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Srinagar: Two army troopers were injured in an ongoing encounter between government forces and militants in the Zadan area of Kastigarh, Doda district. Officials told the local news agency GNS reported that the army observed suspicious movement near LHS Zada. “During the search operation, contact was established with the militants, triggering a gunfight,” an official […]
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Srinagar: The University of Kashmir (KU) has postponed all undergraduate exams for the 2nd and 4th semesters that were scheduled for July 15 and 16, following the announcement of a summer break in Kashmir colleges. The Assistant Controller of Examinations at KU issued an order stating that the exams were postponed due to the summer
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Srinagar: A tragic incident occurred in the Charisharief area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday night, resulting in the death of a 27-year-old man. An official reported that Ishfaq Ahmad Khatana, son of Shabir Ahmad and a resident of Bajpathri Watakullo Charisharief, was extracting soil at Bajpathri Charisharief Budgam when a landslide struck. Khatana
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Srinagar: A tragic incident occurred late Thursday evening in the Harwan area of Srinagar, where a teenage girl was found dead in her home, having hanged herself, according to officials. The 18-year-old girl, whose name has been withheld, was discovered hanging from the ceiling. Her family immediately rushed her to the nearest hospital, but doctors
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Srinagar: The Jammu Kashmir government has rescheduled two holidays in the union territory: Martyr’s Day of Guru Arjun Dev and Guru Hargobind’s birthday. According to an order from the government, a copy of which was obtained by the Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the holidays will now be observed on June 10 and June 22, respectively.
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Srinagar: The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), a government-operated body, has announced an average toll hike of 5 percent effective Monday. A senior NHAI official stated that the new toll rates will take effect from June 3, 2024.This annual adjustment aligns with changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI)-based inflation, which influences user fee
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Srinagar: Night temperature continued to hover above normal in most parts of Jammu and Kashmir where weatherman forecast another dry and hot day on Monday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that generally dry weather is expected till May 28 even though the possibility of thundershower activity at isolated places cannot be ruled out.
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Srinagar: Throat-slit body of a person was on Monday morning recovered from Awura in Kupwara, officials said. They told GNS that one person Abdul Hamid Khan, son of Gulla Khan, of Mir Muqam Awura was found in a poll of blood with a slit throat inside his home. Confirming it, a police official told GNS
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Srinagar: National Conference Vice-President Omar Abdullah Thursday clarified that the party will fight Lok Sabha polls together with Congress in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the Congress will support National Conference in the elections as part of INDIA alliance in Jammu and Kashmir. Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a youth convention at
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Srinagar: Justice Sunil Hali, the Chairperson of the Fee Fixation and Regulation Committee (FFRC), has taken decisive action following allegations against the management ofKashmir Haward School in Srinagar. The school is accused of demanding an admission fee of Rs 85,000, a practice prohibited by law, as highlighted in a video featuring allegations made by a lady named Sana.Justice
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