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Night temperature improves in Kashmir; Gulmarg, Pahalgam record season’s coldest night

The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, January 1: The night temperature improved further at most places of Kashmir while Gulmarg and Pahalgam again recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 8.2 degree Celsius and minus 9.4 degree Celsius respectively. Kashmir remained under intense cold for over one week. However, after fresh snowfall, Srinagar, the summer […]

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42 foreign militants among 172 militants killed in 93 gunfights in J&K this year: Police

The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Dec 31: Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kumar on Saturday said that total of 172 militants including 42 foreign militants were killed in 93 operations in Valley this year. ADGP Kashmir, in series of tweets, wrote, “During year 2022, total 93 encounters took place in Kashmir in which 172 militants

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‘Extension wall’ of Hizb militant’s house demolished in south Kashmir

The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Dec 31: An extension wall of the house of a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant allegedly built on encroached government land in Pahalgam area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district was demolished by authorities on Saturday, officials said. An official said that the wall was demolished of the house of Ghulam Nabi Khan alias Amir

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Fears of extremist campaign after attack on US power station

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Vandalism at four power stations in the western US state of Washington over the weekend added to concerns of a possible nationwide campaign by right-wing extremists to stir fears and spark civil conflict. Local police on Tuesday gave no information on who they suspected was behind the vandalism, which

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Pakistan To Argentina: 5 Important Elections Across The World In 2023

Published by BOOM Live By The Conversation Blessing-Miles Tendi , University of Oxford ; Ahmet T. Kuru , San Diego State University ; Ayesha Jalal , Tufts University ; Carl LeVan , American University , and Eduardo Gamarra , Florida International University Predicting the outcome of national elections can be a mug’s game. Polls are

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Deadly winter blizzard leaves US in pre-Christmas deep freeze

Published by AFP New York (AFP) – A fearsome winter storm that pummelled the United States with blinding snow and powerful Arctic winds left over half a million customers without power Saturday as thousands of cancelled flights stranded travelers making last-minute dashes for Christmas. At least 17 weather-related deaths have been confirmed across eight states

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FOCUS: Russia’s war eclipses opposition to Japan’s nuclear policy shift

Published by Kyodo News Japan has made a significant turnaround in its nuclear power policy amid concerns about a stable power supply because Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused commodity market disruptions and spiked energy prices. With the 2011 nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan propelling the government to reduce its dependence on nuclear power, lawmakers

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US-China tension: Taiwan spending angers Beijing power brokers

Published by City AM By Andy Silvester Beijing has condemned an annual US defence spending bill for hyping up the “China threat”, but Taiwan welcomed the legislation, saying it demonstrated US support for the self-governing island that China says must come under its rule. “China deplores and firmly opposes this US move,” the Foreign Ministry

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China’s ByteDance admits using TikTok data to track journalists

Published by AFP Beijing (AFP) – Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists in a bid to identify the source of leaks to the media, the company admitted Friday. TikTok has gone to great lengths to convince customers and governments of major markets like the

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