An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Machhedi area of Kathua district on Monday.

https://www.thedispatch.in/encounter-breaks-out-in-kathua/

An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Goli-Gadi forests in the upper reaches of the Doda district this evening, officials said.

https://www.thedispatch.in/encounter-breaks-out-in-doda/

The data further reveals that Srinagar registered over 26,000 vehicles, including over 11,000 motorcycles and scooters, and 8,500 private vehicles. Across the region, the year saw over 22,000 private vehicle registrations and 575 bus and mini-bus registrations

https://www.thedispatch.in/kashmir-records-over-69000-vehicle-registrations-in-2023-24/

Gold valuing several crores of rupees was stacked in the house of a person in the Koyul village near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, officials said on Wednesday.

https://www.thedispatch.in/ladakh-2-held-with-gold-smuggled-from-china/

The Health and Medical Education Department, Jammu and Kashmir is planning to introduce in vitro fertilization (IVF) centers in government medical hospitals for the first time.

https://www.thedispatch.in/jk-ivf-centres-to-be-introduced-across-govt-medical-colleges/

Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has quashed the detention under PSA of Surjeet Singh alias Sonu and imposed Rs 10000 cost on District Magistrate Jammu.

https://www.thedispatch.in/hc-quashes-psa-imposes-rs-10000-cost-on-dm-jammu/

After the central government amended the rules of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Act, 2019 enhancing more powers of the Lieutenant Governor, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Saturday said that the Centre’s move would render the new Chief Minister “powerless” and indicates that the polls would be held soon in Jammu and Kashmir.


https://www.thedispatch.in/people-deserve-better-than-powerless-cm-omar-on-amending-rule-of-reorganization-act/

The political figures in Jammu & Kashmir have voiced strong criticism against recent amendments made by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to the Union Territory’s administrative rules.

https://www.thedispatch.in/jk-politicians-up-in-arms-against-mhas-administrative-rule-changes/

The organizers must ensure that the procession concludes within the timeframe set by the administration, starting at 0600 hours from Guru Bazar, crossing Jehangir Chowk by 0630 hours, and passing J&K Bank Headquarters, M.A. Road by 0800 hours,” the District Magistrate, Srinagar, said in the order.

https://www.thedispatch.in/srinagar-permission-granted-for-8th-muharram-procession/

The prediction for Srinagar suggests that, under the current high emissions scenario, summers are projected to warm by 5.4°C and winters by 5.6°C by the year 2080.

It also forecasts that summers will be 22.4% wetter and winters 4.7% wetter.

https://www.thedispatch.in/by-2080-srinagar-to-see-5-6c-temp-increase-jammu-5-3c-report/

Officials said the absence of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in government hospitals has forced patients to seek expensive private diagnostic centres.



https://www.thedispatch.in/several-hospitals-in-south-and-north-kashmir-lacks-mri-facilities

However, nothing suspicious was found during the searches that lasted for more than two hours, they said.

https://www.thedispatch.in/forces-conduct-search-operation-in-3-districts-of-jammu/

Democratic Progressive Azad Party Chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that Delhi should bring people-friendly laws for Jammu and Kashmir

https://www.thedispatch.in/delhi-should-bring-people-friendly-laws-for-jk-azad/

The operation led to the recovery of a substantial cache of arms and ammunition, including three AK-47 rifles, four pistols, and six hand grenades.

https://www.thedispatch.in/3-ak-47-rifles-4-pistols-and-6-grenades-recovered-from-terrorists-killed-in-kupwara-army/

Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Law and Order, Vijay Kumar on Wednesday said that Jammu and Kashmir Police is an impartial and apolitical force.


https://www.thedispatch.in/jk-police-apolitical-impartial-force-adgp-vijay-kumar/

The Jammu and Kashmir region has been experiencing a spike in terror attacks since the beginning of 2024. Four Indian Army soldiers, including an officer, have been killed in action in an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Monday, taking the total number of Army personnel and other security forces killed in the past 32 months to 50 in the Jammu region.


https://www.thedispatch.in/in-32-months-over-50-security-personnel-killed-in-jammu/

Bhat was arrested from his residence in Rawalpora area of the city late on Wednesday night and booked under the PSA, they said

https://www.thedispatch.in/senior-adv-mohammad-ashraf-bhat-arrested-under-psa/

A massive anti-militancy operation is underway in the Gunda area of Rajouri district where militants carried out an attack, injuring a civilian, who is said to be a relative of Shaurya Chakra Awardee Parshotam Kumar Sharma, and a soldier on Monday.


https://www.thedispatch.in/soldier-civilian-injured-in-rajouri-gunfight-operation-on/

Officials informed that the 52-day Amarnath Yatra, which began on June 29, has seen a record-breaking turnout, with over 4 lakh pilgrims visiting the Amarnath cave so far.

https://www.thedispatch.in/over-4-lakh-pilgrims-undertook-amarnath-yatra-in-3-weeks/

In the budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, an amount of Rs 40,619.3 crore has been allocated as Central Assistance to Union Territories to meet the resource gap in Jammu and Kashmir.

https://www.thedispatch.in/jk-gets-a-budget-of-rs-42277-74-crore/

As part of the day’s events, PM Modi will also virtually conduct the first blast of the Shinkun La Tunnel Project, an ambitious infrastructure initiative set to provide all-weather connectivity to Leh and become the highest tunnel in the world

https://www.thedispatch.in/pm-to-visit-kargil-for-25th-kargil-vijay-diwas-initiate-shinkun-la-tunnel-project/