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- Arrest Geelani for fomenting Kashmir trouble: Jethmalani
Mumbai, Sep 2: Senior jurist and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Jethmalani today demanded the immediate arrest of Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, who he alleged is on Pakistan....
- Kashmir cannot bar itself from the fear of shutdowns and curfews
Srinagar, Sep 2: Uneasy quiet prevailed in the Kashmir Valley today with few restrictions but a shutdown called by separatists ensuring that shops, educational institutions and businesses were ....
- Political initiative on Kashmir soon: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Sep 2: Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday said the Indian government was ready to hold talks with any political group in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir amid indications that a....
- UPA government may press panic button on Kashmir: BJP
New Delhi, Sep 1: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today there are indications that the UPA government "is all set for some panic steps" on Jammu and Kashmir.
"The st....
- In 80 days, J&K encounters a loss of Rs 21,000 crore
Srinagar, Sep 1: Regular curfews and shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir that has been continuing for over 2 months have shed a disastrous effect in the lives of all the residents of the state. Trad....
- Normalcy returns for a day in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Sep 1: Life was back to normal for a day in the Kashmir Valley today as authorities lifted curfew and separatists called off protests and shutdowns. "Curfew has been lifted from S....
- Geelani sets dialogue conditions with New Delhi
Srinagar, Aug 31: Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani today said the dialogue offer by the central government would be accepted only after Kashmir was accepted as a disputed territory b....
- Tension in Kashmir mounts after boy's killing
Srinagar, Aug 31: With an 11-year-old boy being killed in police firing and another critically injured, tensions have spiralled in the Kashmir Valley prompting authorities today to impose curfe....
- CPI-M demands probe into Kashmir killings
New Delhi, Aug 31: Alleging that innocent citizens are being killed by the security forces in the Kashmir Valley, the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) today demanded a probe into the ki....
- Economy not the main source of problems in Kashmir
Mumbai, Aug 31: One of the main reasons often stated behind the problems in Kashmir is its economy. The Indian government has only recently set up a committee to find ways in which the economic....
- Kashmir integral part of India: Farooq Abdullah
Kolkata, Aug 30: Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah today said Kashmir will remain an integral part of India and blamed Pakistan, without naming it, for fuelling unrest in ....
- Five hurt in police firing in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 30: Five people were wounded in police firing in the sensitive Maisuma locality of Srinagar even as curfew continued in parts of the city.
Police opened fire in the upto....
- 'India using hunting weapons against protesting Kashmiris'
Islamabad, Aug 30: India is using weapons "used to kill animals" against protesting Kashmiris, an editorial in a Pakistani daily said today, lamenting the lack of concern in the world a....
- Curfew, shutdown hit Srinagar again
Srinagar, Aug 30: Curfew continued to be in force in parts of Srinagar today while separatists called for a protest shutdown, affecting life in most areas of the Jammu and Kashmir summer capita....
- ISI has floated new terror outfit, says militant
Jammu, Aug 30: Pakistan's spy agency ISI has floated a new terror outfit called Jammu Kashmir Mujahideen (JKM) in an apparent bid to camouflage the activities of the banned terror groups li....
- Infiltration bid foiled, six guerrillas killed
Srinagar, Aug 30: The Indian army on Sunday foiled a major infiltration bid by separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Uri sector, killing six of the intruders, defence sources said here. ....
- Another wanted leader of Geelani's Hurriyat faction held
Srinagar, Aug 29: Police today arrested Muhammad Shafi Rishi, the acting chairman of separatist Democratic Political Movement (DPM), an important constituent of the Syed Ali Geelani-led Hurriya....
- Governor's rule in Kashmir demanded
New Delhi, Aug 29: An organisation of Kashmiri Pandits have demanded imposition of the governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that the Omar Abdullah-led state government had failed an....
- Hizbul militant surrenders with family in Kashmir
Jammu, Aug 29: A Hizbul Mujahideen militant has returned from Pakistan- administered Kashmir and surrendered at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district along with h....
- Curfew lifted from most parts of Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Aug 29: Curfew and restrictions were today lifted from most parts of the Kashmir Valley except for some areas here even as separatists have called for a shutdown.
"Excep....
- Congress to facilitate Kashmir dialogue: Soz
Jammu, Aug 29: The Congress will play a critical role in facilitating dialogue between separatists and other groups in Kashmir and the central government in a bid to achieve peace in the restiv....
- Omar meets PM, Sonia as Kashmir close to normalcy
New Delhi/Srinagar, July 17: After days of unrest, separatist shutdowns and curfew, near normalcy prevailed in parts of Kashmir Valley today as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held talks with the ....
- Kashmir's stone-pelters may be released before Eid
Jammu, Aug 28: The Jammu and Kashmir government is thinking of setting free more than 700 stone-pelters arrested during the past two months in the Kashmir Valley, as a "goodwill gesture"....
- Curfew in Srinagar to prevent separatist march
Srinagar, Aug 28: Normal life was paralysed at Kashmir again today as authorities clamped curfew to prevent a protest march called by separatists. "Curfew has been imposed in Srinagar city ....
- Life returns to normal for a day in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Aug 27: Life once again limped back to normal in Srinagar and other towns of the Kashmir Valley today with the lifting of curfew restrictions and the separatists calling off their pro....
- Omar Abdullah orders major shake-up in administration
Srinagar, Aug 26: The Jammu and Kashmir government today ordered a major shake-up in the state administration, shifting several senior civil and police officers.
The major reshuffle, ....
- Kashmir fuel supply hit, tanker operators go on strike
Jammu, Aug 26: Fuel supplies to all petrol stations in Jammu and Kashmir were hit today after oil tanker operators in the state stopped ferrying petrol and diesel to protest the continuing hara....
- Delhi needs to realise Kashmir issue is political: Valley MP
New Delhi, Aug 26: No power can permanently integrate Jammu and Kashmir with India till the politicians in Delhi accept that the Kashmir issue is political in nature, an MP of the ruling Nation....
- CPI to government: address alienation of Kashmiris
New Delhi, Aug 26: The Communist Party of India (CPI) today asked the government to take political and economic initiatives to address the alienation that Kashmiris feel trapped in.
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- Kashmiris want 'azadi', not jobs, says BJP
New Delhi, Aug 26: Kashmiris are demanding secession from India and not jobs or economic development, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today and slammed the government for its failure to h....
- 78th day of shutdown, curfew in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 26: It was the 78th day of shutdown in the Kashmir Valley today as curfew remained in place in parts of Srinagar and in other towns to prevent violence that saw 64 deaths in the s....
- Non-lethal ways should be followed in Kashmir:PM
New Delhi Aug 26: Describing the situation in Kashmir as a "cause of serious concern", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said "non-lethal ways should be followed to manage protest....
- Talk to agitating Kashmiris to restore calm in the state: Habibullah
New Delhi, Aug 26: To restore calm in Jammu and Kashmir, the government should reach out to people and hold talks with the agitating Kashmiris, Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah....
- Another teenager dies, Kashmir toll rises to 64
Srinagar, Aug 25: An 18-year-old, who was allegedly beaten up by security forces here last week, succumbed to his injuries today, taking the toll of civilians killed in the ongoing unrest in th....
- Chidambaram hopeful on Kashmir, pessimistic on Maoist violence
New Delhi, Aug 25: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today expressed the hope that the government would be able to reach out to protesters in Jammu and Kashmir soon to pull the state out of "the....
- Curfew, separatist shutdown cripple life in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 25: After a day's normalcy, separatists called for another shutdown in Kashmir Valley today while authorities imposed curfew in most areas of this summer capital and restricti....
- Amarnath pilgrimage ends in Kashmir
Jammu, Aug 24: Defying all odds, more than 456,000 pilgrims prayed at the cave shrine of Lord Shiva in southern Kashmir during the Amarnath Yatra that ended today.
The pilgrimage, whi....
- SGPC to send delegation to Kashmir
Jammu, Aug 24: The Shiromani Gurudawara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) is to send a delegation to the Kashmir Valley to meet members of the Sikh community following anonymous letters asking them t....
- Life returns to a day's normalcy in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Aug 24: Life bounced back to normal in Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley today as the separatists called for resuming routine activities and the authorities lifted curfew....
- Stones in Kashmir can't be met with bullets: Prakash Karat
Srinagar, Aug 23: Condemning the deaths of over 60 Kashmiri civilians in firing by security forces, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat said here today that....
- Unidentified gunmen kill three in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 23: Three people, including a mother and a daughter, have been killed in separate incidents in Kashmir Valley, police said today.
The incidents took place late on Sunday....
- One more dies in Kashmir, unrest toll 63
Srinagar, Aug 23: One more person injured in firing by security forces in Kashmir Valley succumbed to his injuries today, when restrictions and curfew continued in several towns, including this....
- Yet another day of shutdowns, restrictions in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 22: Curfew continued in summer capital Srinagar, south Kashmir Bijbehara and north Kashmir Trehgam towns today amid another shutdown called by separatists in the valley. Authoriti....
- Soon, non-lethal weapons to tackle Kashmir rioters
Srinagar, Aug 22: Police and paramilitary forces deployed in the Kashmir Valley are set to change from lethal to non-lethal weapons like Taser guns, pellets and pepper balls after 62 civilians ....
