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BJP suspends 9 Anantnag office-bearers over unauthorised Tiranga rally, objectionable slogans

Srinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has suspended nine office-bearers of its Anantnag district unit and stripped them of their organisational responsibilities...

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Jharkhand students’ protest enters 12th day, assembly gherao call mounts pressure on Hemant Soren govt

Ranchi: The indefinite sit-in by students and job aspirants at Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium has entered its 12th day, with the...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Firecrackers burst during weddings in Shopian; two FIRs filed

Srinagar: Shopian Police have registered two separate cases against people who burst firecrackers during wedding functions in violation of the ban imposed...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Heavy rain likely in JK between Aug 9-11; Met issues advisory

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is likely to witness intermittent rainfall and thundershowers over the next 10 days, with heavy rainfall and brief...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Amarnath Yatra convoy movement suspended as precautionary measure, say officials

Srinagar: As a precautionary security measure ahead of a call given by some political organisations, the movement of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Armed forces deployment tightened across JK ahead of Aug 5; protests barred in Kashmir, Jammu on high alert

Srinagar: A deployment of armed forces was stepped up across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday ahead of the sixth year of the...

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Education

Over 4,300 govt schools merged or closed in JK; enrolment falls sharply: Govt report

Srinagar: More than 4,300 government schools have been merged or closed in Jammu and Kashmir under the rationalisation process, with the number...

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Jammu & Kashmir

No religion allows killing of innocents: CM Omar Abdullah

Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday condemned the killing of civilians in South Kashmir, asserting that no religion permits such violence...