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Pakistan lodges protest with India over its citizen’s death in Kashmir
Islamabad: Pakistan has called in India’s Charge d’Affaires here to lodge a strong protest over the death of a Pakistani prisoner in Kashmir, in what it termed as a “fake encounter”. The…
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12 earthquakes jolt Jammu and Kashmir in five days
Jammu: A minor earthquake measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale jolted Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, increasing the number of temblors to strike the union territory to 12 in the last five…
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Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation adds third dimension to upcoming J&K polls
Srinagar: Senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from primary membership of the party after serving it for 52 years has added an important third dimension to the forthcoming assembly elections in J&K.…
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Several senior Congress leaders in J&K resign after Azad quits
Srinagar: In wake of senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s resignation from the party on Friday, a number of senior party leaders, including former legislators, of the party in Jammu and Kashmir…
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Gupkar Alliance is intact: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah denied on Thursday that there were differences which could lead to the breaking up of the People’s Alliance for Gupkar…
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131 fresh Covid cases in J-K
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Monday recorded 131 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 4,76,175, officials here said. The death toll remained unchanged at 4,779, they said. Of the…
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Voting rights row: All-party meeting underway at Farooq Abdullah’s residence
Srinagar: An all-party meeting called by former chief minister and National Conference (NC) president, Dr. Farooq Abdullah started here on Monday to discuss the ramifications of giving voting rights to non-locals. The…
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Why Cong seeking Sisodia’s resignation, questions Omar
New Delhi: National Conference vice president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday questioned why the Congress is demanding Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s resignation, underlining the…
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J&K records 276 new COVID-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir registered 276 fresh coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the infection tally to 4,76,044, officials said here. While 41 cases were reported from Jammu division, 235 cases were from…
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J-K moving ahead to become one of leading regions: LG
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is now moving ahead to become one of the leading regions in sectors like IT, industries, tourism, women entrepreneurship and youth empowerment, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said here…
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J&K: Inclusion of non-local voters in electoral rolls causes uproar
Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig on Friday lashed out at Jammu and Kashmir’s poll officer for his statement on the inclusion of non-local voters in the…
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is not under house arrest, says J&K Lt Governor
Srinagar: Senior separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq is not under house arrest, Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor, Manoj Sinha said on Friday. “We have neither arrested him nor is he under the…
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J&K ‘Toshkhana’ brought under administrative control of Dept of Culture
Srinagar: The J&K Administrative Council, which met on Thursday under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the transfer of administrative control of the ‘Toshkhana’ from the Hospitality and Protocol Department…
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Mehbooba seeks all-party meet to oppose right to vote for non-locals
Srinagar: Former chief minister and president of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday sought an all-party meeting to oppose and fight the decision to allow voting rights to non-locals in…
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Anybody living ‘ordinarily’ in J&K can register as voter
Jammu: In a significant development here on Wednesday, Hirdesh Kumar, the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of J&K, said that any person living “ordinarily in the UT can get registered as a voter…
