Kashmir
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POJK Elections Trigger Narrative of Rebellion
POJK Elections, A Sham The Assembly elections in Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) have concluded on a predictable note. Pakistan’s ruling party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), won a comfortable majority to form…
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6 dead, 40 missing in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar cloudburst
Jammu: Six people died, five were injured and 30 to 40 went missing on Wednesday when a cloudburst hit Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Shafqat Hussain, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kishtwar…
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Photos: Kashmir reels under scorching heat
Srinagar: Srinagar recorded the hottest July night in the past four decades as the minimum temperature rose to 24.8°C on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. The last time when the…
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J-K: Hexacopter shot down 6 km inside Indian border, 5 kg explosives recovered
Jammu: The drone shot down around six kilometres inside the Indian border in the Kanachak area of Jammu and Kashmir has been identified as a Hexacopter. As per the Jammu and Kashmir…
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Exchange of gifts on LoC amidst frozen Indo-Pak talks raises hopes
The picture of Indian and Pakistani soldiers exchanging sweets on Wednesday for the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha at the Line of Control (LoC) sent two messages very clearly. One signaled the mutual desire…
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Suspected drone spotted in J-K’s Satwari
Satwari: A suspected drone was spotted in the Satwari area of Jammu and Kashmir, sources informed on Wednesday. Further details are awaited, sources said. Earlier on July 16, a drone that was…
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Eid Ul Adha: Sale of sacrificial animals hit hard due to Covid in Kashmir
Srinagar: Sacrificial Animal sellers in Kashmir have witnessed a huge dip in the sale of animals as the business contracted due to COVID-19. This is the second consecutive year the Eid-Ul-Adha or…
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Top Lashkar commander among 2 terrorists killed in Shopian encounter
Srinagar: Top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander was among the two terrorists killed during an encounter with the security forces at the Check Sadiq area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Monday. Police…
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Sale of sheep, goat affected due to COVID-19 in J-K’s Srinagar ahead of Eid
Srinagar: Days ahead of Bakr-Eid, sheep and goat sales have gone down in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eid al-Adha or Bakr-Eid, also known as “Sacrifice Feast” is…
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J-K officials seek ban on illegal killing of cows, camels on Bakrid next week
Srinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have sought a ban on illegal killing of cows and camels on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha in the Union territory scheduled next week. In a communication…
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Drone spotted and destroyed over Jammu Air Force Station
Jammu: Another drone was spotted in the area of Air Force Station in Jammu city which was jammed and destroyed by using anti-drone technology by the Air Force. The drone was detected…
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Weekend restrictions imposed in J&K’s Sonamarg tourist resort
Srinagar: Authorities in J&K’s Ganderbal district on Wednesday imposed weekend restrictions in Sonamarg tourist resort to prevent Covid-19 resurgence. District Magistrate, Ganderbal, issued an order stating that on July 17-18 and 24-25…
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2 of family drown, one missing in Kashmir bathing accident
Srinagar:Two members of a family drowned, two were rescued and one went missing on Wednesday during a bathing accident in Tangmarg area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Police sources…
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Not standing up for national anthem is not an offense, rules J&K HC
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has held that not standing up for National Anthem or singing it may amount to disrespect and failure to adhere to the fundamental duties as enshrined…
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Photos: Tight restrictions in Kashmir on the eve of Martyr’s Day
Srinagar: Strict restrictions were imposed on the movement of people in parts of Srinagar city to prevent people from paying tributes to the martyrs who were killed by the Dogra forces on…
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J-K: 11 govt employees sacked for ‘anti-national’ activities
Srinagar: Eleven employees of Jammu and Kashmir government were sacked on Saturday for alleged militant links, including two teachers from Anantnag district who were found to be involved in “anti-national activities”, and two…
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J-K: Two Pakistani terrorists killed in encounter with security forces
Rajouri: Two terrorists from Pakistan were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dadal forest area of Sundarbani Sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district and two AK-47 rifles and ammunition…
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Jammu air base attack impact: Baramulla bans sale, use of drones
Baramulla: In the aftermath of the Jammu airbase attack, the Baramulla district administration has imposed restrictions/ban on the storage, sale, possession, use and transport of drones/similar kind of unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs).…
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Enforcement Directorate summons Mehbooba Mufti’s mother on July 14
Srinagar: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday summoned Gulshan Nazir, the mother of former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, for a personal appearance in Srinagar on July…
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J-K: PDP writes to Delimitation Commision, says party will stay away from process
Srinagar: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday said it will not meet the Jammu and Kashmir Delimitation Commission, stating that the “outcome of the meeting which is widely believed to be pre-planned…
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Beating all odds, J-K boy secures 98.06 pc in Class 10
Udhampur: If you want to be successful you must dream, yearn, want and, most importantly, you must consistently be in pursuit, said a Class 10 student from Udhampur who has beaten all…
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Sayokan: Three-day camp of Turkish martial art held in J-K’s Pahalgam
Pahalgam: Sayokan, a Turkish martial art, has been introduced in the Kashmir valley by Sayokan Association of Jammu Kashmir by organising a three-day coaching-cum-referee training program at Pahalgam in South Kashmir district…
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J&K govt ends 149-year-old ‘Darbar Move’ practice
Srinagar: Saying goodbye to the 149-year-old official practice of rotating the seat of governance between the twin capitals of Srinagar and Jammu on six-monthly basis called the ‘Darbar Move’, J&K government on…
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Photos: LeT commander, Pak militant killed in Srinagar encounter
Srinagar: Top Let Commander Nadeem Abrar and a Pakistani militant were killed in a night-long gunfight in Maloora area of Parimpora on the outskirts of Srinagar. An encounter broke out in Maloora…
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Photos: Militants kill policeman, his family in Kashmir’s Awantipora
Srinagar: A policeman, his wife, and their daughter were killed by suspected militants on Sunday night in the Hariparigam area of Awantipora in the Southern part of Kashmir. According to Kashmir zone…
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Special police officer, wife shot dead by militants in J-K’s Pulwama
Srinagar: Militants shot dead a special police officer and his wife in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, while their daughter suffered injuries, officials said. The ultras barged into the house…
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High alert at Pathankot airbase after Jammu Air Force Station blasts
Chandigarh: Security agencies were put on high alert in border areas of Punjab, mainly the Pathankot airbase, on Sunday after two explosions occurred at the Air Force Station in Jammu. Security was stepped…
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FIR under UAPA registered in Jammu IAF station blasts case
Jammu: An FIR under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act has been registered after two low-intensity explosions took place at the Jammu Air Force Station, the Jammu and Kashmir Police informed on Sunday.…
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Photos: Four injured in grenade blast in Srinagar
Srinagar: Four-person including a non-local woman were injured in a grenade blast in the Barbar Shah area of Srinagar City. “A grenade was hurdled by militants towards a CRPF check-post in Barbarshah area which…
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Farooq Abdullah not sure if Centre is ready to remove mistrust
Srinagar: On his return to Srinagar after attending the all-party meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday, former J&K Chief Minister and patron of National Conference (NC), Farooq…
