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Jammu blast: Our son is innocent, says family of arrested youth

Kulgam: A day after a youth from South Kashmir Kulgam district was arrested from Nagrota in connection with hurling a grenade in Jammu yesterday, the family of the arrested youth Friday said that their son is innocent and was not involved in hurling the explosive material. The family of Yasir Ahmad a resident of Dassen […]

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Collective accord: Muslims in Pulwama help renovate decades-old temple

Collective accord: Muslims in Pulwama help renovate decades-old temple

'LeT Azaan and echo from temple bells be raised simultaneously'

Pulwama: People in South Kashmir have yet again set an example of brotherhood and communal harmony by renovating a decades-old temple in Pulwama district. Muslims in Pulwama district, presently considered as the epicenter of militancy have yet again sent a message of communal harmony to the world by joining hands with Pandits to renovate an […]

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Two local affiliates of Hizb killed in Tral encounter

Two local affiliates of Hizb killed in Tral encounter

Pulwama: Two Hizbul-ul-Mujahideen militants were killed in an encounter with government forces in Tral area of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. “Police, Army and CRPF launched Cordon and Search Operation in Reshie Mohalla of Tral area following credible inputs about the presence of militants on Monday evening,” a police official said. “After conducting searches […]

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Awareness programme organised

Shopian: A day-long awareness programme about legal services was Tuesday organised by District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) in collaboration with district administration at Community Facilitation Centre Zainapora Shopian. District Session Judge Shopian Ashok Kumar Shavan, Sub District Magistrate Zainapora Syed Ahmad Shah and other officials from various departments were present on the occasion. Hundreds of […]

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Army kills leopard in Shopian, Wildlife officials seek FIR

Army kills leopard in Shopian, Wildlife officials seek FIR

Shopian: Army men on Saturday late night shot dead a leopard in Pehlipora village of South Kashmir’s Shopian district. A police official said a patrolling party of 44 RR opened fire on the leopard after it ‘attacked’ them in Pehlipora. The leopard received many bullets on his body due to which he died before wildlife […]

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Plantation of high density apple goes up in South Kashmir

Plantation of high density apple goes up in South Kashmir

Pulwama: The demand for plantation of high density apple has increased in Southern districts with people preferring to cut down their apple and almond trees to start afresh with plantation of high density apple. Imported varieties of apple that yield more fruit, consume less fertilizer and pesticide is in greater demand in southern Kashmir. Earlier, […]

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Poor network connectivity irks Pulwama, Shopian villagers

Poor network connectivity irks Pulwama, Shopian villagers

Pulwama/Shopian: Inhabitants of almost a dozen villages of Southern Kashmir here have complained of poor network connectivity and low internet speed in their areas, alleging it to be a reason of immense hardships. Residents of Niloora, Hajidarpora, Allaiepora Nowpowa, Awdoora, Gadbug, Bhatnoor and Armula in Pulwama district and Safanagri, Babpora, Durpora, Reshiepora, Bandpawa and Thokerpora […]

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Villagers of 50 hamlets suffer in absence of a bridge

Villagers of 50 hamlets suffer in absence of a bridge

Pulwama: At least fifty villages of Southern Kashmir’s Pulwama district are facing immense hardships in absence of a vital bridge at Trichal village. The bridge was damaged in 2014 floods that hit Kashmir and lead to huge losses here. The construction of the bridge was started years ago but is still incomplete, therefore leaving thousands […]

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‘Torture by forces’ compelled Sahil to join militancy: Family

Shopian: The local Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) militant who along with his associate was killed in Shopian encounter on Wednesday as per his family was compelled to join militant ranks after he was subjected to ‘torture’ by forces. Sahil Nazir, (22) son of Nazir Ahmad Mir of Saidpora village in Memander area of Shopian district went missing […]

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NIA carries out searches in south Kashmir

NIA carries out searches in south Kashmir

Raids houses of active JeM militants, separatist leaders

Srinagar: The NIA on Wednesday carried out searches at 11 locations in south Kashmir in connection with cases related to the February 14 terror attack on a CRPF convoy and funding of separatists and militant groups, according to an official statement. The houses of Mudassir Ahmad Khan and Sajjad Bhat, active militants of Jaish-e-Mohammed and […]