Kashmir
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Sat Sharma appointed J-K BJP president
New Delhi: The BJP leadership on Sunday appointed Sat Sharma as president of the party’s Jammu and Kashmir unit, replacing Ravinder Raina. A party communication said Raina has been made a member…
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Kashmir: Debate intensifies over scrapping reservation; NC, PDP call for review
A heated debate has emerged in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir over the reservation policy as leaders from local parties like the National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
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Farooq Abdullah demands ‘independent probe’ into spurt in J&K violence
Srinagar: Former chief minister and NC president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday demanded an independent probe to find out the reason for the spurt in violence in J&K after the formation of an…
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J-K: 2 migrant workers shot at in Budgam
Two migrant workers were injured when a gunman suspected to be militant opened fire at them in the Mazhama Magam area of Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir on Friday evening, November 1. The…
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In photos: Diwali celebrations in Kashmir
A girl reignites a blown-out lamp (Photo: Muzamil Bhat/Siasat.com) A man captures the essence of Diwali on his phone after lighting a lamp (Photo: Muzamil Bhat/Siasat.com) A woman places an oil lamp…
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Grand Diwali celebration held at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk
Srinagar: For the first time, a grand Diwali celebration was held near the historic clock tower at Lal Chowk here on Thursday as hundreds of locals and tourists lit diyas to mark…
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J-K BJP MLA Devender Singh Rana passes away at 59
Jammu: Senior BJP leader and Nagrota MLA Devender Singh Rana, brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh, died on Thursday at a private hospital in Haryana’s Faridabad. He was 59. According to a…
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Kashmiri Muslims will regret exodus of Pandits one day: Union min
Jammu: Asserting that the majority community in Kashmir will one day regret the “exodus” of Kashmiri Pandits, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday said Kashmir is incomplete without their presence. Singh said…
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Today is ‘black day’ for people of J-K: Mehbooba on UT Foundation Day
Srinagar: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Thursday said the Union Territory Foundation Day is a “black day” for the people of Jammu and Kashmir as it marks “disenfranchisement and not…
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J-K: Omar Abdullah govt reverts to November academic session
Srinagar: In a major decision, the newly formed Jammu and Kashmir government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reverted the academic calendar from March session to November. This is the…
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Kashmir siblings make CM Omar Abdullah’s portrait using Rubik’s cubes
Srinagar: Three siblings from Kashmir are making waves on social media with their portrait of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah made with Rubik’s cubes. Abdullah, who re-posted a video of…
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Help release prisoners held without trial: MP Aga Ruhullah to Omar Abdullah
Srinagar: Srinagar Member of Parliament Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi Tuesday, October 29 urged Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah to facilitate the release of prisoners “who have been held without trial”…
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J-K: 1 terrorist killed in operation after army convoy targeted in Akhnoor
Jammu: One terrorist was killed on Monday, October 29 as special forces were mobilised to neutralise a group of recently infiltrated ultras who attacked an army convoy in a village in the…
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2 more terrorists killed in Jammu encounter following attack on army convoy
Jammu: Security forces on Tuesday morning gunned down two terrorists holed up in a forest area near a village in the Akhnoor sector in Jammu and Kashmir, taking the number of militants…
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J&K: Fresh gunfight in Akhnoor as security forces look to kill 2 terrorists
Jammu: A fresh gunfight erupted in a village in the Akhnoor sector of the Jammu region on Tuesday morning as security forces made a push for a final assault against two terrorists…
