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Houseboats catch fire on a lake popular with tourists, killing 3 in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Officials in Indian-controlled Kashmir say a massive fire has destroyed several wooden houseboats anchored on Dal Lake, an area popular with tourists, and three charred bodies have been recovered from the wreckage

The Independent UK

India, Pakistan border guards trade fire along their frontier in Kashmir; one Indian soldier killed

Indian and Pakistani soldiers have exchanged gunfire and shelling along their highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir, killing an Indian border guard

The Independent UK

One TRF terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in J-K's Shopian

A terrorist affiliated with the proscribed terror outfit, The Resistance Front (TRF) was killed in Kathohalan area of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, officials said.

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From Kashmir to conversions, with Himanta in Chhattisgarh’s ‘jinxed’ constituency

In poll-bound Chhattisgarh, the BJP’s campaign strategy doesn’t revolve around just unemployment, corruption and women’s safety but Hindutva poll planks too.

Newslaundry

V.K. Birdhi appointed as new IGP for Kashmir zone

Senior IPS officer V.K. Birdhi was appointed as the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir zone, on Tuesday.

The Hindu

Rumbles within the Gupkar alliance grow louder ahead of Lok Sabha election

Gupkar alliance hardening positions on contesting 2024 LS polls independently, likely to challenge INDIA bloc. NC VP Omar Abdullah advocating to retain seats won in 2019. PDP forming 3-member election board to prepare for polls. NC, PDP leaders to decide on contesting together or separately.

The Hindu

Gupkar alliance leaders urge India to play role to end bloodshed in Palestine

The Kashmiri leaders expressed regret over India’s vote during the United Nations’ resolution on the ceasefire in Palestine

The Hindu

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Sajad Lone asks security agencies to relook current policy of ‘macro-level punishment’

Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Conference (JKPC) president Sajad Gani Lone appealed for a relook at the policy adopted by the security agencies in Kashmir.

The Hindu

4 militant ‘associates’ held, houses sheltering militants ‘attached’ in Kashmir

Four “associates” of militants were arrested and houses were attached after the owner “wilfully harboured” militants in Kashmir on Wednesday.

The Hindu

R.R. Swain takes over as 17th DGP of Jammu and Kashmir

R.R. Swain appointed 17th DGP of J&K; received guard of honour at police HQ in Srinagar. 1991 batch IPS officer, also Special DG CID & Intelligence Chief since June 2020.

The Hindu

J&K Waqf Board ‘mutes’ Palestine issue from sermons, prayers to contain protests in Valley

Most of the Board-run shrines and mosques in Kashmir Valley have avoided sermons or speeches on the current situation in Palestine.

The Hindu

PM Modi pays tribute to Sardar Patel at Statue of Unity in Gujarat

PM Modi paid floral tribute to Sardar Patel at Statue of Unity in Gujarat on National Unity Day. He administered oath of unity and witnessed parade of BSF and state police. He launched multiple projects worth Rs 160 crore. Home Minister Amit Shah said Patel's contribution united India from Kashmir…

The Hindu

Migrant worker shot dead by militants, infiltrator killed by forces in Kashmir

Militants shot dead a non-local worker from Uttar Pradesh in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Monday. In separate incident, one infiltrator was killed near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara in a two-day long anti-infiltration operation.

The Hindu

Migrant worker shot dead by militants in J&K’s Pulwama

A non-local worker was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Monday. Preliminary reports suggested that he was shot from a close range in Nowpora village of Pulwama district. The victim, identified as Mukesh Kumar of Uttar Pradesh’s Tumchi area, was shifted to a hospital but succumbed to his injuries.

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R.R. Swain new in charge DGP of Jammu and Kashmir

Rashmi Ranjan Swain, Special Director-General of Jammu & Kashmir CID, was designated as the in charge Director-General of Police

The Hindu

77th Infantry Day celebrated in Madras Regimental Centre in Coonoor

77th Infantry Day celebrated at Madras Regimental Centre to honour soldiers who fought Pakistan-backed militias in 1947. Lt. Gen. Virendra Vats & Lt. Gen. Devraj Anbu laid wreath at War Memorial. Day marks airlifting of Sikh Regiment to Srinagar to liberate Kashmir. Lt. Gen. Vats praised infantrymen for devotion &…

The Hindu

Five militants killed near LoC in Kupwara: police

Two militants were killed in an ongoing counter-infiltration operation near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara on Thursday. A police spokesperson said an encounter with infiltrators started in the Machhal Sector in which two terrorists had been killed so far. “The operation is under way,” the spokesperson…

The Hindu

NC’s high-powered committee sets up task force to fight drug abuse in Kashmir

The NC underlined that there was a denial of humanitarian treatment to the drug addicts

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India to treat Pakistan’s reference to Kashmir at UNSC meeting “with contempt it deserves”

India rejects Pakistan's reference to Kashmir at UNSC, says it will treat it with contempt. U.S. Sec. of State Blinken affirms right of any nation to defend itself, condemns all acts of terrorism, calls on UNSC to denounce states that arm, fund, train terrorist groups.

The Hindu

Dogra architecture gets a revival at J&K’s Maharaj Gunj

A project that recreates the past glory of Srinagar’s Maharaj Gunj market, which has disappeared from sight with encroachment and deviations for several decades, throws new light on rare architectural elements

The Hindu

Snow, rainfall trigger cold wave in Kashmir, disrupts traffic movement

Meanwhile, the Meteorological department has forecasted wet weather till October 17. “There would be a significant drop in the temperature across J&K,” a MeT official said.

Al Jazeera

In cricket-crazy Kashmir, the India-Pakistan World Cup clash tests emotions

Many people in Indian-administered Kashmir support Pakistan over India in cricket – a risk when the rivals face off.

The Conversation

Celebrated novelist Arundhati Roy faces prosecution in India – for a speech she gave in 2010

Booker Prize-winning writer Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things, has been charged, along with retired law professor Sheikh Showkat Hussain, for allegedly seditious comments supporting the separation of Kashmir from India.

The Hindu

Vendetta without limit: On the resurrection of an old case against Arundhati Roy

The revival of a 13-year-old case betrays intolerance and follows a pattern of vendetta against the state’s perceived civil society antagonists and outspoken critics

The Hindu

I-T department searches 40 premises of Kashmir’s prominent business group

I-T dept searches 40+ premises of business group in Kashmir & Delhi; finds evidence of undisclosed investments of ₹50cr in immovable properties & unaccounted cash .

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