PDP MLA moves private member bill in Assembly, seeks new divisions, districts
Jammu: PDP MLA Waheed Para has moved a private member bill in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly seeking a statutory framework for reorganisation of administrative divisions, districts, sub-divisions and tehsils in the Union territory. Titled ‘The Jammu and Kashmir Territorial Administrative Reorganisation Bill, 2026’, the proposed legislation calls for the creation of new administrative divisions, […]
First cold desert riverbank restoration project launched along Indus in Ladakh
Lt Guv initiates Eco-Restoration Plantation at Spituk Pharka Leh: Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Monday launched the Indus River Green Corridor Eco-Restoration Plantation at Spituk Pharka here, an initiative aimed at restoring the ecological integrity of the Indus riverbanks and creating green buffers in the fragile desert landscape of Leh-Ladakh. This initiative is a […]
Nadimarg Massacre Anniversary
Pandits return to village after 23 years, locals join in paying tributes Shopian: In a poignant display of shared grief and solidarity, dozens of migrant Kashmiri Pandits returned to Nadimarg village in south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Monday to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of the 2003 massacre, with local Muslims joining them in offering prayers […]
ACB says former tehsildar convicted in 2010 bribery case in Srinagar
Srinagar: A Special Anti-Corruption Court in Srinagar on Monday convicted former Tehsildar Chadoora, in a 2010 bribery case and sentenced him to one year’s simple imprisonment along with a fine of rupees 20,000 A spokesperson of the organisation said that the Special Judge Anti-Corruption Court Srinagar, Dr. Tasleem Arief Ganie, convicted Mohammad Akram Khan, son […]
SSP Kulgam chairs a joint security review meeting
Srinagar: Senior Superintendent of Police Kulgam Anayat Ali Chowdhary on Monday chaired a joint security review meeting with officers of the Police, CRPF and Army at DPO Kulgam, a police spokesman said here. He said that the meeting was attended by the CO 18-BN CRPF, Jitendra Mohan Shilswal, CO 163-BN CRPF, Nripendra Kumar Singh, CO […]
ED attaches Rs 16.86 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud case
Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached Rs 16.86 lakh in a ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud case involving impersonation of law enforcement agencies to extort money from a victim, officials said on Monday. In a statement issued here, a spokesperson said the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Srinagar Zonal Office, attached proceeds of crime amounting […]
Full Court Reference held to bid farewell to Justice Javed Iqbal Wani
SRINAGAR: A Full Court Reference was held in the Court Room of the Chief Justice at the Srinagar Wing of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh to bid farewell to Justice Javed Iqbal Wani, Judge of the High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, on demitting office upon attaining the age of […]
Mega Aadhaar MBU drive 2.0 launched across J&K
JAMMU: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), in association with the Information Technology Department, J&K and Project Samagra Shiksha, School Education Department, J&K has launched Mega Aadhaar Mandatory Biometric Update (MBU) drive 2.0 across the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The drive has commenced from March 23, 2026 in winter zone schools while […]
Div Com inaugurates Gyan Bharatam Workshop & National Survey of Manuscripts
SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg Monday inaugurated a three-day Gyan Bharatam Workshop & National Survey of Manuscripts at Indian IIIM, Sanat Nagar, Srinagar. The workshop is being organized by the Department of Archives, Archaeology & Museums, J&K to promote identification, preservation, conservation, and digitization of centuries-old manuscripts across Jammu & Kashmir. Addressing the participants, […]
NIA conducts searches at multiple locations in Kashmir
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out searches across multiple districts in the Kashmir Valley as part of an ongoing probe into a terror-related case. Official sources said that the raids were conducted simultaneously in Handwara, Rafiabad, and Kulgam districts, besides other locations in Kashmir. In Handwara, a team of NIA officials […]