September 25, 2025 –

In a decisive move to combat the rising threat of drug abuse among students, the Jammu and Kashmir School Education Department has issued a comprehensive directive mandating immediate measures across all Government and Recognised Private Schools, Coaching Centres, and Tuition Institutions.

The circular, dated September 11, 2025, outlines strict guidelines for the prevention and control of drug abuse, recognizing the alarming rate at which school-going children are falling victim to substance abuse. Highlighting the crucial role of educational institutions in safeguarding young minds, the department has made it mandatory for all institutions to adopt a multi-pronged strategy.

Key measures include mandatory frisking of students, installation of CCTV cameras in vulnerable spots, and the identification of secluded areas within school premises. Each school must designate a trained counsellor, establish a Drug-Free School Policy, and set up Vigilance Committees involving staff, students, and parents.

The directive also calls for the establishment of a dedicated drug abuse helpline, regular awareness and sensitization programmes, and student engagement in positive extracurricular activities. Institutions are further required to conduct regular Parent-Teacher Meetings (PTMs) to educate parents about early signs of drug abuse and preventive steps.

Moreover, Special Joint Monitoring Teams, involving Police, Health, and Education officials, will conduct surprise inspections to identify potential threats and ensure strict legal action.

The School Education Department has tasked school heads with submitting monthly compliance reports, reinforcing accountability.

This strong and urgent action reflects the administration’s zero-tolerance policy toward drug abuse and its commitment to creating a safe, secure, and healthy learning environment for the youth of Jammu and Kashmir.

Beerwah, Budgam – September 25, 2025:
In a deeply disturbing development, Police in Beerwah have arrested a 23-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting four minor children in the Ranipora area. The incident has sparked outrage and alarm across the local community.
The accused has been identified as Faizal Ahmad Bhat, son of Gh. Rasool, and a resident of Ranipora, Beerwah. His arrest followed multiple formal complaints alleging sexual misconduct involving children.
According to police sources, the victims include three young boys and one girl, all reportedly aged between 5 and 9 years. The gravity of the charges has sent shockwaves throughout the region, prompting an immediate and coordinated response from law enforcement.
A formal case has been registered under FIR No. 134/2025, invoking serious legal provisions, including:
• Sections 5/6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act,
• Sections 351(2) and 65(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
A senior police official confirmed that a comprehensive investigation is currently underway. “We are treating this case with the utmost seriousness. The well-being and protection of children are non-negotiable,” the official stated.
The arrest has triggered widespread public outrage, with residents demanding strict action and swift justice. Civil society members and local leaders have also called for stronger safeguards to protect minors from such predatory crimes.
Police have assured that all procedures are being followed with full sensitivity, and further developments will be shared as the case progresses.
This incident highlights the urgent need for community vigilance and robust child protection mechanisms.

The Jammu and Kashmir government issued an order confirming the probation of directly recruited Deputy Superintendents of Police (DySPs) from the 2011 to 2020 batches. An order issued by home department JK, it stated that, the officers whose names figure in the annexure to the order have been “deemed to have completed their probation satisfactorily” under Rule 22(1)(a) of the JK Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1956, read with Rule 7 of the JK Police (Gazetted) Service Recruitment Rules, 2024.
From the 2011 batch, Shabir Ahmad Khan, Naeem Ahmad Wani, Syed Yasir Qadri, Furqaan Qadir, Sandeep Bhat. Zahoor Ahmad Pir, Sachin Gupta, Sajad Ahmad Sheikh, Vishal Manhas, Vinod Kumar. Ajay Sharma, Hilal Khaliq Bhat, Fahad Tak, Imtyaz Ahmad Rather, Shah Umar. Baljit Singh, Ghulam Mohd Bhat, Aejaz Ahmad Malik, Shukat Rafiq Wani, Ruhail Mircha. Pardeep Kumar, Syed Majeed Mosavi, Musadiq Majid Basu, Salim Jahangir Lone, Showkat Ahmad Dar. Manish Kumar Sharma, Imtiaz Ahmed, Farhan Jehanzeb Naqash, Sunil Kumar Kesar, Pranav Mahajan. Ashok Sharma, Prithgal Singh, Zaheer Abbas, Shafat Mohd Najar, Fayaz Hussain Shah. Zafar Iqbal Nawaz, Bashir Ahmad, Mir Murtaza Hussain Sohil, Iftkhar Ahmed, Syed Javeed Ahmad. Basharat Hussain, Peerzada Aijaz Ahmad, Nisar Ahmad, Mohd Irfan Khan, Aumer Iqbal. Syed Sajad Hussain, Mumtaz Ali, Regzin Sandup, Shivali Kotwal, Arvnider Singh Kotwal. Altaf Ahmad Naik, Wajahat Hussain, Mohd Muzaffar Jan, Ishtyaq Ahmad Kacho, Mohd Shafiq. Gh Hassan Sheikh, Rashid Younis, Rajinder Singh, Mohd Shafi Sheikh, Syed Zaheer Abbas Jafari. Mohd Aslam, Chhabil Singh, Ravinder Singh, Mohan Lal, Mohd Aftab Awan. Zahid Aziz Samoon, Atoog Ahmad Wani, Mohammad Usman, Nawaz Ahmad, Govind Rattan. Bikram Kumar, Garu Ram, Nihar Ranjan, it reads.

