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JAMMU, Dec 17: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has constituted a high-level enquiry committee to probe the selection process of the J&K football team for participation in the 79th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy 2025. As per Government Order No. 50-JK(YSS) of 2025 dated December 17 , the enquiry committee will examine the entire selection procedure to ascertain the factual position in a time-bound manner. The committee will be headed by Director General, Youth Services and Sports, J&K, Ms. Anuradha Gupta, JKAS, and includes senior officers from various departments along with experienced sports professionals. The Director General, Youth Services and Sports has been authorised to co-opt two former National-level footballers one each from the Kashmir and Jammu regions. According to the order, the committee has been tasked with conducting an in-depth enquiry into the selection process and submitting its recommendations based on the findings. The panel has been directed to submit its report within seven days. The government has also decided to facilitate public participation in the enquiry process. Members of the general public will be allowed to present their inputs and comments by meeting the committee on three notified days each in Jammu and Srinagar.
Srinagar, July 17 (UNI) The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir has accorded sanction for the establishment of the Lieutenant Governor's Sainik Sahayta Kendra (LGSSK), a dedicated institutional mechanism to assist and address civilian grievances of serving soldiers from the Indian Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces, an official spokesman said. The Kendra, constituted under government order, aims to provide systematic grievance redressal support to soldiers who are either posted in t ...Read More >
Rains lashed Kashmir valley for the second day on Tuesday bringing down temperatures to below normal. The meteorological centre has predicted heavy rains for the next two days. Intermittent light to moderate rains were recorded in the morning after overnight rain which started on Monday evening. The MeT said that 9.8 mm rains has been recorded in summer capital Srinagar from Monday evening till Tuesday evening. "The highest of 24.4 mm rainfall was witnessed in the northern resort of Gulmarg," a ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir has accorded sanction for the establishment of the Lieutenant Governor's Sainik Sahayta Kendra (LGSSK), a dedicated institutional mechanism to assist and address civilian grievances of serving soldiers from the Indian Armed Forces and Central Armed Police Forces. The Kendra, constituted under Government Order No. 933-JK(GAD) of 2025 dated July 17, 2025, aims to provide systematic grievance redressal support to soldiers who are either posted in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir or originally belong to the UT and are presently serving in ...Read More >
Srinagar: Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi is flagging off the Vande Bharat train service between Kashmir and Jammu today, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party has demanded that the train should be renamed after the Pahalgam attack victim, who died while saving tourists. PDP spokesperson Zuhaib Mir said that while the train service between Jammu and Kashmir is a historical event, it should be renamed as 'Syed Adil Vande Bharat Express'. Syed Adil Shah of Pahalgam was the penny operator who was killed by terrorists in Baisaran meadow of Pahalgam in Anantnag district on April 22, when 2 ...Read More >
Pune: The Indian Gig Workers' Front on Saturday evening suspended the ongoing strike of cabs and autorickshaws operating on applications till Tuesday, after leaving many commuters, including those arriving at the airport on Saturday morning, hassled. Keshav Kshirsagar, the president of the front, said, "We have a meeting on Tuesday with senior officials of the state transport department. If its decisions don't meet our expectations, the strike will resume." Several commuters had a harrowing experience on roads on Friday and in the early hours of Saturday. Cabs and autos were hard to come by. T ...Read More >
Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level security meeting, announcing the reopening of 12 tourist destinations that were closed following an April 22 terror attack. He asserted that the "war against terrorism is not over yet," instructing security forces to maintain high alert and continue stringent operations. These sites are set to reopen from September 29. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level Unified Headquarters (UHQ) meeting at Raj Bhavan on Fr ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], June 5 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that the state government is prioritising quality education for students, and quality teachers are being recruited through the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Saha also informed that more recruitments will be made in the future. Also Read | Centre Notifies Waqf Management Rules 2025; Portal, Database, Audit of Waqf Properties. "Textbook education can never be the standard of life. One can become morally strong through education. Along with education, children should also be engaged in social work," he said. CM ...Read More >
It was partially cloudy during the day with light rains in Qazigund and Gulmarg in Kashmir and in Jammu's Batote. However, as the evening progressed dark clouds hovered over the Valley with chances of more rains expected by late evening. The J&K meteorological centre in Srinagar forecast light rains on Sunday and Monday while predicting a western disturbance approaching the Union territory from April 7. "From April 7-8, there will be intermittent light to moderate rain and snow (higher reaches) ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government today approved the establishment of the Lieutenant Governor's Sainik Sahayta Kendra (LGSSK), a dedicated cell for soldiers' assistance and liaison to provide timely redressal of grievances faced by soldiers from J&K serving across India. According to the Government order, a copy of which lies with Kashmir Images, the Kendra will function as a single-window platform to receive, assess, and process grievances submitted by serving soldiers or their authorised representatives. While responding to the grievances, the Kendra will facilitate direct appoint ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and MLA Yudhvir Sethi during the visit, the chief minister was briefed in detail on the multi-phas ...Read More >