- Repeal law giving army special powers: Activists
New Delhi, Aug 21: Students and civil rights groups today protested in the national capital to demand the repeal of a law that grants the military special powers, including legal immunity, duri....
- Kashmir unrest not linked to economic issues: Joshi
Lucknow, Aug 21: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murli Manohar Joshi today blamed the Congress-led central government for the worsening situation in Kashmir and said the problem was ....
- Curfew, clashes and shutdown hit Kashmir Valley again
Srinagar, Aug 21: At least 40 people were arrested and dozens injured as protestors clashed with police near this capital city today, a day after security forces shot dead a man in Bijbehara. S....
- Hoping for calm in Kashmir in near future: Azad
Kolkata, Aug 21: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the suggestions given by various parties were being implemented in Kashmir and hoped the disturbances in the troubled state wo....
- Safety of Sikhs in Kashmir should be ensured: BJP
Chandigarh, Aug 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked the central government to immediately issue directions to the Jammu and Kashmir government to ensure the safety of Sikhs in the ....
- Kashmir hit by restrictions, shutdown again
Srinagar, Aug 21: Curfew was imposed in Srinagar and a few other towns today, a day after security forces shot dead a man in Bijbehara. The separatists have called for a shutdown across the Kas....
- National Conference, Congress fuelling trouble in valley: BJP
Jammu, Aug 21: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the ruling National Conference-Congress coalition in Jammu and Kashmir of "fuelling trouble" in the valley by "panderin....
- Sikhs in Kashmir need not fear: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Aug 20: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said Sikhs need not have fear in the Kashmir Valley, where some Sikh families have reportedly received anonymous letters from extremists as....
- Committed to safety of Sikhs in Kashmir, says Pranab
New Delhi, Aug 20: The government today said it was committed to the safety of minority Sikh community in the troubled Kashmir Valley where some Sikh families have reportedly received anonymous....
- Teenager killed in Kashmir, toll rises to 61
Srinagar, Aug 20: Thousands of people defied curfew in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town today morning after an 18-year-old succumbed to his injuries sustained in firing by security forces, t....
- Turn into Islam or leave Kashmir, militants threat Sikhs
Srinagar, Aug 20: The problems in Kashmir valley are getting confounded with both internal and external forces taking the situation to a worse state. As per the reports, the Sikh community in K....
- Need to address anger, pain of Kashmiri youth: Sonia
New Delhi, Aug 19: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today said Jammu and Kashmir had a special place in the hearts of the countrymen and efforts should be made to address the anger and pain amon....
- Kashmiri students divided on 'azadi'
New Delhi, Aug 19: Even as Kashmir Valley continues to see protests and cries for "azadi", a group of 60 Kashmiri students who visited Delhi were clearly divided on the issue of freedom....
- Boy dies in Kashmir, toll rises to 60
Srinagar, Aug 19: An eight-year-old boy, hit by a stray bullet during clashes between security forces and protesters, died here today, taking the toll in the Kashmir Valley unrest since June 11....
- Railways want security before reconstruction work in Kashmir
Jammu, Aug 19: The railways has apologised to the Jammu and Kashmir government for the delay in reconstructing stations and tracks damaged during the trouble in the Valley, an official said, ad....
- One killed in attack on Kashmir legislator
Srinagar, Aug 19: A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed and two police guards were injured when separatist guerrillas attacked a Jammu and Kashmir legislator's residence in Sopore town.....
- Militants kill two villagers in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, Aug 19: Militants have killed two villagers in a mountainous area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, police said today.
Javed Ahmad and Nanak Chand of Sukha-Chasana are....
- Omar for repeal of armed forces' special powers later
Jammu, Aug 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he favoured the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act -- that gives legal immunity to security forces for caus....
- Kashmir situation worrisome, accepts Omar
Jammu, Aug 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today acknowledged that the situation in the valley was "worrisome" and hoped that the measures taken by his government to ....
- Omar hits out at woman separatist leader
Jammu, Aug 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today lashed out at separatist leader Syeda Asiya Andrabi for trying to send her son abroad for studies while asking students in th....
- Another day of curfew and restrictions in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 18: It was another day of curfew and restrictions in large parts of the Kashmir Valley today with authorities hoping to scuttle separatist protests and weary citizens resigned to ....
- Security forces discover militant hideout in Jammu
Jammu, Aug 17: In a major eye-opener, security forces in Jammu unearthed a militant hideout in Doda district. According to the police reports, the forces have recovered a hoard of arms along wi....
- One more youth dies in Kashmir, toll rises to 58
Srinagar, Aug 17: A 20-year-old man succumbed to his injury in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital today, taking the toll in the ongoing unrest since June 11 to 58 even as authorities lifted ....
- Over a dozen protesters, securitymen injured in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 16: Over a dozen people, including five security men, were wounded in clashes at various places in the Kashmir Valley today while an irate mob torched the office of a National Con....
- Curfew, shutdown cripple life in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, Aug 16: Life was paralysed across the Kashmir Valley today as separatists called for a shutdown and authorities imposed curfew in some places, including this summer capital, officials....
- Soldier, two militants killed in Kashmir gunfight
Jammu, Aug 16: An Indian Army soldier and two militants were killed and a major critically injured in an ongoing gun battle in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Sunday eveni....
- 15 cops suspended for shoe thrown at Omar
Srinagar, Aug 15: Fifteen personnel of the Jammu and Kashmir security wing were suspended for today's security lapse in which a former head constable flung a shoe at Chief Minister Omar Abd....
- Shoe-thrower mentally unsound: Kashmir Police
Srinagar, Aug 15: The Jammu and Kashmir police today said the man who flung a shoe at Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the Independence Day parade here today is a suspended head constable an....
- Ready for peace talks in Kashmir: PM
New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government was ready for talks with "every person or group" that abjures violence in Jammu and Kashmir. In his address on....
- Shoe hurled at Omar Abdullah at I-Day function
Srinagar, Aug 15: A yet to be identified man hurled a brown leather shoe at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah during the Independence Day function at a heavily-guarded stadium here....
- Will do everything for rehabilitation of Ladhakh: PM
New Delhi, Aug 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today condoled the deaths of people in the devastating flash floods caused by sudden cloudburst and said the government "will do everything&....
- Two killed in Kashmir firing, toll rises to 57
Srinagar, Aug 14: Two people were killed today as security forces opened fire on stone-pelting mobs in Jammu and Kashmir taking the toll of civilians killed in the unrest since June 11 to 57.
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- Stones not bullets worry forces in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 14: For the first time since the early 1990s when the violent separatist campaign began in Kashmir, authorities are not bothered about militant strikes but rather the new idiom of....
- Kashmir mobs defy curfew, two protesters injured
Srinagar, Aug 14: Curfew was imposed in the Kashmir Valley today as curfew-defying mobs pelted stones at police and paramilitary vehicles and security forces resorted to firing, injuring two pr....
- Kashmir: amend armed forces act, switch to rubber bullets
New Delhi,Aug 14: When the prime minister of India refers to the alienation of a state, delivers a televised address in the language of the region and promises autonomy, the seriousness of the ....
- Autonomy no solution to Kashmir problem: Mirwaiz Farooq
Srinagar, Aug 13: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, on Friday said autonomy was no solution to the Kashmir issue. "Autonomy is no solution to the Kashmir problem....
- Granting autonomy to Kashmir will ruin India: Bal Thackeray
Mumbai, Aug 13: Granting the autonomous status to Kashmir will be a wrong decision, according to Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray. Opposing the idea of giving autonomy of this troubled state, the ....
- Youth killed as mob defies curfew in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 13: A youth was killed and two people injured today as security forces fired at a protesting mob defying curfew in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said. Mudasir A....
- Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus attacked, normalcy elsewhere in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 12: Except for a few incidents of stone pelting in north Kashmir's Baramulla district including on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus, life across the Kashmir Valley passed normall....
- Autonomy cannot solve Kashmir issue: Mehbooba Mufti
New Delhi, Aug 12: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti says Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech to Kashmir leaders here was a "good beginning", but proposals ....
- Three guerrillas killed in north Kashmir gun battle
Srinagar, Aug 12: Three separatist guerrillas were killed in a fierce gun battle in the upper reaches of north Kashmir's Bandipore district today morning, an official here said.
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- Restraint by security forces in Kashmir demanded
New Delhi, Aug 11: Restraint by security forces, timely judicial relief in cases involving security personnel, inquiry into human rights violations and systematic reduction of troops were among....
- Curfew in parts of Kashmir as separatists call march
Srinagar, Aug 11: Curfew was imposed in parts of Srinagar and other towns of the Kashmir Valley today as separatists asked the people to march to south Kashmir's Pampore town to observe the....
- Three security men shot dead in Sopore
Srinagar, Aug 11: A police constable and two special police officers (SPOs) were shot dead by separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Sopore town late on Tuesday, police said.
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- Listen to voice of people, PM tells Kashmir politicians
New Delhi, Aug 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked political parties in Jammu and Kashmir to activate their youth wings and connect with the people of the troubled state that has been....
