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Sheikh Saleem Baramulla, August 20:   A Special Court in Baramulla on Wednesday acquitted two men accused of illegally trafficking poppy straws after facing a long trial of nearly three years. Special Judge of Special Court under the…

Bandipora, Aug 21 : The remote Gurez Valley in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district—once synonymous with bunkers, blackouts, and border tension—is now writing a very different story. In 2025, the valley has recorded its highest-ever tourist…

Jammu, August 2024: In a proud moment for Jammu and Kashmir, four young achievers from the Valley have been conferred with the prestigious National Youth Excellence Award 2024-25 during the National Youth Exchange Programme held at the…

Sheikh Saleem New Delhi, Aug 20: India’s defence and internal security posture has witnessed what the government is calling a “tectonic shift” over the last eleven years, with defence spending nearly tripling, record growth in indigenous…

Srinagar, Aug 20: In a landmark discovery for Indian biodiversity, researchers have reported the first-ever record of the rare mushroom species Amanita griseopantherina from India. The finding, made by Dr. Faisal Mushtaq Kichloo,…

Sheikh Saleem Bandipora, Aug 20:  In a landmark judgment that brings closure to a family silenced for more than three decades, a local court in Bandipora on Tuesday sentenced Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Abdul Wahid Mir to life imprisonment…

Convener News Desk Srinagar, August 19: At the heart of Kashmir, where the Zabarwan mountains kiss the sky and the shikaras glide softly across shimmering waters, Dal Lake has for centuries symbolized the soul of Srinagar. Tourists from…

Aashish Sethi Whether it's a road accident, a house fire, or a slip on a banana peel, we often come across day-to-day incidents like these. These accidents are sudden and unforeseen, occurring in various places—on the road, at home, or in…

Convener News Desk Bandipora, August 19: The ‘Halshari’ irrigation canal at Panar, a crucial lifeline for thousands of kanals of agricultural land, is facing severe danger as nearly 90 percent of its protection bundh near Primary…

By Muqeet Mubashir Srinagar, Aug 19: The recently concluded Under-14 Inter-District Football Championship trials in Kashmir for the upcoming U-14 Inter-Division level Competition have sparked a storm of controversy, with national-level…