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Omar Abdullah to contest from Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir

National Conference leader and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla constituency, party chief Farooq Abdullah announced on Friday.

Admin bans prayer in Srinagar’s Jama Masjid on Jumat-ul-Vida, Shab-e-Qadr

The Jammu and Kashmir administration authorities closed the gates of Srinagar's Jama Masjid stopping the worshippers from attending...

BJP minister Jitendra Singh’s wealth doubled in 10 years: Data

Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is fighting his third Lok Sabha elections on a BJP ticket from...

Interview: Kashmiri historian Hafsa Kanjwal accuses India of memoricide, repression

Human rights groups and United Nations experts have repeatedly warned against India's crackdown on the civil liberties of...

Electoral bonds: UP company gave Rs 10 crore to BJP four weeks after bagging contract for Kashmir tunnel

In December 2019, months after Kashmir had been stripped of its special status under the Constitution and statehood, Lucknow-based infrastructure firm Apco Infratech Private Limited secured a contract in the Kashmir Valley to build a tunnel, and less than four weeks after receiving the go-ahead for the project, the firm donated 10 crores to the BJP through electoral bonds.

Civilian killing spree grips Kashmir valley

A surge in violence, including a spate of militant attacks on civilians and off duty cops, has left scores dead and over a dozen wounded in the Kashmir valley...

Days after bail in UAPA case, Kashmiri Journalist Aasif Sultan booked under PSA

Kashmiri journalist Aasif Sultan, who got bail earlier this week in a UAPA case, has been booked under Public Safety Act. The 35-year-old was granted bail by a special NIA...
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13 held for sedition over slogans at Srinagar Jamia Masjid, “PSA being prepared,” says J&K Police

The Jammu and Kashmir Police has arrested 13 youths on sedition charges over slogans raised at Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid after Friday prayers.

ED questions Omar Abdullah in money laundering case, “vilification campaign,” says NC

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday questioned former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah in Delhi in a case related to purchase of a building by the J&K Bank around 12 years ago.
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Kashmir: Girls in limbo after admin seals school for “illegal construction”

On 11 March, female students of Arifa Khatijul Kubra Trust, a private residential Islamic school for girls, in the Kokernag area of South Kashmir were shocked to see revenue...

“Unity of India not made of bamboo reed”: Allahabad HC while granting bail to Kashmiri students

In an order granting bail to the three Kashmiri students held in Uttar Pradesh on sedition charges for celebrating Pakistan's victory during the India-Pakistan T20 World Cup match last year, the Allahabad...
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Kashmir: Hundreds attend funeral of slain SPO, brother

On Monday afternoon, Jana Begum in her fifties is wailing, singing lullabies under an open canopy at her home located alongside a busy railway track in Chattbugh village in...

CPJ welcomes NIA court judgement acquitting JK photojournalist

The Committee to Protect Journalists on Wednesday welcomed the NIA court's judgement acquitting photojournalist Kamran Yousuf of the charges of receiving terror funding. The authorities failed to prove any of...
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The Kashmir Files far from truth: Omar Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah said that the controversial movie The Kashmir Files was far from the truth as the movie makers have ignored the sacrifices of the Muslims and Sikhs who had also suffered from militancy.

The Kashmir Files glorifies violence: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that the controversial movie The Kashmir Files glorified violence.
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J&K students group condemns hate speeches linking Kashmir Files

Jammu and Kashmir Students Association has released a statement on Monday after rampant rise in hate speeches against Kashmir Muslims following the release of the controversial film 'Kashmir Files'.

Truth and good journalism are biggest casualty in Kashmir: Press Council of India report

A fact finding committee (FFC) of the Press Council of India (PCI) recorded numerous cases of journalists in the Kashmir Valley being subject to the state hunt.
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