25 hours, six Bills; 31 questions taken up SRINAGAR The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly was adjourned sine die on Wednesday after a seven-sitting Autumn...

SRINAGAR: Minister for Jal Shakti Department, Javed Rana Wednesday informed the House that execution of the water supply pipeline project sanctioned under AMRUT 2.0 for 13 wards of Municipal Committee Budgam has been progressing at a slower pace than envisaged, with only about 1.5 km of the proposed 14-km pipeline laid, so far. The Minister was replying on behalf of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to a Calling Attention Notice moved by MLA, Aga Syed Muntazir Mehdi regarding the inordinate delay in execution of the project and the consequent difficulties being faced by the residents of the area. The Minister stated that the project is being executed through the Jal Shakti Department and, as per the report of...

Milwaukee: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is representing India as Trade Ministers from the world's major economies gather in Milwaukee on Wednesday for a two-day G20 meeting focused on the future of global trade, supply chains, excess industrial capacity and the rules governing international commerce. The G20 Trade Ministerial, hosted by United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, comes at a consequential moment for the trading system, with tariff disputes, concerns over manufacturing capacity and differences over World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules increasingly shaping relations among major economies. For India, the meeting also provides an important platform for engagement with the United States as New Delhi and Washington continue negotiations aimed at advancing a bilateral...