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Three more Congress leaders resign in support of Azad in J-K
Kathua: Three more Congress leaders, including former deputy speaker Gulam Hyder Malik, announced their resignation from the party on Monday in support of veteran politician Ghulam Nabi Azad. Azad, 73, a former…
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Farooq Abdullah appears before special court in a PMLA case, granted bail
Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday appeared before a special court which granted him bail in a money laundering case related to the alleged financial irregularities in the Jammu and…
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‘Ghulam Nabi Azad to launch own party, set up J-K unit within fortnight’
Jammu Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad is all set to launch his own party and its first unit would come up in Jammu and Kashmir within a fortnight, his close confidant G…
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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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Only Gandhis will remain in Cong: Assam CM on Azad’s resignation
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday reacting to the resignation of senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad from the grand old party said…
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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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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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J&K: We will resist voting rights of non-locals, says Farooq Abdullah
Srinagar: Former chief minister and National Conference (NC) president, Dr Farooq Abdullah said on Monday that the decision to give voting rights to non-locals in Jammu and Kashmir elections will be resisted by…
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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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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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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…
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Kashmiri Pandit employees protest, demand relocation from Valley
Jammu: Kashmiri Pandit government employees carried out a protest on Wednesday in J&K’s Jammu city demanding relocation from the Valley in the aftermath of the killing of another member of the community.…