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Srinagar: Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K has chargesheeted a habitual offender involved in a fake job fraud case. In a handout, Crime Branch said EOW has filed chargesheet against Abdul Majeed Mir son of Ab Rahim Mir resident of Lashtiyal Kalaroos, Kupwara before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Kupwara in []

Srinagar,: A departmental store was gutted in a fire incident at Bagh-e-Mehtab on the outskirts of Srinagar early Saturday. Reports said that fire broke out at Blooms Departmental Store at Bagh-e-Mehtab in the morning hours, engulfing the establishment. Locals spotted the flames and immediately informed the Fire and Emergency Services. Fire tenders from Rangreth and []

Anantnag: A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), accompanied by personnel from the CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police, on Saturday conducted raids at two locations in Anantnag district, officials said. The NIA team, along with the concerned police personnel, conducted a raid at SICOP in Bijbehara as part of an ongoing investigation, officials []

Backs Rahul Gandhis role as Leader of Opposition Srinagar: Asking politicians to leave religious issues for clerics and priests, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday asked leaders in Jammu and Kashmir to refrain from commenting on religious matters and focus on issues concerning common people. CM Omar while responding to recent remarks of the Leader []

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday felicitated four outstanding NEET achievers from Jammu and Kashmir, recognising their exceptional performance in the countrys premier medical entrance examination. The four toppersHadiya Nisar, Zaidan Wani, Aarav Gupta and Maleeha Ajazwere felicitated by the Chief Minister with a cash prize of 1 lakh each, a tablet and a []

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday laid the foundation stone of the Amriteshwar Sarovar under the Jan Sanchay Jan Bhagidari initiative at Dharpur, Sunderbani, in Rajouri district. During his visit, the Lieutenant Governor paid obeisance at the Shri Amriteshwar Shiv Temple, and prayed for the peace, prosperity, and well-being of one and all. Addressing []

Launches startup outreach programme at SKUAST-Jammu Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday inaugurated a series of new infrastructure facilities at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu. He also addressed the launch of the Startup Outreach Programme under JKCIP. The event brought together the researchers, innovators, young entrepreneurs and farmers from []

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday inaugurated the Waste to WonderFlower Garden and Floriculture Mela at Floriculture Park, Polo View, Srinagar, describing the innovative garden as an effort to demonstrate how discarded materials can be given a new life through creativity, reuse and recycling. The Chief Minister first inaugurated the Floriculture Mela and visited []

New Delhi: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has directed telecom operators to deny new mobile connections to subscribers who already have nine SIM cards registered in their name, according to an official circular. Telecom service providers (TSPs) must put in place technical and organisational measures from August 24 to identify subscribers seeking additional mobile connections []

Srinagar: The Special Crime Wing, Kashmir of Crime Branch J&K on Friday conducted a house search at Safakadal, Srinagar, in connection with the investigation of Case FIR No. 10/2026 registered under Sections 420, 468 and 471 RPC. The search was carried out in compliance with a search warrant issued by the Honble Court of Special []

Scientific data, community involvement must guide conservation: Tarigami SRINAGAR: The Committee on Environment on Friday convened for a meeting at Assembly Complex here to discuss and deliberate on measures for the conservation and management of Hokersar, Mansabal, Wular, Nigeen, Mansar and Surinsar Lakes and other wetlands of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was chaired by []

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday defended Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi amid criticism over his protests and political interventions, saying it is the Oppositions job to question the government and make it answerable. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function in Srinagar, Omar, said Rahul []

Baramulla: A motorcyclist was killed after his motorcycle collided with a truck in the Kanispora area of north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. An official said that the rider sustained injuries in the accident and was shifted to a hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead on arrival. The deceased was identified as []

Srinagar: The body of a 42-year-old man was recovered from the Dughwan forest area on the outskirts of Srinagar early Friday morning, officials said. An official said that the mans body was found in the Dughwan forest area and was taken to PHC Harwan, where doctors declared him brought dead. He said the body was []

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah should have used his meeting with US Ambassador to India Sergio Gor to raise the concerns and hardships faced by the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Mufti said she agreed with the Chief Minister that the issues of Jammu and []

NEW DELHI: The Opposition on Sunday lashed out at former education minister Dharmendra Pradhan for his remark that attempts were made to mislead Gen Z during the protests over the NEET paper leak issue, saying the students were raising valid concerns and that it is actually the BJP that has a habit of misleading people. []