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J&K Bank Q2 net profit rises 10.6% to Rs 546 crore

SRINAGAR, Oct. 22 -- Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Wednesday reported a 10.6% year-on-year increase in net profit to Rs 546.36 crore for the quarter ended September 30, 2026, compared with Rs 494.11 crore... Read More


Govt doubles monthly stipend of medical interns to Rs 25,000

Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- To end the logjam over protesting medical interns in Jammu and Kashmir, the Omar Abdullah government doubled their monthly stipend from Rs 12,300 to Rs 25,000. The enhancement of... Read More


LG vows to eliminate terrorism from J&K, pays tributes to police martyrs

Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid tributes to police martyrs on Wednesday and resolved not to rest until the region is free from separatist and terrorist elements, an official ... Read More


With crumbling juvenile justice system, partially defunct JJBs, dysfunctional CWCs; Sajad Lone raises child protection issue

Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- Peoples Conference president and MLA Handwara Sajad Lone has alleged that children in distress and juveniles in conflict with law in Jammu and Kashmir have been left without the i... Read More


LG calls for making Basohli a global centre of art, culture & creativity

Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has congratulated the Department of Culture, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, the Vishwasthali NGO, the Divisional Commissioner and ... Read More


Bus falls into gorge in Udhampur, two killed, 15 injured

Jammu, Oct. 22 -- Two persons, including a minor girl, were killed and 15 others injured after a passenger bus veered off a hilly road and plunged into a deep gorge in a remote area in Udhampur distri... Read More


Nov 21: Panchayat Polls announced for Ladakh

Srinagar, Oct. 22 -- The State Election Commission (SEC) of Ladakh on Wednesday announced that general elections to all Panchayat Halqas in the Union Territory will be held on November 21, 2026, asser... Read More


Ladakh High Court bench begins regular hearings in Leh

Leh, Oct. 22 -- The Ladakh Bench of the High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh began regular hearings on Wednesday, with Chief Justice Dr Pushpendra Singh Bhati and Justice Sanjay Parihar presidin... Read More


JKSET/LASET 2026 exam rescheduled to 1:30 pm on Oct 25

SRINAGAR, Oct. 22 -- The Jammu and Kashmir State Eligibility Test (JKSET) and Ladakh State Eligibility Test (LASET) 2026, to be conducted by the University of Kashmir, have been rescheduled to 1:30 pm... Read More


Rs.54.49 crore Hazratbal hospital project reviewed as work resumes

SRINAGAR, Oct. 22 -- Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary on Wednesday reviewed the construction of a new 50-bed building at Sub-District Hospital Habak in Hazratbal, Srinagar, stressing the need ... Read More