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SRINAGAR: The Apni Party on Thursday staged a protest in Anantnag against the National Conference-led government, demanding the withdrawal of the recent hike in electricity tariffs. Party workers and leaders raised slogans against the government during the protest and called for the tariff increase to be rolled back, saying higher electricity charges would place an []

SRINAGAR: NITI Aayog Member Dr M. Srinivas on Wednesday called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Lok Bhavan here and discussed key development priorities and measures to accelerate the socio-economic growth of Jammu and Kashmir. Dr Srinivas was accompanied by a team of senior NITI Aayog officials, including Senior Adviser Anurag Goyal, Economic Adviser Subhash []

SRINAGAR: Traffic Police Headquarters, J&K, has issued a fresh advisory for commuters travelling on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) and other major routes, citing poor road conditions, ongoing construction work, landslide-prone stretches and the forecast of rainfall over the next few days. According to the advisory, very slow traffic movement was observed on NH-44 between August []

SRINAGAR: Pakistan captain Babar Azam says his team must take greater responsibility and avoid another batting collapse when it faces England in the second Test at Lords on Thursday, as he prepares to return after missing the series opener with a finger injury. Babar said he was 90% fit after taking part in Pakistans practice []

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday expressed grief over the loss of six lives in a road accident in Poonchs Surankote area and directed authorities to provide all possible assistance to the affected families and injured. Omar Abdullah conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the families of those who lost []

SRINAGAR: The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepals mountainous Rasuwa district rose to 95 on Wednesday after an ice-and-rock avalanche triggered torrents that swept through villages near the Tibet border, Reuters reported. The floods have left hundreds of people missing and caused extensive damage to roads, bridges and power infrastructure, with authorities warning []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed an appeal by the Union Territory administration and upheld an order directing the J&K Lake Conservation and Management Authority (LCMA) to release a Call Deposit Receipt (CDR) of Rs 2,24,750 to a contractor, holding that the Authority could not withhold money deposited for []

SRINAGAR: Five associates were arrested and a cache of arms and ammunition recovered during a joint cordon and search operation in the Bugam Orchard area of Kulgam district on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting a senior official, the news agency KNO reported that the operation was conducted jointly by Kulgam Police, 9 Rashtriya Rifles and 18 []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday called for establishing a quaternary healthcare corridor in the Union Territory, integrating AI-enabled diagnostics and launching a biomedical research mission to ensure advanced medical care is accessible to all. Addressing the Quaternary Healthcare & Research Summit in Srinagar, Sinha said Jammu and Kashmir and the []

SRINAGAR: At least six people are feared dead and four to five others injured in a road accident in the Surankote area of Poonch district on Wednesday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the accident took place near Shiendra area on Wednesday evening. He said at least six people were []

Industry body says actual energy charge increase is nearly 10 per cent and seeks restoration of pre-order tariff pending review

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has acquitted Habibullah Kumar, a former In-charge Establishment Clerk at the Block Development Office (BDO), Larkipora Shahabad, Anantnag, in a 2009 bribery case, holding that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he had demanded or voluntarily accepted illegal gratification. Justice Sanjay Dhar set []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of a Rajouri man booked in three cases concerning transportation of bovine animals without permission, holding that such allegations, by themselves, were not sufficient to invoke the Jammu and Kashmir Public Safety Act. The court also found that authorities had violated []

SRINAGAR: The Indian Medical Association (IMA) has urged people to remain vigilant amid a seasonal increase in Influenza A (H1N1) cases, while noting that most infections are mild and resolve on their own. The medical body advised people against self-medicating with antibiotics, stressing that H1N1 is caused by a virus and antibiotics do not treat []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed the preventive detention of Mohd. Asgar alias Tola, holding that the criminal cases cited against him by the authorities were either too old to have a live and proximate link with the need for preventive detention or had subsequently been settled and quashed. The []

SRINAGAR: National Conference MP Syed Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Wednesday questioned the repeated delays in expansion of the Jammu and Kashmir Council of Ministers, saying governance was suffering as ministers were burdened with multiple portfolios. Ruhullah said assurances regarding cabinet expansion had been made several times but had not materialised. The expansion was first talked []

SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday extended greetings to people on the occasion of Milad-un-Nabi, expressing hope that the occasion strengthens togetherness and spreads joy. Eid Mubarak! Greetings on Milad-un-Nabi, Modi said in a post on X. He also wished that the spirit of kindness and giving back to society would continue to guide []

SRINAGAR: Gold prices rose by Rs 115 to Rs 1,62,997 per 10 grams in futures trade on Wednesday, supported by firm spot demand and fresh positions taken by market participants, analysts said. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), the gold contract for October delivery gained Rs 115, or 0.07 per cent, to trade at Rs []

