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Kashmir’s leadership rolls out red carpet for Amarnath pilgrims

Kashmir’s top political leadership has stepped out with a reiteration of a very bold and beneficent message to the rest of the country and the world that they are bound by their…
Kashmir

Stakeholders in Kashmir seek revision of 20 pc duty waiver on American apple

Srinagar: The Centre’s decision to remove 20 percent retaliatory import duty on American apples will pile on difficulties for the already stressed Kashmiri horticulture industry, fruit dealers and growers in the valley…

Kashmir

Traders await buyers in Srinagar livestock market ahead of Eid al-Adha

Srinagar: Ashiq Mohammad, a trader from Rajasthan, comes here every year with sacrificial animals ahead of Eid al-Adha and heads back home after selling his livestock within days. This year, however, what…
Kashmir

Amit Shah reviews security situation in JK

Srinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Amarnath pilgrimage, sources said. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Union Home…
Kashmir

J&K has accepted changes effected after abrogation of Article 370: Amit Shah

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir has accepted the changes effected after the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution in August 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on…
Kashmir

J&K: Farooq Abdullah reviews Amarnath Yatra preparations

Srinagar: National Conference (NC) president and MP Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday visited Baltal to review preparations for the annual Amarnath Yatra which begins early next month. Abdullah, the Lok Sabha MP from…
Kashmir

J-K: Girls outshine boys in Class 10 annual exams

Srinagar: Girls outperformed boys in the Class 10 Annual Regular Examinations of the Jammu and Kashmir school education board, the results of which were declared on Monday, officials said. The examinations were…

Opinions

BJP joins call for Assembly polls– strategic tilting of scales in J&K politics

It was a theatrical moment in Srinagar on Saturday, when Jammu and Kashmir unit BJP president Ravinder Raina, raised his voice with folded hands to appeal to the Election Commission of India to announce the schedule…
Kashmir

Jammu: Amarnath pilgrims to get 30 pc discount on advance bookings

Jammu: The All Jammu Hotels and Lodges Association (AJHLA) has announced a 30 percent discount on advance bookings for the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims during their stay in Jammu. AJHLA president Pawan Gupta…
India

‘Infiltration attempts are made to keep terrorism alive’: J&K DGP

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said on Saturday that continuous infiltration attempts on the Line of Control (LoC) are “part of the plan by enemies of the country to keep…
Kashmir

Sadhus from across India reach Jammu for upcoming Amarnath Yatra

Jammu: Sadhus from across the country have started flocking to the winter capital Jammu to join the annual Amarnath pilgrimage which is scheduled to start in the Valley next month. Over 200…
Kashmir

BJP ready for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir: Raina

Srinagar: The BJP on Saturday said it was ready for assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir and appealed to the Election Commission to announce dates for the polls in the Union territory.…
Kashmir

J&K Police nab 5 JeM terrorists for Udhampur labourer’s killing

Srinagar: The police in J&K’s Anantnag district made a significant breakthrough in the case of the killing of a labourer from Udhampur on May 29 by apprehending five terrorists belonging to Kashmir…
Kashmir

Security forces kill 5 terrorists, foil infiltration bid in J-K’s Kupwara

Kupwara: Security forces killed five heavily armed foreign terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday and said it was the “biggest” infiltration bid…
India

NIA attaches more properties in Hurriyat terror-funding case

New Delhi: A day after attaching 17 properties of terror financier Zahoor Ahmed Shah Watali, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday attached two more properties belonging to another accused in the…