New Delhi: Traffic in central Delhi will be affected on Thursday as the traffic police has issued an advisory due to the Janmashtami and Tazia processions.According to police, the traffic movement in Paharganj is likely to be affected from 1.30pm in view of the shobha yatra for Janmashtami and the Tazia procession.The Janmashtami procession will start from Mandir Shri Banke Bihari Ji in Paharganj's Sangatrasan Bazar and pass through Desh Bandhu Gupta Road, Chuna Mandi, Main Bazar, Munja Chowk and Arakashan Road. The Tazia procession will start from Ajmeri Gate and proceed through Pul Paharganj ...Read More >
Jammu, April 8 (PTI) The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged a massive backlog in the finalisation of accounts of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and autonomous bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, with large number of accounts remaining in arrears as on March 31, 2024. The CAG urged the UT government to ensure strict adherence to timelines for preparation and submission of accounts to strengthen financial discipline, transparency and governance. The audit panel warned that the persistent backlog undermines transparency and legislative oversight, and recommended that the government e ...Read More >
JAMMU/SRINAGAR, July 9: Heavy rains continued to batter large parts of Jammu and Kashmir today, damaging residential structures and local infrastructure, and triggering landslides and flash floods in several vulnerable regions. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp In Poonch district's Ajamabad village of Mandi tehsil, two residential houses were damaged early morning due to a landslide, while in the remote Sazar area of Kishtwar's Padder region, a flash flood caused by downpour in the upper reaches swept away four water mills. The widespread rainfall disrupted normal life across bo ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 17 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to remove encroachments on forest lands, including the fruit-bearing trees, all across the state and not limit it to some areas. The order was passed by a division bench consisting of Justices Vivek Thakur and Bipin C Negi on Wednesday after the Advocate General placed on record fresh instructions issued by Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, informing that 2,456 apple and other fruit trees have been felled from forest lands in Chaithla village, and 713 and 490 trees in Rohru and Kotgarh forest divisions, r ...Read More >
In a heartbreaking incident in Jammu and Kashmir, SDM (Sub-Divisional Magistrate) of Ramnagar Rajendra Singh and his son died on Friday after the vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a landslide, leading to a tragic road accident in Jammu and Kashmir. The tragedy took place while the family was returning to their native village, Pattiyaan, from Dharmari, in Udhampur district, in a Bolero vehicle earlier in the day. According to reports, as the vehicle passed through the Salukh Ikhter N ...Read More >
Srinagar- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered a reshuffle in the administration, transferring and assigning new postings to several IAS and JKAS officers with immediate effect, including key changes in Food, Civil Supplies, Agriculture, Tourism and Information departments. According to an issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) of the Jammu and Kashmir government, Nazim Zai Khan, IAS (AGMUT: 2013), Mission Director, Mission Vatsalya/Shakti (ICPS), J&K, is transferred and posted as Director, Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kashmir. Dr. Sagar Doifode Dat ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 04: A significant number of posts remain vacant in Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) in both Kashmir and Jammu divisions, with over 24 percent vacancies in SKUAST-Kashmir and nearly 33 percent in SKUAST-Jammu, the government informed. The figures were shared by the Minister Incharge Agriculture Production Department Javed Ahmad Dar in response to a query raised by MLA Chenani (Udhampur) Balwant Singh Mankotia. As per the official data, SKUAST-Kashmir has a total of 2,373 sanctioned posts, including 540 teaching and 1,833 non-teaching pos ...Read More >
Srinagar: Meteorological Department on Monday predicted that a wet spell would prevail in J&K till April 10, with chances of rain, snow and thunderstorms at several places. An official of the MeT office told Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that on April 7 and 8, the region is likely to witness generally cloudy conditions with intermittent light to moderate rain in plains and snowfall over higher reaches at most places. Thunderstorms, hail and gusty winds are also expected at a few locations during this period. The MeT department said some areas in both Kashmir and Jammu divisions may receive mod ...Read More >
JAMMU, Apr 8: The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has flagged a massive backlog in the finalisation of accounts of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and autonomous bodies in Jammu and Kashmir, with large number of accounts remaining in arrears as on March 31, 2024. The CAG urged the UT government to ensure strict adherence to timelines for preparation and submission of accounts to strengthen financial discipline, transparency and governance. The audit panel warned that the persistent backlog undermines transparency and legislative oversight, and recommended that the government ensure c ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The US embassy in India has warned that "committing assault, theft, or burglary in the United States won't just cause you legal issues -- it could lead to your visa being revoked and make you ineligible for future US visas". The warning was issued days after a video of an Indian woman who tried to leave a store with a cart full of items without paying went viral. This also prompted the embassy to say, "The US values law and order and expects foreign visitors to follow all US laws."Responding to queries on the issue, the ministry of external affairs said that "whether a person is liv ...Read More >
