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The cricket fraternity celebrated Jammu & Kashmir’s maiden Ranji Trophy triumph, with tributes pouring in from Sachin Tendulkar, Jay Shah and several former players. Tendulkar called it a beautiful journey, while Shah praised the team’s grit and support staff. Mohammad Kaif, Irfan Pathan, Aakash Chopra, Shikhar Dhawan, Harbhajan Singh, Yuvraj Singh and Suresh Raina also congratulated the historic achievement.

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Thursday constituted state and divisional level committees to conduct preparatory work for the panchayat and urban local bodies polls in the state.

Hurriyat Conference chief Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has said Pakistan is not comfortable with the idea of an independent J&K.

Peoples Conference chief Sajad Gani Lone advocated for the separation of Jammu and Kashmir, arguing it would not lead to animosity. He questioned Kashmir's disproportionate burden in safeguarding secularism and highlighted alleged hatred from Jammu, suggesting an 'amicable divorce' amid ongoing discrimination claims.

After seven months, J&K residents can now access social media websites on 2G mobile internet, sources said. There is no mention of whitelisting of websites as per the new government order issued on Wednesday. The order is applicable till March 17.

Wary of rising unease in its support base in Jammu and other parts of the country, BJP sought to refurbish its 'Hindutva' credentials by snapping ties with ally PDP to counter the perception that it had compromised its ideological commitment to unifying Jammu & Kashmir with the mainland.

The Jammu & Kashmir State Level Eligibility Test (SET) Agency will conduct the examination to check the eligibility for assistant professor in colleges and universities of the state on March 11, 2018. For detailed information and latest updates, students may access the official website of the education board. The last date of application for the test is December 28, tomorrow.

Tingling, where at least 20 people died in Tuesday night’s landslide, was marked highly susceptible in a landslide map available with the state government.