02/02/2026
Srinagar, February 02 (KIP)- President of the People’s Democratic Front (PDF) and former Minister, Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen, on Sunday met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Lok Bhavan and raised several pressing developmental and public welfare issues concerning various parts of Jammu and Kashmir, with particular emphasis on Budgam district and other neglected rural areas.
During the meeting, Yaseen drew the Lieutenant Governor’s attention to the prolonged ban on tourist activities at k...
02/02/2026
Dehradun,February 02 (KIP)-From the far reaches of north Kashmir to the roar of a national arena, Kupwara lived a moment it will remember for generations. At the All India Pencak Silat Championship 2025–26, held in Dehradun, Uttarakhand from 29th to 31st January, two young athletes turned years of struggle into symbols of hope—Zakir Hussain Wani winning Gold and Sozan Nazir claiming Silver for Kupwara.
Zakir’s Gold, Forged in Grit
Hailing from Batergam, Kupwara, Zakir Hussain Wani walke...
02/02/2026
Kulgam, February 02 (KIP)-Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Kulgam, Viqar Ahmad Giri today chaired a meeting to review arrangements for annual urs of sufi saint Hazrat Syed Noor Shah Saheb Wali Bagdadi (RA) at Waltengo and Oriel Shrines of Kund Valley.
During the review meeting, the ADC directed the officers to ensure uninterrupted power supply, safe drinking water supply, proper sanitation measures besides healthcare facilities and security arrangements at shrine during Urs days.
He...
02/02/2026
Srinagar, February 02 (KIP)- JKPCC Working President Raman Bhalla, former JKPCC Jammu District Urban President Thakur Manmohan Singh, and former Corporator Satish Sharma today visited the bereaved family and expressed profound grief and deep sorrow over the tragic and untimely passing of Hamaad, the beloved young son of prominent Congress leader Arshid Ahmed Tantray.The leaders conveyed their heartfelt condolences to the grieving family, describing the loss as irreparable and deeply painful...
02/02/2026
Awantipora, February 02 (KIP)-The Islamic University of Science and Technology today held its12th meeting of the Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC) at the main campus. The meeting was chaired by the Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor. The meeting was attended by the Dean Academic Affairs, Registrar, Controller of Examinations, Dean Outreach, Deans of Schools, faculty members, Univers...
01/02/2026
Srinagar, February 01 (KIP)-Emphasizing the need to integrate health education with formal schooling to strengthen human development in Jammu and Kashmir, Tarang Health Alliance and the SKUAST-K Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Centre have joined hands to promote structured school-based health education in the region.
Speaking during a webinar organised by Tarang Health Alliance in collaboration with Fijeeha and ACTION (Alliance for Change, Transformation & Innovation), Dr Rahu...
31/01/2026
Srinagar,January 31 (KIP)-The National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar on Saturday hosted the AI Pre-Summit 2026, focusing on the transformative potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in rural development.
The one-day event was held in HiTech-5 and conducted in a hybrid mode, with over 140 participants joining both in-person and online. It is a part of AI IMPACT SUMMIT - 2026 to be held in India in February 2026.
Prof. Binod Kumar Kanaujia, Director NIT Srinagar, served as the...
31/01/2026
Srinagar, January 31 (KIP)-President Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Front (PDF) and former minister, Hakeem Muhammad Yaseen on Saturday called upon the Jammu and Kashmir government to take immediate steps to enhance the honorarium and working conditions of thousands of employees serving across multiple departments, ahead of the presentation of Budget 2026.
Speaking on the issue, Hakeem Yaseen highlighted that Aganwadi workers, PDD, PHE, R&B, NYC employees, Aganwadi helpers, HDF sta...
31/01/2026
Srinagar, January 31 (KIP)-The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Saturday has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking urgent intervention over what it described as a “disturbing and sustained pattern of identity-based harassment and violence” against Kashmiri traders, shawl sellers, labourers and students across several North Indian states, following the brutal assault on an 18-year-old Kashmiri youth in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.
In the letter addressed to the Home Min...
31/01/2026
Srinagar, January 31 (KIP)-The Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir has strongly refuted certain portions of a news story published in a Local daily newspaper with headline – ‘The Art Will Die with Us’: Srinagar’s papier mache craftsmen battle extinction.
In a press release issued here today, a spokesman of the Department countered the claims made by Nasir Ahmad Mir, a papier mache craftsman, who was interviewed by a reporter for the news story published on 29.01.2026 of the said...
30/01/2026
Awantipora, January 30 (KIP)- In the Idea to Impact Start up Mela organized by JKEDI at Jammu, CIED- IUST secured a Start Up grant of 50 Lacs. The award was presented by Honorable Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Omar Abdullah to the team from IUST led by Prof Shakil Ahmad Romshoo, Vice Chancellor in presence of Advisor to Honorable CM, Shri. Nasir Aslam Wani, Commissioner Secretary Industries and Commerce, Shri. Vikramjit Singh and Director JKEDI. Shri Khalid Jahangir. On this occas...
30/01/2026
Srinagar, January 30 (KIP)- In its continued efforts to curb the drug menace from the society, J&K Police have arrested six drug peddlers from various locations and recovered contraband/psychotropic substances from their possession.
In Anantnag, a police team intercepted a vehicle bearing registration number JK03C-4157 at a checkpoint established at Achabal Chowk, driven by Arif Ramzan Mir son of Mohd Ramzan Mir resident of Shangus. During search, 16 grams of heroin-like substance was r...