- What the PM said in his first remarks on Kashmir unrest
New Delhi, Aug 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a fresh initiative to address the unrest in the Kashmir Valley as he urged the people, particularly the youth, to "give peace a c....
- PM's Kashmir speech too late, too little, say Kashmiris
Srinagar, Aug 10: Separatist leaders dismissed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech on the Kashmir crisis today as "echoing the same old policy", while the common man wondered whe....
- Missing teen's body fished out, north Kashmir tense
Srinagar, Aug 10: The body of a teenager, who had been missing since July 28 after allegedly being arrested by security forces, was today fished out from a stream in north Kashmir Baramulla dis....
- Allow classes to resume: PM urges Kashmir youth
New Delhi, Aug 10: Making a passionate appeal for peace in troubled Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged the Kashmiri youth not to indulge in violent protests and instea....
- PM calls for new beginning in Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that he could empathise with the pain and suffering of the youth in the Kashmir Valley. In his first statement on the troubled situat....
- Kashmir needs political solution: PM
New Delhi, Aug 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said his government was ready for dialogue to solve the problems in Kashmir and bring out a political solution "that addresses the ali....
- Text of PM's speech on Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 10: The following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech on Jammu and Kashmir:
"I welcome you today with grief in my heart, but hope in my mind.
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- Manmohan calls for early local body polls in Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for early elections to local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir and stressed the need for reinvigorating peaceful political activity on th....
- Give peace a chance, PM urges Kashmiris
New Delhi, Aug 10: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made a passionate appeal for peace in the Kashmir Valley, saying he understands "the pain, the anger and frustration that is bringing ....
- Rs.100-crore scheme to counter propaganda in Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 10: The government today said it has approved a Rs.100 crore (around $22 million) scheme for strengthening broadcasting signals in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir to counte....
- Depute Rangarajan for Kashmir economic plan, Soz asks PM
New Delhi, Aug 10: Expressing hope that the all-party meeting called by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will apply a healing touch to Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir Congress president Saifuddin Soz s....
- Life across Kashmir marred again by curfew, shutdown
Srinagar, Aug 10: Life across Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar was paralysed today as authorities imposed curfew in the old city while a separatist called shutdown marred activit....
- Only Kashmir autonomy can rebuild trust: National Conference MP
New Delhi, Aug 10: Kashmiris have been "cheated again and again" by the leadership in Delhi and only restoration of autonomy can win back the trust, says an MP of Jammu and Kashmir'....
- PM to discuss Kashmir situation with state leaders
New Delhi, Aug 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will review the violence-hit situation in Kashmir Valley and the ways to restore normalcy there when he meets the leaders of political parties of....
- Another youth dies, curfew continues in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 9: The toll in the ongoing cycle of violence in the Kashmir Valley rose to 50 with another youth succumbing to injuries sustained in firing by security forces, police said today a....
- Reach out to Kashmiris, political parties united in message
New Delhi, Aug 9: Worried at the continuing civilian strife in Kashmir for the past two months, parties across the political spectrum have urged the government to reach out to the people of the....
- Nehru showed the sky but snatched the ground beneath our feet: Hurriyat leader
Srinagar, Aug 9: It was only on Sunday that the moderate separatist Mirwaiz Umar Farooq categorically stated that talks with the Union government will have no meaning since the latter's ins....
- Government clueless about anarchy in Kashmir: Advani
New Delhi, Aug 8: Terming the situation in Kashmir as one "of total anarchy", with the government "clueless" about dealing with it, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.....
- No curfew, no shutdown, Kashmir gets a day's breather
Srinagar, Aug 8: Curfew was lifted from the entire Kashmir Valley today as markets and banks opened after 10 days of restrictions and separatist-sponsored shutdowns. "Curfew has been lifted....
- Kashmiris hold protest in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 7: Kashmiri students and professionals living in Delhi today took out a rally here to protest the human rights violations back home.
Hundreds of Kashmiris assembled at ....
- Curfew lifted in parts of Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 7: Nine days after curfew was imposed in the Kashmir Valley, the authorities lifted it for two hours today in some areas in the summer capital, police said.
Curfew was l....
- Geelani rejects talks offer, Mirwaiz silent
Srinagar, Aug 7: The offer of "quiet dialogue" by union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has not gone down too well with separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir with hardline leader Syed Al....
- Youth succumbs to injuries in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 7: A 22-year-old man critically injured in security force firing in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town on Friday died in a hospital here today, taking the toll of civilians kille....
- Make sure no child is killed in Kashmir, women's group urges
New Delhi, Aug 6: "Why has Kashmir lost children to a conflict they don't even understand?" -- a women's organization that calls itself 'Mothers of India' asked today an....
- Badal urges PM to ensure safety of Sikhs in Kashmir
Chandigarh, Aug 6: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today sought the personal intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for ensuring the safety of Sikhs in Kashmir in the wake of t....
- Government willing to restart quiet dialogue in Kashmir: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Aug 6: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today the government was committed to reactivating the political process in Jammu and Kashmir and would be "very happy" if hardline s....
- Government consults Kashmiri opinion makers
New Delhi, Aug 6: The Indian government has began a series of consultations with Kashmiri opinion makers to explore ways to salvage the situation in the violence hit Kashmir Valley.
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- Curfew continues in Kashmir, supplies run short
Srinagar, Aug 6: Curfew continued in Srinagar and in other major towns in the Kashmir Valley today to prevent violent protests that have claimed 48 lives since June. People are facing an acute ....
- Internet, the new battleground for Kashmir's angry GenX
Srinagar, Aug 6: The streets of Kashmir Valley are not the only places burning with angry protests over the civilian killings. The rage has also spilled over into the virtual world where youngs....
- Omar faces anger of relatives of injured youth
Srinagar, Aug 5: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today faced the anger of the relatives of the youth injured in the recent protests as he came to a hospital here to visit them.
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- Young MPs appeal to Kashmiri youth for calm
New Delhi, Aug 5: A day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram stressed on dialogue as the way forward for addressing the problems in Kashmir, a group of 40 young MPs from across the spectrum today....
- Jammu and Kashmir BJP legislators meet PM
New Delhi, Aug 5: Bharatiya Janata Party legislators from Jammu and Kashmir met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today to convey their concern about the prevailing situation in the state.
- Civilian succumbs to bullet injury, Kashmir toll rises to 47
Srinagar, Aug 5: The violence in Kashmir Valley claimed its 47th victim since June 11 when a civilian today succumbed to a bullet injury he received during protests here a day earlier. Fifty-ye....
- Militants were among mass protesters in Kashmir: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Aug 4: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said there was reliable intelligence that militants may have mingled with crowds and fired at security forces in Jammu and Kashmir where a &....
- Violence, arson have no place in Kashmiri struggle: Geelani
Srinagar, Aug 4: Stating that Kashmiris must be seen as the "oppressed and not as oppressors", hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani today warned people against acts of arson and ....
- One more person dies in Srinagar
Srinagar, Aug 4: The violence in the Kashmir Valley claimed its 45th victim since June 11 on Tuesday with another person succumbing to bullet injuries following a clash with security forces.
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- Chidambaram appeals for peace in Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 4: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today appealed to the people of Jammu and Kashmir to "end the cycle of violence" that has been continuing for the past more than 50 days.
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- 54 days of violence in Kashmir and counting
Srinagar, Aug 4: Forty-five dead, 180 injured, curfew with outraged crowds defying prohibitory orders and heavily armed security personnel trawling the streets... the vicious cycle of violence ....
- Railways suspend operations in Kashmir
Jammu, Aug 4: The Indian Railways suspended its operations in the Kashmir Valley for an indefinite period after violent mobs burnt railway stations and targeted tracks in some towns, officials ....
- Chidambaram likely to announce concessions for Kashmir
Jammu, Aug 4: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is expected to announce some soft measures for Jammu and Kashmir when he makes a statement in parliament today, an informed source said. The dis....
- Continuing violence claims five more lives in Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 4: Four people, including a 16-year-old, were killed as security forces opened fire on curfew-defying mobs across the Kashmir Valley today while another youth died of injuries, ta....
- Non-Kashmiris flee Valley
Jammu, Aug 3: As violence continues unabated in the Kashmir Valley, people from outside the state working with central government organisations, particularly the railways, banks and insurance c....
- Angst in Kashmir is 'different' this time, say Kashmiris
Srinagar, Aug 3: They have seen many bouts of "revolution" earlier, but this time it is different, say Kashmiris caught in the growing spiral of violence and protests that have engulfed....
- UN secretary general's office denies Kashmir remarks
New Delhi, Aug 3: The UN secretary general's office has clarified that Ban Ki-moon had made no comment on Kashmir or about the India-Pakistan composite dialogue, India's external affair....
- Another youth killed in Kashmir, clashes continue
Srinagar, Aug 3: A 23-year-old man was killed here today as crowds defying curfew orders clashed with security forces, taking the toll to 23 in the last five days of unrelenting violence in the....
- Book perpetrators of Kashmir violence: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi, Aug 3: Congress president Sonia Gandhi has said that elements instigating violence in Jammu and Kashmir must be identified and brought to book and the state government should continu....
