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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/illusion-of-protection-kashmirs-land-debate-misses-real-question</loc>
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<news:title>Illusion of Protection: Kashmir’s Land Debate Misses Real Question</news:title>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/when-impunity-becomes-norm</loc>
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<image:caption>The body of Raashid Ahmad Mughal, who was allegedly killed in an encounter in Ganderbal as claimed by the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir. Some parts of the body have been blurred.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-07T00:25:00.000Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>When Impunity Becomes Norm</news:title>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/news/9209-water-bodies-in-jk-have-never-been-repaired-23-are-already-gone</loc>
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<image:caption>A view of the Khushal Sar from its Northern Shore in Srinagar. It is in a highly deteriorated condition and has been encroached upon at many places with illegal construction and landfilling.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T13:01:35.527Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>9,209 Water Bodies in J&amp;K Have Never Been Repaired; 23% Are Already Gone</news:title>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/recasting-the-kumbh-mela-expansion-sacred-geography-and-kashmirs-distinct-tradition</loc>
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<image:caption>Hindu Pilgrims go over the Ganga river in the 2001 Kumbh-Mela.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T12:12:28.421Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>Recasting the Kumbh Mela: Expansion, Sacred Geography, and Kashmir’s Distinct Tradition</news:title>
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<loc>https://kashmirtimes.com/news/jks-wildlife-crisis-when-the-numbers-stop-telling-the-whole-story</loc>
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<image:caption>A file photo of a leopard killed by villagers in retaliation to attack on people in Kulgam district in south Kashmir, Jammu &amp; Kashmir in April 2020.</image:caption>
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<news:publication_date>2026-04-06T11:36:43.177Z</news:publication_date>
<news:title>J&amp;K's Wildlife Crisis: When the Numbers Stop Telling the Whole Story</news:title>
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