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Army jawan on leave goes missing from J&K’s Kulgam, search operation launched
Srinagar: An army soldier on leave has gone missing from his native Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir leading to security forces launching a massive search and rescue operation, officials said on…
- Kashmir
J&K L-G joins 10th Muharram procession in Srinagar
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor (L-G) Manoj Sinha on Saturday joined mourners during the 10th Muharram procession in Srinagar’s Bota Kadal area. This is the first time in the last 34…
- Kashmir
J&K tribals’ protest against inclusion of upper-caste in ST list gaining political steam
The protests led by Gujjar and Bakarwal communities, who oppose the inclusion of upper-caste Paharis in the Schedule Tribe (ST) reservation list, is gaining political steam across the country. The community has…
- Kashmir
Muharram procession: Mourners in J&K condemn desecration of Quran in Sweden
The Muharram procession was taken out in Srinagar after more than three decades. Local mourners and religious leaders carried copies of the Quran and anti-Sweden banners to send messages against the burning…
- Kashmir
Srinagar: Omar welcomes Muharram procession
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday welcomed the government’s decision to allow the Muharram procession on the traditional route through Lal Chowk after more than three decades and demanded Mirwaiz…
- India
8th Muharram procession carried by Shias in Srinagar after 3 decades
Srinagar: After a gap of more than three decades, the Shia community here on Thursday took out a Muharram procession on the Gurubazaar to Dalgate route, with hundreds participating in it. The…
- Kashmir
Muharram procession allowed in Srinagar after 3 decades
Srinagar: The J&K administration on Wednesday addressed the demand of Shia community by allowing the 8th Muharram procession on the traditional route from Guru Bazar to Dalgate in Srinagar after three decades,…
- India
J&K authorities remove ‘resistance literature’ from universities’ curriculum
The authorities in Jammu & Kashmir have removed the award-winning memoir of Basharat Peer and Agha Shahid Ali’s poetry collection from the MA curriculum of the University of Kashmir (KU) and Cluster…
- India
Jammu: Rohingya couple brought to attend infant’s funeral in chains
Mohammed Saleem and Numina, a Rohingya Muslim couple, were brought handcuffed and chained to bid a tearful adieu to their to their five-month-old baby. The infant had allegedly died during a recent…
- Kashmir
Video of stone pelting on Amarnath yatris misleading, baseless: ADGP Kashmir
The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar clarified that there was no incident of stone pelting on Amarnath pilgrims, and the video clip of stone pelting that went viral…
- India
J-K police reviews security arrangements for Budha Amarnath Yatra
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir ADGP Mukesh Singh on Friday reviewed the security arrangements for the forthcoming Budha Amarnath Yatra in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, officials said. The Buddha…
- India
J&K political parties say PM’s remarks on Manipur incident too little, too late
Srinagar: The parading naked of two women in Manipur is shameful, painful and horrific, political parties in Jammu and Kashmir said on Thursday, asserting that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on the…
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Amarnath Yatra 2023: Pony-pitthu and palanquins
Amarnath: Palanquin carriers take rest during after day’s work during Amarnath Yatra 2023, at Panchtarni near the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, J & K, Friday, July 14, 2023. Ponies, porters and…
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Encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch
Poonch: Arms and ammunition recovered by security personnel in the search and cordon operation titled ‘Operation Trinetra II’, in Poonch district, Tuesday, July 18, 2023. Four terrorists have been killed in the…
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Acts of terror against non-locals in Kashmir, a larger gameplan is at work
The Thursday-July 13-evening’s attack on three-non-local labourers in South Kashmir’s Shopian district yet again will be dismissed as an act of frustration of Pakistan-backed terrorists, which, it appears may be a correct…