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Why an Operation Sindoor Documentary Has Rattled Pakistan
Islamabad’s hurried response to a television documentary reveals that the wounds inflicted by India’s military operation are not merely physical. They have unsettled Pakistan’s carefully manufactured account of the confrontation. By Bharat Nanda Wars do not end when the guns fall silent. They continue through official statements, television studios,…
Read More »High Court Seeks Fresh Affidavit on Religious Encroachments, Directs J&K Administration to Detail Action Taken
JAMMU, August 20: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh has directed the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, to file a fresh and detailed affidavit identifying religious structures allegedly constructed on public streets, parks and other public places and to specify the action taken by the Jammu & Kashmir…
Read More »14-Year-Old Schoolgirl from Kishtwar Dies During Pregnancy Termination Referral; Teacher Arrested
Kishtwar, Aug 21 : In a shocking incident, a 14-year-old school-going minor girl died while being referred from Kishtwar to Doda for medical treatment related to termination of pregnancy, following which police registered an FIR and arrested a school teacher allegedly linked to the case. An official told news…
Read More »Film Festival to foster cultural exchange & creative collaboration: CM
Srinagar, Aug 18 : Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today chaired a high-level meeting to review the final preparations for the inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu & Kashmir (IFFJK) 2026, scheduled to be held from September 7 to 10 across Srinagar and Jammu. The four-day festival, is…
Read More »Prof. Anurag Misra assumes charge as Director, NIT Srinagar
Srinagar, 19 August, 2026 : Prof. Anurag Misra today assumed charge as Director of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar, succeeding Prof. Binod Kumar Kanaujia, in accordance with the orders of the Ministry of Education. Prof. Misra was welcomed by Dean R&C, along with outgoing Director Prof.…
Read More »Crime Branch files chargesheet in visa fraud case
Jammu: The Special Crime Wing (SCW) of the Crime Branch has filed a chargesheet against an accused for allegedly duping several people on the pretext of arranging foreign employment visas, an official said on Tuesday.The chargesheet was filed on Monday against Kartik Choudhary, a resident of Purana Pind in Jammu’s…
Read More »J&K Govt Reshuffles Accounts Officers In Key Departments
JAMMU, Aug 18: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered the transfer and additional posting of two accounts officers with immediate effect in the interest of administration. According to an official order issued by the Directorate General of Accounts & Treasuries, Sunil Kumar Kotwal, In-charge Accounts Officer at the Directorate…
Read More »EOW files chargesheet against Budgam man for alleged attempt to bribe probe officer
Srinagar, Aug 18 : The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has filed a chargesheet against a Budgam resident for allegedly attempting to influence an ongoing investigation by bribing the investigating officer. The chargesheet was presented before the Special Judge, Anti-Corruption, Srinagar, against Ghulam Ahmad…
Read More »“I Support Article 370. I’m a Dimaagi Naxal,” Says Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar, Aug 17 : Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday described herself as a “dimaagi Naxal” while asserting her support for Article 370, in an apparent response to Union Minister Kiren Rijiju’s remarks on the term. Mufti, who heads the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), made…
Read More »Farooq Renzushah urges J&K govt to display official signboards in Urdu, Hindi, Ladakhi
Srinagar, Aug 16 : Chairman of Kashmir Society International and president of the Aalami Urdu Conference Farooq Renzushah on Saturday urged the Jammu and Kashmir government to ensure that the names of ministers, civil secretariat officers and divisional and district offices are displayed in Urdu in Kashmir, Hindi in…
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