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SRINAGAR: A rapidly expanding glacial lake in the Warwan basin of Jammu and Kashmir could pose a substantial future Glacial Lake Outburst Flood (GLOF) threat to downstream settlements, bridges, roads and hydropower infrastructure, with modelling suggesting that a worst-case flood could reach populated areas within about six hours, according to a new study by a []

SRINAGAR: MBBS and BDS interns held peaceful protests across Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) in Jammu and Kashmir and at SKIMS Bemina on Monday, demanding revision of their long-pending internship stipend. The protests were organized as part of a collective campaign by medical interns seeking a monthly stipend of Rs 30,000 and implementation of the recommendations []

SRINAGAR: Apple productivity in Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a decline while almond cultivation has witnessed a significant contraction, even as the regions overall fruit production has grown more than fivefold since 1980, according to a NITI Aayog roadmap for development of the horticulture sector. The findings are part of the Roadmap for Horticulture Development []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of a Kupwara man, holding that the grounds cited against him were vague and lacked material particulars necessary for him to effectively challenge his detention. Justice Sanjay Dhar passed the judgment on August 29 while hearing a petition filed by []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of a Srinagar man under the Jammu & Kashmir Public Safety Act (PSA), holding that the grounds relied upon by the authorities were vague and lacked material facts. Justice Rahul Bharti, in a judgment pronounced on August 27, 2026, quashed []

SRINAGAR: The Full Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has held that the government cannot, at its discretion, decide when an eligible ad hoc, contractual or consolidated employee should be regularised, ruling that the right to regularisation accrues once the statutory conditions are fulfilled. The judgment, delivered by Chief Justice (Acting) []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has rejected the bail pleas of four men accused of abducting and gang-raping a 15-year-old girl in Srinagar in 2022, observing that the trial was nearing completion and that the seriousness of the charges and possibility of flight risk weighed against their release. Justice M A []

SRINAGAR: A man was killed after falling from a walnut tree in the Damjan area of Qazigund in south Kashmir on Sunday, reports said. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, son of Mohammad Ramzan Bhat, a resident of Damjan, Qazigund. According to reports, Bhat fell from the tree while carrying out work and []

SRINAGAR : The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, has prohibited the sale, storage, distribution and display of 10 identified ghee brands and batches across the Union Territory after laboratory tests found them to be sub-standard, unsafe and misbranded. The action has been taken under the provisions of the Food Safety and Standards []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has refused to quash an FIR against an assistant professor accused of fraudulently obtaining a Reserved Backward Area (RBA) certificate and using it to secure government employment. Justice Sanjay Dhar dismissed a petition filed by Qulsum Akhter challenging FIR No. 9/2025 registered at the Economic Offences []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition challenging the preventive detention of a Srinagar man under the Public Safety Act (PSA), holding that there was no ground to interfere with the detention order. Justice Sanjay Dhar passed the judgment on August 29 while hearing a petition filed by []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police have attached a residential house valued at Rs 16.77 lakh in Shopian district, alleging that the property was acquired through proceeds generated from drug trafficking. The property belongs to Hilal Ahmad Dar, son of Gh Ahmad Dar, a resident of Vehil in Shopian, police said on Saturday. According to police, []

SRINAGAR: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast scattered light to moderate rain and thunderstorms across Jammu and Kashmir over the next 24 hours, with fairly widespread to widespread precipitation likely during the following two days. According to the weather bulletin issued by the Meteorological Centre, Srinagar, at 11 am on Sunday, scattered light to []

SRINAGAR: A study of 498 young adults in Kashmir has identified three distinct patterns of delusion-like experiences. Nearly one in four participants fell into the strong-endorsement group, marked by higher levels of distress, preoccupation and conviction. The researchers, however, caution that these findings do not indicate psychosis or clinical delusions. The study, published in BMC []

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg on Saturday reviewed preparations for the upcoming first International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJ and K), directing departments to ensure comprehensive arrangements, robust security and close coordination for the smooth conduct of the event. Chairing a high-level meeting at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Garg asked []

SRINAGAR: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday laid the foundation stone for 110 road projects worth Rs 1,503.53 crore under PMGSY-IV across five districts of Jammu and Kashmir, with the projects expected to add nearly 598 km of rural road connectivity and benefit around 46,972 people. The projects, sanctioned under Batch-I of 2026-27, will cover []

SRINAGAR: The Higher Education Department of Jammu and Kashmir has notified the commencement of Phase-II undergraduate admissions for the 2026-27 academic session in Government Degree Colleges across the Union Territory. The admission process is open to candidates who have qualified the Class 12 Biannual, Supplementary or Private Examination for the 2026 session, whose results have []

SRINAGAR: A motorcyclist was killed after his motorcycle collided with a Maruti Ignis in the Brath Kalan area of Sopore in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Saturday, officials said. The deceased was identified as Tajamul Ahmad Sheikh, a resident of Sheikhpora Bomai. An official said Sheikh sustained critical injuries in the accident and was taken []

SRINAGAR: The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), Jammu and Kashmir, conducted 140 inspections and collected 55 food samples for quality and safety testing during an enforcement drive across 12 districts, officials said. The samples included milk and milk products, edible oils, spices and other food commodities, while enforcement teams also scrutinised food labels and inspected []

SRINAGAR: Former Jammu and Kashmir minister and political leader Ghulam Hassan Khan died after a prolonged illness in south Kashmirs Shopian district on Saturday evening. Khan, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader, was elected to the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly in 2002 and later served as Minister of State for Social Welfare. He []

SRINAGAR: The Unified Payments Interface (UPI) completes a decade on August 25, with its annual transaction volume surging nearly 13,000-fold to more than 24,162 crore transactions in 2025-26 from 1.78 crore in its first year, cementing its position as the backbone of Indias digital payments ecosystem and the worlds largest real-time payment system by transaction []