From 2012 Batch-I, Rameez Rashid, Raies Ahmed Mir, Abid Rashid Mir, Mohd Saleem Bhat, Shivender Singh Jamwal. Rameez Raja, Nikhil Rasgotra, Amit Kumar Sharma, Mubashir Rasool, Ravinder Singh. Sunny Gupta, Tariq Mahmood, Devinder Singh Bandral, Owaise Rashid, Sarfaraz Bashir Ganai. Gh Mustafa Bhat, Shahzada Kabir Mattoo, Ashish Gupta, Ab Raqeeb Malik, Shwetambri Sharma. Hamid Ali Banday, Abdul Maajid Magray, Mir Burhan UI Haq Kanth, Sajad Sarwer, Mudasser Ahmed Tramboo. Vaseem Mehmood, Suresh Kumar Sharma, Nissar Ahmad Darzi, Varun Jandial, Raja Majid Batt. Owais Ahmad Wani, Mohammad Yesser Parrey, Sahil Sharma, Preeti Verma, Dr Showkat Ahmad Bhat.

Mohsina Sebtain, Ajaz Ahmad, Ashaq Hussain Dar, Swati Sharma, Abdul Ghafoor. Mehraj Ud Din Raina, Sachit Mahajan, Sourabh Prashar, Junaid Wali, Mohd Ameen Bhat. Javaid Iqbal Tabassam, Bhupinder Kumar, Tussif Ahmed, Tahir Amin Sheikh, Raiz Ahmed. Sajad Ahmad Malik, Asgar Ali Malik, Imtiaz Ahmed, Pankaj Soodan, Parul Bhardwaj. Jaswant Singh, Albeena Malik, Afrat Hussain Shah, Faraz Hussain Shah, Irshad Ahmad Ahanger. Junaid Hakeem, Shaid Nahiem Ahmed, reads the order.

Order further reads, Aftab Hussain Shah KPS125829, Aishaq Hussain Malik KPS125807, Satish Bhardwaj KPS125695, Hilal Ahmad Hilal KPS125720, Shamsher Singh KPS125723, Ms. Amara Naseem KPS125825, Shahjhan Choudhary KPS125688, Dheraj Singh Katoch KPS125836, Ms. Shazia Akhter KPS125707, Sheikh Mudasir Ahmad Farooqi KPS125831, Kosheen Koul KPS125733, Nikhil Gogna KPS125752, Mansoor Ayaz KPS125685, Zafar Mahdi KPS125738, Altaf Ahmad Khan KPS125683, Ahmad Shaafi Zargar KPS125735, Tanweer Ahmed Jeelani KPS125816, Mohd Nawaz Khandey KPS125736, Imran Malik KPS125694, Mudassar Hussain KPS125805, Pardeep Singh Sen KPS125750, Sheezan Bhat KPS125690, Ajaz Ahmed KPS125830, Neeraj Kumar KPS125824, Lov Karan KPS125799, Rohit Chadgal KPS125823, Jigmet Lhundup KPS125711, Manzoor Ahmad KPS125794, Khalid Ashraf KPS125722, Manoj Kumar KPS125689.

From 2012 batch-II, Zohaib Hassan KPS127948, Syeed Peerzada Mujahidulhaq KPS127911, Ms. Mansha Beg KPS127787, Sunil Singh KPS127947, Surinder Singh KPS127945, Shoket Ali KPS127949, Satish Kumar KPS127950, Mohd Hussain KPS127946.

Feom 2013 batch, Parupkar Singh KPS135822, Sachit Sharma KPS135821, Imtiyaz Ahmad Mir KPS135824, Dr. Azhar Rashid KPS135823, Mohammad Idress Wani KPS135819, Vikram Singh KPS135826, Majad Mehboob KPS135825, Arvind Kumar Badgal KPS135820.

From 2015 batch, Sahil Mahajan KPS155780, Sharad KPS155774, Dr. Bhishm Dubey KPS155779, Javaid Ahmad Lone KPS155778, Ms. Syed Sleet Shah KPS156159, Rahul Nagar KPS155777, Surinder Mohan KPS155786, Dr. Sunniya Wani KPS155787, Ummer Rashied KPS155782, Saqib Ghani KPS155784, Mohd. Rafee Rather KPS155771, Viqar Younus Batt KPS155783, Adil Hussain KPS155785, Ms. Priyanka Kumari KPS165606 (Appointed vide Government Order No.128-GAD of 2016 dated 16.02.2016), Arif Hussain Malik KPS155773, Majad Ali KPS155776, Shammi Kumar KPS155775, Aakash Kohli KPS155781.

