelines of his visit to Shopian. Referring to the latest threat lett

Moscow [Russia], August 24 : External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday met with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow as part of his two-day official visit to the country at the invitation of First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov. Jaishankar is on an official visit from August 23 to August 24. As per the release from the Ministry of External Affairs, the EAM will co-chair the 27th Session of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission

Srinagar, Aug 24: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has arrested accused Junaid Ul Islam, son of Nazir Ahmad Baba, resident of Alamdar Colony, Phase 1, Charar-e-Sharief, Budgam, from Mangammanapalya, Bangalore. The arrest was made in compliance with orders of the Honble Court of 4th Additional Munsiff Judicial Magistrate, Srinagar, which had issued a warrant against him. He was wanted in FIR No. 07/2025 under Section 420 RPC, Police Station EOW Kashmir, and had been ev

Srinagar, Aug 24: All India Kashmiri Samaj strongly condemns the fresh threat letter targeting members of the Kashmiri Pandit community, which is being circulated on social media today. We are deeply concerned about this attempt to intimidate and create fear among the community. Such threats are not only aimed at Kashmiri Pandits but at the very idea of peace and co-existence in Jammu & Kashmir. We urge the Honble Lieutenant Governor, J&K Administration and J&K Police to take immediate cognizanc