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Plea filed in Supreme Court seeking restoration of statehood to Jammu & Kashmir

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Srinagar: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court, urging the Union Government to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir within two months, according to a report by Live Law. The petition, submitted by college teacher Zahoor Ahmed Bhat and activist Khurshid Ahmad Malik, contends that the government’s delay in restoring statehood violates the […]

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4 persons arrested for staging fake accident in Ramban: Police

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Srinagar: Police in Ramban district have arrested four individuals for orchestrating a staged truck accident. According to a police statement, on September 14, Police Station Ramsoo received information that a truck (registration no. JK20C-3611) driven by Mohd Shabir, a resident of Tuli Reasi, had rolled into a 350-400 meter gorge near Panthyal on NH-44. Based

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J&K gears up to provide accommodations to Ministers, officers asked to vacate bungalows

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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has directed several top officials to vacate their current ministerial bungalows in preparation for the formation of a new cabinet next month. The order, issued by Alok Kumar, IRS, Principal Secretary to the Government, has been issued for the allocation of these quarters for incoming ministers. In Government Order

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Akash Institute Srinagar fails to return hefty admission fee despite student’s inability to attend classes

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Srinagar: In what points to the trend of educational institutes fleecing parents, Akash coaching center has failed to return the hefty admission fee of a poor parent even as his child couldn’t attend the single class. A Pakherpora resident, Fayaz Ahmad Wani, said he was forced to make several rounds to the institute’s office in

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J&K Wakf Board seeks CBI probe in multi-crore scandal of Charar-i-Sharief mosque construction during NC regime

Non-functional fountain, land sinking adjacent to Charar-i-Sharief mosque, towns neglect leave locals fuming

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Srinagar: The Talab Kalan area of Charar-i-Sharif town is facing neglect and bureaucratic inertia, locals said. Due to the government apathy, Sheikh-ul-Alam Welfare Committee has itself taken up the job to clean up accumulated debris. Talab Kalan, once a revered site where Hazrat Sheikh ul Alam (RA) was given bath has seen its identity erode

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At an average of 20,000 per day,   Amarnath Yatra surpasses 1.30 lakh pilgrims in 6 days

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Srinagar: The Amarnath Yatra has seen an unprecedented turnout this year, with over 1.30 lakh pilgrims participating in just six days, breaking all previous records. As of yesterday evening, more than 24,000 pilgrims had paid obeisance at the naturally formed Ice Shivlingam at the Himalayan cave in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A fresh batch of

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Authorities transfer 53 kanals of state land to CRPF in Baramulla for setting up battalion camping site

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Srinagar: The administration has allocated 53 kanals of state land to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for establishing a battalion camping site in the Baramulla district of north Kashmir. The Revenue Department of Jammu and Kashmir has transferred 53 kanals and three marlas of land to the CRPF’s 53rd battalion at Kitchama in Baramulla

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Preparations for Assembly Polls set into motion

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Srinagar: Jammu & Kashmir’s Chief Electoral Officer has instructed district election officers (DEOs) to initiate the preparatory activities outlined in the Election Commission of India’s (ECI) election planner for the upcoming assembly polls in the Union Territory. In a letter addressed to all 20 deputy commissioners, who also serve as district election officers, the CEO

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