Two persons were killed and two others injured after lightning struck at Gawran Nard in Anantnag district on Thursday, officials said. An official said that two persons were killed while two others sustained injuries after lightning struck the Gawran Nard area of Anantnag. The deceased were identified as Faizan Ahmad (18), son of Mohd Yaqoob Chard, a resident of Gawran and Bilal Ahmad Battana (16), son of Nazir Ahmad, a resident of Redwani Gawran. The injured were identified as Sajad Ahmad Battana (15), son of Sai Battana, and Shareef Ahmad Battana, son of Jumma, both residents of Redwani Gawran. Meanwhile,…
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Jammu and Kashmir received a total of Rs 15.22 crore in Central assistance under two State-wise Scheduled Caste scholarship schemes during the last three financial years, from 2023-24 to 2025-26, the Centre informed the Lok Sabha. The information was provided by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Dr Virendra Kumar in reply to Starred Question No. 332, raised by Shri Raja A, regarding scholarships for Scheduled Caste students. According to the data, accessed, J&K received Rs 12.96 crore under the Post-Matric Scholarship Scheme for SC students during the three-year period. The Central assistance stood at Rs 4.68 crore in…
Amid concerns over the availability of saffron corms, the Agriculture Department has intensified measures to conserve the vital planting material in Kashmir, including restrictions on its transportation outside the Valley and plans to establish Saffron Seed Multiplication Nurseries in the Pampore area of Pulwama district. Officials said the measures have been taken to ensure the availability of quality planting material for local saffron growers and to prevent depletion of corms, which are essential for maintaining and expanding saffron cultivation in the region. The department has prohibited the transportation and export of saffron corms outside Kashmir and warned that any violation…
Jammu and Kashmir is set to witness a fresh 10-day wet spell, with the Meteorological Department (MeT) forecasting widespread rainfall and warning of heavy to very heavy showers, flash floods, landslides and waterlogging between August 9 and 11. A MeT official said that as per the forecast, August 8 will witness one or two spells of light to moderate rain and thundershowers at many places. Brief intense showers are also expected at a few places.Politics The MeT predicted few spells of light to moderate rain and thundershowers at most places between August 9 and 11. It specifically warned of heavy…
As many as 3,65,645 cases are pending in district and subordinate courts of Jammu and Kashmir, including 63,876 cases pending for more than five years and 20,767 cases pending for over 10 years, the Union Ministry of Law and Justice informed the Lok Sabha. As per the reply by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal to an unstarred question by MP Sasikanth Senthil, the figures are based on data available on the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG) as on July 30, 2026. The ministry, said that in Jammu and Kashmir, district and subordinate courts…
The Centre informed the Lok Sabha that it has conducted assessments of post-harvest losses of cereals, pulses, fruits and vegetables across different agro-climatic regions of the country, with the latest study estimating post-harvest losses of apples in Jammu & Kashmir at 9.51 per cent. Replying to a question raised by Lok Sabha MP Jai Prakash, Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Chirag Paswan, said the Ministry has commissioned studies through the ICAR-Central Institute of Post-Harvest Engineering and Technology (CIPHET) in 2015 and NABARD Consultancy Services (NABCONS) in 2022 to assess post-harvest losses across the country. The minister informed the House…
The Ministry of Power (MoP) Thursday said that in over 12 years, Jammu and Kashmir’s massive power deficit of 19.1 percent has reduced to 0.1 percent. The ministry informed the Lok Sabha that J&K was facing a staggering 19.1 percent power deficit in 2014-15. However, by the fiscal 2025-26, the deficiency plummeted to 0.1 percent. It also said that in the year 2014-15, the region was facing 3,095 MU unserved energy and the deficit plummeted to 0.1 percent with just 19 MU short by 2025-26. The house was further informed that for the first quarter of FY 2026-27 from April–June…
The autumn session of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is likely to be convened from September 21, sources disclosed. Sources said that the cabinet, which met on Tuesday afternoon under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, is understood to have recommended to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha the convening of the autumn session. “The session is likely to commence from September 21,” they disclosed, adding that the LG will now formally summon the House. As per the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019, the interval between J&K Assembly’s last sitting in one session and the date appointed for its…
In Jammu and Kashmir, ‘the teaching staff in government-run-schools have dropped by over 4800 in the past three years.’ According to the official figures available, Jammu and Kashmir has recorded a reduction of 4811 teaching staff since the academic year 2023-24 to 2025-26. The figures reveal that in the academic year 2023-24, Jammu and Kashmir had a total of 96,370 teachers in government-run-schools that reduced to 94,202 in the academic year 2024-25. Furthermore, the figures tabled by the Government of India (GoI) in the Lok Sabha states that in the academic year 2025-26 Jammu and Kashmir had only 91,569 teachers…
Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed at least 35 cloudburst incidents this year so far, claiming around 31 lives and causing widespread destruction to homes, roads, bridges and public infrastructure. Official data accessed, shows that at least 22 cloudbursts were reported between June 1 and mid-July, while persistent heavy rainfall during the second half of July and the beginning of August triggered several more incidents, pushing the total number of reported cloudbursts beyond 35. The fatalities have largely resulted from cloudbursts, flash floods and rain-triggered landslides, with the Jammu division accounting for the highest number of deaths. The worst-hit districts include…