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What are cloudbursts and is climate change making them more frequent?

Intense rainfall in the Himalayan regions of India’s Kashmir state and adjacent mountainous cold desert of Ladakh earlier this week destroyed roads and caused flooding of dozens of villages

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Shia leader walks out of J&K L-G’s meeting over Muharram processions, says ‘pains me to see humiliation of Kashmiris’

The L-G administration, for the first time in over three decades, is mulling over lifting the ban on a set of Muharram processions in Kashmir’s Guru Bazar-Dal Gate route on 8th and 10th of the Islamic month.

The Hindu

Amarnath yatra: 22nd batch of over 3,800 pilgrims leaves Jammu for cave shrine

Amid tight security, the 22nd batch of 3,898 pilgrims left the base camp for the Amarnath Yatra on July 24 for the cave shrine in the south Kashmir Himalayas

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Woman killed, infrastructure damaged by flash floods, landslips in Kashmir

Several stretches of roadways were either swept away or caved in as most streams and rivers were in spate. crops damaged, wet weather predicted till July 25.

The Hindu

Truck driver mowed to death in hit and run accident

Truck driver Doreswamy, 39, from Dharmapuri, TN, was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Devanahalli, Karnataka. He had come from Jammu & Kashmir to Chikkaballapur to transport potatoes. Another speeding truck mowed him down while he was trying to cross the road. Police are trying to identify the vehicle involved.

The Hindu

J-K: Over 3 lakh devotees visit Amarnath cave shrine in first 21 days of pilgrimage

More than 3 lakh pilgrims have visited the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir in the first 21 days of the annual Yatra that began on July 1. Read further on Dynamite News:

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“Video of stone pelting on yatris misleading, baseless": ADGP Kashmir

The Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Kashmir, Vijay Kumar clarified that there was no incident of stone pelting on Amarnath pilgrims and the video clip of stone pelting that had gone viral is "misleading" and "baseless", with the intension to "malign the image of" Jammu and Kashmir Police.

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11-year-old daughter of top Kashmiri rebel leader issues rare appeal to visit father jailed in India

The eleven-year-old daughter of a prominent Kashmiri rebel leader who faces life in prison in neighboring India has issued an emotional appeal, urging New Delhi to allow her to meet her father

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4 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J-K's Poonch

Four terrorists were killed by security forces in a joint operation in Jammu and Kashmir, officials of the Indian Army said on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite Mews:

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Amarnath yatra suspended as pilgrim killed, nine others injured due to heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir

A woman pilgrim heading for the Amarnath cave shrine was killed after a shooting stone hit her, while two members of the Mountain Rescue Team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police were “grievously injured” during a rescue operation

The Hindu

J&K: Priests perform 'aarti' at Amarnath cave shrine on Sawan Shivratri

Priests on Saturday morning performed 'aarti' at the holy Amarnath Cave in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Sawan Shivratri. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Kashmiri craft revivalist Kadri speaks at House of Lords, pushes for slow, sustainable fashion

Kashmiri businessman Mujtaba Kadri urges House of Lords to promote slow, sustainable fashion & duty-free import of 'Kashmir Pashmina' to empower women & increase financial independence. APPG India expresses interest in organising meeting in Kashmir.

The Hindu

Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah question govt.’s normalcy narrative in Jammu and Kashmir

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti and National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah questioned the normalcy narrative portrayed in the latest affidavit filed by the Centre before the Supreme Court

The Hindu

Amid tight security, 10th batch of over 7,800 pilgrims leave Jammu for Amarnath

The 10th batch of over 7,800 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims left the Jammu base camp in the early hours of July 12 for the twin base camps in Kashmir amid tight security arrangements, officials said.

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Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir welcome Supreme Court’s decision to hear petitions on Article 370 daily

Political parties in Jammu and Kashmir on July 11 welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution on a day-to-day basis.

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SC Constitution bench to hear pleas against abrogation of Article 370 on August 2

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said that it will start hearing a batch of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union territories. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Centre’s view on life in J&K post-Article 370 has no bearing on constitutional challenge to abrogation: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court said the Centre’s fresh affidavit claiming that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity” post abrogation of Article 370 has “no bearing on the constitutional challenge” to the repeal of the provision. SC would start hearing the case from August 2.

The Hindu

NIA raids five places in south Kashmir in terror conspiracy case

As per the NIA, proscribed terrorist organisations hatched plans to unleash violent terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir with sticky bombs, Improvised Explosive Devices (IED)and small arms.

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Omar, Mehbooba slam Centre’s affidavit on Article 370

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Ministers, Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah, on July 10 reacted sharply to the arguments filed by the Centre to the Supreme Court (SC) in defence of the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, just a day ahead of hearing of the petitions challenging the move.

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Abrogation of Article 370 led to unprecedented era of peace, prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir, Centre tells Supreme Court

The Centre, a day before a Constitution Bench is scheduled to hear a series of petitions challenging the abrogation of Article 370, filed a fresh affidavit in the Supreme Court claiming that Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing an “unprecedented era of peace, progress and prosperity”

The Hindu

Soldier injured in landmine blast near LoC in J&K’s Poonch

An Army personnel suffered injuries near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir after he accidentally stepped over a landmine during patrolling

Dynamite News

J&K: Amarnath Yatra suspended for third consecutive day due to bad weather conditions

The annual Amarnath Yatra has been suspended for the third consecutive day on Sunday due to bad weather conditions in Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

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No outsider being allotted land: J&K administration on Mehbooba's charges

Manoj Sinha said the Jammu and Kashmir administration has started providing 150 square yard plots to landless families for the construction of their houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna.

The Hindu

L-G intends to import poverty into Kashmir says Mehbooba

Former J&K Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on July 5 accused the Lieutenant Governor’s administration of “playing a dangerous game”.

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IAS officer Shah Faesal: Article 370 is thing of past; No going back

IAS officer said that he has withdrawn his petition challenging the Presidential Order to scrap Article 370 a long time back. Must read full story on Dynamite News:

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