The Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has appointed Hakim Riyaz-ul-Haq, JKAS, Deputy Secretary to the Government, as the department’s Nodal Officer, entrusting him with overseeing key administrative functions, including monitoring directions from the Lieutenant Governor, Chief Minister and Minister for School Education. According to Government Order No. 250-JK(Edu) of 2026, the appointment has been made in supersession of all previous orders issued on the subject. As Nodal Officer, Hakim Riyaz-ul-Haq will supervise the implementation of decisions and directions received from the Lieutenant Governor, Chief Minister and the Minister for School Education. He will also be responsible for handling complaints…
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In a significant move aimed at providing major financial relief to patients suffering from life-threatening ailments, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has ordered an amendment to the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) Scheme guidelines. As per the official government order, sanction has been accorded allowing Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) to utilize up to ₹20.00 lakh out of their annual CDF allocation exclusively for providing medical assistance to patients from Below Poverty Line (BPL) families and other notified economically weaker categories. Under the revised guidelines, financial assistance can be sanctioned up to a maximum limit of ₹5.00 lakh for…
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet in the Pahalgam terror attack case, naming Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed as an accused. According to the NIA, Saeed has been chargesheeted both in his individual capacity and as the head of the banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba and its proxy organisation, The Resistance Front (TRF). He has been charged under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The agency alleged that Saeed conspired from Pakistan to wage war against India and played a key role in planning the April 22, 2025,…
Relentless overnight rainfall triggered flash floods that severely impacted the Doda-Kishtwar highway on Monday, bringing vehicular movement to a halt and engulfing multiple vehicles near the under-construction 540 MW Kwar Hydroelectric Power Project in the mountainous districts of Doda and Kishtwar. Massive amounts of mud, boulders, and rubble were swept onto the roadway by the sudden torrents. According to authorities, a stretch of the highway sustained damage, prompting officials to suspend all traffic. At Prem Nagar, several cars and trucks parked along the roadside became trapped in the floodborne sludge. Fortunately, no casualties or injuries have been reported from the…
The search operation in the Chanapora area of Shopian district continued on Monday following an encounter between security forces and suspected militants. Joint teams of the Indian Army, Jammu and Kashmir Police, and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) are conducting intensive searches in and around the area to locate the militants believed to be hiding there. The area was cordoned off and a thorough search operation was initiated to trace the suspected terrorists. During the operation, security forces have been conducting systematic searches, with additional reinforcements maintaining a tight security grid to prevent any escape. Sources said that the operation…
The Counter Intelligence unit of the Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a First Information Report (FIR) and conducted search operations concerning two contentious publications that allegedly glorify separatist figures, according to officials. The disputed books are identified as ‘Personalities and Legends of J&K’, co-authored by Hilal Ahmad and Santosh Meena and released by the Jammu-based Oberoi Book Service, and ‘Great Personalities of Jammu and Kashmir’, written by Sushant Giri and published by Anurag Prakashan, which is based in Delhi. Officials stated that 123 copies of the first book had been distributed to the districts of Jammu, Ramban, and Udhampur, while…
An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Chanapora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. “Encounter has started in Chanapora area of Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job,” official sources said. Souces said that an anti-terrorist operation has been underway in the area since yesterday (Friday). The encounter is believed to have started after a joint team of Police and army launched a cordon and search operation in the area. The number of trapped terrorists was not immediately known.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed his gratitude to the Government of India for its prompt and positive response to the concerns raised over the proposed runway closure at Srinagar Airport, stating that the decision to suspend the closure would ensure uninterrupted air connectivity to Jammu & Kashmir and provide much-needed relief to passengers and the tourism sector. The Chief Minister had personally taken up the matter with the Government of India to safeguard the interests of passengers, the tourism industry, trade, and the people of Jammu & Kashmir, who would have been adversely affected by the proposed closure. Expressing…
The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran’s late Supreme Leader, slain by U.S. and Israeli bombs. The commemoration began in Tehran on Friday, and funeral ceremonies and processions will run for seven days, with religious rites planned in cities across Iran and Iraq. Friday’s event is the one most foreign leaders will attend. On Saturday and Sunday, public ceremonies will take place in Tehran. The coffin of Khamenei alongside several of his family members will be placed…
The deadlock over the supply of mutton to Kashmir appeared to ease on Friday after the Kashmir Mutton Dealers Association (KMDA) called off the ongoing strike following the Punjab government’s intervention. The association said it has been informed that the Punjab government has directed the police not to stop livestock vehicles at checkpoints, paving the way for the resumption of sheep transportation to Jammu and Kashmir. Quoting KMDA General Secretary Mehraj-ud-Din news agency KNO reported that the decision to end the strike was taken after receiving assurances from the Punjab authorities. “The strike has been called off. We have been…