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Scheduled Power Shutdowns to Affect Srinagar, Pulwama and Other Areas

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has announced a series of scheduled power shutdowns across parts of Srinagar, Pulwama and Bandipora districts...

Jammu Kashmir PDD Secures National Recognition Under PM Surya Ghar: Mufti Bijli Yojana

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Power Development Department (PDD) has secured the second position (first runner-up) in the country for May 2026 under RTS...

Jammu Court Acquits Man in Rape Case, Orders Probe Against Cops for ‘Tainted’ Investigation

SRINAGAR: A Fast Track Court in Jammu has acquitted a man accused of raping his niece, holding that the prosecution had “badly failed” to...

North Kashmir: Police Intensify Anti-Drug Crackdown; Four Peddlers Arrested in Separate Operations

SRINAGAR: Police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district have intensified their crackdown on narcotics trade, arresting four drug peddlers in separate operations in Sopore and...

Police Bust Fake Amarnath Yatra Facilitation Racket, Arrest Fraudster in Ganderbal

SRINAGAR: Police in Ganderbal have busted an attempt to fraudulently facilitate Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra services and arrested a man accused of impersonation and...

Jammu Kashmir Govt Reconstitutes Tree Authorities for Jammu, Srinagar Municipal Corporations

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has reconstituted the Tree Authorities for the Jammu and Srinagar Municipal Corporations, mandating strengthened oversight for urban...

Jammu Kashmir: PWD Promotes Three JEs, Seven AEs

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir’s Public Works (R and B) Department on Thursday ordered the placement of several Junior and Assistant Engineers...

Hajj 2026: The Blessed Spiritual Journey

In his concluding part of Hajjnama 2026, Asad Mirza offers a reflective account of Hajj, exploring spirituality, endurance, humility, human frailty, and transformative inner...

Kashmir Launches SAMARTH Programme to Train 180 Women Carpet Weavers

SRINAGAR: The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has launched a skill upgradation training programme for carpet weavers under the Ministry of Textiles-sponsored SAMARTH...

Hundreds Rally in Ramban Over Sawalkakote Hydroelectric Project

SRINAGAR: Hundreds of people on Thursday participated in a rally in Ramban town under the banner of the Sawalkakote Joint Action Committee (SJAC), demanding...

Writer and Physician Dr Javid Iqbal Passes Away in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Writer, columnist and physician Dr Javid Iqbal passed away at a hospital in Srinagar on Thursday. He was 80. Family sources said Dr Iqbal was...

CM Omar Disburses Mission YUVA Aid, Rs 209 Crore Released for Youth Entrepreneurship in...

SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday handed over disbursement letters to six beneficiaries amounting to Rs 1.12 crore under Mission YUVA at the...

Jammu Kashmir HC Grants Bail to Murder Accused After 12 Years in Jail

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has granted bail to a Jammu man accused in a 2014 murder case after observing...

Jammu Kashmir: Govt Raises Technical Sanction Limit from Rs 2 Crore to Rs 5...

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday enhanced the ceiling for administrative departments to accord technical sanction, raising the limit from Rs 2...

Illegal LPG Stockpile Seized in Central Kashmir, FIR Registered

SRINAGAR: Police in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district conducted a search operation at Nunner Takia on Thursday, leading to the recovery of a large number...