- Omar seeks more forces for Kashmir
New Delhi, Aug 3: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has sought more paramilitary forces, especially Rapid Action Force troopers, to curb street protests in the state that has been ....
- Disperse crowds in Kashmir but banish the bullet, say experts
New Delhi, Aug 2: Can Kashmir find its way out of the vicious cycle of protests and police firings that has seen 36 civilians being killed in six weeks? Yes, say outraged experts and rights act....
- Four more killed in unending Kashmir violence, toll 19
Srinagar, Aug 2: Four protesters were killed in police firing today as violence continued unabated across the Kashmir Valley with mobs defying curfew to attack security forces and government of....
- Situation in Kashmir 'grave': Chidambaram
New Delhi, Aug 2: Stating that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir had "taken a serious turn", Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in the Lok Sabha today that he would make a statement aft....
- No one man, group directing the protests: Omar
New Delhi, Aug 2: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the protests in the valley were "leaderless" and were not being directed by a single individual or group.
- Omar may meet PM, Chidambaram in Delhi today
Jammu, Aug 2: Facing a volatile situation in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is likely to visit New Delhi Monday to meet Home Minister P. Chidambaram and other centra....
- Kashmir on the edge, toll rises to 15
Srinagar, Aug 2: The toll in four days of violence in the Kashmir Valley rose to 15 with a youth succumbing to injuries today, when mobs once again gathered at many places in Srinagar defying c....
- Toll in Kashmir goes up to 14, central cabinet discusses situation
Srinagar/Jammu/New Delhi, Aug 2: Eight people, including two 17-year-olds - one of them a girl - were killed on Sunday in south Kashmir's Pulwama district as escalating violence engulfed th....
- Omar may meet PM, Chidambaram in Delhi today
Jammu, Aug 2: Facing a volatile situation in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is likely to visit New Delhi today to meet Home Minister P. Chidambaram and other central....
- Two more killed in Kashmir firing, toll eight
Srinagar, Aug 1: Two people, including a 17-year-old teenager, were killed when security forces opened fire on a mob that attacked a police station in south Kashmir's Pampore town today. Th....
- Cabinet's security panel to discuss Kashmir today
New Delhi, Aug 1: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has convened a meeting of the Cabinet Committtee on Security (CCS) today evening to discuss the situation in Kashmir in the wake of renewed viole....
- 40 kg RDX recovered in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, Aug 1: At least 40 kg of RDX was recovered by the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir today, an army source said, sending alarm bells ringing about the motives of terrorists operating i....
- Curfew continues in Srinagar after violence
Srinagar, Aug 1: Curfew continued in summer capital today after two days of violence in which six people were killed in firing by security forces. Separatists have called for a shutdown across ....
- Two youths killed in police firing in Kashmir, toll now six
Srinagar, July 31: Two youths were killed in separate incidents in Kashmir's Bandipora and Baramulla districts when security forces fired on mobs attacking police camps. The deaths take the....
- Two killed, 23 wounded as CRPF fires at mobs in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 31: Two people were killed and two others critically injured on Friday when Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers opened fire on a mob damaging the railway tracks in north....
- Toll in Kashmir violence rises to four
Srinagar, July 31: The toll in Friday's violence in the Kashmir Valley rose to four after another youth succumbed to his injuries here, police said today. "Nazir Ahmad Mir, 23, who was ....
- Ready to talk to Kashmiri groups: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 30: The government is ready to talk to different Kashmiri groups on the prevailing situation in the valley as there is no harm "in meeting our own people", Home Minister....
- Protesters clash with security men in Srinagar, one hurt
Srinagar, July 30: A teenager was critically injured when security forces fired at a protesting mob that defied curfew restrictions in the summer capital Srinagar today.
Iqbal Khan su....
- PDP stages sit in, wants probe into civilian killings
Srinagar, July 29: The opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) led by its president Mehbooba Mufti today staged a sit in outside the civil secretariat in summer capital Srinagar demandin....
- Sikhs protest harassment of youth in Kashmir
Jammu, July 29; Members of the Sikh community staged demonstrations across the Jammu region today to protest the harassment of a Sikh youth in the Kashmir Valley who allegedly had his hair ....
- Kashmir situation still retrievable: Saifuddin Soz
New Delhi, July 29: Congress leader Saifuddin Soz says the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, which has seen angry protests by stone-pelting mobs and 17 civilian deaths in the past month, is "....
- Restrictions in Kashmir again to prevent separatist protests
Srinagar, July 29: Restrictions in parts of Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar, continued today as authorities tried to scuttle protests and demonstrations by separatist groups against alleged ....
- Elements in Pakistan, Hurriyat fomenting Kashmir trouble: Government
New Delhi, July 28: Elements in Pakistan with the support of the two factions of the separatist Hurriyat Conference were fomenting trouble in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State for Home Affai....
- Violence will not solve problems, Abdullah tells people
Srinagar, July 28: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said violence had not provided an answer to problems in the past nor would it do so in future and stressed that shutdowns....
- Restrictions in Kashmir to prevent separatist protests
Srinagar, July 28: Restrictions were again imposed in Srinagar and other towns in the Kashmir Valley today to prevent separatist sit-ins and protests, authorities said.
Separatist Hur....
- Judicial commission to probe Kashmir civilian killings
Srinagar, July 27: The Jammu and Kashmir government today constituted a judicial commission to enquire into 17 civilian deaths that occurred allegedly on account of actions by the state police ....
- 114 terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir this year: Government
New Delhi, July 27: Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken informed the Lok Sabha that 254 terror incidents took place in Jammu and Kashmir since the start of this year.
In a....
- Curfew lifted in Jammu and Kashmir town
Jammu, July 27: Curfew was lifted in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba town today after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's aides held discussions with local leaders whose demand for the removal of ....
- Strike, restrictions in Srinagar after a day's normalcy
Srinagar, July 26: Authorities imposed restrictions in many areas of Srinagar to prevent violence as a shutdown called by separatists crippled life here today.
"Curfew has been im....
- Kashmiris wait for Ramadan for peace in their lives
Srinagar, July 26: Separatist shutdowns, angry marches and protests, followed by slapping of curfew and restrictions by the administration --- the daily onslaught for the past two months has le....
- Army not to hand over men accused of killings
Jammu, July 25: The Indian Army has refused to hand over five soldiers, including a colonel and a major, charged with the killing of three villagers in Kupwara in April to the Jammu and Kashmir....
- Geelani, others held in Kashmir to be released?
Jammu, July 25: The Jammu and Kashmir government is reviewing the detention and arrest of hardline separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani and many others in a bid to bring peace to the valley, an off....
- Srinagar buzzes with life after a week
Srinagar, July 25: Markets overflowed with shoppers, vendors put up their wares and roads saw heavy traffic as Srinagar and other major towns of the Kashmir Valley today sprang to life after a ....
- Four CRPF troopers wounded in Srinagar blast
Srinagar, July 25: Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were wounded in an explosion in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar late on Saturday, police said.
A s....
- Terms of Kashmir dialogue finalised
Jammu, July 24: The Indian government has finalised the terms of dialogue that it intends to open with all the groups in Jammu and Kashmir, including the separatists, highly placed sources said....
- Omar seeks 30,000 new Kashmiri cops to replace CRPF
New Delhi, July 24: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called for induction of 30,000 Kashmiri men and women into the state police to enable them to progressively take over la....
- Curfew re-imposed in Kashmir towns
Srinagar, July 24: Hundreds of protesters defied security restrictions to march through the streets in north Kashmir's Palhallan town even as authorities reimposed curfew in Kupwara and Pul....
- Cabinet panel reviews Kashmir situation
New Delhi, July 24: The troubled situation in Jammu and Kashmir was reviewed at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) here on Friday, official sources said. The meeting, presided....
- Restrictions in Kashmir to thwart separatist protests
Srinagar, July 23: Authorities again imposed restrictions in Srinagar and other places in the Kashmir Valley today to scuttle a separatist march and protests called against alleged human rights....
- National Conference for autonomy for Kashmir or 'better solution'
Srinagar, July 22: Jammu and Kashmir's ruling National Conference (NC) today reiterated its demand for restoration of complete internal autonomy to the state, but also said it would support....
- Restrictions continue in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 22: Authorities continued restrictions in the Old City areas here today to foil separatist sit-ins and protests in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
"Restri....
- Two guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, July 22: Two separatist guerrillas were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in a forest in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district early today.
Troops of the Rashtri....
- Government to hold talks with Kashmiri groups
New Delhi, July 22: In a bid to defuse the volatile situation in the Kashmir Valley, the central government plans to soon hold talks with leaders of various political parties and separatist gro....
- Two terrorists, soldier killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, July 21: Two separatist guerrillas, including a top commander of the Harkat-ul-Mujaheedin (HuM), and a soldier were killed in a fierce gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town,....
- Curfew, restrictions imposed in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 21: Curfew and restrictions were imposed at many places across the Kashmir Valley today to prevent separatist protests, police said here. "Curfew has been imposed in Sopore t....
