India
Symbiosis seminar on Kashmir postponed after ABVP protest
Pune: The Symbiosis College in Pune has deferred a seminar on Kashmir after objections by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and an organisation...
Kashmir
Kashmir to witness heavy snowfall in the first week of February
Srinagar: Moderate to heavy snowfall has been forecast in the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region in the first week of February.A western disturbance...
Kashmir
Geelani’s health alright: Hurriyat (G)
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) has termed the rumors of the demise of its chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani as the handiwork of ‘vested interests’...
India
Model of India’s biggest mosque unveiled in Kerala
Kozhikode (Kerala): The model of what is billed as India's biggest mosque -- accommodating 25,000 in its courtyard -- was unveiled here Monday.The mosque...
India
India fails to check human rights violations: Human Rights Watch
New Delhi: Custodial killings, police abuse including torture, and failure to implement policies aimed at protecting vulnerable communities marred India's record in 2011, according...
Education
Unfair Means: Probe reveals BOSE officials assisted Peerzada’s son to pass Matriculation examination
Srinagar: In a startling revelation that has brought to fore the rot in the educational regulation mechanism, the state’s education minister allegedly in connivance...
Kashmir
Wamiq Farooq’s family to hold seminar on Jan 31
Srinagar: Family of a 2010 unrest victim Wamiq Farooq is holding a seminar at Chanamohalla Rainawari here on his second death anniversary on Tuesday...
Kashmir
Hurriyat (G) castigates Army for rewarding police officers
Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference (G) on Sunday termed the rewarding of two police officers by Army as a shameful act.“Rewarding the two police officers tantamounts...
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Multiple cloudbursts hit Kashmir, trigger flash floods
Multiple cloudbursts triggered by intense rainfall struck different parts of Kashmir on Monday, causing flash floods that damaged roads, bridges and residential houses.
Heavy rains halt traffic on NH-44 in Udhampur
Traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44) was suspended from both ends on Monday evening following heavy rainfall and slippery road conditions.
Cloudbursts, landslides possible as rain set to lash J&K
Rain and thundershowers are likely to affect many parts of Jammu and Kashmir over the next 12 hours, with the Jammu region expected to witness the maximum impact.
Omar Abdullah praises MMA star Owais Yaqoob for Bulgaria win
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has congratulated Jammu & Kashmir’s MMA fighter Owais Yaqoob on his remarkable victory at BRAVE CF 107 held in Bulgaria.
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India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash
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When a Black Hole Whispers to the World’s Thinnest Material
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