Kashmir
Muslims perform last rites of elderly Pandit lady in Shopian
The local Muslims in south Kashmir’s Shopian district helped perform the last rites of a 75-year-old Kashmiri Pandit lady, who died on Thursday late evening.
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Kashmir
If J-K youth work in outside states, why can’t non-locals work in Kashmir: DGP
Jammu and Kashmir’s DGP Dilbagh Singh on Friday said that the number of active militants is one-third of what the figure was three years ago.
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J&K
J-K Govt unveils draft policy for rehabilitation of children in street situations
Jammu & Kashmir Government has prepared the draft policy for the rehabilitation of children in street situations and put it in the public domain for feedback.
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Kashmir
Two Jaish militants killed, civilian injured in Sopore gunfight
Two militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militant outfit were killed, while a civilian was also injured in an encounter in Sopore village in north Kashmir.
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Education
All Board exams in J-K to be held in March
The government said that the examination in the identified difficult areas shall be held in April while in other areas, it will be held in March.
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Jammu
Nine dead, 30 injured in Jammu road mishaps
A child and a teenage girl among nine people were killed while over 30 sustained injuries in three separate road accidents in Kishtwar, Reasi and Kathua districts.
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India
Shah Faesal posted as Deputy Secretary in Union Ministry of Culture
The Government of India on Tuesday appointed Dr Shah Faesal as deputy secretary in the Union Ministry of Culture.
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Kashmir
Three Lashkar militants killed in Shopian
Three local militants affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were killed in a gunfight that broke out at Nagbal village of Zainapora area in Shopian district.
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