Jammu and Kashmir

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‘Maximum Boasts, Minimum Achievements’: Congress Attacks Shah

The Congress party, on June 10, strongly criticized Union Home Minister Amit Shah's claims of having established peace in Jammu…

4 months ago
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Experts Say Unplanned Construction To Blame For Flash Floods

Heavy rainfall, hailstorms, and cloudbursts on April 19-20 triggered landslides and flash floods in Jammu & Kashmir’s Ramban district, causing…

5 months ago
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Environmental Laws ‘Given Pass’ In Kashmir’s Tourism Drive

The Gurez Valley lies on the Indian side of the Line of Control, which separates the two parts of the…

1 year ago
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Kashmir’s High-Stakes Polls For A Low-Power Assembly

In one sense, not very much is at stake in the ongoing election to the legislative assembly of the Union…

1 year ago
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What’s At Stake As Kashmir Goes To The Polls

The Indian government will have to take a considered view on doing more than statehood to Jammu and Kashmir. Embarking…

1 year ago
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How Kashmir’s Parties Are United In Agenda But Divided By Politics

As Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) goes to the polls, there is just one pre-electoral alliance in place — between the…

1 year ago
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J&K Enters A New Phase With Elections

The voters in Jammu and Kashmir have begun the process of electing their representatives for their Legislative Assembly, marking a…

1 year ago
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Manipur: ‘Human Rights Abuses Rampant After Ethnic Conflict’

In its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, the US State Department said on Monday, 22 April, that there were…

1 year ago
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Converting Pine Needles From A Fire Risk Into A Livelihood Opportunity

Dry pine needles in Jammu’s forests form a combustible mat, posing fire risks during summer that damage vegetation, wildlife habitats,…

2 years ago
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Long Dry Weather Hits J&K’s Forests, Glaciers And Water Bodies

Jammu and Kashmir has been witnessing dry weather over the past six weeks, posing a significant threat to the region’s…

2 years ago
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‘If India Doesn’t Initiate Talks With Pak, Kashmir Will Become Gaza’

Farooq Abdullah, former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) chief minister and patron of the regional National Conference has said that if…

2 years ago
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Article 370: Cong Disagrees With SC Verdict, Wants Immediate J&K Polls

On Monday, the Congress demanded immediate restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir; it also said that assembly elections should…

2 years ago
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‘BJP Exploiting J&K’s Natural Resources For Benefit Of Crony Capitalists’

Reacting to media reports that say the lithium reserves found in the Jammu region will be auctioned soon, PDP president…

2 years ago
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Srinagar Journalist’s Arrest: Mehbooba Mufti Alleges ‘Intimidation’

After the J&K Police arrested a local journalist in Srinagar on Friday, former Chief Minister Mehboob Mufti alleged 'intimidation', a…

2 years ago
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Microplastics In J&K’s Waterbodies Dangerous To Ecosystems, Humans

A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastic contaminants in Jhelum river, locally known as Vyeth, in Jammu and…

2 years ago
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Nehru Did It Among People, LG Needs Security: Mehbooba On ‘Tiranga’ Rally

Hitting back at Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti said on Sunday that the administration…

2 years ago
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A J&K Wind Project Has Been Waiting To Power Up For A Decade

With a view to tap the wind power potential in Jammu and Kashmir, a wind project was proposed in its…

2 years ago
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Environmentalists Concerned As Work On Tawi Riverfront Continues

Environmental activists have raised concerns about the government’s Tawi riverfront development project in Jammu and Kashmir stating that it poses…

2 years ago
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Residents Reeling From Construction Projects In J&K Fear Lithium Mining

The announcement from India’s key scientific agency in February this year that it had found “inferred sources” of 5.9 million…

2 years ago
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As Pharma Cos Move In, What Next For J&K’s Medicinal Plants?

Indigenous people and environmental activists have expressed confusion and concern about the growth of the pharmaceutical industry in Jammu and…

2 years ago
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J&K Roadkills Increase As Highways Lengthen

In September 2011, a team of researchers from the Institute of Mountain Environment (IME), University of Jammu, found a pair…

2 years ago
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J&K Tulip Bloom Mesmerises Visitors

Source: PTI Asia’s largest tulip garden in Srinagar is in full bloom and is attracting tourists in hordes, with nearly…

3 years ago
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Situation In India No Different From Pak: Mufti

Source: PTI PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday said like the ruling party in Pakistan is trying to arrest former…

3 years ago
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Centre Wants To Keep Kashmir Pot Boiling To Garner Votes: Mufti

Source: PTI PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the Centre wants to keep the pot boiling in Jammu and…

3 years ago
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Police Stop Mehbooba Mufti’s Protest March To Parliament

Source: PTI PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday took to the streets in the national capital to protest against the…

3 years ago

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