The Himalayan Post

17/09/2026

Fresh covered the high-altitude Kabul Gali in north Kashmir’s Gurez Valley on Thursday, while widespread rain lashed and several parts of the Jammu division.

Fresh snowfall covered the high-altitude Kabul Gali in north Kashmir’s Gurez Valley on Thursday, while widespread rain lashed Kashmir

16/09/2026

Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi group that was allegedly heading towards Mecca. The Houthis, however, have denied targeting the holy city, dismissing the accusation as a “nauseating lie”.

16/09/2026

Jammu and Kashmir administration has issued eviction notices to several occupants of Nazool land in Srinagar, including the iconic Mohi-ud-Din Trust building in Polo View, with occupants in Raj Bagh, Karan Nagar and Lal Chowk also asked to vacate properties by September 21.

Jammu and Kashmir administration has issued eviction notices to occupants of Nazool land in Srinagar, including the iconic Poloview Building

16/09/2026

FDA says consignment lacked temperature control, labelling and traceability details; wider inspections find violations at hotels and restaurants

Food & Drugs Administration (FDA), J&K, in coordination with Jammu Police, has seized and subsequently destroyed around 600 kg of paneer

16/09/2026

Hazratbal MLA Salman Sagar says a sponsored “peace narrative” has been established, with sponsored voices ringing the bells of peace and development in Jammu & Kashmir.

He says that since 2019, following the abrogation of Article 370, “every move has been a loss for the people of J&K.”

16/09/2026

A driving licence is not a licence to drive recklessly. Recent fatal crashes in Budgam and Srinagar underline the need for stronger enforcement and evidence-based accident investigations. CCTV, eyewitnesses and other available evidence must be used to establish responsibility.

Road accidents are becoming so familiar in Kashmir that the danger of treating them as routine is itself becoming a public safety concern

16/09/2026

A 62-year-old man died in Budgam on Wednesday, four days after his son and three-year-old grandson were killed in a road accident, adding another loss to the grieving family.

16/09/2026

India on Wednesday lodged a strong protest with Pakistan after a Pakistan Navy ship collided with an Indian Navy warship in international waters in the northern Arabian Sea, with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) describing the conduct of the Pakistani naval unit as “unacceptable and unprofessional.”

16/09/2026

58-year-old Beerwah resident succumbed to injuries at SMHS Hospital after being critically injured in late-night collision

A 58-year-old man was killed after an auto-rickshaw collided with a Venue car in the Raj Bagh area of Srinagar

15/09/2026

“If a person is involved in drugs, his family should not be punished. The houses of such families should not be attached,” says Mirwaiz as MMU, the largest amalgam of religious and socio-religious organisations, meets.

“Alcohol and drugs should be treated on an equal footing.”

Mirwaiz also says the MMU will begin monthly engagements with all mosques across Kashmir.