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Registration replaces licensing for manufacturers, dealers and repairers; government says reforms will strengthen consumer protection and improve ease of doing business

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has appointed a senior health department officer to conduct an inquiry into charges arising from a Crime Branch Kashmir case concerning the alleged operation of a fake association of Ayush doctors. Under Government Order No. 601-JK (HME) of 2026, Dr Rukhsana Najeeb, Professor and presently looking after the charge []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday called for integrating nature-based solutions into development planning to tackle climate change challenges in the Himalayan region. Addressing a conference on Strengthening Climate Resilience and Livelihoods in the Himalayan Region through Nature-based Solutions at the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Sinha said climate []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu division is likely to receive heavy rainfall over the coming days, raising the possibility of flash floods, landslides and mudslides, while the Kashmir Valley is expected to see mostly stable weather with intermittent light rain and brief showers, Meteorological Department Director Mukhtar Ahmad said on Thursday. Ahmad said no major spell of []

SRINAGAR: Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk is set to be discharged from Medanta Hospital in Gurugram on Monday after recovering from a 26-day indefinite fast undertaken in support of students protesting alleged irregularities in the NEET examination, his team said. Wangchuk is expected to leave the hospital at around 11.30 a.m. Before returning to his home []

SRINAGAR: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Sunday advised Indian nationals to carefully assess security risks before accepting jobs on commercial vessels operating in or transiting the Black Sea and nearby conflict-affected waters, citing a sharp increase in attacks on merchant shipping. The advisory comes as missile and drone strikes on commercial vessels have []

SRINAGAR: A man was injured in a bear attack in the Behak-Natiyan area of Boniyar in north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Sunday, officials said. The injured has been identified as Mohd Shareef Sheikh, a resident of Tirkanjan Kangdyal. He sustained injuries after being attacked by a bear in the forested Behak-Natiyan area. Officials said local []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Youth Services and Sports (YSS), Jammu and Kashmir, has constituted a Union Territory-level Regularisation Committee to examine and process the regularisation of Rehbar-e-Khel candidates recommended by the Divisional Level Screening Committees. The committee has been constituted with the approval of the administrative department, according to an order issued by Director General, []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has come under sharp criticism from political rivals after her remarks at a protest in New Delhis Jantar Mantar were interpreted as justifying the use of force, including pellet guns, during protests in Kashmir. The controversy erupted after Mehbooba, who []

SRINAGAR: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Sunday described Indias Partition as the greatest blunder of history and asserted that the retrieval of Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) remains the only unresolved issue between India and Pakistan. Addressing a function organised to commemorate the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas in New Delhi, Singh said Indias national []

SRINAGAR : Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday attended the annual Harbah festival at Teerathraj Lok Bhawan in Anantnag, where he paid obeisance to Mata Sidh Lakshmi and extended greetings to devotees participating in the annual Hawan. Addressing the gathering, Sinha described the Harbah festival as a celebration of devotion, gratitude and spiritual reflection. He []