News Topic:Pahalgam
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Encroached land by member of United Jihad Council removed in Anantnag
An extension wall of the house of a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant built on encroached government land in Pahalgam area of Anantnag district was demolished by authorities.
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Kashmir
7 ITBP personnel dead, 32 injured as bus falls into gorge in Pahalgam
Seven ITBP personnel died while 32 others returning from Amarnath Yatra duty faced grave injuries on Tuesday after a bus fell into a deep gorge at Zig Morh in Pahalgam.
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Kashmir
Two bodies found in J-K’s Anantnag
Two bodies were recovered in two separate incidents in the Qazigund and Pahalgam areas of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Friday, officials said here.
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Amarnath Yatra resumes after 3-day hiatus
After remaining suspended for three days due to cloudburst on Friday at lower Amarnath cave, Amarnath Yatra resumed on Monday, reports said here.
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Inclement weather temporarily halts Amarnath Yatra
Due to inclement weather, Amarnath Yatra has been temporarily suspended from Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam toward the holy cave shrine, officials said on Tuesday.
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Amarnath Yatra begins as first batch of pilgrims leave for cave shrine
Amid unprecedented security arrangements, the first batch of pilgrims left for the holy cave from Nunwan base camp in Pahalgam area of Anantnag on Thursday.
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Kashmir
Body of local trekker who drowned while trying to save a tourist retrieved
The body of a 26-year-old Kashmiri tourist guide who drowned while trying to save a non-local trekker in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam was retrieved.
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