- Jammu and Kashmir government ready to tackle any situation: Omar
Jammu, July 21: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed his concern about the unbridled tension prevailing in the state for the past few weeks and stated that the state is goin....
- Dalai Lama to visit Kargil
Dharamsala, July 19: Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will visit forward areas in Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir bordering China this week to attend religious functions, an aide said here....
- LeT commander killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, July 19: A Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander has been killed by security forces in a gunfight in north Kashmir's Bandipora district, police said today.
"Acti....
- Restrictions lifted but shutdown hits life in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 19: Official restrictions were lifted today in the Old City areas of Srinagar but a shutdown called by separatists affected life across the Kashmir Valley.
"There a....
- Separatist shutdown, restrictions cripple Srinagar again
Srinagar, July 18: A shutdown called by separatists and restrictions imposed by authorities paralysed life in Srinagar today, just a day after a semblance of normalcy was restored after days of....
- Silence and boom of guns alternate in Kashmir gunfight
Jammu, July 17: There is silence during the nights and the mornings erupt with the boom of guns in Beri Rakh forests in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district where a gun battle between the In....
- Omar Abdullah meets Chidambaram to discuss Kashmir situation
New Delhi, July 17: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today met union Home Minister P. Chidambaram at his residence here to discuss "the way forward" to bring peace in the ....
- Kashmir Valley back on its feet after strikes, curfew
Srinagar, July 17: Life limped back to normal in summer capital Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir Valley today after 11 days of separatist shutdowns and official restrictions.
E....
- Two soldiers hurt in Kashmir gun battle
Jammu, July 17: Two soldiers were injured in a gun battle between security forces and a group of terrorists that entered its fifth day today in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, army sou....
- Army chief should not make political statements: Farooq
New Delhi, July 16: Union Minister for Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah today hit out at Army Chief General V.K. Singh for his criticism of the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir, sa....
- Curfew in Srinagar to prevent separatist march
Srinagar, July 16: Curfew was imposed in several towns in the Kashmir Valley and in Srinagar today to thwart a proposed march by separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani.
Curfew was also an....
- Major, two soldiers hurt in Jammu and Kashmir gun battle
Jammu, July 16: A major and two soldiers of the Indian Army were injured in a gun battle between security forces and a group of terrorists that entered its fourth day today in Jammu and Kashmir....
- Two terrorists killed in Poonch gunbattle
Jammu, July 15: Two terrorists have been killed in a gunbattle with the Indian Army that began two days ago, claiming an army major's life, and is still raging in a forest in Jammu and Kash....
- Terrorist killed in Jammu and Kashmir, gun battle continues
Jammu, July 15: The body of a terrorist was recovered from a forest in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, where a gun battle that started two days ago claiming an Indian Army major's ....
- Separatist shutdown cripples life in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 15: Authorities lifted preventive restrictions from the entire Kashmir Valley today, but normal life was paralysed in Srinagar in response to a shutdown call by separatist leader....
- Kashmir unrest is India's internal matter: Krishna
Islamabad, July 14: Violence in Jammu and Kashmir that has left 15 people dead is "an internal matter of India", External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said here today.
The mi....
- LeT commander killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, July 14: A district commander of the Lashkar-e-Taeba (LeT) was killed today in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar forest area, police said.
On a tip off, security forces raided t....
- Shutdown paralyses Kashmir Valley, restrictions in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 14: The Kashmir Valley shut down today in response to a call by separatists while life in the summer capital ground to a halt with authorities imposing curfew-like restrictions i....
- Major killed, Col injured in J&K encounter
Jammu, July 14: A major of the Indian Army was killed and a colonel injured in a fierce gun battle between the security forces and a group of four to six terrorists in Mendhar forest area of Po....
- Restrictions in Srinagar on 'martyrs' day'
Srinagar, July 13: Restrictions were imposed in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital today to prevent a separatist rally coinciding with 'martyrs' day', commemorating the 1931 day ....
- All-party meeting ends in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 12: The all-party meeting convened by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ended today evening with participants saying an independent enquiry will be carried out into ....
- Centre to give all support to Abdullah government: Prithviraj Chavan
New Delhi, July 12: The central government is closely watching the law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir and will provide all support to control the volatile situation there, All-India C....
- Restrictions, separatist shutdown hit life in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 12: A shutdown called by separatists and official restrictions imposed in parts of Srinagar affected life here today, when Jammu and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called an al....
- Mehbooba turns down PM's request on Kashmir meeting
Srinagar, July 11: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti stood her ground today and turned down Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's request to attend Monday's all-party me....
- We've failed to build on the gains in Kashmir: Army chief
New Delhi, July 11: The "basic reason" behind the flare up in the Kashmir Valley is the failure to build on the gains that had been made by the security forces in the troubled state, In....
- Not much hope from all-party meet as PDP stay away
Srinagar, July 11: The decision of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to stay away from the all-party meeting called on Monday by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has d....
- Kashmir situation needs tangible political steps: PDP legislator
New Delhi, July 11: Poor handling of the Kashmir unrest has taken it to a crisis situation where it has gone beyond the capacity of the Omar Abdullah administration and nothing short of a "....
- Restrictions in Srinagar again, separatists call shutdown
Srinagar, July 11: Authorities reimposed curfew-like restrictions in a few localities of Srinagar today even as a shutdown called by separatists paralysed life in the Kashmir Valley.
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- Army standby till next week: Omar Abdullah
New Delhi, July 11: Pointing out that the army has not been deployed in violence-hit Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday he hoped to pull out the armed for....
- Srinagar newspapers suspend publication
Srinagar, July 10: The editors of Srinagar-based vernacular and English newspapers today announced the suspension of their publications to protest the alleged harassment by the Jammu and Kashmi....
- Curfew relaxation to continue in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, July 10: Curfew will continue to be relaxed throughout the Kashmir Valley except the Sopore and Kakpora towns, Jammu and Kashmir authorities said here today. "Curfew relaxation wi....
- Curfew reimposed in Kashmir towns after fresh violence
Srinagar, July 10: Curfew was reimposed in Maisuma locality here and Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag and Pulwama towns today after stone-pelting mobs clashed with security forces, authorities ....
- Farooq meets Chidambaram, seeks help for Omar
New Delhi, July 10: New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah met Home Minister P. Chidambaram here today and sought help for his son and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to tide over the c....
- Srinagar's head cleric seeks curfew relaxation
Srinagar, July 9: The head cleric of Srinagar today appealed to the Jammu and Kashmir government to relax curfew in the city so that people can observe the Shab-e-Meraj religious festival.
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- Hurriyat leader held for instigating violence
Srinagar, July 9: Shabir Ahmad Wani, a middle rung leader of Jammu and Kashmir's hardline Hurriyat group, has been arrested here for allegedly instigating violence in the valley, police sai....
- Media gets curfew passes in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 9: Two days after it cancelled all curfew passes, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar city Friday issued fresh passes to the media.
After seeking the army&#....
- Militants open fire in Sopore, curfew continues in Valley
Srinagar, July 9: Two policemen were injured in two separate attacks by militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, while an indefinite curfew continued in Srinagar and other major towns ....
- Curfew relaxation to continue in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, July 10: Curfew will continue to be relaxed throughout the Kashmir Valley except the Sopore and Kakpora towns, Jammu and Kashmir authorities said here today.
"Curfew rel....
- Curfew relaxation to continue in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, July 10: Curfew will continue to be relaxed throughout the Kashmir Valley except the Sopore and Kakpora towns, Jammu and Kashmir authorities said here today.
"Curfew rel....
- Omar Abdullah calls all-party meeting on Monday
Srinagar, July 9: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday night called an all-party meeting on Monday to discuss the volatile situation in the state where the army has been c....
- Army in Srinagar a deterrent: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 8: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the army was deployed in Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir as a "deterrent", with the police and paramilitary forces maintaining t....
- Curbs on Kashmir media counterproductive: Editors
New Delhi, July 8: Concerned over the alleged police "high-handedness" against the media in Kashmir, the Editors Guild of India today said that imposing restrictions on journalists in t....
- Indefinite curfew continues in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 8: An indefinite curfew, enforced with the army's assistance following violent protests that led to four deaths two days ago, continued today in Jammu and Kashmir's summe....
- Media curbs in Kashmir condemned
Srinagar, July 7: Journalists in the Kashmir Valley today condemned the media curbs imposed by the government following widespread violence during which some journalists were allegedly beaten b....
- Curfew in Kashmir Valley, army out in Srinagar
Srinagar, July 7: An indefinite curfew was imposed today in various towns of Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar where the army staged a flag march in some parts following widespread violence th....
- Army will remain in Srinagar till necessary: Minister
New Delhi, July 7: Reacting to the ongoing tension in Jammu and Kashmir the government came out clear with its plan as it declared that the security forces would remain on the streets till the ....
- Pillai to visit tense Srinagar
New Delhi, July 7: Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai is today visiting Srinagar, where the army was called out for a flag march following widespread violence that led to the death of four people....
- Continue protests, Mirwaiz tells Kashmiris
Srinagar, July 6: Moderate separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today asked Kashmiris to continue with peaceful protests in the Muslim-dominated valley following death of two civilians, includ....
