SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday announced that the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has achieved the status of a Fully Literate State/UT under the Government of India’s ULLAS scheme. In a post on X, Sinha said J&K recorded a 99.09 per cent success rate, making it the largest population region […]
NEW DELHI — Food regulator FSSAI has prohibited Dabur India from selling many products such as honey, cow ghee, and edible oils using ‘100%’ claims, saying that such labelling is against the law. In a social media post on Monday (AUgust 3, 2026), the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) informed that it […]
JAMMU — A batch of 964 devotees left the base camp here on Tuesday for the annual Amarnath yatra in Kashmir, the smallest batch of pilgrims so far. The Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which was shut for several hours due to slippery road conditions and debris clearance operation, was reopened for traffic facilitating passage of the […]
JAMMU — Security forces on Tuesday launched a massive search operation after receiving inputs about the suspected movement of terrorists at two locations in the remote Surankote area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. Acting on the information, personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, assisted by […]
SRINAGAR — A woman was washed away while hundreds of people were evacuated as multiple cloudbursts struck the Valley on Monday, triggering flash floods in several districts, officials said. Naseema Begum (52) was washed away in a flash flood caused by a cloudburst as she was trying to manoeuvre across a culvert over a swelled […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday congratulated Jammu and Kashmir cricketer Auqib Nabi on his selection to the Indian squad for the upcoming Test series against Sri Lanka. In a post on X, the Chief Minister described Nabi’s selection as a matter of immense pride for Jammu […]
ANANTNAG (KIMS) — The Jal Shakti Department on Monday issued a public advisory stating that potable water supply to Anantnag town and several adjoining areas has been affected due to multiple cloudbursts in the upper reaches of the Pahalgam area of the district. According to the department, the cloudbursts have rendered the raw water sourced […]
JAMMU — The Rajouri deputy commissioner’s office has been shifted to a new location after the office building was declared unsafe due to damage caused by the recent flash floods, an official said on Monday. According to a public notice issued by the deputy commissioner, Rajouri, the office will now function from the new campus […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Minister Sakina Itoo on Monday congratulated MMA fighter Owais Yaqoob on his impressive victory at BRAVE CF 107 in Bulgaria and cricketer Auqib Nabi on his maiden selection to India’s Test squad. In a post on X, Itoo described Owais’ triumph over an unbeaten two-time IMMAF world champion as […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) has been suspended from both ends after heavy rainfall made the road surface at the Dawal slide near Dawal Bridge in the Samroli area of Udhampur district highly slushy, muddy, and extremely slippery, officials said. The highway has effectively become a single carriageway at the […]