Jammu & Kashmir

JK deserves statehood without delay: Omar Abdullah

Gurez: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that Jammu and Kashmir should be granted statehood as soon as possible, as it...

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No state mourning in JK for former governor Satya Pal Malik, who oversaw Article 370 abrogation

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has not declared state mourning following the death of former Governor Satya Pal Malik, who passed...

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‘Painful’: CPI(M) MP V Sivadasan condemns book ban in JK

New Delhi: CPI(M) Rajya Sabha MP Dr V Sivadasan on Thursday strongly criticised the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s decision to ban 25...

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Mirwaiz criticises book ban in JK, calls it ‘authoritarian and contradicting’

Srinagar: Reacting to the Jammu and Kashmir government’s recent ban on 25 books, including works by Arundhati Roy, A.G. Noorani, and Sumantra...

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Strong winds damage fruits in Shopian, growers reiterate crop insurance demand

Orchardists say they face repeated natural calamities, urge govt to safeguard their livelihood Shopian: After facing hailstorms, crop diseases, and an extended...

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3 CRPF personnel killed, 10 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Udhampur

Army Helicopters pressed into service to airlift injured Udhampur: Three CRPF personnel were killed while over 10 others sustained injuries—five of them...

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Engineering student from Bihar arrested for supplying arms to gangsters in Jammu, says police

Jammu: An engineering student from Bihar, enrolled at the Central University of Jammu (CUJ), has been arrested for allegedly running an illegal...

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JK Govt bans 25 books, including Arundhati Roy’s ‘Azadi’, for allegedly promoting separatism

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has banned 25 books, including Azadi by writer-activist Arundhati Roy, The Kashmir Dispute 1947–2012 by legal...

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No irrigation, no yield: Pampore’s saffron industry faces collapse despite ₹400 crore push

Srinagar: Once known for producing the world’s finest saffron, Pampore, the saffron town of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has been continuously witnessing...