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Kashmir government to retain forest land: Azad

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Sunday said the state will retain the forest land allotted to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB). But he maintained that there was no question of dissolving the shrine board.4:31 PM on June 29

Land row: Kashmir government takes pilgrimage management responsibility

In an attempt to defuse the highly surcharged atmosphere triggered by the controversial forest land transfer, Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Sunday asked the state government if it can ensure the management of annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine.3:01 PM on June 29

Muslim groups urge joint stir against 'anti-religious' textbook

Muslim organisations in Kerala are in talks with Hindu and Christian groups for a joint stir to demand the withdrawal of a controversial social studies textbook that has been termed anti-religious, P.K. Kunhalikutty, state general secretary of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), said here Saturday.11:00 PM on June 28

Land row is not communal agitation: Mirwaiz

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, Saturday cautioned against communalising the agitation against the controversial land transfer to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) in Kashmir.5:33 PM on June 28

Lead dignified life to avoid AIDS: Shankaracharya

Disturbed over the alarming rise of HIV/AIDS in India, Puri Shankaracharya Nishchalanand Saraswathi has urged the people to follow the age-old Indian tradition of leading a dignified and disciplined life.5:32 PM on June 28

Kashmir land row: Mob violence, protests enter sixth day

Protests against the controversial transfer of forest land to Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) entered the sixth day Saturday as demonstrators attacked a police station and torched vehicles in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.5:32 PM on June 28

Over 50 injured as Kashmir simmers over land row

Over 50 people, including 15 security personnel, were injured in violence across Kashmir Friday as the agitation against the land allotment to the Amarnath shrine authorities entered it fifth day. The annual Hindu pilgrimage to the cave shrine was also temporarily suspended.6:01 AM on June 28

Parsvnath to develop Buddha Smriti Udhyaan in Patna

The city-based realtor Parsvnath Developers Ltd announced Friday that it has won a Rs.1.25 billion ($30 million) order to build a Buddha Smriti Udhyaan in Patna.9:02 PM on June 27

BJP asks PM not to cancel Amarnath land allotment

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asking him not to cancel the land allotted to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) in Jammu and Kashmir, an issue that has led to violence in the valley.9:01 PM on June 27

Kashmir continues to simmer over land row

Massive demonstrations were held across Srinagar Friday and the entire Kashmir Valley observed a complete shutdown as protests against the land allotment to the Amarnath shrine authorities entered the fifth day.7:00 PM on June 27

Violence a throwback to the troubles 90s: Omar Abdullah

The four days of continued violence in the Kashmir Valley, pitched battles between civilians and the police and the paralysis of the administration are a throwback to the turbulent 1990s, says National Conference president Omar Abdullah.4:03 PM on June 27

Baig, Abdullah want Vohra to solve land controversy

Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister and senior Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig Thursday met new Governor N.N. Vohra and suggested he should withdraw the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board's (SASB) claim to a plot of forestland as a possible way out of the controversy over the issue.1:02 AM on June 27

VHP, Bajrang Dal threaten campaign for Amarnath land

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal have termed protests in the Kashmir Valley against land allotment to Amarnath shrine authorities as an 'international conspiracy' and threatened to launch nationwide demonstrations.1:01 AM on June 27

Vohra for conciliatory approach

Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Thursday advocated a conciliatory approach in tackling issues of public importance and expressed sorrow over the lives lost in the last few days during protests over land allotment to Amarnath shrine authorities.12:30 AM on June 27

Omar asks governor to withdraw land allotment request

National Conference president Omar Abdullah Thursday asked Jammu and Kashmir's newly-installed Governor N.N. Vohra to withdraw a request his predecessor made for forestland allotment to the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB).4:31 PM on June 26