Added on July 31, 2023  Press Trust of India

JKLF founder’s brother among 35 prisoners trained in handicraft skills in J&K’s Doda

Bhaderwah (JK): Among the 35 inmates of district jail Bhaderwah undergoing training in handicraft skill is hanged JKLF founder’s brother Zahoor Ahmad Bhat who believes the craft would help him to earn a living after his release. Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) co-founder Maqbool Bhat was hanged in Delhi’s Tihar jail on February 11, […]

 Added on July 31, 2023  Press Trust of India

Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits visit Martand sun temple in J&K’s Anantnag to perform ‘pind daan’

Mattan (J&K): Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits visited the Martand sun temple here in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday to perform “pind daan” as part of the Banmass Mela and prayed for peace for the souls of their departed ancestors. Ashok Siddha, the president of the mela management committee, said he is thankful to the local […]

 Added on July 31, 2023  Press Trust of India

Amarnath batch strength heading for Kashmir dropped below 2000

Jammu: A fresh batch of 1,974 pilgrims, including 363 women, left Jammu city in a convoy of 85 vehicles early Sunday for the twin base camps in Kashmir to perform the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, officials said. The drop in the pilgrim footfall was attributed to the complete melting of the naturally formed ice-shivlingam at the […]

 Added on July 30, 2023  KV Network

4,000 Indian women performed Haj without ‘mehram’, it’s ‘huge transformation’, says PM

4,000 Indian women performed Haj without ‘mehram’, it’s ‘huge transformation’, says PM

New Delhi, Jul 30 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said over 4,000 Muslim women performing Haj this year without ‘mehram’ was a “huge transformation” and asserted that more and more people were getting the chance to go for the annual pilgrimage with the changes made by his government in the Haj policy over […]

 Added on July 30, 2023  KV Network

Official tells AP that Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in August

Official tells AP that Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in August

Dubai, Jul 30 (AP) Saudi Arabia will host a Ukrainian-organized peace summit in early August seeking to find a way to start negotiations over Russia’s war on the country, an official said. The kingdom and Kyiv did not immediately acknowledge the planned talks. The summit will be held in the Red Sea port city of […]

 Added on July 30, 2023  KV Network

40% work on Zojila tunnel over; terrain, weather challenges push completion deadline to 2030

40% work on Zojila tunnel over; terrain, weather challenges push completion deadline to 2030

Dras (Ladakh), Jul 30 (PTI) Difficult terrain and weather challenges have pushed the deadline for completion of the Zojila tunnel, which will provide all-weather connectivity between the Kashmir valley and the Ladakh region, to December 2030, according to officials. The tunnel, said to be the longest of its kind in Asia and at the highest […]

 Added on July 30, 2023  KV Network

Army jawan goes missing from south Kashmir’s Kulgam

Army jawan goes missing from south Kashmir’s Kulgam

Srinagar, July 30 (PTI) An army Jawan was reported missing from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials here said on Sunday. Javaid Ahmad Wani, a resident of Achathal area of Kulgam district, had gone missing Saturday evening, officials said. Wani, posted in Ladakh region, was on leave. His car was found in Paranhall later […]

 Added on July 30, 2023  KV News

Mourners converge at Srinagar’s old city on Ashoora eve

Mourners converge at Srinagar’s old city on Ashoora eve

Srinagar: To remember the sacrifices of Imam Hussain (AS) and his companions in Karbala, the Ashoora–10th day of holy month—Muharram— was observed on Saturday across Jammu & Kashmir with Shia Muslims carting out processions in Srinagar, Budgam and other districts that culminated peacefully. On 10th of Muharram, Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) along with 72 other […]

 Added on July 30, 2023  Press Trust of India

LG joins Muharram procession on Ashura

For the first time head of the state joined mourners in the last 35 years

Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday joined the Muharram procession of Shia mourners on Ashura which was taken out through the traditional route in the interior city areas here, officials said. This is the first time in the last 35 years that a head of the state here has joined the Muharram procession, officials said. […]

 Added on July 30, 2023  Press Trust of India

Muharram observed across India with ‘tazia’ processions, special prayers

New Delhi: Muslims took out “tazia” processions, flagellated themselves and offered special prayers as they observed Muharram – the martyrdom of Imam Hussain – on Saturday. At least six people were killed due to electrocution and more than 30 injured in Jharkhand and Gujarat as “tazias” came in contact with high-tension wires. Prime Minister Narendra […]

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