Addressing a press conference, Lone said, "Thousands of Kashmiris, particularly from North Kashmir districts like Kupwara, have been living and working across the country for decades and have contributed to national integration."
The eight-day-long inter-university youth festival has been organised by the Department of Dean's Student Welfare (DSW) at the convocation centre of the university.
A delegation of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders visited Tangdhar in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Saturday to assess damage caused by cross-border shelling and interact with affected residents.
A delegation of senior BJP leaders visited Uri sector in north Kashmir, assessing damage caused by Pakistani shelling. They assured locals of government support, emphasising the need for bunkers and long-term rehabilitation. Victims called for peace and assistance.
Extensive raids were carried out earlier today by the State Investigation Agency (SIA) at around 11 locations across Central and North Kashmir. Earlier this week, similar raids were conducted in South Kashmir as part of an ongoing investigation into sleeper cell modules.
Three Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel sustained minor injuries after an escort vehicle in the cavalcade of former Chief Minister and PDP President Mehbooba Mufti met with an accident in Hadipora village of Block Rohama in North Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday.
Ahead of the 76th Republic Day, the Indian Army has heightened its alertness across the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri Sector of Baramulla district, North Kashmir.
The Indian Army on Friday said that two terrorists in the Sopore encounter were operating in North Kashmir. The army also informed that a large amount of war-like stores have been recovered from the terrorists.
Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the state is living under the shadow of danger due to continuous terrorist activities after two soldiers and porters were killed in a terror attack in the Butapathri area of Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday paid homage to the soldiers and porters killed in a terrorist attack in the Butapathri area of Gulmarg in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.