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These dismissals, executed under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution, bring the total number of staffers sacked for anti-national activities to nearly 90 since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. The constitutional provision allows the dismissal of an employee without a formal inquiry if the President or Governor is satisfied that such a move is in the interest of national security. While the administration maintains the drive is essential to root out terrorists embedded in the state machi ...Read More >
Srinagar: The announcement of a two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States sent waves of jubilation across Kashmir, where residents in Shia-majority areas hailed the truce as a symbolic "victory" for the Islamic Republic. Celebrations erupted in Bandipora district, with villages such as Nowgam, Nazin, Zalpora, Inderkot, Shadipora, Trigam, Shatulpora, and Saridagarpora witnessing crowds waving Iranian flags, chanting slogans, and distributing Kashmiri kahwa. Similar scenes unfolded i ...Read More >
The higher reaches of the valley including the popular ski-resort of Gulmarg in north Kashmir, Kupwara and Bandipora received fresh snowfall on Wednesday. Srinagar and other areas in the plains of the valley were lashed by rains, the weather office said. Intermittent light to moderate rain, and snow would continue in the higher reaches till Wednesday evening, accompanied with thunder, hail and gusty winds at a few places, the Met said. Few places in Kashmir may also receive moderate to heavy ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 08: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led administration on Wednesday terminated the services of two government employees for their involvement with terror outfits, invoking Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution of India. The dismissals form part of an ongoing and sustained campaign to identify, isolate, and remove individuals working for terrorist organisations from within government institutions. Top sources told Rising Kashmir that the action reflects a zero-tolerance approach t ...Read More >
Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday terminated the services of two government employees for their alleged links with terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, official sources said. The dismissals were carried out under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution as part of the administration's "zero-tolerance to terror" policy, aimed at rooting out militant elements from government institutions. Sinha had recently observed that he will not rest until "the last ...Read More >
Srinagar: Calling the Iran-US ceasefire a "happy day for everyone," PDP chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti welcomed the truce as a positive step and pressed India and Pakistan to seize the moment for dialogue. Mufti praised Iran for adhering to wartime norms by striking only military installations, while accusing the US and Israel of targeting civilians. "We hope this temporary ceasefire becomes permanent. India and Pakistan should also sit together and resolve th ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 8 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has terminated the services of two government employees as part of his "zero-tolerance to terror" policy, officials said on Wednesday. The dismissed employees have been identified as Farhat Ali Khanday and Mohammad Shafi Dar, the officials said. They said the dismissals were executed under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution and are part of the ongoing drive to root out terrorists embedded in the government machinery. W ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8: India on Wednesday welcomed a two-week ceasefire between the US and Iran, calling for "de-escalation, dialogue, and diplomacy" to ensure lasting peace in West Asia. "We welcome the ceasefire reached and hope that it will lead to lasting peace in West Asia. As we have continuously advocated earlier, de-escalation, dialogue and diplomacy are essential to bring an early end to the ongoing conflict," the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. "The conflict has already caused im ...Read More >
Srinagar: Two more government employees were sacked in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday over their alleged ties with terror groups. Invoking provisions under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution, which allows dismissal without inquiry in the interest of state's security, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha terminated an education department employee Farhat Ali Khanday in Jammu's Ramban and Mohammad Shafi Dar from Bandipora of Rural Development department. He has been accused of working for Hizbul M ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha led-administration has terminated two more government employees over terror links, invoking his zero-tolerance policy. Official sources told news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO), that the employees were terminated under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution for their alleged links with Pakistan-backed terror outfits Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. They said one of them, Farhat Ali Khanday, a Class-IV employee in th ...Read More >
