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A young girl's distress at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra Railway Station was swiftly addressed by ticket-checker Dinesh Kumar. His empathetic intervention and quick alert to authorities led to her safe reunion with anxious parents within minutes. This incident highlights the crucial role of vigilance and compassion in ensuring passenger safety amidst crowded public spaces.

Veteran BJP leader and former Uttarakhand Chief Minister Major General (retd) Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri passed away at 91. A distinguished soldier with service in three wars, Khanduri later served as a Union Minister, spearheading infrastructure development, and as Uttarakhand's Chief Minister, championing anti-corruption measures. His demise marks a significant loss for the party and the state.

Tragedy struck in Jammu's Thuther area as a collapsed bridge during repair work claimed three lives. Rescue operations recovered the bodies after a section of the structure gave way. Authorities have launched a probe, suspending two engineers and forming a committee to investigate the incident and prevent future mishaps. One worker and a rescuer were also injured.

After a six-year delay, Aadhaar records for Ladakh residents now correctly reflect 'Ladakh' instead of 'Jammu & Kashmir' in the state field. This long-pending correction, facilitated by the UT administration and UIDAI, resolves significant inconveniences faced by residents in accessing services and verifying their identity.

The Supreme Court has asked the Union government to explain why it forced five lakh employees of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir to travel hundreds of kilometres to go before an ill-equipped pendency plagued Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) for adjudication of their service disputes and not set up a tribunal in J&K itself.

The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has released the mark sheet for the JKPSC KAS PT/ viva voce exam conducted recently. Candidates can now download their marks from the official website within 30 days.

The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday evening allowed mobile Internet in parts of Jammu region and broadband in establishments providing essential services, days after the Supreme Court ordered a review of the curbs imposed in the Union Territory.

Jammu & Kashmir administration on Tuesday said SMS will be activated in Kashmir from midnight on Tuesday, after a gap of nearly five months. There is no word of restoration of internet services though. The government said broadband internet services will be restored in all government hospitals and schools in a phased manner in the coming days.

The Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that a special committee looking into the issue of internet restoration in Jammu and Kashmir has decided to provide 4G internet access on a trial basis in limited areas of the union territory after August 15. A bench headed by Justice N V Ramana was told by Attorney General K K Venugopal, appearing for the Centre, that the committee has decided that trial will be done in one district each in Jammu and Kashmir division.

J&K administration introduced new recruitment guidelines for police and non-gazetted positions, replacing decade-old norms. This move, preceding the NC-Congress government's swearing-in, aims to prevent irregular appointments and mandates that future recruitment follows a transparent process overseen by JKPSC and departmental committees.

The Jammu & Kashmir administration ordered on Monday that the words “Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah” embossed on one side of the police medal for gallantry and meritorious service be replaced with the the “national emblem of the government of India”.

The Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) has announced that the J&K Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination - 2023 will be held on September 24. Individuals who are planning to appear for the JKPSC Prelims exam can find the official notification on the website jkpsc.nic.in or refer to the details provided here.

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court on Friday said access to Internet is a fundamental right under Article 19 of the Constitution and asked the Jammu and Kashmir administration to review within a week all orders imposing curbs in the Union Territory.

As part of concerted efforts to end ad-hocism, opacity and delays in selections and promotions with respect to senior government posts in J&K government, the J&K Public Service Commission (PSC) has not only made nearly 1,000 appointments through direct recruitment in the last couple of years but has also expedited promotions, overdue in some cases by two decades.