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Separatism in Kashmir Is a thing of the Past: A S Dulat

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Separatism in Kashmir Is a thing of the Past: A S Dulat

Former spymaster AS Dulat has said the separatism in Kashmir was “dead” but felt there was a need to start a dialogue with mainstream political parties in the Valley. Mr Dulat, who was advisor on Jammu and Kashmir to the central government during the tenure of former prime minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, also advocated the need for starting a dialogue with Pakistan. “Separatism I believe is dead now. It has become redundant. Like Article 370, separatism also is gone,” Mr Dulat told PTI in an interview here on Saturday. He…

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J&K, along with Ladakh, experience a series of five earthquakes, including two back-to-back tremors, within a span of 24 hours

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J&K, along with Ladakh, experience a series of five earthquakes, including two back-to-back tremors, within a span of 24 hours

The region of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh was hit by five mild-intensity earthquakes within 24 hours, with 4.5 being the highest magnitude of all. The first tremor was felt after an earthquake of magnitude 3.0 hit Jammu and Kashmir at 2.03pm on Saturday. An official of the meteorological department said the epicentre of the 3.0 magnitude tremor, which occurred at 2.03 pm, was hilly Ramban district along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway. He said the depth of the earthquake was five kilometres below the surface at a latitude of 33.31…

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Tragic accidents claim 3 Lives and Injure 4 in Rajouri and Kishtwar

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Tragic accidents claim 3 Lives and Injure 4 in Rajouri and Kishtwar

Three people were killed and four injured in two separate road accidents in Rajouri and Kishtwar districts of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Two women, Shah Jahan (40) and Shahnaz Akhtar (35), were killed and three people, including a 10-month-old girl, were injured when the car they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a gorge at Targain in Budhal area of Rajouri district around 7.30 am, a police official said. He said the injured were taken to hospital by the rescuers and their condition…

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Revamp in Srinagar: Lessons for Delhi to Learn

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Revamp in Srinagar: Lessons for Delhi to Learn

Srinagar’s urban landscape is improving, with public spaces, pedestrian facilities, and tourist spots being revamped as part of the Smart Cities Mission. The city’s Polo View Market and Lal Chowk have undergone pedestrianisation and heritage buildings restored. The Jhelum riverfront has also been transformed into a walkable public plaza. The projects were delayed by security threats and civic problems, but most work was completed in the last year. The Srinagar Smart City Limited has taken up 125 projects with a budget of ₹980 crore, 56 of which are complete, with…

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Apni Party Chief Altaf Bukhari claims New Delhi holds key to Kashmir Solutions

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Apni Party Chief Altaf Bukhari claims New Delhi holds key to Kashmir Solutions

Apni Party President Altaf Bukhari on Sunday said that despite being the problem creator in Kashmir, New Delhi holds the key to viable solutions in the valley. Bukhari said the Apni Party will ensure the solutions to J&K’s problems come from New Delhi. He said: “The solutions to our problems, created by the centre, lie with the centre. And, I promise you that if the Apni Party receives the mandate to form the next government, we will ensure that New Delhi addresses all these issues to our utmost satisfaction. Everything…

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Eknath Shinde seeks land to build Maharashtra Bhavan in Srinagar

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Eknath Shinde Seeks Land to Build Maharashtra Bhavan in Srinagar

During his 3-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, chief minister Eknath Shinde met Lt Governor of Kashmir Manoj Sinha and demanded a piece of land to construct Maharashtra Bhavan in Kashmir. The Bhavan will play a key role in tourism and cultural exchange and enhance economic growth for Maharashtra and Kashmir as well, said Shinde. In his letter to Sinha, Shinde wrote, “After the abrogation of article 370 and evolution of the region has brought an ideal opportunity for greater integration between the two states. Understanding the tourism and cultural…

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NCB Cracks Pan-India drug network utilizing Darknet and Cryptocurrency; 6 Arrested in largest haul in 2 Decades

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NCB Cracks Pan-India drug network utilizing Darknet and Cryptocurrency; 6 Arrested in largest haul in 2 Decades

Narcotic Control Bureau (NCB) has arrested six people, allegedly part of a pan-India network of drug traffickers that operated through the dark web and confiscated 15,000 LSD drug blots, in one of the agency’s biggest ever seizure in the last two decades. The Narcotics Control Bureau said on Tuesday, describing the seizure as its biggest ever in the last two decades. The agency has also seized 2.5kg of imported marijuana and Rs4.65 lakh in cash at the instance of the suspects. LSD or lysergic acid diethylamide is a synthetic chemical…

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Dialogue between India and Pakistan a crucial requirement to improve Kashmir Situation: Farooq Abdullah

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Dialogue between India and Pakistan a crucial requirement to improve Kashmir Situation: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference (NC) president and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah on Sunday (June 4) said that holding the G20 event in Kashmir would not benefit tourism in the Valley until India and Pakistan resolved the “future” of the Union Territory through dialogue. Speaking to the reporters in Srinagar, Abdullah also said that J&K was suffering heavy losses because of the lack of an elected government. Kashmir is now a Union Territory after the Centre abrogated Article 370 and suspended the elected government in August 2019, bringing…

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Mehbooba Mufti calls for restoration of Democratic Rights in J&K Prior to Elections

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Mehbooba Mufti calls for restoration of Democratic Rights in J&K Prior to Elections

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Friday that resolution of the crisis in Kashmir is a challenge before the entire country, not of Kashmir alone. Speaking at a panel discussion on ‘Kashmir – Changing The Discourse’ during the relaunch of Frontline magazine, a sister publication of The Hindu, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader said that while polls in Kashmir are important, more urgent is the restoration of basic democratic rights of the people there. “Several Kashmiri youth were taken away and put in jails outside…

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Income Tax Department cracks down on Bogus Refund Cases, Files FIRs against 404 Employees and Chartered Accountant

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Income Tax Department cracks down on Bogus Refund Cases, Files FIRs against 404 Employees and Chartered Accountant

The income Tax Department, Srinagar has taken a serious view of the bogus refunds claimed by various persons in the past few years. The department has filed two FIRs against one Chartered Accountant and 405 other persons in Jammu & Kashmir in bogus refund cases. The FIRs have been filed by Akash Kumar Meena, Income Tax Officer (Technical), Srinagar with the Crime Branch of Jammu & Kashmir Police at the direction of the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax, Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh, M.P.Singh based on the investigation carried out by the…

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