Jammu, Apr 8 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday terminated the services of two government employees for their alleged links with terror outfits, including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, official sources said. The dismissals were carried out under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution as part of the administration's "zero-tolerance to terror" policy, aimed at rooting out militant elements from government institutions. Sinha had recently observed that he ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 8 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday terminated the services of two government employees as part of his "zero-tolerance to terror" policy, sources said. These dismissals were executed under Article 311(2)(c) of the Constitution of India and were a part of the ongoing drive to root out terrorists embedded in the government machinery. Also Read | HYBE India Auditions: LE SSERAFIM Hypes Desi K-Pop Aspirants Ahead of Tr ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, Apr 7: Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) today arrested two officials of the PWD (R&B) Mechanical Division, North Kashmir, Baramulla, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 13,000 from a contractor for release of payment. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp According to official sources, the ACB received a complaint through its helpline on April 6 from a complainant working as a manager for a private firm registered on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal. The ...Read More >
Jammu and Kashmir faces a massive land encroachment crisis. Over 18 lakh kanals of state and forest land are illegally occupied. Authorities have retrieved only a fraction, about 29,000 kanals. Eviction drives are ongoing across districts like Rajouri, Reasi, and Bandipora. The High Court is monitoring these efforts. New encroachments are being tackled promptly. JAMMU: Over 18 lakh kanals of land are encroached across Jammu and Kashmir, with only 29,000 kanals retrieved so far from squatters, o ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 03: As precipitation deficiency continued through March, the weatherman has issued yellow and orange alerts for Jammu and Kashmir till Saturday, predicting intermittent light to moderate rain and snow at many places with the possibility of thunder, hailstorm, and gusty winds. A fresh Western Disturbance affected the region on Friday morning, bringing fresh snowfall to several upper reaches, including Razdan Pass, Sinthan Top, Pir Ki Gali, Sadhna Top, Margan Top, Gulmarg Phase-II, ...Read More >
JAMMU, Apr 2: In a major police reshuffle, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha-led Union Territory administration has ordered the transfer and posting of 82 police officers, including 34 IPS and 48 JKPS officers. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp As per the order, Tejinder Singh, DIG Rajouri-Poonch Range, has been transferred and posted as IGP CID, Sarah Rizvi, DIG Udhampur-Reasi Range, has been transferred and posted as IGP Crime, J&K relieving Sujit Kumar of the additional charge of ...Read More >
Srinagar, Apr 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir faced a rainfall deficit of 34 per cent in March despite several Western Disturbances in the month, officials said on Wednesday. They said J-K received 100.7 mm of rainfall, below the normal of 152.9 mm, placing the month in the "deficient" category. Srinagar recorded 88.5 mm rainfall against a normal of 115.0 mm, marking a 23 per cent deficit, while the winter capital Jammu witnessed a sharper shortfall of 43 per cent, receiving 52.4 mm against 92.3 mm, ...Read More >
Ganderbal: In a significant development, security forces eliminated one terrorist during an overnight encounter in the Arhama area of the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir. The operation, which began late Tuesday night, remains active as joint teams of the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police continue their operation. Specific intelligence inputs regarding the movement of armed suspects in the general area triggered operation Arhama. Based on these leads, a joint cordon-and-search o ...Read More >
SRINAGAR: The withdrawal of security of several legislators and politicians rocked the J&K Assembly on Tuesday after the governing National Conference (NC) raised the issue and flayed the LG administration for the removal of security at its headquarters in Srinagar, Nawai Subha, even after a recent attack on party president Farooq Abdullah, saying the move risked the lives of its leader and MLAs.Police and security in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir fall under lieutenant governor Manoj ...Read More >
Srinagar: Heavy rainfall in Baramulla's Rafiabad on Tuesday triggered a sudden rise in water levels, leaving 30 students and four teachers trapped inside a school hostel. Swift intervention by the Army ensured all 34 were evacuated safely. The officials said the continuous downpour caused a sudden surge in a stream near Watargam, inundating the hostel premises and cutting off escape routes. The distressed residents immediately sought help from the nearby Army unit, which responded with prompt h ...Read More >
