Protests over Ayatollah Khamenei’s killing in Kashmir: Meta blocks media pages, MP Ruhullah Mehdi booked for ‘misleading content’ | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Protests over Ayatollah Khamenei’s killing in Kashmir: Meta blocks media pages, MP Ruhullah Mehdi booked for ‘misleading content’ | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Syed Ruhullah Mehdi (File Photo) SRINAGAR: After large-scale protests over the past two days against the killing of Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Jammu and Kashmir government extended the closure of schools and colleges across the Valley until Saturday.At the same time, Meta blocked several newspaper accounts in the Valley, evoking condemnation from…

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Iran-Israel conflict: Massive protest in Srinagar over Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing; police use tear gas shells to disperse crowd | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Iran-Israel conflict: Massive protest in Srinagar over Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s killing; police use tear gas shells to disperse crowd | Srinagar News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: Police on Monday used tear gas shells to disperse people protesting against the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, amid restrictions imposed in all districts as a precautionary measure. Authorities in Kashmir imposed restrictions across the Valley and reduced mobile internet speeds in the wake of widespread protests on Sunday. Major demonstrations…

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Srinagar wakes to white as snow shuts Kashmir’s highways, grounds flights | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Srinagar wakes to white as snow shuts Kashmir’s highways, grounds flights | Srinagar News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: White rooftops, silent runways, locked highways. Fresh snowfall swept Kashmir valley Tuesday, shutting the Srinagar–Jammu national highway, cancelling all flights and stranding hundreds of tourists — but residents and visitors celebrated Srinagar’s first white morning of the season. Kashmir’s winter returned with force, reminding why snow in the region stops life and steals hearts.A…

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Ladakh Buddhist group seeks anti-conversion law, cites ‘threat to peace’ | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Ladakh Buddhist group seeks anti-conversion law, cites ‘threat to peace’ | Srinagar News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: Ladakh Buddhist Association (LBA) has written to Union home minister Amit Shah seeking a “strict” anti-conversion law in the Union territory forthwith, flagging potential threats of communal violence in the strategically sensitive border region.While the letter didn’t specify the immediate reason for the demand, it came amid reports that a Buddhist girl from Zanskar…

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J&K Police hand over ‘suspected’ pigeon to wildlife department | Srinagar News – The Times of India

J&K Police hand over ‘suspected’ pigeon to wildlife department | Srinagar News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: J&K Police have handed over to the wildlife department a pigeon examined Saturday for carrying coded markings, as they found nothing suspicious about it.On Jan 10, a 13-year-old boy from Kharah village in the Akhnoor sector of Jammu, close to the International Border (IB), spotted the pigeon and caught it after noticing unusual stamped…

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Kashmir Apple Orchards News: ‘An apple a day’ but at what cost? Kashmir’s orchards raise health alarm | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Kashmir Apple Orchards News: ‘An apple a day’ but at what cost? Kashmir’s orchards raise health alarm | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Image Credit: Bilal Bahadur/TNN SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s apple orchards — the backbone of the Valley’s rural economy — are under renewed scrutiny as lawmakers and medical experts raise concerns over a possible link between decades of pesticide use and rising cases of malignant brain tumours among orchard workers.Lawmakers shift focus to farmers’ healthThe concerns were raised…

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Omar joins power project row, says BJP MLAs interfering | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Omar joins power project row, says BJP MLAs interfering | Srinagar News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah Monday said political parties shouldn’t interfere in power projects under execution in the Kishtwar region and that law enforcement agencies should take action against those obstructing the work.The statement came days after construction firm Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd. (MEIL), building an upcoming 850-megawatt Ratle hydropower project on the Chenab…

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Omar distances INDIA bloc from Congress’s vote chori, SIR pitch | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Omar distances INDIA bloc from Congress’s vote chori, SIR pitch | Srinagar News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah drew Monday a red line within INDIA bloc on Congress’s “vote chori” (vote theft) and EC’s special intensive revision (SIR) pitch, saying both are exclusive to the party and not part of the opposition alliance’s agenda.“Every political party has the autonomy to set its agenda. Congress has chosen SIR and…

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Charges against 40 from Pulwama who went to Pakistan for arms training | Srinagar News – The Times of India

Charges against 40 from Pulwama who went to Pakistan for arms training | Srinagar News – The Times of India

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Police disclosed Sunday that they had filed a chargesheet against 40 people who allegedly crossed into Pakistan illegally for arms training between 1990 and 2000 and did not return.The residents of Pulwama’s Awantipora area went away at different times during the two-year span. The charges were filed under Egress and Internal…

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9 killed in J&K police station blast: Top cop Nalin Prabhat rules out ‘terror angle’ | Srinagar News – The Times of India

9 killed in J&K police station blast: Top cop Nalin Prabhat rules out ‘terror angle’ | Srinagar News – The Times of India

9 killed in J&K police station blast: Top cop Nalin Prabhat rules out ‘terror angle’ SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashimir DGP Nalin Prabhat on Saturday ruled out terror angle in Nowgam police stataion blast case that killed nine people.The top said, “Nine people have lost their lives in the blast including three State Investigation Agecy personnel,…

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