Kashmir
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Over 40 Kashmiri students beaten, expelled from Mewar University
Several Kashmiri students on Saturday evening were reportedly subject to brutal physical violence by the Rajasthan police while peacefully protesting at Mewar University in Chittorgarh. The reports suggested that over 40 to…
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Stop whinging about EVMs, accept poll results: Omar Abdullah to Congress
New Delhi: Opening another point of friction with an important ally, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah has dismissed the Congress party’s vehement objection to electronic voting machines and echoed the…
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Cold wave to intensify in J&K
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions are expected to intensify further in Jammu and Kashmir as the Meteorological (MeT) office issued an advisory on Sunday forecasting light snow in the higher reaches on December…
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Farooq Abdullah welcomes SC’s order halting new suits on Places of Worship Act
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah Friday welcomed the Supreme Court’s interim order halting the registration of new suits against the Places of Worship Act, terming it a significant step towards preserving…
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Put under house arrest, prevented from offering congregational prayers: Hurriyat chief
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday claimed that he was put under house arrest and prevented from offering congregational prayers at the Jama Masjid. This is the second consecutive…
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Temperatures dip in Kashmir after season’s first snowfall
Srinagar: A day after plain areas in Kashmir received the season’s first snowfall, the minimum temperatures dropped across the valley on Friday, with the weather department predicting a cold wave at many…
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Police crack down on drug peddlers in J-K’s Reasi, detain 16
Jammu: As many as 16 people have been detained in a crackdown by the Jammu and Kashmir Police against drug peddlers, officials said on Tuesday. Ten suspects were detained in Reasi, while…
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Haryana: Kashmiri shop owner assaulted by Hindutva mob at mela
In yet another incident that highlights growing intolerance towards minorities in India, shop owners from Kashmir were brutally assaulted by a mob of Hindutva extremists during the Geeta Jayanti Mela in Haryana’s…
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J-K: Four of family die from food poisoning in Rajouri
Jammu: Four members of a family, including three minors, died of food poisoning on Sunday, December 8, in Badhal Gorla village of the Budhal area in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.…
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SI recruitment in J-K: Mehbooba seeks age relaxation
Srinagar: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday hoped the Jammu and Kashmir government will grant age relaxation to candidates for police sub-inspector posts as recruitment has been delayed since 2019. The former…
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Two J&K policemen killed during travel from Srinagar to Jammu
Jammu: Two Jammu & Kashmir policemen were killed in a firing incident on Sunday when they were travelling from Srinagar to Jammu. Officials said that two policemen belonging to Sopore area of…
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At minus 4.1, J&K’s Srinagar records season’s coldest night
Srinagar: Mercury continued its free fall as the minimum temperature dropped to minus 4.1 degrees Celsius in Srinagar on Friday recording the coldest night of the season so far. Due to the…
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Kashmir: Uber launches Asia’s first water transport service in Dal Lake
Uber has unveiled Asia’s first water transport service named “Uber Shikara” in Kashmir Srinagar’s picturesque Dal Lake. This innovative service combines a traditional houseboat and enhances it with contemporary technology, offering tourists…
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J-K CM Abdullah directs officials to ban re-employment, extensions
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday directed officials to completely ban re-employment, extensions, additional charges and attachments, except under extraordinary circumstances, by the general administration department. He also…
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LeT commander involved in civilian attacks killed in Srinagar
Srinagar: Wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist, Junaid Ahmed Bhat was killed in an encounter with security forces in the Dachigam forest area in Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday evening, December 3. Junaid…