From 2018 batch, Latief Ahmad Khan KPS185681, Faizan Ali KPS185682, Rohit Kumar KPS185683, Mohammad Ashrif KPS185687, Ishan Gupta KPS185678, Mohd Anzer KPS182334, Ms. Farha Nishat KPS185688, Ms. Nilza Angmo KPS185675.

From 2019 batch, Dheeraj Kumar KPS196911, Anubuti KPS196912.

From 2020 batch, Adnan Ul Haq KPS205928, Saheel Iqbal KPS205946, Gagan Deep Singh KPS205927, Ms. Sonali Kohli KPS205948, Naseem Akram KPS205938, Faisal Arif Rishu KPS205935, Rajeev Raina KPS205950, Naveed Shoket KPS205951, Shivam Jaggi KPS205949, Rohit Gupta KPS205932, Vikram Nag KPS205953, Ms. Kubra Nazir KPS205944, Ms. Mamta Sharma KPS205945, Mubashar Niaz KPS205947, Umer Urfan KPS205943, Ms. Anam Zahoor Manhas KPS205955, Shakir Hassan KPS205940, Ms. Nidhi Kotwal KPS205939, Faisal Hussain KPS205942, Khadim Hussain KPS205934, Asif Mustafa KPS205952, Sayed Aqeel Shah KPS205931, Rouhan Farooq KPS205941, Ms. Kunzes Dolma KPS205929, Vikram Sarmhal KPS205930, Rajesh Chandan KPS205936, Sumit Bhagat KPS205954, Ms. Anjana KPS205933, Ms. Rukhsana Choudhary KPS21546, reads the order.

Jammu, Sept 25: The Vande Bharat train, currently operating between Katra and Srinagar, will soon be extended to start its journey from Jammu. Preparations are in full swing, according to the Railways Department.

Divisional Railway Manager Jammu, Vivek Kumar, informed that heavy rains had damaged certain portions of the railway track, delaying the process. Repair work is currently underway on a war footing.

He further stated that the delay was also caused by the return of many laborers from Jammu and Kashmir to other states, which slowed down the restoration efforts.

“Work is being carried out on a priority basis. Soon everything will be back on track, and the Vande Bharat service will begin operating from Jammu to Srinagar,” Kumar assured.

Kulgam, Sep 24 Security forces on Wednesday arrested a seasonal teacher turned Over-Ground Worker (OGW) in South Kashmir’s Kulgam district for his alleged role in providing logistical support to terrorists involved in April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 persons, mostly tourists dead.

The arrested person has been identified as Mohammad Yousuf Katari, of Manzgam Kulgam,

He said that Katari was involved in providing logistical support to terrorists killed in the Operation Mahadev. “The accused was arrested after an analysis of weapons seized during July’s Operation Mahadev,

“Kataria, a Lashkar-e-Taiba (TRF) operative, was called in for questioning for two days, after which he was formally arrested,” he added.

It may be recalled that in one of the most gruesome attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistani terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists in Pahalgam on April 22, killing at least 26 people.

After two weeks, India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ and destroyed nine terrorist camps deep inside Pakistan and PoK on May 7. The pre-dawn strikes, according to the officials left at least 100 terrorists dead.

Later, Operation Mahadev unfolded over weeks starting May 22, when security forces received intel about terrorists hiding in Dachigam near Srinagar. After weeks of observation – during which time the military intercepted encrypted comms on China-origin devices – the assault began July 28.

The security forces gunned down Sulieman alias Asif, the alleged mastermind of the April 22 attack, along with two of his aides, in an encounter at Mulnar in Harwan area near Dachigam National Park

Srinagar, Sep 24: In a major development in the investigation of the recent Pahalgam terror attack, Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested Mohammad Kataria, a key operative who provided crucial logistical support to the militants involved.

Officials confirmed that Kataria’s arrest came after a detailed forensic and technical analysis of the weapons recovered during Operation Mahadev. His role in arranging shelter, movement, and supplies for the attackers has been established.

The Pahalgam attack, one of the deadliest in recent years, claimed the lives of 26 people. Police said the arrest marks a “big breakthrough” in dismantling the network behind the assault and is expected to lead to further leads on the militants and their handlers.

Security agencies continue their investigation to trace the wider module connected to the cross-border conspiracy.

Anantnag, Sept 24: Health Minister Sakina Itoo, during her visit to Achabal in Anantnag, said that the government has ensured greater accountability among doctors and is committed to strengthening the healthcare system in Jammu and Kashmir.

Speaking to the Gulistan News, the minister assured that more appointments of doctors will be made shortly to address the shortage of medical staff in hospitals and health centers across the region.

She emphasized that the government is determined to provide better healthcare services to the people, particularly in rural and far-flung areas, and urged the medical fraternity to serve with dedication and responsibility.