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Srinagar Smart City Bus Stops: SSCL Gets October 31 Deadline for 72 Stops as Traffic Management Plan Accelerates

September 20, 2026 Editor

Srinagar Smart City: 72 Bus Stops to Be Completed by October 31 By: News Desk | 19 September 2026 Srinagar: Srinagar is set to get another push toward a more structured public transport system, with Srinagar Smart City Limited (SSCL) directed to complete 72 bus stops under Module-A by October 31, 2026. The deadline was fixed by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Anshul Garg during a high-level meeting of the Multidisciplinary Committee and Regional Transport Authority (RTA) on September 19, where officials reviewed a series of measures aimed at easing traffic congestion…

IIM Jammu Modi Birthday Row: ₹500 Fine Notice, Congress Protest and Campus Autonomy

September 20, 2026 Editor

IIM Jammu Modi Birthday Event Row: ₹500 Fine Notice Sparks Questions Over Campus Autonomy By: News Desk | 19 September 2026 A disputed Students’ Council notice, a political backlash from Congress and the institute’s denial have turned a campus lamp-lighting ceremony into a wider debate over institutional autonomy, student choice and the place of political symbolism inside India’s premier educational institutions. What began as a lamp-lighting ceremony at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu has quickly become a political and institutional controversy. On September 17, 2026, IIM Jammu hosted…

J&K Reservation Row: Iltija Mufti Targets NC Over Jobs, Merit and Pending Report

September 20, 2026 Editor

J&K Reservation Row: Iltija Mufti Targets NC Government Over Jobs and Pending Quota Report By: Javid Amin | 19 September 2026 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s long-running debate over reservation has returned to the centre of political attention, this time with Peoples Democratic Party leader Iltija Mufti accusing the National Conference-led government of failing to address the concerns of open-merit aspirants. At a protest in Srinagar on Saturday, Mufti demanded that the Jammu and Kashmir government make public the report of the Cabinet Sub-Committee constituted to examine and rationalise the reservation…

NTA Exam Calendar 2026–27 Is Out: The Career Roadmap Students Should Start Following Now

September 19, 2026 Editor

NTA Exam Calendar 2026–27: Career Roadmap for JEE, UGC-NET & CUET-PG

NTA Exam Calendar 2026–27: Turn the Exam Schedule Into a Career Roadmap By : Javid Amin | 18 September 2026 For students preparing for competitive examinations, a date on an exam calendar is rarely just a date. It can determine when to complete a syllabus, when to start mock tests, when to apply to universities, when to shortlist courses and, ultimately, which career path becomes possible. The National Testing Agency’s latest examination calendar up to March 2027 therefore deserves to be read as more than a list of examination dates.…

Houthi Capture of Mocha and Bab el-Mandeb: Why Global Oil Markets Are Worried

September 18, 2026 Editor

Houthi Advance to Bab el-Mandeb: How the Yemen War Became a Global Oil and Shipping Crisis By: News Desk | 17 September 2026 Sana’a/Riyadh: A war that began as a struggle for power inside Yemen is once again spilling far beyond the country’s borders. In the space of little more than a week, Iran-aligned Houthi forces have seized the strategic Red Sea port city of Mocha, advanced onto important islands including Mayun and the Hanish Islands, and moved closer to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, one of the world’s most important…

Kashmir Weather Shift: First Snowfall Hits Gulmarg, Gurez Amid Valley Rain

September 18, 2026 Editor

Kashmir Turns White: Gulmarg, Gurez Receive Season’s First Snowfall as Rain Brings Early Chill to Valley By: News Desk | 17 September 2026 Srinagar: Kashmir has had an unmistakable reminder that summer is beginning to give way to autumn and winter. Fresh snowfall covered the upper reaches of Gulmarg and Gurez on Thursday, while rain swept across much of the Valley, pulling temperatures down and changing the feel of the landscape almost overnight. The snowfall was not a blanket across the entire Valley. It was concentrated in higher elevations, including…

Omar Abdullah Warns Ladakh: Seek Written Assurances, Not Verbal Promises From Centre

September 17, 2026 Editor

Omar Abdullah Warns Ladakh: Seek Written Assurances, Not Verbal Promises From Centre By: News Desk | 16 September 2026 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has delivered a pointed message to Ladakh’s political leadership at a moment when Leh and Kargil are once again negotiating with New Delhi over the region’s constitutional and political future: do not rely on verbal assurances from the Centre. Get them in writing, and get them signed. Speaking to reporters in Pulwama on September 16, Omar said Ladakh had its own political demands…

J&K Statehood Debate Deepens as Sunil Sharma Targets NC Government Over Governance

September 17, 2026 Editor

J&K Statehood Debate Deepens as Sunil Sharma Targets NC Government Over Governance By: Javid Amin | 16 September 2026 Baramulla: Jammu and Kashmir’s political debate over restoration of statehood has entered another sharper phase, with Leader of Opposition Sunil Sharma arguing that the demand for statehood cannot become a substitute for answering questions about governance. Speaking to reporters in Baramulla on Wednesday, Sharma, a senior BJP leader and the Leader of Opposition in the J&K Legislative Assembly, accused the National Conference-led government of failing to make effective use of the…

Kashmir Mosques Take Up Addiction, Suicide and Environment in New Social Reform Drive

September 17, 2026 Editor

Kashmir Mosques Expand Role Beyond Religion as Ulema Take Up Addiction, Suicide and Environment By: Javid Amin | 16 September 2026 Srinagar: In Kashmir, the Friday sermon is being asked to do more than speak about faith. A new initiative by the Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) seeks to put issues such as drug addiction, suicide and self-harm, youth distress, family problems, social-media misuse and environmental degradation directly into the community conversation. The decision was taken at a one-day Ulema Meet and Seerat Conference in Srinagar on September 15, chaired by Mirwaiz…

UPI Charges Above ₹2,000: Government Clarifies New Rule as Congress Raises ‘Wallet Row’

September 16, 2026 Editor

UPI Charges Above ₹2,000: New 0.4% MDR Rule, Government Clarification and Congress Row By: News Desk | 15 September 2026 New Delhi: India’s six-year experiment with completely free UPI merchant payments is set for a significant change from October 15, with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) introducing a 0.4% Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on specified person-to-merchant UPI transactions above ₹2,000. The move has triggered a political dispute, with the Congress accusing the Centre of moving away from its earlier promise of keeping UPI free, while the government maintains…