- Srinagar tense after Kashmiri dies in firing
Srinagar, July 6: A 30-year-old man died today of a bullet injury in a clash with security forces dispersing an angry mob that was protesting the drowning of a teenager after he was chased by t....
- Two youth injured in Srinagar, separatist march foiled
Srinagar, July 6: Two youth were injured on Monday evening after being hit by rubber bullets in Srinagar while the authorities foiled a separatist march to Anantnag town in south Kashmir, where....
- Omar for dialogue with all sections in Kashmir
Srinagar, July 5: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today asked the central government to start a dialogue with "different shades of opinion" in the state for which he is r....
- Kashmir Valley under curfew, restrictions
Srinagar, July 5: Most parts of the Kashmir Valley were today under curfew or strict restrictions to scuttle a separatist march to Anantnag town to protest the recent killing of three teenagers....
- Infiltration bid foiled, four militants killed
Srinagar, July 3 (IANS) Four separatist guerrillas were killed in Jammu and Kashmir today when the army foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC), an army spokesman said here. A....
- Curfew imposed in Kupwara, lifted in Sopore
Srinagar, July 3: Curfew was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Kupwara today, a day after clashes between protesters and security personnel, while it was lifted in Sopore to....
- Three newspapers sealed in Jammu
Jammu, July 2: The Jammu and Kashmir government has sealed the presses of three newspapers in Jammu for "printing inflammatory material".
The printing presses were sealed on T....
- Curfew across Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, July 2: Curfew was imposed across the Kashmir Valley today to thwart a proposed separatist march in this summer capital against alleged human rights violations by security forces.
- Finnair plans to reduce emissions by 41 percent by 2017
New Delhi, July 2: Nordic carrier Finnair says it plans to reduce aircraft emissions by 41 percent by 2017 through continuing fleet renewals.
"Our goal is to reduce emissions betw....
- Curfew extended in Srinagar, other Valley towns
Srinagar, July 2: The authorities on Thursday extended the curfew imposed in Srinagar and other towns of the Valley in a bid to foil a planned separatist's march in Kashmir's summer cap....
- Curfew continues in many Kashmir towns
Srinagar, July 1: Life across the valley remained paralyzed today as curfew continued in many towns of north and south Kashmir while fresh curfew was imposed in the south Kashmir towns of Matta....
- Two Indian Army soldiers killed near LoC
Srinagar, July 1: Two Indian Army soldiers were killed in Jammu and Kashmir today when they tried to foil an infiltration bid from Pakistan, officials said.
The two Rashtriya Rifles s....
- Kashmir's instigated violence: Who benefits?
New Delhi, July 1: The current evidence in Kashmir is that the Valley is on fire, with serious widespread discontent and repeated protests against alleged human rights violations by the securit....
- Indefinite curfew in south Kashmir after mob violence
Srinagar, June 30: An indefinite curfew was imposed today in south Kashmir towns of Anantnag, Kulgam and Pulwama while it continued without any relaxation for the fifth day in north Kashmir'....
- Tight security for famed Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar, June 30: With the Amarnath Yatra set to start on Thursday amid turmoil in the Kashmir Valley, authorities say foolproof arrangements are in place to protect the tens of thousands of p....
- PM calls meeting on Kashmir
New Delhi, June 30: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called an emergency meeting to review the situation in Jammu and Kashmir where street protests have left eight people dead in five days.
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- Chidambaram supports Omar's Kashmir peace efforts
New Delhi, June 30: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the central government would support Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in his efforts to end the cycle of violence in the stat....
- 3,000 BSF personnel airlifted to Kashmir
New Delhi, June 30: Some 3,000 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel have been sent to the Kashmir Valley to be part of the multi-layer security net for the annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarn....
- SMS services blocked in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, June 30: SMS services were blocked in entire Jammu and Kashmir today, a day after it was stopped in north Kashmir, an official said.
"We received a communique from the home....
- Curfew clamped in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar, June 29: Curfew was today clamped in parts of the Kashmir Valley to end days of violence, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said, warning that curfew violators will be dealt with sternly.
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- Violence continues in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 29: The Kashmir Valley continued to simmer today as violence spread to the southern region leaving one person injured in firing by security forces while curfew was clamped in man....
- Mobile phone services cut in north Kashmir
Srinagar, June 29: Mobile phone services remained suspended in north Kashmir for the second day today for security reasons.
The services were suspended in Sopore, Baramulla, Bandipora....
- Curfew imposed in Kashmir's Sopore, Baramulla
Srinagar, June 29: Curfew was imposed in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore and Baramulla towns and vehicular traffic was restricted in old city areas of summer capital Srinagar today, a day after ....
- Be cautious in Kashmir, political parties to security forces
New Delhi, June 28: The Congress today led political parties in demanding that the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir exercise caution to prevent civilians from coming under fire, while the B....
- Five infiltrators, three soldiers killed in LoC gunfight
Srinagar, June 28: Five infiltrators and three army soldiers have been killed in an ongoing gunfight in Nowgam sector of the Line of Control (LOC) in north Kashmir, an army officer said today.
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- No firing by our troopers in Kashmir today: CRPF chief
New Delhi, June 28: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General Vikram Srivastava denied that his men opened fire on protesters in Kashmir today, killing two youth.
Srivastav....
- 'Give up farce of dialogue with India'
Islamabad, June 27: Pakistan should give up its "farce" of a dialogue with India that is ensnared with "doubts and confusion" and instead focus its energies on supporting the &#....
- Kashmir schools, colleges to remain shut for two days
Srinagar, June 27: All colleges and schools in the Kashmir Valley will remain closed on Monday and Tuesday as a precautionary measure due to a call by separatists for a students' protest ag....
- Do's and don'ts issued for Amarnath pilgrimage
Srinagar, June 27: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) today issued detailed Do's and Don'ts for pilgrims to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, saying they must first obta....
- Youth killed in Sopore as mob defies curfew
Srinagar, June 27: A 22-year old youth was killed after being hit by a rubber bullet when an angry mob defied curfew restrictions and resorted to heavy stone pelting on security personnel in Ka....
- Kashmir rights panel chief to probe Sopore firing
Srinagar, June 26: The Jammu and Kashmir government today appointed state human rights commission chief Justice (retd) Syed Bashir-ud-Din to conduct an enquiry into Friday's firing incident....
- All set for Amarnath yatra, pilgrims apprehensive
Jammu, June 26: With shutdowns in Jammu and Kashmir becoming routine and separatists demanding a curtailed Amarnath yatra, an air of uncertainty and apprehension has gripped thousands of Hindu ....
- Curfew in Sopore, separatist shutdown in Srinagar
Srinagar, June 26: Curfew continued today in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, a day after the killing of two youths by security forces led to violence, while life in Srinagar was affected b....
- Geelani booked under Public Safety Act
Srinagar, June 24: The crackdown on separatists in Jammu and Kashmir continued today as hardliner Syed Ali Geelani was booked under the Public Safety Act while moderate Mirwaiz Umer Farooq was ....
- Army captain injured in Kashmir gunfight
Jammu, June 23: A captain of the Indian Army was injured in a firefight with militants in Bhanot area of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, army officials said.
Captain Nikhil B....
- Restrictions, separatist strike hit life in Srinagar
Srinagar, June 22: An undeclared curfew continued in the Old City areas of Srinagar today even as a separatist shutdown adversely affected life across the Kashmir Valley. Heavy deployment of po....
- Militant, policeman killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 22: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant and a policeman were killed in a gunbattle between security forces and guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, police said today.
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- Nine injured in Sopore militant attacks
Srinagar, June 21: At least nine people were injured in separate guerrilla attacks in north Kashmir's Sopore town today while security forces surrounded a house where militants were holed u....
- Displaced Kashmiri Pandits seek special status
New Delhi, June 20: Over 150 Kashmiri Pandits, along with members of civil society, held a silent protest at the Jantar Mantar here today and demanded that the government recognise them as inte....
- Kashmiri Pandits seek refugee status
New Delhi, June 19: Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits, along with members of civil society, will hold a protest on Sunday on World Refugee Day to demand the government classify them as internally di....
- Curtail Amarnath pilgrimage to 15 days: Geelani
Srinagar, June 18: Hardline leader Syed Ali Geelani today said the separatists were not against the annual Amarnath 'yatra' (pilgrimage) in principle, but wanted its duration to be curt....
- Gunfight erupts between militants and security forces in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 18: A gunfight erupted between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir today, just hours after two guerrillas were killed in Baramulla district, police said.
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- Two militants killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 18: Two separatist guerrillas, including a Pakistani national, were killed in a fierce gunfight with security forces that ended today in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
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- Kashmir, where rumours ride horses, facts travel barefoot
Srinagar, June 18: Bustling markets, clogged roads and the loud voices of pavement vendors selling their merchandise can all suddenly turn into deserted streets where even a pin drop would make....
- Gunfight breaks out in north Kashmir
Srinagar, June 17: A gunfight between security forces and holed-up separatist guerrillas broke out in north Kashmir's Baramulla district late today evening.
"Following specifi....