SRINAGAR: Thousands of devotees gathered at the Hazratbal Shrine in Srinagar for night-long prayers on the eve of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), with the sacred relic of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) displayed after the pre-dawn prayers. Devotees, including men, women, youth and elderly people, began arriving at the shrine from late evening from different parts of the Valley []

SRINAGAR: Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall have damaged agricultural land, crops, roads and other infrastructure in parts of Thanamandi in Rajouri district, with residents facing renewed disruption amid the ongoing wet spell. The latest flooding has affected several hilly areas where sudden rises in water levels in local nallahs have impacted roads and agricultural []

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has cautioned consumers against fraudulent messages threatening electricity disconnection over alleged unpaid bills and directing recipients to contact a purported bill update officer. In a public notice, KPDCL clarified that the messages are fake and have not been issued by the corporation. Consumers have been advised not []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has declared the services of Prof. (Dr.) Syed Sajjad Nazir, Head of the Department of Urology at Government Medical College (GMC), Srinagar, as quasi-permanent in a gazetted capacity. The decision was issued by the Health and Medical Education Department under Government Order No. 650-JK(HME) of 2026, dated August 25. []

As forest evictions surge across Jammu and Kashmir, thousands of rights claims lie rejected, exposing a gap between promise and ground reality, reports Mir Rameez Raja Even as bulldozers levelled homes on the forest edges of Jammu through the summer of 2026, the governments own numbers tell a second, quieter story. The law meant to []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness generally hot and humid conditions over the coming days, with brief spells of rain and thundershowers forecast at scattered places and the possibility of intense localised showers triggering flash floods, mudslides and landslides, the Meteorological Centre Srinagar said. According to the latest forecast, brief spells of rain []

SRINAGAR: A 29-year-old lady died after slipping from a hill while cutting grass in the Chassana area of Reasi district on Wednesday, officials said. An official said that the lady was cutting grass on a hillside when she slipped and fell around 200300 metres, resulting in her death on the spot. She was later identified []

by Nadira Nayeem A deeply personal reflection on cancer, caregiving, grief and dignity, arguing that compassion, human presence and meaningful moments matter alongside medical treatment. There are some diagnoses that do not merely enter a medical file; they alter the atmosphere of an entire home. Cancer is one of them. One moment, a family is []

SRINAGAR: The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRR&R) on Tuesday approved a Rs 664.54 crore disaster recovery package for Jammu and Kashmir, including the reconstruction of 8,804 fully and severely damaged houses and 1,227 infrastructure works. The decision was taken at the third meeting of the []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president Dr Farooq Abdullah and Vice President and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday greeted people on the occasion of Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi (SAW), calling for a renewed commitment to peace, compassion, equality and justice. In separate messages, the two leaders said the occasion provides an opportunity to reflect on the []

SRINAGAR: The annual Kousar Nag Yatra-2026 concluded on Monday after more than 800 devotees from different parts of Reasi district participated in the three-day pilgrimage, with the administration maintaining elaborate arrangements along the challenging mountainous route. The yatra commenced from Reasi on August 21 and passed through Arnas, Dharmari, Mahore, Sungri, Chassana and Sarsote before []

SRINAGAR: Artificial intelligence chatbots may not merely become the subject of delusional beliefs but could actively co-construct and intensify them through prolonged interaction, according to a new review by researchers from Germany and the UK. The paper proposes an amplification spiral in which three characteristics of large language models, linguistic alignment, hyper-personalised generation and sycophancy, []

SRINAGAR: The National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) has sought an action-taken report from Jammu and Kashmir authorities within five days over the alleged sexual assault and subsequent death of a minor Gujjar girl in Kishtwar, while raising questions over the non-invocation of provisions of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act []

SRINAGAR: Several areas across north and central Kashmir will face scheduled power shutdowns on August 27, 29 and 31 due to maintenance and related works on various transmission lines and grid stations, according to the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL). KPDCL said power supply to a large number of areas in Baramulla, Sopore, Gurez, []

SRINAGAR: Twenty-one former international cricket captains, including Indian cricket legends Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar, have renewed their appeal to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for proper medical treatment and welfare of jailed former Pakistan prime minister and 1992 World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan. The appeal, made in a letter dated August 23, []

SRINAGAR: The Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) has opposed the latest power tariff order of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), alleging that industrial consumers have effectively been burdened with a nearly 10 per cent increase in their principal energy charges. The apex industrial body has urged Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to intervene []

