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Journalist Association from Kashmir highlights police ‘highhandedness’ before Press Council of India’s Fact Finding Committee

SRINAGAR — A delegation of Jammu and Kashmir Journalists Association (JAKJA) called on the Press Council of India’s (PCI) Fact Finding Committee on Friday and apprised it of the problems the journalists in Kashmir are facing for the past two years. The Journalist Association presented a memorandum to the Press Council of India’s Fact Finding […]

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Authorities disallow Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid Srinagar: Anjuman Auqaf

SRINAGAR — Authorities on Friday disallowed the weekly congregational prayers at the grand mosque in downtown Srinagar, a spokesman of the Anjuman Auqaf said. In a statement, the spokesman said that the state authorities did not allow congregational Friday prayers to be held at Jama Masjid Srinagar today. “Heavy deployment of forces was carried out […]

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MeT forecasts widespread rains in plains, snow in higher reaches on October 16, 17

SRINAGAR — Weatherman on Friday forecast intermittent light to moderate rain at widespread places and light snowfall from night Saturday night till Sunday evening. Under the influence of the weather, an official of the local meteorological office here said that there could be landslides and shooting stones over vulnerable areas of Srinagar-Jammu and Srinagar-Leh Highways […]

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Soldier shoots self dead in Kupwara

KUPWARA — A soldier allegedly shot himself dead with his service rifle at a camp in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, official source said on Thursday. They said Sepoy Deeraj Kumar of Engineering Unit was posted in a camp at Kralpora when his shot himself. Soon, the sources said, he was shifted to military hospital […]