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J&K administration says no work from home order for Pandits in Kashmir; CM Abdullah says ‘a credible threat cannot be taken lightly’

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J&K administration says no work from home order for Pandits in Kashmir; CM Abdullah says ‘a credible threat cannot be taken lightly’

Even as the J&K administration on Friday (August 14, 2026) refuted any work-from-home orders for Kashmiri Pandits working in Kashmir, the community has approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) and the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) to “probe how personal data of Prime Minister Package Employees in Kashmir was leaked” and made it to…

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J&K Minister Satish Sharma flags issue of ‘defiance, disrespect’ of bureaucrat with CM Omar Abdullah

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J&K Minister Satish Sharma flags issue of ‘defiance, disrespect’ of bureaucrat with CM Omar Abdullah

J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with Minister Satish Sharma. File | Photo Credit: PTI J&K Minister Satish Sharma has flagged the issue of “defiance and disrespect towards the authority of the Ministry”, allegedly displayed by a senior bureaucrat, with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Mr. Sharma, who holds several portfolios including Transport, in a letter to…

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J&K speeds up FRA implementation; warns Forest Dept. against eviction notices

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J&K speeds up FRA implementation; warns Forest Dept. against eviction notices

Jammu and Kashmir Minister Javed Ahmed Rana. | Photo Credit: PTI J&K Cabinet Minister Javed Ahmed Rana, who holds the Forest, Ecology and Environment and Tribal Affairs portfolio, on Saturday (August 1, 2026) announced that the Tribal Affairs department would be the nodal agency to implement the Forest Rights Act (FRA) 2006, and warned against the…

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Buoyed by ‘improved security’, displaced Pandits converge on Kashmir temple in their thousands

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Buoyed by ‘improved security’, displaced Pandits converge on Kashmir temple in their thousands

GANDERBAL Buoyed by the improvement in the security situation, a record number of displaced Kashmiri Pandits converged on the Kheer Bhawani temple in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal on Monday (June 22, 2026). They were welcomed by local Muslims and regional parties, including the ruling National Conference (NC) and Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Pandits have pledged to…

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Searches carried out in six Kashmir districts in terror related case

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J&K administration says no work from home order for Pandits in Kashmir; CM Abdullah says ‘a credible threat cannot be taken lightly’

Counter Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of police on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) carried out searches in several districts of the valley in a case related to terror activities, officials said. The officials said based on recent intelligence inputs, technical analysis and sustained investigation, they had identified eight locations in six districts where searches were conducted…

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Three detained in Kashmir while trying to cross into Pakistan

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Three detained in Kashmir while trying to cross into Pakistan

Army jawans patrol along the Line of Control in Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Three locals, who were trying to cross into Pakistan and a youth from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), were arrested near the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday (May 31, 2026)….

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Mirwaiz expresses concern over closure of school-cum-seminary under UAPA in Kashmir

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Mirwaiz expresses concern over closure of school-cum-seminary under UAPA in Kashmir

File picture of the 14th Mirwaiz of Kashmir, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, delivering a Friday congregation at Jamaal Masjid, in Srinagar. | Photo Credit: ANI Kashmir’s chief cleric Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in his Friday (May 8, 2026) sermon, expressed concern over the closure of a seminary-cum-school in south Kashmir’s Shopian and said it has ruined the…

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NC, PDP in war of words over Rajya Sabha polls, closure of seminary, ‘sidelining’ Urdu

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NC, PDP in war of words over Rajya Sabha polls, closure of seminary, ‘sidelining’ Urdu

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the inauguration of the Multi-Purpose Sports Complex at Government Degree College, Tangmarg, in Baramulla on May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Ruling National Conference (NC) and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday (May 6, 2026) engaged in a war of words over the Rajya Sabha…

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Search intensifies for man feared fallen into stream in J&K’s Ramban after assault by cow vigilantes

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J&K administration says no work from home order for Pandits in Kashmir; CM Abdullah says ‘a credible threat cannot be taken lightly’

The young man from J&K’s Ramban who was reported missing after he was attacked by cow vigilantes was still untraced on Tuesday (April 14, 2026), three days after the incident. J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has spoken out strongly against what he claimed was an attempt to subvert peace and urged the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj…

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