SRINAGAR:A fire broke out at a grooms residence in Vilgam village of north Kashmirs Kupwara district on Saturday during the Mehndi Raat ceremony, reportedly gutting the house and destroying belongings prepared for the wedding. The house, owned by Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, caught fire while family members and relatives were gathered for the wedding celebrations, turning []

SRINAGAR: The Ladakh administration has submitted a proposal to the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti for the construction of 36 check dams across the Union Territory to strengthen water security, expand irrigation facilities and bring more land under assured irrigation. The proposal, submitted on the directions of Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, comprises seven Himalayan []

SRINAGAR: Two men facing separate cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act have escaped from Central Jail Srinagar, prompting police to issue lookout notices and launch efforts to trace them. A senior police officer confirmed the development, saying the two accused were lodged in Central Jail Srinagar in connection with separate []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday called for an inclusive and technology-driven development model for India, while urging industry leaders to invest in Jammu and Kashmir and help connect its tourism, horticulture and handicrafts sectors with global markets. Addressing the World Wisdom Forum organised by the IIT Alumni Council in New Delhi, Sinha said []

SRINAGAR: A nine-year-old boy reportedly drowned in Nallah Sindh opposite the Fire and Emergency Services Headquarters in Ganderbal on Sunday. Officials said that an Emergency Rescue Boat of the Fire and Emergency Services Headquarters, Ganderbal, along with a rescue crew, was immediately deployed after information about the incident was received. They said the rescue operation []

SRINAGAR,: A man died after falling from a hillside while cutting a tree in the Upper Mohura area of Uri in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Sunday. Officials told GNS that Aziz Tantray, son of Subhan Tantray and a resident of Upper Mohura, was cutting a tree when he fell down the hillside and sustained []

SRINAGAR : A 40-year-old man was injured after being attacked by a bear in the Jabla area of Uri in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Sunday. Officials said Toseef Ahmad Poswal, son of Shah Zaman Poswal and a resident of Jabla, was attacked by the bear while he was in a dhok (temporary shelter) in []

SRINAGAR : An 18-year-old narcotics case has finally reached its conclusion with a special NDPS court in Jammu sentencing Kunnu Bharti alias Abhinandan to three years in prison and imposing a fine of Rs 10,000. The case relates to the recovery of 960 grams of charas from Bharti in the Kashmir Basti area of Jammu []

SRINAGAR: Khyber Aquaculture, in partnership with the Jammu and Kashmir Department of Fisheries, has launched a specialised training programme for local trout farmers to promote modern, sustainable aquaculture practices, improve fish health, and strengthen the efficiency and resilience of the regions trout-farming sector. The programme is being implemented under Project No 22, Implementation of Trout []

SRINAGAR: Senior National Conference leader and Lok Sabha MP Mian Altaf Ahmed has expressed anguish over the death of a minor schoolgirl in the Chatroo area of Kishtwar district and called for a time-bound investigation and fast-track trial in the case. In a statement, Altaf described the incident as horrifying and an unpardonable violation of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has warmed by nearly 1C over the past two decades at several high-altitude locations, including Pahalgam and Gulmarg, with the strongest altitude-linked warming occurring during winter, according to a new study based on 45 years of temperature observations. The researchers say the changes could have serious implications for high-altitude hydrology, the []

SRINAGAR: ational Conference MP from the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Aga Ruhullah Mehdi, on Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir had continued to lose its powers over the years, while its political leadership had failed to regain them. Speaking to reporters during an interaction in Baramulla, Ruhullah said his criticism was not directed at any individual []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir native Monica Chhibber Sharma has been appointed an Additional Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court and took oath along with eight other newly appointed judges. She was administered the oath by Acting Chief Justice Ashwani Kumar Mishra on Saturday, following the issuance of her warrant of appointment by President []

Kashmirs fertility crisis demands a coordinated policy response: awareness campaigns, subsidised fertility care, workplace reform, and early screening integrated into routine healthcare delivery. Jammu and Kashmirs total fertility rate has fallen from 4.5 to 1.4 in four decades, a drop steep enough to alter the regions demographic future within a generation. Some of this decline []

by Ishfaq Manzoor Digital libraries are transforming Jammu and Kashmirs access to global knowledge, research and learning while redefining libraries and librarians alike. There was a time when a library was imagined as a quiet hall lined with shelves, where knowledge waited patiently between the covers of books. Today, that image is changing. Across Jammu []

SRINAGAR: Irans new top security official has warned neighbouring countries against cooperating with a fresh US campaign aimed at putting further economic pressure on Tehran, saying Iran would retaliate against countries that assist what it described as an economic war. Mohsen Rezaei, the newly appointed secretary of Irans Supreme National Security Council, issued the warning []