Mamta Yadav assumes charge as Director Information
Srinagar, Oct 12: Mamta Yadav today assumed the charge as Director Information, Jammu and Kashmir, and held an introductory interaction with officers and officials...
DLC reviews implementation of Forest Rights Act 2006 in Anantnag
Anantnag, Oct 12: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr. Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat, today chaired a meeting of the District Level Committee (DLC) under the Forest...
Hailstorm-hit apple growers in Shopian harvest damaged, lower-grade fruit
Shopian, Oct 12: As the apple harvesting season peaks in south Kashmir’s Shopian district, orchardists are beginning to realise the extent of damage...
Friday sermon row: Handover Waqf to elected govt, says Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, Oct 13: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has called for the transfer of Waqf administration in Jammu and Kashmir to...
Police arrest 9 drug peddlers in Kashmir; recover heroin, charas
Srinagar, Oct 13: Jammu and Kashmir Police carried out multiple anti-narcotics operations in Anantnag, Kulgam and Ganderbal districts, resulting in the arrest of...
Fresh snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir
Srinagar, Oct 13: Higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall, while the plains were lashed by rains on Tuesday, with the meteorological department...
‘Unacceptable interference’: CM Omar Abdullah slams Waqf Board move on Friday sermons
Srinagar, Oct 13: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday criticised the reported move of the J&K Waqf Board to prescribe...
‘Pulpit belongs to faith’: Sajad Lone opposes Waqf Board move on Friday sermons
Srinagar, Oct 13: Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference president Sajad Lone on Tuesday opposed the reported move by the J&K Waqf Board to...
China opposes India's move to name 28 strategic locations in Ladakh
Beijing, Oct 13: China on Tuesday strongly opposed India's decision to assign standardised names to 28 strategic locations and geographical features in Ladakh,...
Beyond Electric Hamam: How a Kashmir Heating Firm Is Investing in Research and Technology
Srinagar: For years, the story of Electric Hamam in Kashmir has largely been about how an unfamiliar heating technology became a part of...
CM Omar meets IRCON International delegation; discusses work in J&K
Srinagar, Oct 13: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday discussed IRCON International Limited's ongoing work in Jammu and Kashmir with the company's delegation...
Arms, ammunition recovered from militant hideout in Poonch’s Sawjian sector
Poonch, Oct 13: The Army and the Special Operations Group (SOG) on Tuesday recovered arms and ammunition from a militant hideout in the...
Hailstorm damages apple crop across 262 hectares in Bandipora, losses up to 80%
Bandipora, Oct 12: A severe hailstorm accompanied by gusty winds damaged apple crops across 262 hectares in Bandipora district, with losses reaching 80 percent...
Disputed questions of fact, law must be determined by civil court: HC
Srinagar, Oct 12: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has dismissed a writ petition seeking protection of a pathway, saying that the disputed...
Midnight fire guts three houses, six shops in Poonch
Poonch, Oct 13: Three residential houses and six shops were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in the Loran area of...
Woman killed, husband critically injured in Anantnag accident
Anantnag, Oct 12: A woman was killed and her husband critically injured after a car hit their motorcycle at Furrah, Mir Bazar, in...
Four persons including three minors injured as vehicle skids off road In Poonch
Poonch, Oct 13: At least four persons, including three minors, were injured after a Tata Mobile vehicle skidded off the road at Dogrian...
Abhishek Sharma takes over as DC Kupwara
Kupwara, Oct 12: Abhishek Sharma on Monday assumed charge as Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, succeeding Shrikant Balasaheb Suse following a government transfer order.
He was...
Truck falls into Bisleri Nallah in Banihal, driver dies, conductor injured
Banihal, Oct 13: A truck travelling from Srinagar towards Gujarat plunged around 70–80 feet into Bisleri Nallah near Nachlana in Ramban district during...
Sajad Khaliq takes charge as SSP Handwara
Handwara, Oct 12: Sajad Khaliq Bhat on Monday assumed charge as Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Handwara.
He was received by outgoing SSP Tahir Saleem...
Govt assessing losses, damage to properties during Jammu flash floods: DyCM
Jammu, Oct 12: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Monday asserted that the government was assessing losses and damages to properties during flash floods...
CUK workshop calls for overhaul of higher education administration
Ganderbal, Oct 12: Central University of Kashmir (CUKashmir), in collaboration with the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), on Monday began a two-day national workshop...
Amit Sharma reviews progress of DCHB under Census 2027 across all distts of J&K,...
Jammu, Oct 12: Chief Principal Census Officer (CPCO) and Director Census Operations (DCO), Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Amit Sharma on Monday chaired a...
IGP Kashmir calls for balanced approach to student protests
Ganderbal, Oct 12: Inspector General of Police (Kashmir Zone) Sujit Kumar on Monday called on university administrations to adopt a balanced approach to student...
Leh women rally against bar licenses
Kargil, Oct 12: In a powerful demonstration, hundreds of women representing various social organisations, took to the streets of Leh to register a...
