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Kashmir Valley: Valley in Jammu & Kashmir, India
The Kashmir Valley, also known as the Vale of Kashmir, is an intermontane valley in northern Jammu and Kashmir, a region in Indian-administered Kashmir. The valley is surrounded by ranges of the Himalayas, bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and on the northeast by the Greater Himalayan range. It is approximately 135 km (84 mi) long and 32 km (20 mi) wide, and drained by the Jhelum River. It forms the bulk of the Kashmir Division of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar: Women & Children Gather To Welcome Congress Leader| Is He the Next PM? [Video]

Rahul Gandhi in Srinagar: Women & Children Gather To Welcome Congress Leader| Is He the Next PM?

Rahul Gandhi addressed a major Congress rally in Srinagar, marking the party's first significant gathering in the Kashmir Valley in 37 years. Organized by Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq..

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The twenty-eight minutes of Laser, Light show features the Geological as well as the mystic evolution of the Kashmir Valley, the "Heaven on Earth".
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Terror's new stronghold? Jammu's escalating violence signals tactical shift in militant strategy

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J&K: 6 dead as boat capsizes in Jhelum river

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Kashmir reels under severe cold; Srinagar shivers at -5.2°C, Pahalgam at -6.2°C

Kashmir Valley continued to reel under severe cold conditions with temperatures plunging to -5.2°C in Srinagar and -6.2°C in Pahalgam on Monday night. At -5.2°C, Srinagar’s lowest temperature was..
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4 terrorists killed, 1 held in separate encounters in J&K: Police

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