Kashmir
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Jammu Tawi Sealdah express jumps red signal, loco pilot, assistant loco pilot suspended
Patna: The loco pilot and assistant loco pilot of the Jammu Tawi-Sealdah express were suspended by the railways for jumping the red signal near Bhabhua Road station in Bihar, officials said on…
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Ashura observed across Kashmir with religious fervour
Srinagar: Youm-e-Ashura was observed in the Kashmir valley on Saturday, 10th of Muharram, with a large number of Shia Muslims taking part in the procession from Bota Kadal to Imambara Zadibal in…
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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…
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Pak made all attempts to disrupt peace, but its conspiracies defeated: J-K police chief
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir police chief Dilbag Singh said Friday Pakistan made all attempts including propagating a “venomous narrative” to disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir but all its conspiracies were defeated…
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J&K: Muharram procession floats over Dal lake in Srinagar
Srinagar: Scores of Shia Muslims from different parts of the Valley participated in a Muharram procession taken out in the interiors of Dal lake, from Rainawari to Kaenkech on 9th of Muharram,…
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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…
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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…
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Amazon India announces first-ever floating store on Dal Lake
New Delhi: Amazon India on Thursday announced its first-ever floating store on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir, as part of its last-mile delivery programme “I Have Space”. Murtaza Khan Kashi, owner of…
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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…
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Gujjars protests against inclusion of upper-caste Paharis in ST list
Srinagar: Hundreds of Gujjar and Bakarwals from different parts of the country assembled in Srinagar’s press enclave in Lal chowk on the evening of Tuesday, July 25, to protest against the inclusion…
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‘Govt serious on lifting Muharram processions ban in Srinagar,’ says J&K official
Srinagar: Kashmir Divisional Commissioner Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Tuesday said that J&K administration is serious on lifting the decades old-ban on two large Muharram processions in Srinagar city. He said that the…
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13,000 perform Amarnath Yatra on 24th day
Srinagar: Over 13,000 performed Amarnath Yatra on the 24th day as another batch of 3,025 Yatris left Jammu for Kashmir on Tuesday. “Over 13,000 Yatris had ‘darshan’ inside the holy cave on…
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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…