In Kashmir homes, screen time squeezing out family time
Srinagar, Oct 11: It is nine in the evening in Kashmir’s traditional kitchen-cum living room and the television is on. However, no one is...
Srinagar software engineer develops first-of-its-kind safety app to tackle growing human-wildlife conflict
Srinagar, Oct 11: Six years after losing his mother in a bear attack just steps away from his home, software developer Mudasir Ali has...
HC quashes Anantnag man’s pre-execution detention under PSA
Srinagar, Oct 11: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has quashed the detention of a man from south Kashmir’s Anantnag at pre-execution stage...
Pattan youth keeps calligraphy, handwriting alive in digital age
Baramulla, Oct 11: In an era dominated by digital screens and keyboards, a young educator from Mamoosa village in the Pattan area of...
CAT asks Govt to take call on regularisation of 12 Rehbar-e-Janglat workers
Srinagar, Oct 11: The Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) here has directed the Government to consider and decide the regularisation claims of 12 Rehbar-e-Janglat workers...
Sumbal’s missing bridges: Villagers risk lives on boats as projects remain stalled for years
Bandipora, Oct 11: For thousands of residents across the Sumbal division in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, the Jhelum remains a daily hurdle. The chronic...
Ladakh CEO urges voters to file claims, objections to draft electoral rolls by Oct...
Leh, Oct 12: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Ladakh Rahul Sharma today chaired a meeting with representatives of recognised political parties at his office...
Police arrest 7 drug peddlers in separate anti-narcotics operations in Anantnag and Handwara
Srinagar, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday apprehended 07 drug peddlers in separate anti-narcotics operations in Anantnag & Handwara, and recovered...
KPDCL announces power shutdown
Srinagar, Oct 12: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced power shutdown in several areas of Kashmir division in coming days.
In...
ACB arrests Agriculture dept official red handed while accepting Rs 40,000 bribe in Handwara
Srinagar, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Monday arrested Senior Assistant of Sub-Division Agriculture Office Handwara namely Irshad Ahmad Peer,...
Three drug peddlers arrested in Jammu; two pistols, narcotics seized
Jammu, Oct 12: Three persons were arrested along with narcotics and a country-made pistol at two different places in Jammu, police said on...
AI adoption in journalism must go hand in hand with ethics: Dean Media Studies...
Ganderbal, Oct 11: Dean Academic Affairs and Dean, School of Media Studies, Central University of Kashmir (CUK), Prof ShahidRasool stressed the need for...
Haphazard cable-laying work by cellular companies damages road infrastructure in Ganderbal
Ganderbal, Oct 11: The frequent and haphazard digging of roads by various cellular companies along the Srinagar-Leh National Highway in Ganderbal district continues to...
2 killed, 2 injured in Handwara accident
Kupwara, Oct 11: Two persons were killed and two others injured after a car collided head-on with a motorcycle in the NeeliporaMagam area of...
5 months without a chairman, FFRC fails to deliver
Srinagar, Oct 11: The Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC), mandated to regulate fee structures of private schools across Jammu and Kashmir, has been...
Kashmir’s Traditional Watermills Keep Grinding Against the Tide of Modernisation
Ganderbal, Oct 11: Amid the growing use of modern machinery and electricity-powered flour mills, traditional watermills, locally known as Aab Gharats or Pani Chakis,...
Ramban aspirants seek local JKSSB exam centres, cite financial burden of distant travel
Banihal, Oct 12: Aspirants from Ramban district have urged the Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) and the district administration to establish...
Tral residents rue shortage of specialist doctors at SDH
Pulwama, Oct 11: Residents of Tral in south Kashmir have expressed concern over the shortage of specialist doctors and inadequate healthcare infrastructure at...
NC leader, ex-minister Sardar Harbans Singh dies in Jammu
Jammu, Oct 12: National Conference leader and former minister Sardar Harbans Singh died at a private hospital here early Monday, his family said....
Son dies, father injured as dumper rams Tata Ace in Pattan
Baramulla, Oct 12: A man was killed while his father sustained injuries after a dumper collided with their Tata Ace vehicle near Hyderbeigh...
Man found dead in Rajouri
Rajouri, Oct 12: The body of a man was found in the Bela area of Jammu’s Rajouri district on Monday morning, officials said.
An...
Police organises dental awareness and AI-enabled screening camp at DPL in Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police, in collaboration with the Safe Hands Team, organised a dental awareness and AI-enabled screening camp for...
Woman feared drowned in Jammu flash floods triggered by heavy rains
Jammu, Oct 11: A woman was feared drowned after she was swept away in a flash flood in Raipur Domana area, triggered by heavy...
MLA Baramulla seeks comprehensive master plan to tackle congestion, boost tourism
Baramulla, Oct 11: MLA Baramulla Javid Hassan Baig has sought an appointment with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to discuss recommendations for the town’s...
Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo inaugurates Navratra festival 2026 at Katra
Katra, Oct 11: Chief Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir, Atal Dulloo on Sunday inaugurated Navratra festival 2026 at Yog Ashram Ground, Katra, marking the commencement...
