Kashmir
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Ramban flash flood: Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for 3rd consecutive day
Jammu: The strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, and officials said it would take five more days to restore the highway. Engineers of the National…
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IGNOU professor attacked by Indian Army in Rajouri, one booked
An Indian Army personnel has been booked by the J&K police for allegedly assaulting a professor during vehicle checks at Lam village on the LoC in Rajouri district. Liaqat Ali, working at…
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Mehbooba Mufti welcomes SC stay on Nashik dargah demolition
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday welcomed the Supreme Court’s stay on demolition of Hazrat Saatpeer Sayed Baba Dargah in Nashik and said judiciary remains the last and…
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Strong 5.8 magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan; tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, J&K
New Delhi: A powerful earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale struck Afghanistan on Saturday afternoon at 12:17 pm IST, as reported by the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The quake’s epicentre…
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J&K: ‘Seek & destroy’ ops for hiding terrorists in Poonch enters 5th day
Jammu: The anti-terrorist operation by security forces in J&K’s Poonch district entered its 5th day on Friday. Officials said the search continued in Poonch’s Lasana forest belt, where terrorists are believed to…
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J&K to cultivate land near International Border with Pakistan
Jammu: In an effort to ensure cultivation of available land near the International Border with Pakistan, the Jammu and Kashmir authorities on Tuesday held a meeting with security agencies that focused on…
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Terrorists, security forces exchange fire in J-K’s Poonch
Jammu: A brief exchange of fire took place between terrorists and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Tuesday. The gunfire rattled the Lasana village…
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Soldier injured in landmine blast near LoC in Poonch
Mendhar: An army man got injured Sunday in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, officials said. The landmine went off when a group of soldiers was…
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Around 20 pc posts vacant in Kashmir University, reveals RTI reply
Jammu: Nearly 20 per cent of the 2,859 sanctioned posts in the University of Kashmir were lying vacant as of February 2024, the varsity said in response to an application filed under…
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Earthquake measuring 5.8 occurs in Pakistan, tremors felt in J&K
Srinagar: An earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale occurred on Saturday with an epicentre in Pakistan, while its tremors were felt in J&K. Mukhtar Ahmad, Director of MET Department, told IANS…
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J&K: National Conference moves SC against Waqf Act
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s ruling National Conference (NC) on Friday said it has filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments to the Waqf Act. The party first announced…
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq claims house arrest amid Waqf Act row
Srinagar: Senior separatist and religious leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Friday, alleged that authorities had placed him under house arrest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar, thereby preventing him from delivering his weekly…
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BJP members involved in scuffle with lone AAP MLA outside J-K Assembly
Jammu: A scuffle broke out between BJP members and AAP MLA Mehraj Malik in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly premises on Wednesday over his remarks against the saffron party. Soon after the…
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Ruckus over Waqf Act in J&K Assembly; NC, Congress MLAs hold protest
Jammu: The members of the coalition government in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday held protests outside the House over the Waqf Amendment Act after the Speaker adjourned the House following…
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Waqf Act ‘unconstitutional’, hope SC will do justice: Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Monday termed the Waqf (Amendment) Act as “unconstitutional”, saying his party was against it and was hoping for justice from the Supreme Court. “NC is…
