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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
TopicSouth Kashmir

Topic: south Kashmir

BJP worker shot dead by militants in J&K’s Kulgam district

Officials say militants fired upon Javeed Ahmad Dar, BJP’s constituency president of Homeshalibugh assembly constituency, near his residence in south Kashmir.

Fake pesticides sold during Covid lockdown hit Kashmir apple quality, price

Apples from South Kashmir's Shopian used to sell for Rs 1,300-1,5000 per 10 kg, but the price came down to just Rs 800-Rs 1,000 due to stains thanks to use of poor quality pesticide.

NIA searches south Kashmir offices & residences in Davinder Singh case

Jammu and Kashmir DSP Davinder Singh, who has been suspended, is being investigated by NIA for ferrying two terrorists out of the Valley 11 January.

Govt says Kashmiri journalist has been let off after ‘midnight arrest’ by Army & CRPF

Irfan Amin, a south Kashmir-based journalist, was picked up from his house Wednesday night and 'bundled into a vehicle'.

How security forces ensured a peaceful Lok Sabha election in troubled Kashmir

Voter turnout may have been dismal in Kashmir but Lok Sabha polls passed off without any major incidents of violence, thanks to a slew of security measures.

The scars of Burhan Wani & PDP-BJP tie-up: What kept south Kashmir away from voting

Anantnag in south Kashmir, the hotbed of homegrown militancy, recorded a 13.61% voter turnout in its first phase of polling.

In a first, militants shoot Kashmir woman on camera

The Kashmir woman had allegedly tipped off security forces about the whereabouts of Zeenat-ul-Islam, who was killed last month.

How students in terror-hit south Kashmir beat unrest & shutdowns to top Class 10 results

Class 10 students in Kashmir's Pulwama & Shopian districts excelled with highest pass percentage, even though schools there were closed for more than 100 days.

Viral video shows Hizbul Mujahideen killing young Kashmiri ‘Army informer’

The young man, Nadeem Manzoor of south Kashmir, was shot several times. His body was recovered Friday.

7 Kashmir special police officers resign amid Hizbul threats, govt says it’s propaganda

All 7 policemen are from south Kashmir, the hotbed of homegrown militancy. Sources say more resignations are likely as Hizbul threat looms. 

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Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.