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SRINAGAR: The Awami Itihaad Party has questioned the priorities of the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes in Jammu and Kashmir, saying any comprehensive assessment must also account for indigenous families and entire population pockets displaced from their ancestral homes along the Line of Control. AIP Chief Spokesperson Inam Un Nabi said the Committees assessment should []

SRINAGAR : Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Additional General Secretary and former minister Ajay Kumar Sadhotra on Wednesday said the Omar Abdullah-led government was committed to equitable development of all regions and sections of Jammu and Kashmir. He said the government would continue to raise the voice of the people and work towards their []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly will meet in Srinagar from September 21, with the Assembly Secretariat asking legislators to submit notices for questions, bills and resolutions ahead of the session. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, in exercise of powers conferred under Section 18(1) of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, summoned the Assembly []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed a five-year-old FIR against a Jammu man accused of spreading a COVID-19 rumour on WhatsApp, ruling that the creation of panic or fear, by itself, does not constitute an offence under Section 505(2) of the IPC unless the alleged statement was intended or []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld the retirement of an Associate Professor of Nursing from the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) at the age of 60, ruling that the enhanced retirement age of 62 years applicable to University teachers did not extend to faculty serving in the []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to a man accused in a 2023 drug-death case, holding that the mere sale or supply of a contraband substance does not, by itself, attract the stringent provisions of Section 27-A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act relating to []

SRINAGAR: Security arrangements have been intensified across Kashmir ahead of Independence Day, with police and paramilitary forces stepping up patrolling, area domination, vehicle checks and frisking to ensure peaceful celebrations, officials said on Wednesday. Security personnel have been deployed in large numbers at sensitive locations across Srinagar and other parts of the Valley, particularly around []

SRINAGAR: The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed an NGO to approach the Union government, states and Union Territories with its concerns over demolition of unauthorised structures and the need to protect the right to shelter. A Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and comprising Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohana disposed of []

SRINAGAR: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday referred the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for detailed examination, amid strong objections from opposition parties and concerns raised by minority organisations. The motion to refer the Bill to the JPC was moved by Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has not recorded any solarised agriculture feeder under the Feeder Level Solarisation (FLS) component of the Pradhan Mantri-Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM), even as 5,655 feeders have been solarised across the country, according to data placed before the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Union Ministry of New and Renewable []

SRINAGAR:Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness spells of light to moderate rain and thundershowers over the coming days, with brief intense and heavy showers expected at a few places, particularly between August 16 and 19. Director of the Meteorological Department, Mukhtar Ahmad, said Poonch recorded 53 mm, Pulwama 57.5 mm, Awantipora 47.8 mm and []

SRINAGAR: Fifty-eight fruit and vegetable samples tested in Jammu and Kashmir were found to contain pesticide residues above permissible limits over the last three years, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Union Government said 1,489 fruit and vegetable samples collected from JK under the Monitoring of Pesticide Residues at National []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Health Minister Sakina Itoo on Wednesday said para-medical posts in the Union Territory are likely to be advertised in December, providing eligible candidates an opportunity to seek employment in the health sector. Itoo made the announcement while speaking at the inauguration of a new CT scan machine at SMGS Hospital, Shalamar, []

SRINAGAR: Prabhakar Jha, Chief General Manager of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has assumed charge as Regional Director of the central bank for the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Jha succeeds Chandrashekhar Azad, who has been transferred to the RBI Central Office in Mumbai. Before taking up his new assignment, Jha []

by Mudasir Rasool Najar Delays, weak accountability, and poor public service undermine citizens dignity. Reform requires ethical governance, empathy, institutional accountability, and officials who treat every citizen with respect. A government office should be a space of dignity, where people find solutionsnot where their patience and self-worth are tested. Every file represents a person, and []

SRINAGAR: Climate change and anthropogenic factors are contributing to the rising risk of extreme rainfall, cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides in the Himalayan region, the Union Government has told the Lok Sabha. The Ministry of Home Affairs said assessments by weather experts, scientific institutions and State authorities indicate that the intensity and frequency of extreme []

SRINAGAR: As many as 174 textile-sector micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Jammu and Kashmir shut down between April 2023 and March 2026, affecting 886 jobs, according to data tabled by the Union Ministry of Textiles in the Lok Sabha. The figures, based on the Udyam Registration Portal, show that JK accounted for 174 []

SRINAGAR: Prominent civil society activist and engineer Mohammad Anwar Ashai, scion of the distinguished Ashai family of downtown Srinagar, passed away peacefully at his residence on Tuesday, leaving behind a legacy of public engagement, intellectual curiosity and commitment to Kashmirs social and developmental concerns. The Kashmir Centre for Social and Development Studies (KCSDS), with which []

SRINAGAR : A 13-year-old girl was injured after being attacked by a leopard in the Kokothal area of Kreeri in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Tuesday evening, officials said. An official said the girl, identified as Hadiya Mushtaq, was attacked by the leopard in Kokothal and sustained injuries. She was immediately shifted to a hospital []

SRINAGAR: The Eighth Central Pay Commission has not yet submitted its recommendations to the Central Government on revision of pay and pensions of government employees and pensioners, the Lok Sabha was informed on Monday. Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said the government has not received the recommendations of the Eighth CPC so far []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has issued fresh guidelines aimed at balancing forest conservation with the protection of the statutory rights of Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers under the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006. The Department of Forest, Ecology and Environment, through Circular No. 07-JK(FST) of 2026, has directed all concerned departments []

SRINAGAR: The Block Medical Officer (BMO), Darhal Malkan, in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, has sought explanations from five healthcare staff members following alleged lapses in duty after an elderly patient suffering from chronic kidney disease (CKD) was brought to Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Darhal Malkan at around 8:30 am for urgent medical attention. The []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has revised and consolidated the norms governing ex-gratia relief for people affected by law and order disturbances, fixing compensation for deaths, disabilities, injuries and damage to property. The General Administration Department issued Government Order No. 1387-JK(GAD) of 2026 on August 10, superseding its earlier order issued in December 2025. []

SRINAGAR: A parliamentary committee has recommended mandatory kidney function tests every six months for everyone aged 20 years and above, besides annual screening of people at high risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). The recommendations are part of a proposed shift in Indias approach to kidney disease from treatment of advanced kidney failure to prevention, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir recorded four girl-child victims under foeticide in 2024, compared with one case in 2022 and none in 2023, according to data tabled by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The figures were provided in response to an unstarred question on female foeticide raised []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness intermittent rainfall and thundershowers over the next several days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of brief spells of intense and heavy rain at isolated places. According to the latest weather update issued by the Meteorological Centre, Srinagar, light to moderate rain or thundershowers are expected []