The Jammu and Kashmir government has dismissed a Kishtwar-based government school teacher accused in a high-profile POCSO case that sparked widespread protests across the Chenab Valley following the death of a 14-year-old student in August. Invoking constitutional provisions that allow termination without a departmental inquiry in exceptional circumstances, authorities said the accused teacher's continued service would be detrimental to public interest. The case, which triggered demands for justice and accountability across the region, has become one of Jammu and Kashmir's most closely watched criminal investigations in recent months.

The body of an unidentified woman was discovered in the Karara area of Doda district on Sunday. Police have taken custody of the body for medico-legal formalities and are working to ascertain her identity and the circumstances surrounding her death.

From political rallies and protest gatherings to everyday conversations in the Chenab Valley, the phrase “Dilli Se Chilli Tak” has become a powerful expression of distance, governance and accountability. Linking Delhi—the nation's seat of power—with the remote Chilli region of Bhalessa in Doda district, the phrase is often invoked to question whether authority that reaches from the capital to the farthest mountain communities is truly serving the people. Though largely undocumented in formal literature, it has endured through oral tradition and public discourse, emerging as a distinctive part of the Chenab Valley's political and cultural vocabulary.

Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma visited Ramban to support striking NHM employees and daily wagers, promising to raise their issues in the Legislative Assembly. The strike has impacted healthcare services for six days.

Dr. Mushtaq Ahmad Malla of Kulgam, Kashmir, has become the first reported athlete from the Kashmir Valley to complete the challenging 72-km Khardung La Ultra-Marathon, a key event in the 13th Ladakh Marathon. He finished the arduous race in 11 hours, 20 minutes, and 9 seconds.

Search operations have been intensified in Doda and Ramban districts of Jammu and Kashmir for two individuals believed to have drowned in the Chenab River in separate incidents. A woman reportedly jumped from a bridge in Doda while a man slipped into the river in Ramban earlier this month.

An empty oil tanker skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge in Kishtwar district on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of two individuals. The accident occurred in the Palmar area of Dachhan.