- Court rejects army's plea to hand over Machil gunfight accused
Srinagar, June 15: A court in Jammu and Kashmir today rejected the Indian Army's plea to hand over the four men arrested in the allegedly staged Machil gunfight case for recording their sta....
- Only 500 militants active in Kashmir: State police chief
New Delhi, June 15: Only about 500 insurgents, about 40 percent of them foreign militants, are still active in Jammu and Kashmir and peace is not far from the troubled state with a steep drop i....
- Shutdown, restrictions hit life in Srinagar
Srinagar, June 14: Restrictions continued in the the Old City areas here for the third consecutive day today in view of a shutdown called by separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani to protest agains....
- Student killed during Srinagar protests
Srinagar, June 11: A Class 12 student was killed during violent protests in the old city area of Srinagar today afternoon.
Tufail Ahmad Matoo, 19, died in Rajouri Kadal area where cla....
- Army wants to quiz civilians in Kashmir staged shootout
Srinagar, June 10: The Indian Army wants to question three civilians named as co-accused and arrested for their involvement in an alleged staged shootout in a Jammu and Kashmir village in which....
- Kashmiri separatists reject PM's talks offer
Srinagar, June 9: Both groups of the separatist Hurriyat Conference as also the Muzaffarabad-based militant conglomerate, United Jihad Council, on Tuesday rejected the dialogue offer of Prime M....
- PM meets several delegations in Srinagar
Srinagar, June 8: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met several delegations of political parties, trade union representatives and fruit growers here in Jammu and Kashmir today and assured them that....
- Gunfight in south Kashmir, one guerrilla killed
Srinagar, June 8: One separatist guerrilla was reportedly killed in an ongoing gunfight in south Kashmir today.
A senior police officer said here that troopers of the counter-insurgen....
- PM to review development projects in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar, June 8: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would review the progress of developmental projects in Jammu and Kashmir before concluding his two-day visit to the state today, officials said.
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- Repeal special powers of armed forces, PDP asks PM
Srinagar, June 8: The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to repeal the special legal powers the armed forces have in Jammu and Kashmir to fi....
- Will act against human rights violators: PM in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 7: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said strict action would be taken against security forces personnel found guilty of human rights violations in Jammu and Kashmir.
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- Restrictions to prevent violence ahead of PM's Kashmir visit
Srinagar, June 7: Restrictions were imposed in parts of Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar to prevent violence as a general shutdown against Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's vis....
- PM to visit Kashmir, may offer talks to separatists
New Delhi/Srinagar, June 6: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit the Kashmir Valley for two days beginning on Monday during which he is expected to renew talks offer to separatist leaders a....
- Two army men suspended over Kashmir civilian killings
Srinagar/New Delhi, June 6: A day ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Kashmir visit, the Indian Army today suspended two senior officers - a colonel and a major - for their alleged inv....
- Over a dozen hurt in Srinagar's anti-blasphemy protests
Srinagar, June 5: Over a dozen people were injured as Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar was today rocked by protests over alleged blasphemous sketches against Islam, police said.
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- PM's visit not linked to dialogue with separatists: Omar
Srinagar, June 4: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the Kashmir Valley on June 7 is not linked to the resumption of a dialogue with separatist leaders, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minist....
- JKLF chief Yasin Malik on a hunger strike in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 3: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Yasin Malik today went on a daylong hunger strike, along with 30 party activists, in north Kashmir's Nadihal village to pro....
- Kashmir daily sealed for derogatory caption to Sonia picture
Srinagar, June 1: The authorities in Kashmir have sealed an Urdu daily for publishing a photograph of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the party's state unit chief Saifuddin Soz with a d....
- Six foreign guerrillas killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 31: Six separatist guerrillas, all foreigners, were killed in two separate gunfights in north Kashmir today, police said.
Two foreign militants were killed in a gunfight....
- Dialogue and rights violations can't go together: Mirwaiz
Srinagar, May 31: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, said here today that "human rights violations and the dialogue process cannot go on together" in Jammu an....
- No one will be spared in staged Kashmir killing: Antony
New Delhi, May 30: Defence Minister A.K. Antony said on Saturday that action would be taken against anyone found guilty of killing innocent Kashmiris in an alleged shootout. "With the Kashm....
- CPI-M shocked over Kashmir civilian killings
New Delhi, May 29: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today urged the central government to take legal action against the army unit allegedly involved in the killing of three Kashmiri....
- Two arrested for involvement in fake gun battle in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 28: Two people have been arrested for the disappearance of three men in the Kashmir Valley who were allegedly killed in a fake gun battle near the border with Pakistan.
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- 25 Pakistani militants freed, to be sent back
Jammu, May 28: The Jammu and Kashmir government has revoked the detention orders of 25 Pakistani militants lodged in different jails of India to facilitate their return to their country.
- Kashmiri separatists unmoved by PM's dialogue offer
Srinagar, May 25: Kashmiri separatist leaders have not responded positively to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that the central government was ready to hold talks with them.
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- BSF trooper injured in firing from across Kashmir border
Jammu, May 25: A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was injured in firing from across the international border in the Hira Nagar sector in Jammu and Kashmir today morning, an officer said.
- Ready for dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir: PM
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government was ready for dialogue on Jammu and Kashmir if separatists shed violence. "I would like to appeal to all the group....
- Ahead of PM visit, Abdullah government initiates dialogue with separatists
Jammu, May 23: The Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir has been pushing forward a "quiet dialogue between separatists and the centre" for drawing up a roadmap for the resoluti....
- Invite separatists, Pakistan for dialogue, says Mirwaiz
Srinagar, May 21: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who heads the moderate Hurriyat faction, said here today India cannot hold Kashmir through its military might and time has come for New Delhi to initiate ....
- Pakistani LeT commander, aide killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, May 19: The Indian Army said it killed today a top Pakistani commander of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit and his aide in a fierce gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district.
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- Three guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, May 19: Three separatist guerrillas, including a top commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen militant outfit, were today killed in a gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir's Pu....
- Two Indian soldiers die in firing from Pakistan
Jammu, May 18: Two Indian soldiers were killed today evening when heavy firing from Pakistan destroyed an army truck moving near the border in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, military ....
- Army busts militant hideout in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 17: The army today busted a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district in an ongoing operation against the guerrillas, an official said.
A defence spok....
- Fatter pay packets for terrorists in Kashmir
New Delhi, May 17: Refugees and terrorists from Jammu and Kashmir, who are moving over to the Pakistan occupied part of Kashmir can dream of a better future with increasing remunerations from t....
- Soldier killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, May 12: A soldier was killed in a gunfight between security forces and separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir today, a senior police officer said here.
Personnel of the coun....
- Kashmir shutdowns magnified by media: Omar Abdullah
Srinagar, May 11: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today expressed anguish that the media magnified shutdowns in Kashmir but downplayed "reports of peace and development".....
- Three militants, one trooper killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, May 11: Three separatist guerrillas and a trooper were killed today in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.
"Three militants and one sold....
- Omar opposes out of turn hanging of Afzal Guru
Jammu, May 11: The law should "take its own course" in the hanging of Afzal Guru, the mastermind of the 2001 attack on the Indian parliament, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdul....
- 13 people injured in police-protester clashes in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 10: Thirteen people, among them seven policemen, were injured in daylong clashes between stone pelting young men and police across the Kashmir Valley today even as life remained a....
- Four guerrillas, two soldiers killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, May 7: Four separatist guerrillas and two army troopers were killed in a fierce gunfight in a forest area near Rafiabad in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, an official said tod....
- Pakistani troops fire on Indian Army post in Kashmir
Jammu, May 6: Pakistani troops today opened fire on an Indian army post in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, violating the ongoing ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) for the second t....
- Soldier killed, captain wounded in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, May 5: An army soldier was killed and an officer today injured in an ongoing gunfight between separatist guerrillas and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, ....
- Army officer, soldier injured in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, May 5: Two army personnel - a captain and a soldier - were injured in north Kashmir's Bandipora district late on Tuesday evening when separatist guerrillas fired at them, sources ....
- Finland suggests third party mediation on Kashmir
New Delhi, May 4: In controversial remarks, Finland's Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb today suggested third party mediation to resolve the Kashmir issue.
"I think in an issue....
- Sopore tense over separatist commander's death
Srinagar, May 4: North Kashmir's Sopore town remained tense for the third day today over the mysterious death of a local separatist guerrilla commander. The commander's family alleged h....
- Six Kashmiri teens caught trying to cross LoC
Srinagar, May 4: Six teenagers trying to cross over to Pakistan to join the guerrilla ranks were caught in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district and handed over to their parents today.
- Civilian dies as separatists protest in Srinagar
Srinagar, April 30: A 40-year-old man died today after supporters of hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani stoned a vehicle in which he was travelling even as the protesters, shout....
- Three terrorists killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, April 30: Three terrorists were gunned down early today on the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district by security forces.
A defence s....
- Government urged to help Kashmiri freed in blast case
New Delhi, April 29: A forceful plea was made in the Rajya Sabha today for rehabilitating a Kashmiri youth who has been acquitted in the Lajpat Nagar bombing case after spending 14 years in jai....
