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February 17, 2026, 05:11 PM - 3 min read
Officials said six police personnel, including an assistant sub-inspector were placed under suspension for dereliction of duty in connection with the incident.The suspensions form part of a departmental inquiry to determine how the escape transpired, why security was compromised, and whether there were lapses in duty by the deployed personnel, they added.
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February 16, 2026, 04:25 PM - 3 min read
The reshuffle has impacted six officers from the Jammu and Kashmir segment who are either already serving in Delhi or are set to move from Jammu and Kashmir to take up key assignments in the national capital.
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February 16, 2026, 03:42 PM - 3 min read
The action follows the implementation of NCTE guidelines, notified in 2020–21, which made recognition compulsory for all BEd colleges in Jammu and Kashmir to continue operations. Nearly five years after the requirement came into force, the majority of private colleges could not fulfil the prescribed criteria and have now been barred from admitting fresh students from the current academic year.
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February 15, 2026, 04:03 PM - 3 min read
Cyber authorities say that the funds routed through these accounts could be used for separatist and anti-national activities.Central security agencies have asked the Jammu and Kashmir Police and other law enforcement agencies to hold consultations with banks to curb the mushrooming of ‘mule accounts’ and identify middlemen, commonly referred to as “mulers”, who facilitate such financial frauds.
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February 11, 2026, 08:54 PM - 3 min read
Health and Education minister Sakina Itoo, while replying to a discussion on grants in the Assembly, said the administration is significantly expanding medical infrastructure, diagnostic services and emergency healthcare facilities across the Union Territory.The cancer control strategy will be rolled out in collaboration with NITI Aayog and the Indian Council of Medical Research.
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February 11, 2026, 04:06 PM - 3 min read
Citing figures from the government’s own “Budget at a Glance 2026–27,” Drabu pointed out that when the PDP-BJP government assumed office in 2014–15, the public debt-to-GSDP ratio stood at 28.67 percent. By 2018–19, when that government fell, the ratio had declined to 27.21 percent.
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February 10, 2026, 04:58 PM - 3 min read
MLA Sadiq alleged that instead of focusing on development and stability, the BJP has adopted an approach that has pushed the region towards uncertainty and institutional weakening.
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February 9, 2026, 02:30 PM - 2 min read
Under the Mission YUVA survey conducted by the Union Territory Administration, more than 4.73 lakh individuals aged 18–60 years were identified, of whom nearly 47 per cent reported that they were not working but were willing to work.
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February 8, 2026, 03:33 PM - 2 min read
In a post on X, the Indian Army’s ADGPI wrote, “He was briefed on ongoing counter-terrorism operations, the effectiveness of the security grid and measures undertaken to maintain sustained vigilance.”
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February 7, 2026, 01:14 PM - 2 min read
Besides over 36,000 foreign tourists, the government informed the Legislative Assembly that a total of 17,765,390 tourists visited the Union Territory between January 1 and December 31, 2025. Of these, 36,410 were international travellers, while 17,728,980 were domestic tourists.
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February 1, 2026, 05:59 PM - 3 min read
The Legislative Assembly session will begin on Monday. The MLA said that despite residing in the Union Territory for many years, many of these families remain without citizenship or legal recognition, leading to the denial of basic rights such as education, healthcare, employment opportunities and identity documents.
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January 30, 2026, 07:21 PM - 4 min read
The case arose out of allegations that accused Mohammad Maqbool Rather had crossed over to POK two decades ago, received arms training, contracted marriage there, and later returned to Jammu and Kashmir along with his wife Parveena Akhtar and children without valid documents.
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