Jammu and Kashmir Current Affairs One-liners — All time

Yesterday

• In a first for the UT, two limestone blocks in Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir — Koot–Kapran and Wantrag — were auctioned through the Ministry of Mines (announced 2 October 2026).

Wed, 30 Sept 2026

• On 30 September 2026 security forces killed senior Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Musa alias Asif Fauji at Gurwatkalan, Khansahib (Budgam district, J&K), in an operation that was part of 'Operation Sheruwali' started in May 2026.

Fri, 25 Sept 2026

• Armed Forces Medical Services surgeons carried out 220 sight-restoring surgeries at the 10th Mega Eye Surgical Camp under Operation Drishti at Tangdhar, Kupwara (J&K), on 24 and 25 September 2026.

Sun, 20 Sept 2026

• On 20 September 2026, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurated the new Office-cum-Court Complex of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Jammu Bench, at Bahu Plaza, Jammu.

Sat, 19 Sept 2026

• On 19 September 2026, the Law Ministry notified that the President, after consulting the Chief Justice of India, appointed 14 judicial officers as Judges or Additional Judges of the Delhi, J&K and Ladakh, Jharkhand and Karnataka High Courts.

Thu, 03 Sept 2026

• On 3 September 2026, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan reviewed the preparedness of five Himalayan States and UTs against Glacial Lake Outburst Floods and snow avalanches.

Sun, 26 Jul 2026

• In the 136th episode of Mann Ki Baat on 26 July 2026, PM Narendra Modi highlighted Kashmir's Vagu mat, Tripura's Chongpreng instrument, record Khadi sales of nearly ₹8,000 crore and Kerala's 'Aksharakanduk' Sanskrit-football project.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026

• APEDA flagged off the first export shipment of premium Areko cherries and Scentrose plums from Shopian and Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir, to Singapore on 16 July 2026.

Sat, 11 Jul 2026

• Lakhanpur in Kathua district, Jammu & Kashmir, was announced on 11 July 2026 as among the first towns approved for a Street Food Hub under PM SVANidhi.

Sat, 04 Jul 2026

• The Ministry of Home Affairs designated 23 more individuals as terrorists under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act on 4 July 2026; 17 are Pakistani and 6 Indian nationals, all operating from Pakistan and PoK.
• APEDA facilitated the virtual flag-off of the first export shipment of Areko cherries and Scentrose plums from Shopian and Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir to Abu Dhabi and Dubai (announced 4 July 2026).

Fri, 03 Jul 2026

• The annual Shri Amarnath Yatra began on 3 July 2026; PM Narendra Modi wrote to pilgrims linking the yatra with five resolutions, and Amit Shah highlighted a multi-layer security grid and QR code-based registration.

Sat, 23 May 2026

• India's cold-water fisheries now produce around 7,000 tonnes a year, with Jammu & Kashmir the leading trout producer at about 3,010 tonnes in 2024-25, the Fisheries Ministry said on 23 May 2026.

Wed, 20 May 2026

• On 20 May 2026 NITI Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission opened applications for 500 new Atal Tinkering Labs in Jammu and Kashmir under its Frontier Region Program.

Mon, 18 May 2026

• On 18 May 2026 Ports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the Draft National Water Metro Policy, 2026 has been circulated for inter-ministerial consultation, with Water Metro services planned in 18 cities and Guwahati, Srinagar, Patna, Varanasi, Ayodhya and Prayagraj in Phase I.

Tue, 12 May 2026

• On 12 May 2026 the Ministry of Mines launched the second tranche of e-auction of 12 limestone blocks in Anantnag, Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu & Kashmir at Srinagar.
• The Railway Ministry said on 12 May 2026 that the four Jammu Tawi–Srinagar Vande Bharat services carried 44,727 passengers in the first ten days after their 2 May regularisation.

Sat, 14 Mar 2026

• Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh announced a ₹100-crore Integrated Aqua Park for Anantnag, J&K, and released Model Guidelines for the Development of Cold-Water Fisheries at a national conference in Srinagar on 14 March 2026.
• Union Minister Jitendra Singh laid the foundation stone of Orchid Pharma's pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at Gadadhar village in Kathua, J&K, on 14 March 2026 to make the antibiotic intermediate Amino Cephalosporanic Acid.

Fri, 13 Mar 2026

• A High-Level Committee chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah approved ₹1,912.99 crore of additional central assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund for Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Jammu & Kashmir, the Home Ministry said on 13 March 2026.

Fri, 30 Jan 2026

• On 30 January 2026 MoS Defence Sanjay Seth gave the Republic Day Parade 2026 awards: Maharashtra's Ganeshotsav tableau came first among states, Indian Navy and Delhi Police won best marching contingents.

Mon, 26 Jan 2026

• The Border Roads Organisation under Project Sampark cleared about 38 km of snow-covered road on the Bhaderwah–Chatergala axis and evacuated 20 civilians and 40 troops from Chatergala Pass (10,500 ft) in Jammu region, completing the mission on 26 January 2026 with zero casualties.

Sat, 24 Jan 2026

• The first full rake of foodgrain, 42 wagons carrying 2,768 metric tonnes of rice, reached Anantnag in the Kashmir Valley on 22 January 2026, the Railways said.

Thu, 22 Jan 2026

• Ten Army soldiers were killed and 11 injured on 22 January 2026 when their vehicle plunged into a gorge at Khanni Top on the Bhaderwah–Chamba road in Doda district.

Wed, 21 Jan 2026

• Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on 21 January 2026 directed CSIR labs to upscale Kaladi, the GI-tagged traditional dairy product of Udhampur district in Jammu & Kashmir, for wider food uses.

Tue, 20 Jan 2026

• The sixth Khelo India Winter Games opened at NDS Stadium, Leh, on 20 January 2026, with Ladakh hosting the ice-sports leg for the third time.

Mon, 05 Jan 2026

• Union Power Minister Manohar Lal inspected the Pakal Dul, Kiru and Kwar hydroelectric projects of Chenab Valley Power Projects Ltd in Kishtwar on 5 January 2026 and set commissioning deadlines of December 2026 and March 2028.

Sun, 23 Nov 2025

• The Ministry of Mines announced on 23 November 2025 that the first-ever auction of limestone mineral blocks in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir would be launched in Jammu on 24 November by Union Coal & Mines Minister G. Kishan Reddy.

Sat, 22 Nov 2025

• Op Drishti, a first-of-its-kind advanced surgical eye camp held by Command Hospital, Northern Command, Udhampur, from 18 to 22 November 2025, screened more than 2,000 people and performed over 400 surgeries, the Ministry of Defence said on 22 November.

Mon, 17 Nov 2025

• Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired the 32nd meeting of the Northern Zonal Council (NZC) in Faridabad, Haryana on 17 November 2025.