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Students of Hanfia Noorul Aiza Islamia High School excel in Class 10th examination

ANANTNAG, Sheikh Nadeem/Zubair Ul Islam (KIMS) — Students of Hanfia Noorul Aiza Islamia High School located in the Ara–Koshipora area of Dooru in Anantnag district, have passed the Class 10th examination with flying colours. The Class 10th results were declared across Jammu and Kashmir on January 14, with an overall pass percentage of 85 percent. […]

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Parents of Kashmiri students in Iran urge centre for immediate evacuation amid rising tensions

SRINAGAR — The parents of Kashmiri students currently studying in Iran have appealed to the Centre to bring their children back amid ongoing tensions in the country. Scores of concerned parents gathered at the Press Enclave here, urging the government to intervene. “We appeal to the prime minister, the external affairs minister, the chief minister […]

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Ruheena Shahzad congratulates students on JKBOSE Class 10th, 12th results

SRINAGAR, Farhan Kitab (KIMS) — Senior social-political activist Ruheena Shahzad on Thursday extended her heartfelt congratulations to students who qualified the Class 10th and 12th examinations conducted by the Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE). In her message, Shahzad praised the hard work, perseverance, and dedication shown by the students in successfully clearing […]

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Delhi court convicts Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi, two others in UAPA case

NEW DELHI — In a significant development, a special court here on Wednesday convicted Kashmiri separatist Asiya Andrabi and two others for offences including conspiracy to wage war against the country and being members of a terrorist organisation under stringent anti-terror law UAPA. Andrabi, the founder of the all-women separatist group Dukhtaraan-e-Millat (DeM) in 1987, […]

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Profiling of mosques in Kashmir is meddling in Muslims’ religious matters: Mehbooba Mufti

SRINAGAR — PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the profiling of mosques and imams in Kashmir was an interference in the religious matters of Muslims. The former chief minister said if religious places require profiling, it should start with temples across the country. “The latest order for mosques is interference in our religious affairs. […]

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First fertiliser freight train arrives at Anantnag Terminal in South Kashmir

JAMMU — Northern Railway’s Jammu Division achieved another milestone in freight transportation on Tuesday with the arrival of the first fertiliser train at South Kashmir’s Anantnag Goods Terminal, strengthening the agricultural supply chain in the valley, an official said. The division is witnessing a steady increase in the arrival of various goods and commodities through […]

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Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema expresses deep concern over police profiling of mosques in Kashmir

SRINAGAR — Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU) headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the police exercise in Kashmir seeking information regarding mosques and their management committees, saying it is in “complete violation” of fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution. The MMU, a conglomerate of Islamic religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, also […]