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Ready for mass agitation if Article 35-A tinkered with, says Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Hurriyat (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday asked his cadres and activists to be ready for all out mass agitation if Article...
Kashmir
JRL calls for shutdown tomorrow against Shopian civilian killing
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) has called for shutdown in Kashmir tomorrow against the killing of a civilian during a gunfight in Kundalan village...
News & Interviews
At Eidgah, Mirwaiz says peace can’t be created in a vacuum
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said that the much talked peace cannot be created in a vacuum."At Eidgah after 8 yrs, Peace cannot be created...
J&K
Eid-ul-Fitr to be celebrated on Saturday
Srinagar: Muslims across Jammu and Kashmir would celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, the holy festival, on Saturday to mark the culmination of the sacred month of Ramadhan.The...
J&K
UN seeks international inquiry into Kashmir rights abuses
Srinagar: A United Nations report has called for an international inquiry into human rights abuses committed by government forces in Kashmir and also advocated...
Kashmir
Will join dialogue process after New Delhi ends ambiguity, says JRL
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership of Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik on Tuesday said that they were ready to join...
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Mirwaiz, Winter & Army – A Dream
It was 19th of January 2016 when I saw pictures of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq (Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference – APHC) with a...
Kashmir
Thousands participate in funeral prayers of Sadam Padder, Bilal
Srinagar: Tens of thousands of people on Monday participated in the funeral prayers of Sadam Padder, who was Burhan Wani's close associate and Bilal...
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Kulgam Horticulture Department offers 50% subsidy on anti-hail nets for orchardists
Kulgam's Horticulture Department is providing anti-hail nets to orchardists at 50% subsidy, with assistance so far crossing ₹1.30 lakh to protect fruit crops.
AIP questions Demography Committee’s scope, says LoC displacement must be assessed
AIP spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has urged the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes to examine LoC displacement, PoK returnees and Kashmiri Pandit migration.
900 doctors appointed, 400 more underway, says Sakina Itoo
J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo says 900 doctors have been appointed via PSC, with 400 more recruitments underway alongside expansion of diagnostic facilities.
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Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death
Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.
India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash
India’s ambitious push toward a 20% ethanol-blended fuel, known as E20, is facing significant backlash from vehicle owners and environmentalists.