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Facts underground
The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons have located upto a thousand unnamed graves across the northern district of Indian administered Kashmir, which hold bodies claimed by police to be of foreign militants. The group which released a report ‘Facts Underground’ last week in Srinagar suspects the graves may hold answers to over estimated 10,000 disappearances in Kashmir. Faisul Yaseen reports.

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Why a Kashmir artisan body opposed Pashmina patent
Efforts to secure a patent for Kashmir Pashmina fell into rough weather with opposition from a Pakistan based trade body, and an artisan body from Indian administered Kashmir. While the Pakistan body insists for inclusion of Pashmina products from Pakistan administered Kashmir, the Srinagar based body of artisans says the patent application is flawed. Shahnawaz Khan reports.

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Divided Kashmir achieves common goal separately
While India and Pakistan are still grappling to contain polio, both India and Pakistan administered Kashmir's have achieved polio free status. No case of polio has been reported from the two parts of Kashmir for the past seven years. Haroon Mirani reports.

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Restricted by her feet
Struck with elephantiasis, 11-year-old Tawheeda has been restricted by her feet. Peerzada Arshad Hamid visits her village in Kulgam district of Indian administered Kashmir and finds poverty and ignorance adding to her woes.

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‘Indian troops are tired of fighting us’
Syed Salahudin, Chairman of the United Jehad Council (UJC), an amalgam of 13 militant outfits operating in Kashmir says Indian troops are tired of fighting militants in Kashmir. In an in-depth telephonic interview with Shahnawaz Khan, he talks on various issues like elections, ceasefire, and Alison Macdonald.

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Photoshop to boost Kashmir CM image
To appease their master, the state’s Information department is busy doctoring images of the chief minister and project his rallies attended by a few dozens into huge ones. As Haroon Mirani reports, this is perhaps what the CM prefers to call positive reporting. Pictures

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Cell phones eat into fast food, books, music
It is an unlikely rival, but it is! Newspaper vendors and fast food outlets in Kashmir see cell phones eating their share, as youth spend more on phones from their small pockets. Wasim Tariq reports.

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Kashmir demilitarisation starts in cyber world
After holding the domain www.kashmir.com for over 10 years, the Indian Army has now put it on sale. Haroon Mirani reports.

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