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Vateran trade union leader and nationalist Sampat Prakash passes awaySubscriber Only

July 1, 2023 23:58 IST

A respectable name across the mainstream separatist divide in valley, Prakash's death has been widely condoled in Kashmir.

No benefit will come out of opposition unity ahead of 2024 LS polls: Ghulam Nabi Azad

June 14, 2023 19:02 IST

The ground situation is such that if the opposition parties win 300 seats in a pre-poll alliance, they would get the same number of seats even if there was no alliance, he added.

NIA attaches house of Hurriyat leader in Srinagar

June 13, 2023 11:19 IST

The sleuths reached the house of Kansas, who was a close aide of Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, at Maloora Tuesday morning, officials said.

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J&K court rejects Army’s AFSPA argument in case seeking damages for tree felling on rented premisesSubscriber Only

June 11, 2023 07:41 IST

The horticulture department of the J&K government assessed the losses caused due to the cutting of trees to Rs 5,20,922 — Rs 3,20,922 for six walnut trees and Rs 2 lakh for others, including poplars and willow trees.

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J&K: Shaurya Chakra awardee gets notice to vacate houseSubscriber Only

June 10, 2023 10:40 IST

Speaking to The Indian Express, Irfan said, “I was promised that my education will be free and I was given admission at the Sainik School at Manasbal.” He completed Class 12 in 2022 and wrote the CUET exam on Friday.

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In 2 yrs, J&K SIA, police seized 124 assets being used to fund terror actsSubscriber Only

June 9, 2023 08:09 IST

“During investigation in terrorism-related cases, these properties have been established prima facie to be either proceeds of terrorism, or used in activities that are aimed at furtherance of terrorism and secessionism," according to an official release.

NIA summons Kashmir cleric for questioningSubscriber Only

June 7, 2023 02:22 IST

Moulana Qasmi has been summoned in a case related to alleged “funding activities” of Al Huda Education Trust (AHET) in Rajouri.

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Police: Principal held for making indecent calls to girls, suspendedSubscriber Only

June 7, 2023 01:56 IST

Police have registered an FIR at Srinagar's Shalteng police station under IPC Sections 354D (stalking), 294 (obscene acts and song), and 506 (criminal intimidation).

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EC should tell people why no elections in J&K: Omar Abdullah

June 6, 2023 16:20 IST

He said the Chief Election Commissioner, during his last visit to the Union territory, admitted that there was a vacuum in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Three years after creation, anti-drugs task force in J&K secures first convictionSubscriber Only

June 3, 2023 00:20 IST

On Friday, a special NIA court in Kupwara awarded a sentence of ten years as well as a fine of Rs 1 lakh to two accused persons, Mohammad Shafi Lone and Bilal Ahmad Dar, who had been nabbed in December 2020 with 435 gm and 372 gm of heroin respectively.

Infiltration bid foiled, 3 militants held with weapons, ammo in J&K’s Poonch: ArmySubscriber Only

June 1, 2023 01:41 IST

The development is seen as a major success in the fight against the terror network in Pir Panjal region, comprising Poonch and Rajouri districts, which has seen a spurt in militant activities over the last few months.

Large-scale fish deaths in Dal Lake raise alarm among residents, authorities call it ‘annual’ affair

May 25, 2023 22:16 IST

However, lake dwellers contradicted the official claim saying they had never seen such large-scale fish deaths there.

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Automated calls ask J&K residents to thwart G20 meetSubscriber Only

May 19, 2023 05:20 IST

The advisory asked people “not to respond to +44 7520 693559, +44 7418343648 and +44 7520 693134 or any ISD number which is spreading rumours related to the event”.

33 years after Mirwaiz murder at his Srinagar home, two heldSubscriber Only

May 17, 2023 05:49 IST

In the statement, police said Bangroo, who was trained in Pakistan along with the other four accused, received instructions in April 1990 from his "ISI handler in Pakistan to eliminate Mirwaiz”.

Incriminating items seized during NIA searches in ValleySubscriber Only

May 16, 2023 05:54 IST

NIA sleuths assisted by J-K Police and paramilitary forcesraided several premises in central and south Kashmir linked with “sympathisers/cadres, hybrid terrorists and overground workers” of terror outfits.

Infiltration bid foiled in J-K’s Uri sector

May 13, 2023 10:32 IST

They said there was an infiltration bid by terrorists in the early hours in the Uri sector of Baramulla district but it was foiled by the alert troops.

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NIA attaches properties of 3 in J&KSubscriber Only

May 11, 2023 02:04 IST

The central agency has attached six shops in South Kashmir's Pulwama while the same was done to a house in Kupwara. In Shopian, a two-room building was also attached. The properties have been attached on the directions of a special NIA court in Jammu.

Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla reviews security in Srinagar ahead of G20 meetingSubscriber Only

May 10, 2023 11:18 IST

The home secretary also reviewed security arrangements for the upcoming Amaranth Yatra. The 62-day pilgrimage will begin on July 1.

NIA launches multiple raids in J-K over Pak-backed terror conspiracy case Srinagar

May 9, 2023 12:44 IST

According to an official, the case relates to hatching a conspiracy, both physical and in cyberspace and plans by proscribed terrorist organisations to execute violent militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir with sticky bombs, IEDs and small arms.

IED recovered in J&K’s Pulwama district

May 7, 2023 15:04 IST

Terrorist associate Ishfaq Ahmad Wani was already under arrest in another case.

2 people charred to death as fire breaks out in resort in J&K’s Ramban districtSubscriber Only

May 4, 2023 09:53 IST

District Magistrate Mussarat Islam has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident that took place at Hotel Maa Shanti, a tourist resort in Sanasar.

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2 militants killed in encounter in North Kashmir’s Baramulla districtSubscriber Only

May 5, 2023 01:29 IST

A joint team of J-K Police, Indian Army, and paramilitary forces cordoned off Wanigam of Kreeri in the Baramulla district after inputs about the presence of militants in the village.

2 militants killed as infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara: ArmySubscriber Only

May 4, 2023 02:20 IST

The identity of the militants and their affiliated group is being ascertained, said Srinagar-based Defence spokesperson Col Emron Musavi.

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J&K Police files chargesheet against Gujarat ‘conman’ Kiran PatelSubscriber Only

May 3, 2023 00:08 IST

Meanwhile, Patel remains lodged in the Srinagar central jail.

From 2019-22, passport denied to 805 in J&K over ‘terror’Subscriber Only

May 1, 2023 16:23 IST

According to government officials, stricter verification was put in place after 54 individuals who were issued passports in 2017-18 and 2018-19, travelled to Pakistan and subsequently joined militant ranks.

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