The administration of J&K Lieutenant Governor on Monday (December 15, 2025) terminated the services of 103 personnel of the Fire and Emergency Services Department over "compromised process" of recruitment. The decision was made after an inquiry committee of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB), constituted to investigate the 2022 recruitment, found "large-scale tampering in Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets, fabricated scanned images of answer sheets and illegal manipulation of merit list. The ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness a fresh spell of adverse weather on April 7 and 8, with the Meteorological Department forecasting widespread rain and snowfall accompanied by thunderstorms, hailstorms and gusty winds across several parts of the Union Territory. According to the forecast, wind speeds may reach 40 to 50 kmph during the two-day period, while weather conditions are expected to intensify on April 8 with stronger winds, heavy thundershowers and intermittent rain and snowfall. The warning has raised concerns over possible flash floods, landslides and disruption to n ...Read More >
Jammu, Jun 29 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has not utilised nearly half of the central funds allocated for building underground bunkers for border residents over the last five years, according to information obtained through a Right to Information (RTI) application. The revelation comes amid heightened calls for civilian safety, following last month's Operation Sindoor and the intense cross-border shelling. Responding to the Right To Information application filed by Jammu-based activist Raman Kumar, the Jammu and Kashmir Home Department said, an amount of Rs 242.77 crore was gi ...Read More >
JAMMU: JK Public School (JKPS) Panjtirthi proudly celebrated the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, with great enthusiasm and reverence . The event was organized to honor the legacy of the visionary ruler and to instill a sense of pride and patriotism among students. The celebration began with the garlanding of Maharaja Hari Singh's portrait, followed by a brief introduction highlighting his contributions to the socio-political and educational development of Jammu and Kashmir. A skit was presented by the students sh ...Read More >
JAMMU: The government on Wednesday constituted eight seven-member committee to enquire into the process of selection of the team for participation in the 79th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, 2025 "Sanction is accorded to the constitution of Enquiry Committee comprising of the eight officers to enquire into the process of selection of the team for participation in the 79th National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy, 2025 so as to ascertain the factual position, in a time-bound manner," read an order issued by Yasha Mudgal, Commissioner/ Secretary, Youth Services & Spo ...Read More >
Jammu- Reaffirming its commitment to regularisation of daily wagers in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today informed the Legislative Assembly that the process will be initiated in a phased manner during the current financial year. He made these remarks while responding to a bill moved by MLA Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami which read, "A Bill to provide for regularisation of services of casual and other workers working in various Departments of the Government of Jammu and Kashmir and for the matters incidental thereto (L.A. Private Members' Bill No. 45 of 2025)". The Chief Minister ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, JULY 4: Jammu and Kashmir is poised for a comprehensive transformation -- economically, socially, and politically -- and the youth must be at the forefront of this change through service, innovation, and leadership, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said today. Addressing the 6th Convocation Ceremony of Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Kashmir, Omar Abdullah called upon the graduating students to become active contributors to shaping the future of the region. The event was attended by Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare, Rural Deve ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 29 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday threw open seven tourist spots in the valley that were closed in the wake of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. The tourist spots were opened following directions issued by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha after a meeting of the Unified Headquarters on Friday. "After a thorough security review and discussion in today's UHQ meeting, I've ordered reopening of more tourist spots in Kashmir and Jammu Divisions, which were temporarily closed as precautionary measures," Sinha said in a post on X on Friday. The LG administratio ...Read More >
Jammu, Dec 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday rejected claims of discrimination with Jammu in the team selection for Santosh Trophy and requested politicians to keep sports and education separate from politics. Earlier during the day, Jammu and Kashmir sports minister Satish Sharma assured a time-bound and impartial inquiry into Santosh Trophy team selection, a day after the BJP alleged discrimination with the Jammu region and demanded his resignation. Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council had already dismissed the allegations as misleading and defended the selectio ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, June 27: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday urged for a united effort between the government and tourism stakeholders to restore Jammu and Kashmir's position as India's top tourist destination and ensure it retains that status in the long run. Addressing the 'Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Revival Dialogue' organised by FICCI in collaboration with the J&K Department of Tourism at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), the Chief Minister said, "It is our collective responsibility to do everything possible to ensure that Jammu and Kashmir returns to its rightful pl ...Read More >