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Fresh batch of 6,159 pilgrims leaves Jammu for Amarnath cave shrine

JAMMU: Amidst tight security, a fresh batch of 6,159 pilgrims left the Yatri Niwas Bhagwati Nagar base camp in Jammu on Friday morning for two base camps in Kashmir for their onward pilgrimage to Amarnath cave shrine.

The Times of India

Tenth batch of over 6,100 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath

JAMMU: Amid tight security, the tenth batch of over 6,100 Amarnath pilgrims left from here on Friday for the twin base camps of 3,880-metre-high cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said.

The Times of India

‘First modern novel – oldest language’: Sanskrit translation of Don Quixote rescued from oblivion

Translated by two Kashmiri pandits from an C18th English translation in the 1930s, unique work lay forgotten in a Harvard University library

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Over 6,300 pilgrims leave for Amarnath shrine from Jammu amid tight security

Till today, over 72,000 pilgrims had offered their prayers at the cave shrine, housing the naturally formed ice-Shivlingam.

The Hindu

J&K police widen probe after arrest of LeT’s Talib Hussain

Security agencies have widened the probe beyond the three blasts that took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri this year

The Hindu

Amarnath yatra curbs rile traders

Cut-off times for tourists, hundreds of pickets, trucks halted on the national highway cause disruption

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Pulitzer-winning Kashmiri photojournalist stopped from flying to Paris

Ms. Mattoo was among the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winners in the Feature Photography category for the coverage of the COVID-19 crisis in India as part of a Reuters team

The Hindu

Pulitzer winner Kashmir journalist says barred from flying abroad

Sanna Irshad Mattoo says she was stopped from going to Paris to attend a book launch and photography exhibition.

Al Jazeera

Diplomat Satinder Lambah, architect of Kashmir talks with Pakistan and Strategic partnership with Russia, passes away

Mr. Manmohan Singh hailed Lamba as “one of the most outstanding members of the Indian Foreign Service”, who gave utmost devotion to the normalising of Indo-Pak ties.

The Hindu

After a gap of three years, Amarnath yatra begins

Officials are expecting the highest figure of eight lakh pilgrims this year

The Hindu

China voices opposition to India's reported plans to hold G20 summit in J&K

"We have noted relevant information," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said

The Hindu

Amarnath Yatra pilgrimage begins amid heavy security in Kashmir

Government estimates a record one million Hindus from across India will join the 43-day pilgrimage in restive region.

Al Jazeera

India Hindus begin pilgrimage in Kashmir amid heavy security

Thousands of Hindu devotees have begun an annual pilgrimage to an icy cave in Indian-controlled Kashmir amid massive security in the Muslim-majority region

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Let terrorists arrested In Budgam, Bandipora

SRINAGAR: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists were arrested — one each in central Kashmir’s Budgam district and north Kashmir’s Bandipora district respectively — on Wednesday.

The Hindu

Amarnath Yatra: Unfazed by looming terror threat, hundreds of pilgrims arrive in Jammu

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reviewed arrangements for Amarnath Yatra by undertaking a visit to basecamp here and said the security forces are alert to ensure a smooth pilgrimage

The Hindu

Religious leaders ask locals to welcome Amarnath yatris

SRINAGAR Members of the civil society, including religious leaders, in Kashmir held a day-long conf

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Gulabi Meenakari, black pottery, ittar, Kashmiri carpet among PM Modi's gifts for world leaders at G7 meet

PM Modi leaves for UAE after the G7 Summit in Germany

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The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Amid conflict, pigeon keeping thrives in Kashmir

As a teenage schoolboy, Syeedna Ismail Hussain Banday cultivated pigeon keeping as his favorite hobby in the heart of Indian-controlled Kashmir. Three decades later, though he went on to become a civil engineer and set up his own construction company, his untiring love for pigeons continues.

The Hindu

Closure of private schools will impact two lakh students: Kashmir schools body

Order has been issued for ‘closing schools operating on state or kahcharie land’ in the Valley’s 10 districts

The Times of India

Jammu and Kashmir: Suspended IPS officer Basant Rath resigns; hints at joining electoral politics

SRINAGAR: Suspended IPS officer Basant Rath on Sunday announced his resignation from service on social media, hinting that he is joining politics to contest elections from Kashmir.

The Hindu

Mehbooba Mufti urges youth of Jammu & Kashmir to shun militancy

"It is my request to the parents and the children to save their lives because killing you is an incentive for them [security forces]. They get money and promotions for that,” the chief of Peoples Democratic Party alleged.

The Hindu

Kashmir’s 155 schools with more than one lakh students face de-registration; Court stays process for now

Hearing the petitions filed by such private schools, judge Moksha Khajuria Kazmi said, “The petitioners have prima facie made out a case for ad-interim relief at this stage.

Newslaundry

CEO of Kashmir news site booked for spreading fake news

“No one has right to spread fake news and instigate people,” the police in Kashmir’s Shopian told Aditya Raj Kaul after the journalist protested their filing of an FIR against Sajid Yousuf Shah, the CEO of the Real Kashmir News.

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Kashmir Hindus in mourning after wave of killings

Bitta Ji Bhat and his wife have yet to reconcile with the death of their son. Yet, what breaks their heart the most is their 4-year-old granddaughter oblivious to the reality that her father is no more.

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