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In Frames: ‘Haej dray Baitullah’, First batch of Hajj pilgrims departs from Kashmir

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Photos/ Ubaid Mukhtar Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina, is an emotional affair in Kashmir as it constitutes one of the five pillars of Islam. Hajj 2023 begun in Kashmir on Wednesday as 630 pilgrims from nooks and corners of the valley reached the Hajj house in Srinagar where the pilgrims will gather to be taken to Srinagar and then Jeddah. The Muslim pilgrims accompanied by their relatives and friends gathered near the Hajj house where they were welcomed by the officials of the Jammu Kashmir administration. Naat and Duroods were recited as a part of centuries old tradition to bid farewell to the Hajis. In villages and small towns, neighbours of the Hajj pilgrim gather in large numbers reciting Durood and Naat and walk along with the pilgrim till they reach t...

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Maulana Rehmatullah Qasmi summoned in ‘funding case’ by NIA: Report

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Kashmir's top cleric Maulana Rehmatullah Qasmi, has been summoned by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) ,reported Indian Express. Maulana Qasmi who is the founder of Darul Aloom Reheemiya in Bandipora has been summoned by NIA in connection with an ongoing investigation into the alleged “funding activities” of the Al Huda Education Trust (AHET) in Rajouri. The NIA has asked Maulana Qasmi to appear at its camp office in Srinagar on Wednesday. In October last year, NIA had raided the house of Moulana Qasmi in Bandipora. Details emerging.

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Dry weather forecast, evening showers predicted in Kashmir

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Mainly dry weather with the possibility of rain and thunderstorm at scattered places towards the evening has been forecast in Jammu Kashmir on Wednesday. Regarding the forecast from June 8-12, a meteorological department official here told GNS that mainly dry was expected but a brief spell of showers and thunderstorms mainly towards the evening can’t be ruled out, although chances are less (10-20%). Regarding temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 12.4°C against 11.2°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 1.0°C for the summer capital. Qazigund, he said, recorded a low of 11.2°C against 9.2°C on the previous night and it was below normal by 0.8°C for the gateway town of Kashmir. Pahalgam, he said, recorded a low of 6.0°C against 5.9°C on the previous night and...

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Real estate summit on cards in Srinagar: Union Minister

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Asserting that the ground situation in Jammu and Kashmir has changed after the abrogation of Article 370, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said the technical survey on the 175-km Gurdaspur-Jammu gas pipeline has been completed. A final decision on the prestigious project will be taken this month, he added. The Union Minister of Housing, Urban Affairs, Petroleum, and Natural Gas said the real estate summit is on the cards in Srinagar shortly after the successful first-ever such event in Jammu in December 2021. Puri, who was here to highlight the nine-year achievements of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government, said the petrol and natural gas regulatory board is evaluating the bids with regard to the Gurdaspur-Jammu gas pipeline project. Talking to me...

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EC needs to answer people why not elections in J-K: Omar Abdullah

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National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said the Election Commission should muster the courage to tell people why assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir are not being held. “Is there pressure on them (EC) not to hold elections? Let the Election Commission show some courage and say that they are under pressure. There is something fishy,” Abdullah told reporters outside the party headquarters here. Abdullah, a former chief minister, said the Election Commission should be asked when it plans to hold elections in Jammu and Kashmir. “The media seems to be more concerned about the elections than us. Election is our right but we are not going down on our knees for it. If they want to snatch the right of people of Jammu and Kashmir, if they get some pleasure out of it, let th...

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Girl elopes with Muslim boy after Pragya Thakur shows her ‘The Kerala Story’

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A nursing student, aged 19, from Bhopal, made headlines when she eloped with her lover, Yusuf, just days before her scheduled marriage, India Today reported. Notably, the girl had received advice from Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bhopal, to distance herself from Yusuf. Adding to the controversy, Pragya Singh Thakur had accompanied the girl to watch the movie “The Kerala Story.” “The Kerala Story” depicts the journey of a Hindu woman from Kerala, portrayed by Adah Sharma, who is influenced to convert to Islam and is subsequently sent to Syria. In Syria, she is coerced into joining a terrorist organization known as IS. The film had been embroiled in controversy since the release of its teaser last year. The ...

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Four to five more Yatri Niwas coming up for Amarnath Pilgrims: LG Manoj Sinha

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Jammu Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday said that four to five more Yatri Niwas are coming up to accommodate and facilitate Amarnath Pilgrims while a road from Chandanwari to Baltal is also in the pipe-line. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event in Jammu, LG Sinha said that four to five Yatri Niwas will come up at Baltal, Nunwan Camp and one at entry point to Kashmir near the Walnut factory. “This will help accommodate pilgrims and facilitate them smoothly,” he said as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO). The LG said that a road from Chandanwari to Baltal is also in the pipe-line. “DPRs of the road stretch will be completed shortly. The road will save the time of pilgrims and help more devotees have the glimpse of holy Shiv Lingam at the cave shrine o...

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Minor girl ‘falls off moving truck’, dies in Kupwara

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A 5-year-old girl died after 'falling off a moving truck' in Zangli in north Kashmir’s Kupwara. Reports reaching GNS that one Deeba Jan, daughter of Ghulam Nabi Khan, resident of Zangli Kupwara 'fell off the truck', resulting in grievous injuries to her. The girl was evacuated from the site and taken to SDH Kupwara, where the doctors declared her as brought dead on arrival. Despite attempts, no official could be immediately made available to confirm the particular incident. (GNS)

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NC ready for assembly elections, Alliance ‘under consideration’: Dr. Farooq Abdullah

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Sitting MP and former chief minister of JK, Dr. Farooq Abdullah Sunday said that National Conference is ready to take part in assembly elections whenever it will be held and hinted that party is “considering over alliance” in the upcoming polls in order to throw the party out which is spreading hatred and divide. “I don’t know about other parties but our party NC is ready to take part in assembly elections whenever it will be held. We are also thinking about alliance in upcoming polls as we have to throw the party out that is leading us towards hatred and divide,” Dr. Farooq Abdullah as per KNS said while dedicating first of its kind hydraulic roller at Shaheed-e-Millat Sports Stadium at Lal Bazar Srinagar. He said this sports ground was dedicated to youth by Omar Abdullah in past an...

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BJP protests against Congress minister in Karanataka

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Karnataka BJP has called for a state-wide protest on Monday against Minister for Animal Husbandry K. Venkatesh’s statement asking “why can’t cows be slaughtered?” The protest will be staged at all party district headquarters. Besides, the party plans to organise a large-scale protest in Bengaluru on Tuesday in which all legislators, former ministers and prominent BJP leaders are expected to take part. Meanwhile, Samana Manaskara Vedike, a platform of progressive thinkers has demanded withdrawal of the anti-cow slaughter legislation. According to sources, the ruling Congress is likely to form a cabinet sub-committee on the issue. Later, the committee’s report would be placed before the cabinet and further decisions taken. The previous BJP government in Karnataka had passed th...