30/01/2026
Srinagar, January 30 (KIP)- Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, today chaired a meeting to review the status of ongoing and proposed development projects being executed by the Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED) in Srinagar.
The meeting was attended by Vice Chairman LCMA, Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Chief Engineers of KPDCL, PHE and R&B, Superintending Engineer UEED, General Manager NBCC Srinagar, Deputy Director Planning, and other senior officers.
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30/01/2026
Srinagar, January 30 (KIP)- Jammu, PDP MLA Waheed Ur Rehman Parra has moved a notice in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to introduce a private member’s bill seeking dignity, reconciliation and trauma healing for people affected by decades of violence and instability in the Union Territory. The bill, titled the “Jammu and Kashmir Reconciliation, Trauma Healing and Dignity Bill, 2026,” is proposed to be taken up during the Budget Session of the J&K Assembly beginning on February 2.
According ...
30/01/2026
Srinagar, January 30 (KIP)-Chief Engineer, Distribution, KPDCL has informed that Shutdown of 33 KV Alusteng-Zakura line will be observed due to which power supply to Ahmad Nagar, Umerhair and adjoining areas will be affected from 11 AM to 02 PM on 31 January 2026.
Similarly, shutdown of Cheshmashahi-TRC-Nedous line will be observed due to which power supply to Dal, Paras Hospital and 33 KV installations of Rajbagh Tapline will be affected from 10 AM to 03 PM on 01 February 2026.
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29/01/2026
Baramulla, January 29 (KIP)-Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Minga Sherpa, in presenc Srinagar, Jammu, January 29 (Scoop News)-e of Additional Deputy Commissioner Baramulla, Altaf Hussain Musvi and District Information Officer Baramulla, Iftikhar Naseem, today felicitated the district level winners of the Vande Mataram Singing and Essay Writing Competitions from Baramulla district.
The competitions were organised by the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR), Jammu and Kashmir,...
29/01/2026
Srinagar, January 29 (KIP)- Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Srinagar, under the aegis of Handicrafts and Handloom Department, has taken a major stride towards revival of the centuries-old craft of hand-knotted silk carpet weaving in Kashmir by commencing Skill Up-gradation Training for 160 candidates under the SAMARTH (Scheme for Capacity Building in Textile Sector) initiative of the Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.
The Central Silk Board (CSB) has sanctioned the pr...
29/01/2026
Srinagar, January 29 (KIP)-Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Choudhary, today convened a review meeting at the Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, to assess the post-snowfall situation across Kashmir region besides reviewing the availability of essential services in the region.
Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, deliberated on the overall progress of snow clearance measures and restoration of essential services in the affected areas.
The Deputy Chief Minister stressed that a coordinate...
29/01/2026
Srinagar,January 29 (KIP)-ACB Jammu registered a formal case FIR No. 01/2026 u/s 5(1)(d) r/w section 5(2) of J&K PC Act, Svt. 2006 & section 120-B RPC at P/S ACB Jammu against R.K. Razdan, then MD SICOP Jammu (now retired), Kunal Choudhary (now Deputy General Manager SICOP, Jammu) and others, into the allegations regarding illegal appointment, regularization and promotion of one Kunal Choudhary, now working as Dy. General Manager, SICOP.
During the course of verification, it surfaced that ...
29/01/2026
Srinagar, January 29 (KIP)-The Kashmir Farmers Federation (KFF) has expressed grave concern over the manner in which the ongoing digitisation of land records is being carried out in Jammu and Kashmir, procedural lapses, lack of ground verification and absence of farmer participation may lead to large-scale injustice and long-term disputes.
In a statement issued here today, Chairman Kashmir Farmers Federation, Adv. Abdul Rashid Hanjura, said that agriculture and horticulture form the back...
28/01/2026
Srinagar, January 27 (KIP)- Demonstrating its unwavering commitment to public service, Police in Ganderbal and Shopian provided timely assistance to general public stranded due to heavy snowfall and adverse weather conditions.
Police teams, deployed on the ground despite harsh conditions, are working relentlessly to ensure the safety and well-being of the stranded individuals. The assistance included evacuation of vehicles stuck in deep snow, facilitation of safe movement, and on-spot help...
28/01/2026
Srinagar, January 27 (KIP)-Amid intense snowfall across various parts of District Baramulla, Police in Baramulla demonstrated swift response and humanitarian commitment by extending timely assistance to people in distress at multiple locations.
Following receipt of an emergency call by SHO Police Station Kreeri, the information was immediately relayed to Police Post Wagoora for urgent intervention. Acting swiftly, a police team rushed to Watergam, where a pregnant lady required immediate...
28/01/2026
Srinagar, January 27 (KIP)-At a time when Jammu & Kashmir is repeatedly discussed in policy files, debates, and development promises, the ice rink at Gulmarg delivered a reality check the nation cannot ignore. Aadil Manzoor Peer, with 2 Gold and 2 Silver medals at the 12th Senior National Ice Stock Championship 2026 (23–25 January, Gulmarg), did what years of reports and resolutions could not—he proved that excellence already exists, even without adequate policy backing.
This achievement i...
26/01/2026
Anantnag, January 26 (KIP)-Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo today unfurled the National Flag at Shaheed Himayun Muzzamil Memorial Government Degree College Boys here to mark the 77th Republic Day celebrations.
She inspected the parade and took salute from the contingents of CRPF, J&K Police, Home Guards, J&K Police Band, Fire & Emergency Services, NCC and students of various schools.
In her Republic Day address, Minister Sakeena highlig...