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Politics
Congress begins 11-day hunger strike in Srinagar for statehood
The Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Congress party on Saturday launched an 11-day hunger strike in Srinagar to press for the restoration of full statehood to the UT.
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Politics
AIP protests in Srinagar to demand release of MP Engineer Rashid, other political prisoners
The Awami Ittehad Party staged a protest in Srinagar, demanding the immediate release of MP Engineer Rashid, who is now entering his seventh year of incarceration.
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Politics
J&K Congress to launch hunger strike for statehood in Srinagar
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee President, Tariq Karra, will launch the party’s hunger strike for the restoration of statehood in Srinagar tomorrow.
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Religion
Shia Association protests, demands apology over misrepresentation of Ali Khamenei
Members of the ‘All J&K Shia Association’ held a peaceful protest at Press Colony in Srinagar on Monday, denouncing disrespectful reporting against Ali Khamenei.
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Health
Protest at SMHS Hospital as attendant assaults doctor after patient’s death
Tensions ran high at Srinagar’s SMHS Hospital on Wednesday after a shocking incident in which a young resident doctor from Uttar Pradesh was assaulted by an attendant.
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Politics
J&K BJP MLAs protest against mandatory Urdu in Naib Tehsildar recruitment
BJP MLAs staged a protest opposing the Jammu and Kashmir Government's decision to make Urdu a mandatory subject in the recruitment process for the post of Naib Tehsildar.
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Jammu
Yuva Rajput Sabha comes in support of Naib Tehsildar aspirants and athletes
The Yuva Rajput Sabha staged a protest in support of aspirants for the post of Naib Tehsildar who are opposing Urdu language as mandatory to appear in the examination.
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J&K
Amid protests, J&K minister cites dearth of power on reservation policy
Amid public pressure over the shrinking share of open merit in J&K's job reservations, a senior cabinet minister said that the UT Govt has very limited jurisdiction.
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Govt in J&K will collapse on its own, BJP won’t topple it: LoP Sunil Sharma
Senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday said the present government in the Union Territory would "collapse on its own."
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Time to review AFSPA as security situation improved in J&K: Minister Sakina Itoo
Sakeena Itoo on Friday said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be reconsidered in view of an improved security environment in Jammu and Kashmir.
Amit Shah directs multi-layered security grid, drones, CCTV deployment for Amarnath Yatra
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting in the national capital to review security preparedness for the upcoming Amarnath Yatra.
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