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The families of the seven agricultural university students, arrested under UAPA for allegedly raising objectionable slogans after the Indian cricket team's loss in the World Cup final on Wednesday,  appealed to the police and Jammu Kashmir administration for leniency, as their careers are at stake. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti also emphasized the need for students to have another chance, amidst separate controversies involving the arrest of the seven undergraduates from Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Kashmir, and the derogatory social media post by a student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) that sparked protests. The families, situated at Shuhuma in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir, met senior police officials of Ganderba...

A temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Siddharthnagar district was ‘purified’ with ‘gangajal’ after a visit by a Muslim MLA of the Samajwadi Party. Doomariyaganj MLA Sayeda Khatoon had on Sunday visited the Samay Mata temple at the invitation of the local people to participate in a ‘Shatchandi Mahayagya.’ After she left, some people not in favour of her visit purified it with ‘gangajal’ amid chanting of mantras. Dharamraj Verma, chief of Badhani Chafa’s Nagar Panchayat where the temple is located, led the purification. The lawmaker was invited by some “unrighteous” people, he said. “Because Sayeda Khatoon is a Muslim and eats cow meat, her visit to this holy place had made it impure,” he said, adding, “after this purification, this place has now become completely pure and suitable for wor...

Demand for Turkish inglenook-locally Bukhari, has surged as Kashmir is leapfrogging towards the extreme winter. As per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the Turkish inglenook, renowned for its elegant design and efficient heating capabilities, has become a sought-after item among Kashmiri households. Local stores as per KNO are reporting a significant uptick in sales, attributing the sudden spike to the heaters' ability to provide both warmth and aesthetic appeal. “There is a good demand for Turkish Bukharis across India, which include colder places like Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. In Kashmir, we have been selling these Bukharis for the last four years and its demand has been increasing every year,” said Ahsan-ul-Haq, owner of Kinetic Enterprises which imports and sells Tu...

Shabir Ali Aga Syed Mohammed Hadi Kashmiri was put under house arrest on Friday at his residence in Budgam. Sources confirmed to The Kashmiriyat that the renowned Shia cleric was placed under detention at his house ahead of the scheduled protest at Bemina in support of Palestine. "We have been told that Agha Sahab cannot move out of his house as a preventive measure," a close associate of Agha Syed Hadi Kashmiri said. Agha Hadi is renowned for his speeches and is famous among both Sunnis and Shia Muslims of the valley. Last week Shia Muslims of Kashmir took out massive processions in central Kashmir in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Thousands of Palestinians have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces during air strikes.

The INDIA alliance has won 12 seats and BJP 02 seats in the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council- Kargil election. The coalition has won 12 seats. Congress has won 07 seats, National Conference 05 and BJP 02 Another seat has won by an independent candidate. More details awaited

A blaze has broken out in a forest in Tral area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, official sources said. They told GNS that a fire broke out in Chan Kitaab Tral this afternoon. “Soon as the locals sighted billowing smoke from the forest, the Fire and Emergency Services Department and Forest Protection Force were called in”, they said. “Several teams from the departments reached the site”, they said adding however due to difficult terrain, nothing much could be done. The flares were continuing – when this report was being filed. (GNS)