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Amid Election Season, Flight Fares Skyward in JK, Passengers fume

Air travelers traveling to Jammu and Kashmir are facing the harsh reality of soaring flight fares. With increased demand amidst the election environment and the approaching festival of Holi, airline companies have substantially raised their ticket prices, leaving passengers grappling with exorbitant costs. As per the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the impact of this […]

Government reopens auction for Jammu Kashmir Lithium reserves

The government of India has announced its decision to restart the auction of lithium reserves located in Jammu Kashmir. Following an initial round that attracted only two bidders, a government source revealed on Friday that this move aims to address the scarcity of enthusiastic participants. In a statement earlier this month, the government confirmed that […]

Muslim man assaulted in Noida for seeking donations for mosque

A man collecting donations for a mosque was allegedly beaten up by a drunk man in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida on Tuesday, police said. While a crowd gathered at the incident spot in Salarpur village, under Sector 39 police station limits, around 12.20 pm, the local police and senior officials of Noida also reached the spot […]

Employee serving for 7 years cannot be denied regularization: High Court

The High Court of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh has ruled that individuals working temporarily for over seven years are entitled to regularization benefits under relevant regulations. Justice Sanjeev Kumar, addressing a petition from a university employee, granted retrospective regularization as a Security Guard from April 1, 2005, with all associated benefits. The petitioner, Ghar Singh, […]

Teenager goes misssing after going to mosque in Pattan

A 13-year-old boy from Pattan in Baramulla district of north Kashmir has been missing for five days. Ayaz Ahmed, father of Muntazir told that the teenager went to a local mosque in his residential area; Buran, for evening prayers on Monday but never returned. “Despite efforts, the family has not been able to locate him. […]

Facebook page admin booked by Srinagar Police

The Jammu Kashmir Police have registered a formal First Information Report (FIR) against a Facebook page admin, Mudasir Bashir Bhat, alias Mudasir Aziz. According to an instant FIR copy accessed by Srinagar-based news-gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com, one Mudasir Bashir Bhat, son of Bashir Ahmad Bhat, a resident of Khayam, Srinagar, has been booked vide […]

Muslims traders issued fresh threat, asked to leave Uttarakhand town

A major controversy has erupted in Dharchula, Uttarakhand, as 86 Muslim traders out of 91 have been asked to leave the town by the local traders’ association. This directive came in the aftermath of a Muslim barber’s arrest on charges of allegedly abducting two minor Hindu girls and taking them to Uttar Pradesh. The situation […]

Kin of two Kashmiri separatist leaders declare non-affiliation in public notice

The kin of two separatist leaders have publicly swore their allegiance to the sovereignty of the Union of India. In a public notice, Ruwa Altaf Shah, the granddaughter of Syed Ali Shah Geelani has said that she has nothing to do with the ideology of her grandfather. “I do not have any ideological affiliation with […]

Stray dogs maul minor girl to death in Bijbehara

A minor girl was mauled to death by stray dogs at Waghama area of Bijbehara in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a minor girl identified Arshima (08) daughter of Ghulam Nabi Wani resident of Waghama was attacked by stray dogs at her native village. He said […]

Baramulla locals reject proposed railway line through historical college ground

After Shopian, the locals of Baramulla are up in arms against the railway line expansion plans in the Kashmir valley. While villagers in south Kashmir’s Shopian district have objected to the land-marking for the railway line in the area as it will devastated their apple orchards, the residents in north Kashmir’s claim that railway authorities […]