Earlier, the Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP), Nalin Prabhat, stressed that any speculation about the incident was unnecessary, as preliminary findings pointed to an inadvertent blast during a mandated forensic procedure.

Four people lost their lives and five others were injured after a sports utility vehicle crashed into a dumper truck late Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district, officials told PTI. The vehicles -- a dumper truck and a Tata Sumo -- collided at around 10.30 pm in the Palar area in Budgam.

Farooq Abdullah discusses white-collar terrorism and explosive mishandling incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, urging for improved relations between neighbours.

Srinagar/Jammu: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) wrested Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam Assembly seat from the ruling National Conference (NC), while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained Nagrota Assembly seat in the results declared on Friday.

BJP candidate Devyani Rana has won the Nagrota Assembly constituency by-election, securing around 42,350 votes and defeating Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party president Harsh Dev Singh.

Singh discussed the rapid growth of pickleball in Jammu and Kashmir since its introduction in 2022, with increased interest in schools and colleges. He expressed optimism for the sport's future, advocating for more courts to accommodate players of all ages.

Sixty-five years is a long time — long enough for certain results to remain stubbornly out of reach. Last week in Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir finally broke that pattern, sealing its first-ever Ranji Trophy win over Delhi. The seven-wicket triumph was historic and decisive, pushing J&K to second place in the Elite Group D table, just behind Mumbai.