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  Jammu, May 9:The Jammu and Kashmir Government has ordered the mandatory implementation of a fully paperless registration system in all Sub-Registrar Offices across the Union Territory from May 11, 2026, marking a major step towards digital governance and transparent public service delivery. According to a circular issued by the…

SRINAGAR, May 8: Properties worth over Rs 6.5 crore, allegedly acquired through illicit drug trafficking, were on Friday attached in the Anantnag district, making it the single largest attachment under the NDPS Act in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. “In continuation of its sustained and aggressive crackdown against the narcotics…

The Union government has authorised the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to exercise powers under the Telecommunications Act, 2023, in matters concerning public safety and emergency situations in the Union Territory. The decision was announced through a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). According to…

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday ordered the immediate suspension of the principal and an assistant professor of Amar Singh College following allegations of harassment raised by a female student. Education Minister Sakina Itoo said the action was taken within minutes after the complaint reached her office. “As soon…

Bandipora, May 08: Three youths tragically lost their lives after drowning in the River Jhelum in the Hajin area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Friday, officials said. Officials told KNC that the incident took place in the Check Chandergeer area when the trio was reportedly washing tent material along…

SRINAGAR, May 7: The Jammu and Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Thursday registered a Disproportionate Assets (DA) case against Zafar Iqbal-KAS, Chief Accounts Officer, currently posted in the office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, J&K, Srinagar. According to officials, the accused officer, son of Mir Hussain and a…

Anantnag, May 7: Continuing its sustained crackdown against drug trafficking and illegal narcotics networks, Anantnag Police on Thursday attached immovable property worth approximately ₹2.5 crore belonging to an alleged notorious drug peddler under the provisions of the NDPS Act. Police said the attached property includes a double-storied residential house, a…

SRINAGAR, May 7: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that Operation Sindoor was a declaration that India’s brave armed forces will protect the sovereignty and integrity of the country at any cost. The LG paid tributes to armed forces on the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor,…