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Security top brass meets Union Home Secretary in Srinagar ahead of G20 meet, Amarnath Yatra

Security top brass met in Srinagar and apprised Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Tuesday about the security challenges ahead of much-touted meeting of G20 nations on May 22-24. Security for the upcoming Amarnath yatra and the situation in Poonch-Rajouri sector were also discussed, official sources said.

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Snowfall sparks cold wave in Kashmir, rains close highways

Officials said the traffic on Srinagar-Jammu road was badly affected due to the rains, triggering landslips

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After a gap of five decades, a film made in Kashmir is set to hit the silver screen

In Kashmir’s chequered cinema history, it is after more than 50 years that promos of a locally-made Bollywood movie, Welcome to Kashmir, were released at a cinema hall in Srinagar, a major leap for an otherwise defunct film industry, with just one cinema hall in the Valley functioning and over…

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Tele Manas counsels Kashmir’s distressed souls

Over the past six months, the Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS) in Srinagar has received 10,500 calls from people in distress across Jammu and Kashmir’s toll free numbers 14416 and 1800-891-4416.

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Build further on LoC ceasefire, revive SAARC for lasting peace in J&K, says PDP resolution

PDP on May 2, 2023 held a meeting of the members of its Political Affairs Committee in Srinagar and underlined the need to maintain peace along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, and revive SAARC as a platform for lasting peace in J&K.

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IMD issues hailstorms, thunderstorms alert for Uttarakhand

Following the continuous snowfall in Kedarnath Dham, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an alert for hailstorms and thunderstorms in the state for the next four days from Sunday, according to an official release. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Char Dham pilgrims stopped at Srinagar due to bad weather

Police officials reviewed the situation in view of the weather alert of rain and snowfall during the Char Dham yatra and the security of the proposed G-20 meeting in Srinagar.

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Char Dham Yatris stopped in Srinagar due to heavy snowfall in Kedarnath and Badrinath

Owing to the problems caused due to snowfall in Kedarnath and Badrinath and the rains in the low-lying areas, the late-night Char Dham Yatris are being stopped by Police in Srinagar itself. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Ahead of Amarnath Yatra, security agencies discuss safeguarding of Kashmir highway

Top security officials held a meeting in south Kashmir’s Anantnag where securing the national highway, which connects Jammu with the Srinagar and the Amarnath route in south Kashmir’s Pahalgam, remained the focus

The Hindu

The growing problem of substance abuse in J&K

Doctors, school authorities and the State government are searching for ways to curb the availability and use of drugs

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Rains lash Kashmir Valley; fresh snowfall in Gulmarg

The officials said there are reports of snowfall in other areas in the upper reaches of the valley, including at Zojilla Pass on the Srinagar-Leh national highway, forcing its closure for traffic.

The Hindu

Blood Man of Kashmir: A selfless journey of donating 182 pints of blood

A 60-year-old man from Srinagar, has been a dedicated blood donor for over four decades now. Read further on Dynamite News:

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World’s highest railway bridge to open in Kashmir soon

The bridge over the Chenab River, taller than the Eiffel Tower, will provide all-weather connectivity with the valley.

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Srinagar Smart City project drifts away from the main idea: CPI(M) leader Tarigami

The CPI(M) criticised the implementation of the ongoing ₹980-crore Smart City project in Srinagar and raised “deep concern”.

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J&K: Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin son properties attached in Srinagar

NIA on Monday attached the property of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son Syed Ahmad Shakeel in Srinagar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Property of Hizbul Mujahideen chief’s son ‘attached’ in Srinagar under UAPA

The National Investigation Agency attached the property of Syed Ahmad Shakeel, son of Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin, under the provisions of Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in Srinagar’s Ram Bagh area.

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J&K: Tulip Garden in Srinagar closes for this season after all-time high footfall

The world-famous and Asia's largest tulip garden in Srinagar is closed for visitors for this season after record tourist footfall this year during the one-month show. Must read further on Dynamite News:

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Kashmir's traditional Ramadan drummers wake neighbours up for pre-dawn meals

The valley is covered in darkness as Abdul Kareem Jinded, 71, prepares his drum to break the silence of his neighbourhood in Srinagar, the largest city in Indian Kashmir.

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Pakistan criticises India’s move to host G20 meeting in Srinagar

India assumed the presidency of the G20, an economic bloc comprised of 19 countries and the European Union, in December.

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J&K: Kashmiri pandits take out Shobha Yatra in Srinagar to celebrate Ram Navami

Kashmiri Pandits on Thursday took out Shoba Yatra in Srinagar on the auspicious occasion of Ram Navami. Read further on Dynamite News:

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NGO Terror Funding Case: NIA Court sends journalist to 10-day remand

Delhi's National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court on Wednesday sent arrested accused freelance journalist Irfan Mehraj to 10-day remand in NGO Terror Funding Case. Irfan Mehraj was recently arrested by the NIA from Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir in the NGO Terror funding case registered in October 2020. Read further on…

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India arrests Kashmir journalist Irfan Mehraj on ‘terror’ charges

Irfan Mehraj, who worked with a prominent human rights organisation, was accused of funding ‘terror’ activities.

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NIA arrests Kashmir journalist in ‘terror funding’ case

The National Investigation Agency yesterday arrested a journalist from Srinagar in connection with an investigation into an “NGO terror funding case”. Journalist Irfan Mehraj was booked under the draconian Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and taken to Delhi, according to Kashmir media reports.

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J&K: NIA makes first arrest in Srinagar in NGO Terror Funding case

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested Irfan Mehraj from Srinagar in the NGO Terror funding case registered in October 2020. Read further on Dynamite News:

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J&K: 4 labourers from Bihar killed in road accident in Awantipura

At least four labourers from Bihar were killed and several others injured after a bus turned turtle in Awantipora on Saturday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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