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SRINAGAR: The Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has upheld the dismissal of a fathers plea seeking custody of his minor daughter, holding that the custody petition was rightly filed before the court having jurisdiction over the childs ordinary place of residence. Justice Rajesh Sekhri dismissed the appeal filed by Nisar Ahmad Bhat against a []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has called for closer integration of artificial intelligence and human expertise to address challenges facing agriculture and horticulture, including climate change, resource constraints and the need for sustainable farming. Sinha made the remarks while inaugurating the international symposium on AI and Robotics for Gen-Z Farming at the []

SRINAGAR: The United States has deployed two additional Patriot missile batteries to Saudi Arabia and Qatar to protect key oil and gas facilities, according to Axios, which cited two US officials and a regional source. One battery was deployed to Saudi Arabia to protect an oil facility, while the other was sent to Qatar to []

SRINAGAR: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday rejected the BJPs criticism of the Jammu and Kashmir Assemblys statehood resolution, saying his party would continue to counter opposition to autonomy and the restoration of the Union Territorys statehood. The Assembly on September 28 passed a resolution calling on the Government of India to restore full []

SRINAGAR: Senior IAS officer Shahid Iqbal Choudhary has been posted as Commissioner Secretary for Housing and Urban Development, Urban Local Bodies and Town Planning in Arunachal Pradesh following his joining the state government. Choudhary, a 2009-batch IAS officer of the AGMUT cadre, was transferred from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh under an order of []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to experience generally dry weather until October 4, with a spell of light rain and snowfall over higher reaches forecast for October 5 and 6, the Meteorological Centre said. According to the latest forecast, weather conditions are expected to remain generally dry on September 30 and from October 1 []

SRINAGAR: A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter briefly entered Polish airspace near the countrys border with Russias Kaliningrad exclave on Wednesday, prompting the scrambling of fighter aircraft, Polands Operational Command of the Armed Forces said. The helicopter crossed into Polish airspace shortly after 11 am local time (0900 GMT) near Braniewo in northern Poland, the command []

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited has appointed Chartered Accountant Rajeev Gupta as an Additional Director in the category of Rotational Directors on its Board, with effect from September 23, 2026. The appointment was approved by the banks Board of Directors at its meeting held on September 22 and remains subject to approval by the []

SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has assigned additional charge of members of the J&K Special Tribunal to Special Judge Pawan Kumar Sharma and One Man Forest Authority Manoj Parihar. Under Order No. 1800 of 2026/RG dated September 22, 2026, Sharma, Special Judge, Anti-Corruption (CBI Cases), Jammu, has been assigned additional charge []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Government has said there is currently no proposal to establish or sanction a satellite campus of the University of Kashmir at Beerwah in Budgam district or at any other new location in the Union Territory. The Higher Education Department made the disclosure in response to Un-Starred D. No. 1/6/166 tabled []

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly is scheduled to take up several issues of public importance, including the alleged non-functionality of ventilators at Government Medical College (GMC) Baramulla, shortage of functional water tankers in Sopore and closure of roads due to landslides, during its sitting tomorrow. As per the List of Business issued by []

SRINAGAR: A 70-year-old pedestrian succumbed to his injuries a day after being hit by a motorcycle at Achabal Chowk in south Kashmirs Anantnag district, officials said on Wednesday. Officials said the accident occurred on the morning of September 22 when a motorcycle bearing registration number JK02AV-4666, ridden by 19-year-old Asif Bilal, son of Bilal Ahmad []