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Obituary references, JJM report, Cooperative Bill on agenda for day 1 Srinagar, Sep 20: The autumn session of the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly will commence on Monday with obituary references, the presentation of a House Committee report on alleged irregularities in the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), and the introduction of a Cooperative Bill on []

Srinagar, Sep 20: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Sunday held a special meeting of its legislators at the Banquet Hall in Srinagar, chaired by party president Dr Farooq Abdullah, to discuss the upcoming Assembly session beginning Monday and chalk out a strategy for raising public issues and matters of importance in the House. []

Srinagar, Sep 20: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) Legislature Party meeting, chaired by party president Dr Farooq Abdullah, concluded in Srinagar on Sunday ahead of the J&K Legislative Assembly session, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Congress legislators and other members in attendance. Speaking to reporters after the meeting, NC chief spokesperson and Zadibal []

Srinagar, Sep 20: The BJP will raise the National Conference-led governments two-year performance during the upcoming Assembly session and seek a white paper on the work carried out during its tenure, J&K BJP president and Rajya Sabha MP Sat Sharma said on Sunday. Sharma said BJP MLAs would question the government in the House and []

Lays foundation stone for renovation, restoration of heritage sites Jammu, Sep 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday laid the foundation stones for projects aimed at the renovation, restoration and revival of the ancient heritage of Purmandal, worth Rs. 7.15 crore, and for renovation, restoration and related development works at the sacred Uttervehini site, worth []

Slams neglect of Srinagar, demands probe into citys Master Plan Srinagar, Sep 20: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Sunday cautioned against any attempt to settle outsiders in Jammu and Kashmir under the garb of development, demanding a probe into allegations that land is being purchased in the name of certain locals to []

Approves key initiatives for premium cottages, hospital Releases special postal cover Jammu, Sep 20: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday chaired a Special Meeting of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board at Lok Bhavan, Jammu to review the progress of the International Museum of Goddess at Katra and discuss important matters concerning the Shrine []

Srinagar, Sep 20: A seven-year-old girl died after being hit by a vehicle in the Barbar Shah area of Srinagar city on Sunday evening, officials said. An official told KNO that the girl was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle near Barbar Shah. He said she was shifted to SMHS Hospital, where doctors []

TEHRAN: Irans top negotiator said Sunday that Tehran had conveyed to Washington through mediators its conditions for reopening the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which it has blockaded throughout the Middle East war. The two foes are locked in a stalemate months into the conflict that began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in late February. Tehran []

Schools maiden annual magazine Shuhaab released ANANTNAG: Boys Higher Secondary School (BHSS) Achabal organised its Annual Day cum Grand Parent Teacher Meet with great enthusiasm and active participation of students, parents, teachers and members of the civil society. The programme was graced by the MLA Abdul Majeed Larmi as the Chief Guest. DEPO Anantnag, Assadullah []

SRINAGAR: MY Bharat Srinagar, under the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India, organised the Nasha Mukt Yuva for Viksit Bharat Rashtriya Sankalp Samaroh at Youth Hostel, Srinagar, to promote a drug-free lifestyle and encourage youth participation in building a healthy, empowered and developed India. Various activities, including a pledge campaign, signature campaign, []

NEW DELHI: The Congress and BJP traded barbs over stand-up comedian Pulkit Mani impersonating Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Rahul Gandhis Chhatron Ki Goonj event in Indore, with the comedian mimicking Modis mannerisms and speaking style. The leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha shared the stage with comedian Mani for a short act at []

JODHPUR: Japanese fighter aircraft operating from Indian soil for the first time marks a major milestone in defence cooperation between India and Japan, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh said here on Sunday during an ongoing bilateral air exercise. The exercise, being held at Air Force Station, Jodhpur from September 9-22, involves Indian Air Force []

NEW DELHI: Indian companies are moving from artificial intelligence experiments to production deployments, Salesforce President and Chief Executive Officer, South Asia, Arundhati Bhattacharya, said, as the country enters a wider phase of enterprise AI adoption. Bhattacharya said India offered significant white space for growth in digital and agentic AI and that Salesforce would continue to []

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed that 151 statues of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar were damaged across 72 districts of Uttar Pradesh during the BJP rule, but only 14 arrests have been made so far. He alleged that the vandalism was done deliberately because the BJP wanted to change the Constitution but failed []

SRINAGAR: United Imports Srinagar secured their place in the semifinals of the Greenlam Laminates BIG Premier League 2026 after defeating Cyber X Strikers by eight wickets at Bakshi Stadium, Srinagar. In the first match of the day, United Imports Srinagar invited Cyber X Strikers to bat first and set a target. Chasing the target, United []

The Quran emphatically rejects the idea that Ibrahim belonged exclusively to one later religious community: Abraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim, and he was not of the polytheists (Quran 3:67). For Muslims, following Ibrahim does not mean merely remembering an ancient prophetit means reviving []

Srinagar,: A two-week specialised High-Altitude Field Ecology Course for young Ph.D. researchers working on high-altitude Himalayan ecology concluded yesterday at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-Kashmir), Shalimar. The programme was jointly organised by the Division of Wildlife Sciences, SKUAST-Kashmir, and the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS-TIFR), Bengaluru, under the aegis []

SRINAGAR: The Centre has forwarded a set of development demands raised by Baramulla Lok Sabha member Engineer Rashid concerning North Kashmir to the concerned Union ministries for appropriate action, Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) said on Friday. The development demands were originally submitted by Er Rashid to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman through a letter dated []

SRINAGAR: Mirwaiz-e-Kashmir Dr Moulvi Mohammad Umar Farooq has expressed serious concern over reports regarding the proposed Tantra Silence programme in Gurez and called upon the concerned authorities to immediately take note and stop exploitation of Kashmirs religious, cultural and social ethos. In a post on X, Mirwaiz said:The concern raised by @MehboobaMufti deserves immediate attention! []

SRINAGAR: Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Saturday said that the existing reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir is unjust and needs to be reviewed and rationalised. He said there is a need for a judicious reservation policy based on the population ratio to ensure fair and equitable representation of different sections of []

INDORE: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that the system has captured the entire country and it does not want students to raise questions. Speaking at his youth outreach programme Chhatron ki Goonj at Indore in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh, he said only students can remove hatred from the country and not the Andhbhakts, referring []

KATHMANDU: Nepal government has formed a seven-member expert panel to investigate what triggered last months devastating floods, which killed more than 1,400 people and left over 6,000 missing, an official said on Saturday. The panel would also examine the possible role of climate change in the disaster. Flash floods originating near the Nepal-Tibet border on []