Srinagar: The tenth death anniversary of a teenager Wamiq Farooq, who was killed when a tear-smoke shell hit his head, was observed on Friday. The family on the occasion pledged to fight for justice till his last breathe. Wamiq was killed on this day in 2010 when he was hit by a tear smoke shell […]
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Srinagar: Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant was arrested in northern Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday afternoon during a search operation launched jointly by the forces and police in Mir Mohallah Bumhama area. District police said that the arrested militant was wanted in several cases of arms and ammunition trade for several months, reported KNO. Addressing a news conference […]
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Srinagar: Following the recent outbreak of the coronavirus in China which has infected almost 6000 people and claimed at least 132 lives so far, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday has urged health authorities in Kashmir to prepare for the potential spread of the virus in the valley. “In today’s connected world, an outbreak anywhere […]
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration ordered officials to screen travellers arriving from abroad at airports after the death toll of deadly Coronavirus mounted to 106. According to a news gathering agency, the virus has killed 106 people in China after breaking out in the city of Wuhan and now has been spreading rapidly to […]
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that no power can stop Kashmiri Pandits from going to Kashmir. Singh also attacked against Pakistan on the issue of Article 370, saying that Pakistan can no longer dare to raise Kashmir issue at international forum after abrogation of Article 370 provisions. Singh, during his public rally at Mangaluru, […]
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Parallel to the age of streaming platforms, many Kashmiris find themselves at the door of people like Firdous Ahmad with an external hard-drive in their pockets.
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Srinagar: Two militants have been killed in the ongoing gunfight in south Kashmir’s Tral area. “#Awantipora #encounter update: In the exchange of fire two #terrorists have been #killed. Operation is in progress. Further details shall follow” Kashmir Zone police wrote on their Twitter handle. Earlier, an army man sustained injuries in the ongoing gun fight […]
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Srinagar: Suspected militants on Friday evening hurled a grenade on a Central Reserve Police Forces’ bunker in Noorbagh area of Srinagar. Confirming the attack, Jammu and Kashmir Police tweeted from handle, Kashmir Zone Police, “#Terrorists lobbed a #grenade in Noorbagh area of Srinagar. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice.” Ahead of the Republic-day security has been beefed […]
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Srinagar: Ruling out formation of any ‘third-front’ in Jammu and Kashmir, the political leaders affiliated with different political parties Thursday said that the saner voices of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir have come together to demand what rightfully belongs to the people of Union Territory. Addressing a joint news conference in Jammu, Democratic Party Nationalist […]
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Srinagar: Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Junaid Azim Mattu on Wednesday deducted three days salaries of the employees who were absent “without permission or leave.” In an order issued from his office the Srinagar Mayor also directed action against those employees who were absent during surprise attendance check conducted by Mattu himself. “This will serve […]
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Jammu and Kashmir Police, Baramulla solved a murder case after carrying out a thorough investigation in the matter. On 17 January, police station, Kunzer, received a missing report from Khazer Mohammad Reshi of Pariswani stating that his son Mudasir Ahmad Reshi, 30, left his home to fetch some eatables and did not return back. Accordingly […]
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Srinagar: On 4 August 2019, the rumors about the central government’s plan of abrogating Article 370 of the constitution were getting stronger. In reaction, the regional faces of political led by former chief ministers (CM)—Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah of National Conference (NC), Mehbooba Mufti of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and other politicians from Peoples […]
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Cover photograph by Bhat Burhan for The Kashmir Walla A group of former legislators meets the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir (J-K), a two-month-old Union Territory, sparking speculations of formation of a third-front – an alternative political party, aimed at establishing a new middle mediator for New Delhi. The meeting took place after five […]
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Srinagar: Shutdown and mourning events were observed on the funeral of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani in Kashmir parts on Monday. Soleimani 62, who headed Iranian elite Quds force was killed in a US drone strike in Iraq. On Monday a shutdown was observed in Alamgari Bazar and Saida Kadal area of Srinagar and other parts […]
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