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Snowfall in Kashmir higher reaches as rain lashes J&K
Srinagar: Rain lashed the plains, while higher reaches received fresh snowfall on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir. The Meterological (MeT) office has forecast light to moderate rain and snow in higher reaches…
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Snowfall affects rail, air, road travel in Kashmir
Srinagar: Overnight snowfall affected rail, air and road connectivity on Friday as most parts of Kashmir were draped in a layer of white, officials said. Landslides, mudslides and shooting stones were reported…
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Snowfall in higher reaches of Kashmir, rain in plains
Srinagar: Incessant rain in the plains and moderate snowfall in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday broke the prolonged dry spell as water discharge in rivers, streams, and springs…
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India slams Pakistan over Kashmir remarks at UN
New York: India has hit out at Pakistan at the seventh meeting of the 58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, calling it a failed state thriving on international aid. Kshitij…
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India calls Erdogan’s Kashmir remarks ‘unacceptable’
New Delhi: Nearly a week after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke on the issue of Kashmir during his visit to Pakistan, New Delhi on Friday, February 21, said such “unwarranted” statements…
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J&K police raid bookstores, seize over 600 religious books
In a subsequent operation on early Sunday, February 16, Handwara district police launched extensive search operations in several bookshops across sensitive areas including Kralgund, Villgam, Qalamabad and the main town and confiscated…
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Inauguration of Vande Bharat train service to Kashmir Valley postponed
Jammu: The inauguration of Vande Bharat train service to Kashmir Valley has been postponed, officials said on Sunday. Earlier reports, which the officials said were unconfirmed, had said that the Vande Bharat…
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Shab-e-Baraat observed in Kashmir, no night prayers at Jama Masjid
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has described as “unfortunate” the security establishment’s decision to seal Srinagar’s historic Jama Masjid on Shab-e-Baraat, one of the holiest nights in the Islamic calendar that was…
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Kashmir: PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti, daughter Iltija Mufti under house arrest
Srinagar: PDP leader Iltija Mufti claimed that she and her mother, party chief Mehbooba Mufti, had been placed under house arrest on Saturday, February 8. In a social media post, Iltija Mufti…
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Kashmiri engineer jailed in Saudi Arabia: Indian govt initiates formal dialogues
The office of Union External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar has responded to the petition of the Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) for the urgent repatriation of 36-year-old Abdul Rafi Baba,…
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Army fires at Kashmiri truck driver for not halting at Baramulla checkpoint
A truck diver was killed late Wednesday, February 5, when the army fired at him for allegedly ignoring a security forces checkpoint in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The action has sparked huge…
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Kashmiri engineer jailed in Saudi Arabia; family desperate for justice
A 36-year-old Kashmiri engineer from Srinagar’s Soura city has been languishing in prison in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for four years, leaving his family in a state of perpetual anxiety and…
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Video: Imam of Madinah and former Qari of Masjid Nabawi visits Kashmir
A professor of Uloom Al-Qur’an at Madinah International University and Imam of Masjid Al Qayyim in Madinah made a significant visit to North Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Sunday, January 19, drawing considerable…
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Kashmir likely to witness week-long wet spell
Srinagar: Minimum temperatures rose marginally across Kashmir, bringing residents some respite from the intense cold. The respite, however, is likely to be short-lived as several parts of the valley are expected to…
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Kashmir to Kanyakumari: Cross-country cycle expedition flagged off
Srinagar: A 4,000 km cycle expedition from Kashmir to Kanyakumari began from here on Thursday, January 16, to promote a pollution-free India. The expedition with several participants from Maharashtra, including two sexagenarians,…
