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J&K: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq placed under house arrest on Eid
Srinagar: Senior religious and political leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said on Monday that authorities placed him under house arrest and also disallowed congregational Eid prayer at Jama Masjid and Eidgah in Jammu…
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CM Omar greets people of Jammu and Kashmir on Eid-ul-Fitr
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday extended warm greetings to people of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and said the festival is a true reflection of J&K’s rich…
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J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah greets people of on Eid-ul-Fitr
Srinagar: Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday extended warm greetings to people of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr and said the festival is a true reflection of J&K’s rich…
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Eid shopping picks up in J&K’s Srinagar, other places
Srinagar: Ahead of Eid, shopping picked up in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as people thronged the markets to purchase bakery, mutton, poultry, and other essential commodities. After a month-long fast during…
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J&K: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq condemns ban on Shab e Qadr prayers
Srinagar: The chief priest of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Thursday condemned the authorities’ decision to disallow Shab-e-Qadr prayers at the historic Jama Masjid in old Srinagar city. In a post on…
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J&K: Police conduct searches against banned organisations in Pulwama
Srinagar: J&K Police said on Tuesday that they carried out searches at multiple locations in Pulwama district against the banned organisation JK Democratic Freedom Party, which is headed by senior separatist leader…
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J&K cop kicks female protestor amid row over mysterious death of Gujjar brothers
A police officer of the rank of deputy superintendent of police (DSP) kicked female protesters in South Kashmir’s Kulgham district who were agitating against the missing and subsequent mysterious deaths of three…
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Gulmarg fashion show sparks outrage; CM Omar Abdullah orders probe
A huge controversy erupted in Kashmir after a fashion show was held in the Gulmarg hill station featuring male and female models walking semi-nude on snow-covered slopes. The fashion show event was…
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J&K: Bodies of 3 missing people found near waterfall in Kathua
Jammu: The Bodies of a teenager and his two relatives were retrieved from near a waterfall in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Saturday, three days after they went missing during a…
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J&K: Properties of three PoK-based terrorists attached in Poonch
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday attached 14.8 kanals of land, valued at over Rs 28 lakh, belonging to three terrorists in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.…
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Kashmiris engage in prayers, charities in holy month of Ramzan
Srinagar: The holy Muslim fasting month of Ramzan started in Jammu and Kashmir along with the rest of the country on Sunday as lakhs of devout Muslims woke up before dawn to…
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J-K CM directs power dept to ensure uninterrupted power supply during Ramadan
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday directed the Power Department to ensure there are no electricity outages during Sehri and Iftar times in the holy month of Ramadan. The…
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Srinagar police detain 3 women for distributing Quran, hijabs; released later
Jammu and Kashmir police detained three Muslim women in Rajbagh city in Srinagar while disturbing copies of the Quran and hijabs on Sunday, February 23. A group of young Kashmiri women had…
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Decide Engineer Rashid’s bail plea expeditiously: Delhi HC to NIA court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday asked the court hearing cases of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to expeditiously decide the bail plea of jailed J&K MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh…
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J-K: Ex-members of banned Jamaat-e-Islami launch new outfit to contest polls
Srinagar: Several former members of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) on Sunday announced the formation of a new political outfit to contest polls in Jammu and Kashmir under one umbrella. The former members,…
