SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of the Kashmir chapter of the Centre for Regional Studies, Culture, Dialects and Emotional Intelligence of the University of Jammu. “I believe this unique initiative will preserve our languages, cultural heritage and knowledge traditions while promoting interdisciplinary research and emotional intelligence,” Sinha said […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir clinched the Overall Team Trophy in both Taekwondo and Wushu at the 70th National School Games, showcasing the region’s emerging sporting talent. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah congratulated the Jammu and Kashmir teams for their outstanding performances at the games held at Government College of Physical Education, which brought together more […]
BARAMULLA — Two persons died after being buried under a mound of sand during extraction in the Rafiabad area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district during the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday, officials said. An official told the news agency Kashmir News Observer that the duo was extracting sand in Dachanpara, Rafiabad, when the mound […]
BARAMULLA — Police seized 10 motors allegedly used for illegal sand extraction from a riverbed during a raid in the Chakloo area of Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. The action was part of a sustained drive against illegal mining aimed at protecting the district’s natural resources. Police have informed the Mining Department about the […]
SHOPIAN — President of the Jammu and Kashmir Fruits & Vegetables Processing and Integrated Cold Chain Association (JKPICCA), Bashir Ahmad Naik, on Tuesday welcomed and felicitated Deputy Commissioner Shopian Charandeep Singh on behalf of the association. During the interaction, Naik conveyed his best wishes to the Deputy Commissioner and expressed hope for stronger coordination between […]
SRINAGAR — National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday appointed veteran leader Mubarak Gul as the party general secretary in a bid to control discontent among the supporters of the six-time MLA from Eidgah. Soon after the expansion of the Council of Ministers headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Farooq Abdullah and senior leaders rushed […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police have cracked a major theft case in Khanyar area of Srinagar by arresting two accused and recovering stolen gold ornaments worth approximately ₹45 lakh, police said on Tuesday. The case came to light on October 25, 2026, when Police Station Khanyar received a complaint from Basharat Hussain, a resident […]
KULGAM — Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered ₹9.5 lakh allegedly defrauded through an ATM fraud in Kulgam district and arrested two women for their alleged role in receiving the proceeds of the crime. The two main accused, identified as Vinender Singh alias Sheenu and Mukesh Singh, both residents of Haryana’s Hisar district, remain absconding. […]
SRINAGAR — Four new ministers were sworn in on Tuesday as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expanded his council of ministers. All four new faces — Ali Mohammad Sagar, Mir Saifullah, Shameema Firdous and Altaf Ahmad Wani (Kalloo) — are from the Kashmir valley, even as one sitting minister is likely to be […]
SRINAGAR — A Kashmir Pandit activist has been arrested for his alleged involvement in recent terrorist threats against Kashmiri Pandit employees in Jammu and Kashmir. Rakesh Handoo was arrested in Haryana’s Faridabad and charged under the stringent anti-terrorist and cyber-terror charges. In August, panic gripped Kashmir Pandit employees in Kashmir after purported threat letters against […]