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Briefing

News nuggets about the interesting happenings in Jammu and Kashmir and the people who are in the focus of around those developments

Briefing February 15-21, 2026

JAMMU KASHMIR Fresh data tabled in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly points to a stark regional disparity in the distribution of reservation certificates, with Jammu...

Briefing February 8-14, 2026

DELHI For months, residents across south Kashmir lived with quiet dread as proposed railway lines through Shopian and Pahalgam threatened to cut through orchards that...

Briefing February 1-7, 2026

SRINAGAR Eminent Kashmiri scholar, poet, and linguist Prof Shafi Shauq has been awarded the Padma Shri 2026 for his outstanding contribution to education and literature,...

Briefing January 25-31, 2026

DODA A government assistant professor in Doda was suspended, and a high-level inquiry was ordered after a 19-year-old college student allegedly died by suicide following...

Briefing January 18-24, 2026

JAMMU The Jammu and Kashmir Government has blacklisted M/s Trinity Reinsurance Brokers Ltd for two years, barring it from all government tenders with immediate effect,...

Briefing January 11-17, 2026

R S PORA The historic Railway Station at Ranbir Singh Pura, Jammu’s first rail gateway, is undergoing conservation and heritage-led redevelopment to preserve its pre-Partition...

Briefing January 4-10, 2026

JAMMU A controversy erupted in Jammu and Kashmir after a Kashmiri cricketer was seen wearing a helmet bearing the Palestinian flag during a private cricket...

Briefing December 28, 2025 – January 03, 2026

SRINAGAR A high-level Iranian delegation of scientists and policy experts was in SKUAST-Kashmir to strengthen collaboration on saffron cultivation, production, traceability and market authenticity. Facilitated...

Briefing December 21-27, 2025

GULMARG Kashmir’s winter tourism received a boost on Saturday with the inauguration of Asia’s longest ski drag lift and a rotating conference hall at the...

Briefing December 14-20, 2025

DODA Nearly a month after suspending a cop for allegedly manhandling a Block Development Officer, Jammu and Kashmir Police have booked another officer for assaulting...

Briefing December 7-13, 2025

JAMMU KASHMIR The Lt Governor Manoj Sinha administration has announced a revised ex gratia framework for casualties and injuries related to law and order duties...

Briefing November 30 – December 6, 2025

Jammu and Kashmir reviewed its electronic traffic enforcement, revealing Jammu’s fully functional 552-camera network generating Rs 41.46 crore from 416703 challans, while Srinagar’s largely...

Briefing November 23 -29, 2025

SHALIMAR Kashmir’s fragrant Mushkbudji rice, once on the verge of extinction, is now poised for international markets after drawing exceptional praise from global buyers. SKUAST-K...

Briefing November 9 – 15, 2025

Fayaz Dilbar (1957-2025) Kashmir on November 9, evening lost one of its most versatile creative minds with the passing of playwright, poet, journalist, and filmmaker Fayaz...

Briefing November 9-15, 2025

Tariq Ahmad Bhat (1970–2024) Senior Kashmiri journalist and Jammu and Kashmir Bureau Chief of The Week magazine, Tariq Ahmad Bhat, passed away in Srinagar on...