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No ambulance for Kashmir's injured
In Indian administered Kashmir, where thousands of small and big blasts have caused tens of thousands of casualties, the state healthcare system boasts of one ambulance, mostly attached with the state head. For the rest of folk there are a few carrier vans disguised as ambulances, most of which lack even basic emergency facilities. Mohammed Mohsen reports.

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Kashmir saffron losing ground
The slopes of Pampore, a town on the banks of river Jehlum in Indian administered Kashmir, are struggling to preserve its prized possession - Saffron, the costliest spice in the world. The karevas that once produced upto 16 metric tones of Saffron each year are left with a 6 metric tonnes annual production. Nusrat Ara reports.

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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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