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Amid incessant rains, a fresh batch of over 7,200 pilgrims left the base camp here early Sunday for the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said. The 38-day annual pilgrimage, which started on July 3,…

A 19-year-old boy was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his home in the Mandi sector area of Poonch district on Sunday.A police official told GNS that a 19-year-old boy, Sahil Altaf, son of Mohd Altaf, a resident of…

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday joined thousands of Shia mourners at the traditional Zuljanah procession here on the solemn occasion of Youm-e-Ashura.The procession commenced from Botakadal’s Ali Pora area to…

Police today said that it have taken legal action against some individuals for deliberately doing unlawful acts during Muharram procession at MA road Srinagar.In a handout, the police said that the in violation of laid-down…

Amid the persistent heatwave conditions, Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, has recorded the second hottest day of this season at 35.3 degrees on Friday.An Independent Weather Forecaster, Faizan Arif Keng said…

Two bodies of youths were retrieved from the river after drowning while bathing in central and north Kashmir's districts.Officials told GNS that SDRF and QRT retrieved the body of a boy, Aadil Ahmad, a resident of Batwara,…

Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan today said Kashmir is rich in apple production and that a Green Plant Centre for the Valley will enhance its quality and production. Speaking at the 6th Convocation of…

Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday said that the agriculture sector in Jammu and Kashmir is not only the backbone of the economy but also central to the region's culture and identity while the future of the Union Territory lies…

Amid robust security arrangements, the third batch of pilgrims undertaking the annual Amarnath Yatra left the Jammu base camp for Kashmir early Friday morning, officials told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO)…

For the third consecutive year, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday allowed the 8th Muharram procession along its traditional route—from Guru Bazar to Dalgate, in which thousands of mourners participated amid heightened…