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SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated and laid foundation stone of various infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 43 Crore in north Kashmir's Baramulla, on Wednesday, a DIPR statement issued to press said.

Before World War I, Palestine was part of the Ottoman Empire. Zionist immigration led to the displacement of Arab peasants. The Balfour Declaration in 1917 supported a Jewish homeland, causing conflict with the Arab majority. The 1939 White Paper proposed limits on Jewish immigration, but the British-supported Zionist movement gained control. In 1947-48, Israel was created through the partition of Palestine. Palestinians lacked support and opposition, resulting in the Nakba, ethnic cleansing, an...

SRINAGAR: Economic Offences Wing, Crime Branch Jammu charge-sheeted father-son duo for allegedly preparing a false school-leaving certificate (SLC)) to get a government job in the Power Development Department (PDD) in Jammu and Kashmir.

SRINAGAR: Administration on Monday ordered a magisterial enquiry into the “custodial death” of a rape accused in police lockup in Surankote area of this district, officials said.

SRINAGAR: A commercial building was damaged in an overnight fire mishap in the Batamaloo area of central Kashmir's Srinagar district, officials said. They that a three-storey commercial building, housing six shops including a non-functional hotel namely New Akber Hotel, and a restaurant, caught fi...

SRINAGAR: An army personnel deployed on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri sector died after his weapon went off accidentally, officials said on Tuesday.

SRINAGAR: The body of a woman was discovered in Bemina, a locality in central Kashmir's Srinagar district on Tuesday morning, according to officials. An official informed the news agency KNO, that the woman, identified as Tanveera, wife of Showkat Ahmad Kaloo, from Nendresh Colony, Bemina, was found...

SRINAGAR: In a highly anticipated case, the Supreme Court of India on Tuesday rejected a landmark petition seeking the recognition of same-sex marriage in the country, a blow for the queer community that denies tens of millions of LGBTQ+ couples the right to marry their partners.

SRINAGAR: In a significant development in the region of Kargil, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) has elected Dr Jaffar Akhone as the new Chief Executive Councillor for the 5th Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil.

SRINAGAR: A 21-year-old youth died after a tractor overturned in the Wangipora area of Sumbal in north Kashmir's Bandipora district on Tuesday. Quoting an official, KNO reported that the youth identified as Rayees Ahmad Rather son of Ghulam Qadir Rather of Wangipora was injured after a tractor he wa...