News stories about Jammu and Kashmir.
Srinagar: The Deputy Commissioner Pulwama has initiated the process of transferring 4,834 kanals and 19 marlas of state land for establishing a new campus of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar in Hazratbal. According to an official statement, the district administration has formed a team to expedite the preparation of essential revenue documents. The […]
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Srinagar: A severe shortage of textbooks for students prescribed by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has left students across Kashmir struggling to continue their studies effectively. Parents said that the textbooks remain unavailable in both local markets and bookstores. Neither JKBOSE stalls nor private bookshops have been able to provide these
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Srinagar: A woman died on Monday evening after reportedly collapsing in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police identified the deceased as Khurshi Begum, wife of Abdul Rehman Dar and a resident of Looswani. She was brought to the District Hospital Pulwama, where doctors declared her dead on arrival. According to the statement, the incident occurred at
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Srinagar: Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah Mehdi on Monday called for the rationalization of reservation quotas based on population proportions, emphasizing that the current approach falls short of fairness. Speaking outside the chief minister’s residence, Ruhullah expressed dissatisfaction with the formation of a cabinet sub-committee on the matter, stressing that the satisfaction of students is
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Sringar: Senior National Conference leader and Member of Parliament from Srinagar, Aga Ruhullah, led a protest on Monday against the existing reservation policy outside Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s official residence in the Gupkar area of Srinagar. Leaders from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), including Waheed ur Rehman Parra and Iltija Mufti, also joined the demonstration
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Srinagar: In an unexpected shift in Kashmir’s weather dynamics, Pulwama has recorded temperatures colder than the popular tourist destination, Pahalgam. The winter cold wave gripping the region has intensified, with several areas across the Valley experiencing their coldest nights of the season. Coldest Spots in the Valley: These readings highlight a surprising trend: Pulwama, traditionally
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Srinagar: Freezing temperatures continue to grip Kashmir as the mercury plummeted further across the region, intensifying the winter chill. Anantnag and Shopian recorded the coldest temperatures at -8.9°C, followed by Sonamarg at -7.7°C. Other areas, including Srinagar, Qazigund, and Gulmarg, also witnessed harsh cold conditions with minimum temperatures dropping well below freezing. In the Jammu
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Srinagar: The Srinagar Police has issued a public advisory urging people to use its Police Verification Helpline exclusively for verification-related inquiries. This includes services such as passport verification, private or government employee verification, Police Clearance Certificates (PCC), and tenant verification within the jurisdiction of District Srinagar. Srinagar Police emphasized the overwhelming response their helpline numbers
Srinagar: The police continue their efforts to eliminate the menace of drugs from society, arresting two drug peddlers in Srinagar and recovering contraband substances from their possession. A police team from Urdu Bazar Police Post, at a checkpoint at Budgeer Kawdara crossing, apprehended two individuals identified as Milad Bashir Bhat, son of the late Bashir
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Srinagar: The Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday conducted raids at District Jail Mattan in Anantnag and two villages in the Kulgam district. A senior official confirmed that the CIK has been conducting searches across multiple locations in South Kashmir. “CIK teams arrived at District Jail Mattan in
