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Owais Farooqi

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Jammu, Jammu and Kashmīr
As seen in: Greater Kashmir, MSN, The Quint, EIN News, Catch News, MEAWW, Kashmir Reader, Dental Economics, UK Daily News Online, France Travel Wire
Covers:  Human Rights, Art and Culture, Health, Politics, Environment, Crime and Justice
Delhi ➡️ #Kashmir: 📝 📷 @TheParallelPost @thequint @catchnews @Kashmir_Reader form 2015| Present @GreaterKashmir| owaisfarooqi8@gmail.com.

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Kashmir based journalist, worked for leading daily Kashmir Reader from 2015-19. Bylines in The Quint, Catch News, Kashmir Reader and Greater Kashmir.

Also contribute news photos to local and national news portals from 2013 it included valleys first online news portals like the parallel post and vox Kashmir.

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COVID-19: Condition of J&K Hospitals Puts Staff & Patients At Risk

COVID-19: Condition of J&K Hospitals Puts Staff & Patients At Risk

With the Covid-19 cases on a spike in India, J&K is facing one of the dire situations as the already seven-mo…

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"Worms crawling over lentils": Inmates at COVID-19 hospital in Bandipora treated like 'untouchabl...

"Worms crawling over lentils": Inmates at COVID-19 hospital in Bandipora treated like 'untouchabl...

"Worms crawling over lentils": Inmates at COVID-19 hospital in Bandipora treated like 'untouchables' Greater …

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"We will die without you": Missing Bandipora youth's family appeals him to return home | Greater ...

"We will die without you": Missing Bandipora youth's family appeals him to return home | Greater ...

"We will die without you": Missing Bandipora youth's family appeals him to return home Greater Kashmir | Unab…

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Bandipora: Chemist sentenced to 18 months jail for outraging woman's modesty | Greater Kashmir

Bandipora: Chemist sentenced to 18 months jail for outraging woman's modesty | Greater Kashmir

Bandipora: Chemist sentenced to 18 months jail for outraging woman's modesty Greater Kashmir | A court here o…

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BJP demands more security to party men | Greater Kashmir

BJP demands more security to party men | Greater Kashmir

As security drones hovered in the air on Sunday morning, BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav visited th…

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Traditional welcome for Kashmir's 8-year-old world kickboxing champ

Traditional welcome for Kashmir's 8-year-old world kickboxing champ

As the winter sun remained shy behind the clouds on Sunday afternoon, the Samovar boiling Kahwa filled the ai…

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Bandipora commuters suffer daily diversions, traffic mess in absence of basic bridges

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By Owais Farooqi 
| Greater Kashmir
Listen to this article Instead of wide roads, residents are currently stuck navigating exhausting detours and narrow bottlenecks, just waiting for two basic bridges to be built. Besides braving narrow curves, and blind spots, commuters have to make difficult decisions whether to take Naninara - Sumbal route or take longer and cumbersome alternatives, losing precious time.
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Literary Forum Bandipora Observes Nazki Day

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By Owais Farooqi 
| Greater Kashmir
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Teen drowns in Bandipora rivulet

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By Owais Farooqi 
| Greater Kashmir
Listen to this article According to locals, 18-year-old Ubaid Shabir Wani from Nadhihal village, entered the Kudhara rivulet near Mughal Basti, close to Chuntimulla village, for a bath when he was swept away by strong currents. In an attempt to save his son, his father, Shabir, jumped into the water but was also carried away by the current. As locals rushed to assist in the rescue effort, Shabir was pulled out alive with serious injuries, while Ubaid was later retrieved unconscious.
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