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Gulmarg, in south Kashmir, records lowest temperature in Valley

Gulmarg, in south Kashmir, records lowest temperature in Valley

Srinagar: There was some respite from cold wave conditions in Kashmir on Tuesday as the minimum temperature climbed a few notches but stayed below the freezing point. The Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 10.1 degrees Celsius and was the coldest place in the Valley, an official of the Meteorological […]

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HC dismisses plea seeking to prevent J&K MPs from entering Parliament

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea which alleged that MPs from the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir were continuing to hold their seats illegally after the bifurcation of the state into Union territories and sought to prevent them from entering Parliament. Justice Brijesh Sethi rejected the petition filed by […]

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Ex-PDP MLA, trade leader released from preventive detention in Kashmir

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Tuesday released a former PDP legislator and a trade leader from preventive detention, officials said. With the release of the two leaders, the number of people now under detention at the MLA hostel is 15. The hostel has been temporarily converted into a subsidiary jail. Former PDP MLA from […]

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Kashmir sees fall in minimum temperature

Srinagar: The minimum temperature across the Kashmir Valley on Monday plunged several degrees below freezing point, with Pahalgam recording the coldest day at minus 12.5 degrees Celsius. Gulmarg skiing resort in north Kashmir recorded a low of minus 11.5 degrees Celsius, the Met department said. The minimum temperature in Srinagar city settled at minus 5.0 […]

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Four men linked to JeM held from Pulwama district of J&K

Srinagar: Police arrested four overground workers of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) from the Awantipora area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. “Awantipora police arrested four terrorist associates linked to proscribed terror outfit JeM,” a police spokesperson said. The arrested persons were identified as Mohammad Amin, Mohammad Rafiq, Fayaz Lone, residents of Khrew, and […]

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Stranded Indian woman in China’s virus-hit Wuhan city appeals for evacuation

Beijing: An Indian woman techie has appealed to the Indian government to evacuate her from China’s virus-hit Wuhan city, days after she was stopped from boarding the special New Delhi-bound flights due to high body temperature. The woman was among 10 Indians who were stopped from boarding the special Air Indian flights last Friday and […]

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JK admin releases 4 politicians from preventive detention: officials

JK admin releases 4 politicians from preventive detention: officials

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir adminstration on Sunday released four politicians from preventive custody in the MLA hostel, which has been temporarily converted into a subsidiary jail, officials said here. The three of the released politicians belong to the National Conference and one is from the PDP, they said. The four have been sent to […]

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2 CRPF personnel, 7 civilians injured in grenade attack in Kashmir

Srinagar: Two security force personnels and seven civilians were injured in a grenade attack by militants on CRPF personnel in Lal Chowk area of the city on Sunday, police said. The militants hurled a grenade on the CRPF personnel posted on duty near Pratap Park in busy Lal Chowk area of the city, a police […]

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JK DSP case: NIA raids multiple places in south Kashmir

Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Sunday morning carried out searches in connection with a case in which a senior Jammu and Kashmir police officer was arrested while ferrying terrorists outside the valley, officials said here. Multiple NIA teams fanned in various parts of south Kashmir and carried out the searches at some private offices […]

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Should have raised voice when A 370 was scrapped: Aishe Ghosh

Mumbai: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Aishe Ghosh said on Saturday that had society raised its voice against the scrapping of Article 370, “we would not have had to see this day”. Ghosh, who was injured in an attack by masked assailants on students on the campus of JNU in Delhi on January 5, […]