Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 10 : The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday constituted a five-member committee to conduct a comprehensive enquiry into the technical malfunction of the Gulmarg Gondola that occurred on May 25, 2026, which left over 300 tourists stranded mid-air for several hours. According to an Order issued by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir on June 10, 2026, the committee will be chaired by Mahmood Ahmad Shah, Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service (JKAS), Managing Director (MD), Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL). Other members include Vikas Gupta, JKAS, Director Tourism, Jammu; Tariq Hussain, JKAS, Chief Executive Officer, Gulmarg Development Authority; Javeed Ahmad Tantray, In-charge Superintending Engineer, Mechanical & Hospital Circle Kashmir; and Mohammad Ismail Chechi, Executive Engineer, Mechanical Division Baramulla.

Srinagar, June 12:  Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed profound grief and sorrow over the demise of young JKAS officer Mohammad Younis Mir, who passed away after a brief illness. Mohammad Younis Mir, a 2019-batch Junior Scale JKAS officer, was presently serving as Assistant Director, Handicrafts & Handloom, in the Industries and Commerce Department. In his condolence message, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family, relatives, friends and colleagues of the departed officer and prayed for strength and fortitude for them to bear this irreparable loss.