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CM says government jobs alone cannot address unemployment as 470 candidates secure placements at Srinagar mega job fair

Cyber financial fraud complaints can now automatically trigger Zero FIRs through the national portal and helpline 1930

Atal Dulloo asks departments to speed up establishment of beneficiary units, expand outreach to women and youth, and strengthen field monitoring

SRINAGAR: Two Army personnel were injured in an accidental mine blast along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of north Kashmirs Baramulla district on Tuesday, officials said. The blast took place in the forward area of Kamalkote while the Army personnel were on duty, officials said. The injured were evacuated from the []

SRINAGAR: A teenager was killed after the tractor he was driving skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmirs Reasi district on Tuesday, officials said. Quoting an official, the news agency KNO reported that the accident took place near Chamaloo Marh in the Chassana area when the tractor, which was []

Centre says 88,225 fishers covered under livelihood support; trout raceways, hatcheries and fish kiosks among key projects

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has removed 43,183 ineligible beneficiaries from its ration card database under the Union Governments Rightful Targeting exercise, while 111,057 cases were flagged for verification, according to data presented by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. In Ladakh, 3,529 cases were flagged and []

SRINAGAR: Foodgrain stocks classified as non-issuable or damaged in Jammu and Kashmir rose to 0.82 metric tonnes (MT) in 2025-26, from 0.09 MT in 2024-25, according to data placed before the Rajya Sabha by the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. The Ministrys year-wise data show that JK recorded 261 MT of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has received approval for fisheries and aquaculture projects worth Rs 154.57 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), with the Union Government releasing Rs 79.61 crore and reporting utilisation of Rs 63.44 crore, according to data placed before the Lok Sabha. Ladakh, meanwhile, has been sanctioned projects worth Rs []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government has said that the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) has not carried out any assessment of the requirement for a comprehensive public electric vehicle (EV) charging network in Ladakh, including along the strategically important LehManali and SrinagarLeh highways. The Ministry, however, said that 13 public EV charging stations (EVPCS) had been []

SRINAGAR: Police have arrested two men in north Kashmirs Baramulla district for allegedly gang raping a young woman, filming the assault and subsequently showing the video to others, officials said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla, Gurinderpal Singh, said the case came to light after the survivor approached Police []

SRINAGAR: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday announced that the party will hold peaceful district-level protests across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, while reiterating its demand for the restoration of the erstwhile Union Territorys constitutional status, including Articles 370 and 35A. Addressing a press conference in Srinagar on the PDPs 27th []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday said the youth of Jammu and Kashmir are the architects of Indias future and emphasised that skills, innovation and self-confidence, rather than academic qualifications alone, will determine success in an evolving job market. Addressing students at a Mega Job Fair held at Amar Singh College in Srinagar, Sinha []

SRINAGAR: A new study published in the journal Climate reveals a drastic decline in snow resources across Jammu and Kashmir over the past five decades, warning of serious implications for water security, agriculture, and regional hydrology. The research paper, authored by Aaqib Ashraf Bhat, Poul Durga Dhondiram, Saurabh Kumar Gupta, Shruti Kanga, Suraj Kumar Singh, []

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday visited the Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, to enquire about the condition of 39 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims injured in a road accident in Ganderbal district earlier in the day. The Lieutenant Governor met the injured pilgrims and their attendants, enquired about their health and wished them []

Three mountaineers become third documented team to summit 4,730-metre peak, establish first route via eastern face

SRINAGAR : Eight CRPF and Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel were injured after a CRPF bunker vehicle rolled down on the Wachi main road in the Zainapora area of south Kashmirs Shopian district on Monday evening. Officials said the BP bunker vehicle of the CRPFs 178 Battalion, which was deployed at Police Post Wachi, reportedly []

SRINAGAR: Power supply will remain disrupted in several areas of Srinagar and Jammu divisions on Tuesday as the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) and Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (JPDCL) have scheduled maintenance works on their distribution network. According to KPDCL, a shutdown of the 33 KV AlustengZakura line will be carried out on []

SRINAGAR: Security forces on Monday apprehended a man allegedly impersonating a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Domail on the Baltal route to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The accused, identified as Harvinder Kumar, a resident of Agra, Uttar Pradesh, was intercepted at the Domail Gate during security checks []

Promises measures on willow plantation, power supply and infrastructure

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has reported tap water supply to 81.26 per cent of its rural households under the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), slightly below the national coverage of 82.09 per cent, according to data presented by the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. As on July 18, 2026, JK []

LG Sinha says tourism growth must protect environment while creating livelihoods for boatmen, artisans and youth

SRINAGAR: The Food Safety Department has seized 19 quintals of wheat flour from government sale centres in Ganderbal following public complaints alleging the distribution of substandard atta through the outlets. Officials said food safety teams collected samples of the flour during the inspection drive and sent them to a laboratory for analysis to determine whether []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has amended the delegation of financial powers by including the Director, Press, JK in the category of major heads of departments under the existing classification of officers. The amendment has been issued by the Finance Department (Codes Division) through a notification under Section 67 of the Jammu and Kashmir []

