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People offer prayers across Kashmir on Eid

People offer prayers across Kashmir on Eid

Srinagar: Eid-ul-Adha, the celebration of Prophet Ibrahim’s sacrifice for his Lord, was celebrated across Kashmir on Sunday with people gathering at mosques in large numbers to offer prayers, officials said here. The biggest such assembly was at the Hazratbal Shrine, where more than 45,000 people gathered for prayers, they said. Smaller gatherings were reported at […]

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Festivity marks Eid-ul-Adha across Jammu

Jammu: The Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated with traditional religious fervour and gaiety across Jammu region on Sunday. The biggest congregation took place at Eidgah and Macca Masjid in Jammu, where hundreds of devotees performed Namaz-e-Eid and prayed for peace, development and prosperity of J&K as well as the country. Eid Namaz was also offered at other […]

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BSF, Pak Rangers exchange sweets at outposts along International Border on Eid-ul-Adha

Jammu: The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistan Rangers exchanged sweets on Sunday at various outposts along the International Border in the Jammu region on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha. “The troops of the BSF and the Pakistan Rangers exchanged sweets on the occasion of Eid at various BOPs along the IB under the Jammu […]

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Hopes of finding survivors in Amarnath flash floods fading

Hopes of finding survivors in Amarnath flash floods fading

Srinagar: Hopes of finding those missing in the Amarnath flash floods alive are fading by the hour even as the rescuers are making last-ditch efforts to look for any survivor and the Army has pressed heavy machinery into service to restore the track to the holy cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said […]

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Five pilgrims from AP reported missing in Amarnath tragedy

Amaravati: At least five pilgrims, including two women, from Andhra Pradesh were reported missing in the cloudburst and flash flood near the holy Amaranth cave in Kashmir, the state government said here on Sunday. The five pilgrims belonged to different towns in the state and remained “untraced” after the tragedy near the holy cave. The […]

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L-G visits Nunwan base camp to oversee efforts for resumption of Amarnath Yatra

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday visited the Nunwan base camp at Pahalgam to oversee efforts for the resumption of Amarnath yatra which has been suspended in the aftermath of the flash floods on July 8, officials said. A flash flood triggered by a cloudburst near the cave shrine on Friday […]

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Amarnath Yatra suspended from Jammu due to inclement weather

Jammu: The Amarnath Yatra has been suspended from Jammu due to inclement weather conditions and no fresh batch was allowed to proceed from here to the base camps of the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. A flash flood triggered by a cloudburst near the cave shrine on Friday afternoon has led […]

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J&K Police accords sanction for attachment of properties under UAPA

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police has accorded sanction for the attachment of four residential houses and seizure of three vehicles used for providing assistance in terror activities. In different orders, the police headquarters accorded sanction for the attachment of four residential houses which were involved in harbouring and providing assistance to carry out terrorist […]

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700 local youths recruited by terror groups in J-K in last 4 yrs, 141 terrorists active in UT

New Delhi: Terrorist groups recruited 700 Jammu and Kashmir youths into their fold in the last four years, while 141 terrorists, the majority of them foreigners, are currently active in the union territory, officials said. The presence of a large number of terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir indicates unabated infiltration from terror launch pads across […]

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Millions of Muslims commemorate Eid al-Adha amid high prices

Millions of Muslims commemorate Eid al-Adha amid high prices

Mina (Saudi Arabia): Millions of Muslims across the globe including in countries like Afghanistan, Libya, Egypt, Kenya and Yemen were celebrating Eid al-Adha on Saturday, one of the biggest holidays of the Islamic calendar. Known as the Feast of Sacrifice, the revered observance coincides with the final rites of the annual hajj in Saudi Arabia. […]