SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has quashed an FIR and subsequent criminal proceedings in a matrimonial dispute, holding that the allegations of cruelty, dowry demand, and intimidation were vague, omnibus, and appeared to be a counterblast to earlier litigation.

In a judgment pronounced on April 16, 2026, Justice Shahzad Azeem allo...

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has upheld a Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) order granting retrospective appointment, seniority, and old pension benefits to a Junior Engineer who was earlier denied selection despite higher merit.

A division bench comprising Justice Sindhu Sharma and Justice Shahzad Azeem dismissed a writ pet...

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered a comprehensive inspection of all high and higher secondary schools across the Union Territory to assess infrastructure, academic functioning, and staffing.

According to an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD), a total of 1,742 schools—939 in Jammu division and 803 in Kashmir...

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday arrested nine drug peddlers in coordinated operations across Anantnag, Sopore and Awantipora, recovering heroin, charas and psychotropic substances in multiple naka and search operations.

In Anantnag district, police arrested five individuals during separate naka checking operations. At Hangulgund Kokernag, ...

SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said people were worried over the ongoing delimitation exercise and the manner in which recent legislative decisions were being handled, alleging that the process had created uncertainty among the public.

Talking to reporters here, Abdullah said the Centre first withdrew the bill af...