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Prophet Muhammad row: Nine detained in J&K's Bhaderwah; curfew relaxed in Kishtwar for five hours
•Curfew was imposed in Bhaderwah and Kishtwar on Thursday following communal tension over the controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad by Nupur Sharma and certain social media posts by local right-wing activists in her support
Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar
•Talib Hussain, a resident of Rashgwari in Nagseni tehsil, was arrested in a joint operation by police, Rashtriya Rifles and the CRPF, police official said
Kishtwar cloudburst: Rescue operation to trace 20 missing resume after rain interruption
•Seven persons were dead and 17 others injured after Honzar village in Dacchan tehsil was hit by flash floods triggered by the cloudburst in the early hours of 28 July, that damaged 21 houses, 21 cowsheds, a ration depot, a bridge and a mosque.
Seven dead, at least 30 missing after cloudburst in J&K's Kishtwar; PM assures 'all possible assistance'
Fp Staff •IMD has forecast severe weather for Jammu and Kashmir, with 'widespread intermittent rain most likely to continue till 30 July'
Five dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar following cloudburst: Why are they dangerous and which areas are prone to it
Fp Staff •A cloudburst is a sudden aggressive rainstorm falling for a short period of time-limited to a small geographical area
Earthquake of 5.8 magnitude hits Jammu and Kashmir, strong tremors felt in Srinagar, Kishtwar, Doda; 3rd quake in Union Territory in 3 days
•Strong tremors were felt in most parts of the Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar, Kishtwar and Doda districts
Security tightened in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of Republic Day; all infiltration routes barricaded, check posts set up say officials
•Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor GC Murmu will take the salute at the Maulana Azad Stadium, the main venue of the Republic Day function in the newly created Union Territory on 26 January
Cloud cover raises minimum temperature across Jammu, light snowfall in high altitude areas of Poonch, Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban
•Jammu recorded a low of 9.3 degrees Celsius, up by 5.4 degrees from the previous night's 3.9 degrees Celsius
J&K village defence committees protest over pending salaries in Jammu, seek L-G GC Murmu's intervention
•Village Defence Committees (VDCs), which serve as 'security arch' to defend remote and hilly villages against terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, on Thursday held a protest here demanding the release of pending salaries
Heavy snowfall in Kashmir forces closure of Jammu-Srinagar National Highway; all flights to and from capital cancelled
•Heavy snowfall across Kashmir on Thursday cut off the valley from the rest of the country as the arterial Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was closed for traffic while all flights to and fro Srinagar airport were cancelled