SRINAGAR: Jamkash Vehicleades (KMR) Pvt. Ltd., one of Maruti Suzuki India Limiteds leading dealerships, on Sunday launched the All-New Maruti Suzuki Brezza at its Areena showroom in Hyderpora, Srinagar, introducing the latest version of the compact SUV to customers in Jammu and Kashmir. The vehicle was unveiled by Sheikh Mohammad Muzaffar, Zonal Head of J&K []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Monday issued a revised date sheet for the Annual (Private)/Bi-annual 2026 examinations that were postponed earlier, announcing a fresh schedule for Class 10, 11, 12 and the Jammu and Kashmir State Open School (JKSOS) examinations. According to an official notification, the revised timetable covers []

SRINAGAR: The Union Government on Monday informed the Rajya Sabha that it has no information indicating that any houses or structures in Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district have developed cracks or become unsafe due to blasting, tunnelling or muck disposal linked to hydropower projects being executed by NHPC Limited and Chenab Valley Power Projects Pvt []

Rs 6.05 crore sanctioned for Jamia Masjid Shopian, Rs 10.31 crore for Chaumanda Mata Mandir in Ramban

SRINAGAR: The office building of the District Development Commissioner (DDC) in Rajouri has been declared unsafe after continuous heavy rainfall led to the appearance of structural cracks in the premises. Officials said the administration has initiated the process of shifting the District Development Commissioners office to an alternate location as a precautionary measure to safeguard []

SRINAGAR: At least nine people were injured after a Sumo vehicle overturned in the Dachan area of Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district on Monday, officials said. The accident occurred around 11.50 am when the vehicle, bearing registration number JK17-8999, reportedly lost control and overturned, they said. All the injured were shifted to the District Hospital, []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has covered 2,441 hectares under micro-irrigation since 2015-16 through the Per Drop More Crop (PDMC) component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), while 88,120 hectares of irrigation potential has been developed through 398 surface minor irrigation projects, the Union Ministry of Jal Shakti told the Rajya Sabha on Monday. []

Lok Sabha reply shows Srinagar logged 230 good air quality days in 2025, while Pampore entered the national AQI database for the first time

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has recorded 25,563 waqf properties as initiated or completed on the UMEED Central Portal-2025, including 25,248 properties approved by the approver, according to data furnished by the Union Ministry of Minority Affairs in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. The ministry said that, as of July 21, 2026, 222 properties in Jammu []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has 4,386 fewer government schools than it had five years ago, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday, with the Union government reiterating that decisions on opening, merging or closing schools rest with the respective state governments and Union Territory administrations. Data shared by the Ministry of Education []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has declared the services of late Sahail Bashir Lone, a deceased 3rd Teacher posted at Middle School Jalidora in Gurez zone of Bandipora district, as quasi-permanent with retrospective effect. According to Order No. 271-DSEK of 2026, dated July 24, the decision has been taken under Rule 3(1) []

SRINAGAR: Police in central kashmirs Srinagar district on Monday attached immovable properties worth approximately Rs 5.60 crore under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, in a major action aimed at dismantling the financial network of alleged drug traffickers operating in the city. The attachments were carried out under Section 68F of the []

SRINAGAR: Search operations to trace a 25-year-old man who reportedly jumped into the River Jhelum at Sempora, Pantha Chowk, entered the fifth consecutive day on Monday, officials said. The operation is being carried out jointly by the SDRF Quick Response Team (QRT), Pantha Chowk, the SDRF QRT Battalion Headquarters, Srinagar, and local volunteers. The missing []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh has dismissed a petition filed by a Srinagar dhaba operator who had accused the family of his landlord of criminal misappropriation of articles left behind in the restaurant after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, holding that the dispute was essentially civil in nature []

SRINAGAR: A 28-year-old trekker from Jammu and Kashmir died after being swept away by a sudden surge in a mountain stream while returning from a trekking expedition near Manali. His body was recovered from the banks of the Beas River near Vashisht on Sunday after an overnight search operation. The deceased, identified as Dhananjay Verma []

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of School Education Kashmir (DSEK) has appointed district- and cluster-level nodal officers to strengthen the implementation of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) across the Kashmir Division in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020. According to Order No. 273-DSEK of 2026, dated July 25, the Chief Education Officers (CEOs) of []

SRINAGAR: As many as 487 nurses from Jammu and Kashmir were granted emigration clearance for overseas employment in 2025, up from 354 in 2023, while one nurse from Ladakh received such clearance last year, according to data presented in the Rajya Sabha. The figures were provided by Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Jagat Prakash []

SRINAGAR: A youth was killed and an 18-year-old girl was injured after two motorcycles collided on Chanapora Bridge in Srinagar on Sunday, officials said. Officials said the accident involved a motorcycle bearing registration number JK04-4193 and another motorcycle, which is yet to be identified. The deceased was identified as Imad Aijaz, son of Aijaz Ahmad []

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: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday announced the formation of a high-powered task force, headed by Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani, to recommend reforms aimed at making Indias examination system more reliable, transparent and technology-driven. In a video message shared on X, the Prime Minister said the committee would submit its recommendations to the government, []

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: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) on Sunday said that the Class 11 Annual (Private) and Bi-Annual Examination 2026 will be conducted as per the notified date sheet on July 27 across the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. In an official statement, the Board said all arrangements have []

SRINAGAR: The annual Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra has crossed the four-lakh pilgrim mark, with more than 4.14 lakh devotees having paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine since the pilgrimage began this year. The milestone was announced on Sunday by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, who described the achievement as a significant moment []

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 []