The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court delivered eight significant orders in its weekly roundup from August 10 to 17, 2026. In one case, it directed the government to prescribe a…
Srinagar mayor Aarti Bhandari, Uttarakhand's only independent mayor, and 10 councillors joined the BJP on Wednesday. The move gives the BJP mayors in all 11 municipal corporations in the state. Among those…
Torrential rains triggered flash floods in parts of Kashmir on August 19, with flooding reported in Shopian, Dachnoo, Herpora, Baderhma, Haknar, Gund, and Upper Batkoot. Jammu city recorded 88.7 mm of rain,…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday described the chronic waterlogging in Srinagar as a "legacy issue", acknowledging that decades of inadequate planning and maintenance have left the city's drainage…
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday conducted an extensive early-morning tour of Srinagar, inspecting 10 to 12 project sites from Downtown to Uptown. He reviewed road, healthcare, heritage and…
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reviewed preparations for the inaugural International Film Festival of Jammu and Kashmir (IFFJK), set to be held in Srinagar from September 7 to 10, 2026. The festival will…
On Nag Panchami, Monday, August 17, the Chhari-Pujan of Lord Shiva's holy mace was performed at the Amareshwar temple in Srinagar. Mahant Deependra Giri, the mace's custodian, led sadhus in Vedic hymns,…
Jammu and Kashmir's Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has filed a chargesheet against 10 people, including seven officers of the Srinagar Municipal Committee (SMC) and three private individuals, for unauthorised construction in Ward No.…
A 30-year-old man, Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat, was injured in a bear attack in Sarhandi Colony, Khonmoh, on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday. Officials said he was taken to SMHS Hospital, where…
Asian Paints has launched a travelling museum project on Dal Lake shikaras in Srinagar. The initiative, part of the company's hyper-local branding strategy, uses the iconic wooden boats as moving canvases featuring…