The govt reiterated that a multi-pronged approach involving enforcement, awareness, infrastructure upgrades and policy reforms is being pursued to further reduce road accidents in the UT Jammu, Mar 30: Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said that road accidents in the Union Territory have shown a declining trend over the past three years, owing to the effective implementation of various road safety measures. In a written reply to the question of National Conference MLA Ali Mohammad Sagar i ...Read More >
Since November 2024, 844 kanals and 4 marlas of land belonging to Kashmiri Pandits have been retrieved and restored, he said Jammu, Mar 28: The government on Saturday said it had retrieved and restored encroached land belonging to Kashmiri Pandits in the Valley. Replying to a question by BJP MLA Yudhvir Sethi in the Assembly, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, "Land measuring 3729 kanal and 4 marlas belonging to Kashmiri migrants has been retrieved and restored in the Kashmir Valley." Since N ...Read More >
Jammu, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two Border Security Force (BSF) officers were injured on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba during a raid on a drug hotspot in the district. Officials said two BSF junior-level officers -- an inspector and a sub-inspector -- were injured during the raid in Gujjar Basti village of the Supwal area of the district when locals attacked them. The injured officers have been identified as Inspector Imtiyaz and Sub-Inspector Devender Kumar. Reports added that the two ...Read More >
Ganderbal, Dec 17: Police busted a major drug trafficking racket in central Kashmir's Ganderbal district and seized around one kilogram of cocaine, valued at over ₹10 crore in the international market. Addressing a press conference, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ganderbal, Khalil Ahmed Poswal, said the breakthrough was achieved during the investigation of an accused already lodged in jail in an NDPS case, who was found to be working for a larger drug syndicate since February this year. ...Read More >
Srinagar, Dec 17: Intense cold wave conditions continued to prevail across Jammu and Kashmir, with most parts of the Kashmir Valley witnessing sub-zero night temperatures, while higher reaches experienced extreme cold. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of -1.6°C during the intervening night. Qazigund registered -3.0°C, while Pahalgam settled at -2.8°C. Several south Kashmir areas remained the coldest in the Valley, with Pulwama and Shopian recording -4.4°C each, followed by Anantnag at -4 ...Read More >
Srinagar, Dec 17 : Cold conditions continued across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Wednesday, with several places in the Kashmir Valley recording sub-zero minimum temperatures, officials said. In the Kashmir region, Pulwama and Shopian were the coldest, both recording a minimum temperature of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius, followed by Anantnag at minus 4.2 degrees and Pampore at minus 4.0 degrees Celsius. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.6 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature at Srina ...Read More >
Srinagar: A sharp winter chill tightened its grip across Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on Tuesday as temperatures plunged across the region. Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius, while Zojila Pass emerged as the coldest place at a bone-chilling minus 17 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department's Srinagar centre said. Several parts of the Kashmir Valley dipped well below the freezing point overnight. Pampore and Pulwama were among the coldest inhabited areas, ...Read More >
Srinagar, Dec 16 : Most parts of Kashmir recorded sub-zero minimum temperatures on Tuesday, with Zojila Pass emerging as the coldest place at minus 17 degrees Celsius, officials said. In the Valley, Pampore and Pulwama were the coldest inhabited areas, both recording a minimum of minus 4 degrees Celsius, followed by Shopian at minus 3.8 degrees Celsius and Anantnag at minus 3.3 degrees Celsius. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.8 degrees Celsius, while the city's airport logged minus 2 degree ...Read More >
Arctic blast invades the Midwest, Northeast: Latest forecast KENTON GEWECKE and EMILY SHAPIRO December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM 0 Freezing temperatures are hitting millions in the Midwest and Northeast on Thursday and Friday, bringing a brutal cold usually seen in January, not early December. On Thursday morning, the wind chill -- what the temperature feels like -- plunged to minus 14 degrees in Minneapolis; minus 17 in Green Bay, Wisconsin; and minus 5 in Chicago. When wind chills reach minus 2 ...Read More >
Srinagar- In order to secure the indigenous process of hand-spinning of world-famous Pashmina wool, the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has replaced traditional charkhas with 213 Modern Charkhas in all its 16 Pashmina Spinning Training Centres with an intake capacity of 20 trainees in each centre. These training centres are functional in Srinagar, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Anantnag and Bandipora districts. Sharing details in a press statement issued here ...Read More >
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