- Separatist unity moves jolted in Kashmir
Srinagar, April 28: Steps towards unity between the two groups of the separatist Hurriyat Conference received a setback here today when the hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani sa....
- JKLF chief on hunger strike against death for two Kashmiris
Srinagar, April 28: Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chief Muhammad Yasin Malik today began a daylong hunger strike here to protest the death sentence being given to two Kashmiris in t....
- Kashmir employees, government to hold talks on Thursday
Jammu, April 28: The Jammu and Kashmir government will hold negotiations on Thursday with representatives of 450,000 employees to find a middle ground to end a bitter scrap between the two side....
- Kashmir separatists set up panel on protests
Srinagar, April 27: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, today announced a two-member committee to work out a common protest programme in consultation with other separa....
- Surrendered militants are Kashmir's unwanted lot
Jammu, April 27: Militants who laid down arms in Jammu and Kashmir are an unwanted lot. The government's promise of money and jobs has failed to come through, militant outfits call them tra....
- Kashmir solution imperative: Pakistani PM
Kathmandu, April 26: Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani today reiterated that a solution of the Kashmir dispute was imperative, adding that until it is resolved amicably, peace cannot ....
- Civilian killed in Kashmir firing
Srinagar, April 24: A civilian was killed and five people were injured in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district when the army fired at suspected militants today, police said.
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- Two Hizbul militants killed in Jammu-Kashmir gunfight
Jammu, April 24: Two militants of the Hizbul Mujaheedin were killed in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, police said today.
"One militant was killed last night ....
- Separatist guerrillas kill cable operator in Kashmir
Srinagar, April 24: Separatist guerrillas shot dead a cable operator in Sopore town of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said today.
The guerrillas late on Friday bar....
- 15 wounded in Kashmir protests over militants' death sentences
Srinagar, April 23: At least 15 people, including eight policemen, were injured today in violence during a strike called by the separatist Hurriyat Conference in the Kashmir Valley to protest t....
- Separatist shutdown stalls life in Kashmir
Srinagar, April 23: Life in summer capital Srinagar and other major towns of the Kashmir Valley was adversely affected today by a separatist shutdown called to protest the death penalty awarded....
- Separatists call for shutdown over death penalty to militants
Srinagar, April 22: Kashmiri separatist leaders called for a shutdown on Friday to protest the death sentence given to two local residents by a Delhi court today in the 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb b....
- Police disallow separatist seminar in Srinagar
Srinagar, April 21: Police today sealed a hotel where Muslim separatist leaders were to attend a seminar that was also to be addressed by senior guerrilla commanders from Pakistan over a phone ....
- Court jails Kashmir cop for terror link
New Delhi, April 19: A city court today sentenced a former Jammu and Kashmir police constable to eight years in jail and slapped a fine of Rs.50,000 on him for being a member of the banned terr....
- Kargil may soon get country's highest tunnel
Jammu, April 19: Residents of the strategically important Kargil and Leh regions in Jammu and Kashmir have a reason to be happy. Their six-decade-long wait for round-the-year road connectivity ....
- Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered in Kashmir
Srinagar, April 19: Security forces busted a guerrilla hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district today, police said.
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- JKLF chairman Yasin Malik detained
Srinagar, April 19: Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was detained by the police while he was on his way to Kupwara in north Kashmir's Baramul....
- Kashmir man claims slain father was no terrorist
Srinagar, April 17: The family of a 70-year-old man killed by the army on April 14 in north Kashmir's Kupwara district has refuted claims that he was a separatist guerrilla.
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- Two Hizbul militants killed in Kashmir
Srinagar, April 16: Two guerrillas of the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed by security forces in a gun battle in south Kashmir's Shopian district today, police said.
Troops of 44 Ras....
- One guerrilla killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar, April 14: Security forces gunned down a separatist guerrilla in a forest area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, a defence spokesperson said here.
Forces of the Ra....
- Separatist shutdown cripples life in Srinagar
Srinagar, April 13: Life in Srinagar ground to a halt today in response to a shutdown called by the hardline faction of Jammu and Kashmir's Hurriyat Conference against the conviction of six....
- Cops, CRPF troopers stoned in Srinagar
Srinagar, April 13: Pelting stones at police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, dozens of youths clashed with security personnel in a Srinagar locality today during a shutdown ag....
- End strike, demands will be studied: Kashmir employees told
Srinagar: The demands of striking Jammu and Kashmir government employees will be considered if they end their strike, a senior minister said, as the strike entered the ninth day today.
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- Militant incursions are a blow to peace in Kashmir
Srinagar: Just as Kashmiris saw the most peaceful year in over 20 years of separatist war in their state in 2009, armed militants are slowly but surely sneaking in from across the border fron P....
- Kashmir bars district jobs to outsiders, PDP calls bill illegal
Jammu: The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today termed as "unconstitutional" the passage of the inter-district recruitment bill in the state legislative assembly and cha....
- Call for Jammu shutdown on Friday over bill on district jobs
Jammu: A bill seeking to ban inter-district recruitment in Jammu and Kashmir, denying the Scheduled Caste candidates jobs reserved for them at district level, has generated anger in the Jammu r....
- One killed in battle with guerrillas in Kashmir
Srinagar: A Rashtriya Rifles soldier was killed and another wounded in a gunbattle with separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said today.
The gunba....
- Another gunfight breaks out in Kashmir
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between separatist guerrillas and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district today afternoon, police said.
Police said troops of 21 Ras....
- Will watch Kashmir situation before further troop reduction: Home Secretary
New Delhi: The government will "wait and watch" for the next six months the situation in Jammu and Kashmir before taking any steps on further reduction of troops in the terror-riven sta....
- Kashmir employees on strike despite government opposition
Srinagar/: Adamant government employees in Jammu and Kashmir refused to call off their strike today to demand payment of arrears of the 6th Pay Commission, a day after the government invoked th....
- 'Anything below azadi' negotiable for Kashmir: Home Secretary
New Delhi: The Indian government is holding back-channel talks with separatist Hurriyat leaders on the Kashmir issue and is open to negotiating anything less than independence, says Home Secret....
- Congress leader's guard kills militant in Kashmir
Srinagar: A separatist guerrilla was killed when the security guard of Congress' Pulwama district chief opened fire after militants attacked the leader's house in Jammu and Kashmir toda....
- Two militants killed in Kashmir gun battle
Jammu: Security forces killed two militants in a gunfight with a group of militants in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.
The gun battle started when the Indian A....
- Separatist guerillas blow up railway track in Kashmir
Srinagar: Separatist guerillas have blown up about three metres of railway track in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, an official said here today.
"About two to three metres o....
- One militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir gunbattle
Jammu: A suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gunbattle that started between security forces and militants in Baghla area of Kalkakote in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri dis....
- Four terrorists, two soldiers killed in Jammu-Kashmir
Jammu: Four terrorists and two soldiers were killed in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district today, an army official said.
"Four militants and two soldiers were....
- Three militants, soldier killed in Kashmir gunfight
Jammu: Three militants and an Indian army soldier were killed in a fierce gun battle in the mountainous Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir today evening, officials said.
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- 400 militants waiting to sneak into Kashmir: Indian Army
Srinagar: Showing concern over the unabated infiltration bid by the militants, Indian Army has come up with a more scary report. More than four-hundred militants are looking for opportunity to ....
- Terror redux: Fear returns to the Kashmir Valley
Srinagar/New Delhi: As the sun sets in this scenic capital of Jammu and Kashmir, spreading a burning crimson on the horizon, Haajra Sofi, a 59-year-old mother, is worried and frantically waitin....
- Infiltration up in Kashmir: Indian Army chief
New Delhi: Infiltration by militants from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir has increased, but India is capable of handling the situation, Army Chief Gen. Deepak Kapoor said today.
- Two militants killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Two separatist guerrillas were killed today when the army foiled an infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, an official said.
Alert army troops spotted....
- Four militants killed in Manipur gunfight
Imphal: At least four separatist militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Manipur, police said here today.
"The four militants of the United Tribal Liberation A....
- 2,000 Muslim families living as migrants in Jammu: Minister
Jammu: There are more than 2,000 Kashmiri Muslim families living as migrants in Jammu, a state minister said today.
Revenue Minister Raman Bhalla, replying to a question by Peoples De....
- Advani blogs against Kashmir's autonomy
New Delhi: Opposing autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir and restoration of the pre-1953 status to the troubled state, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani has said the party won....
- Policy to rehabilitate Kashmiri militants in final stages
Jammu: A policy meant to facilitate the return and rehabilitation of about 3,000 Kashmiri militants now in Pakistan is in the final stage and could be made public in May, official sources said ....
- Gunfight erupts in south Kashmir village
Srinagar: A gunfight has erupted in a village in south Kashmir's Pulwama district where security forces laid a cordon following information about the presence of separatist guerrillas.
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- Security forces surround south Kashmir village
Srinagar: Security forces today afternoon cordoned off a village in the south Kashmir's Pulwama district following information about the presence of a group of guerrillas there.
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- Don't cause collateral damage, security forces told
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has told security forces in the state not to cause any "collateral damage" to civilians during gunbattles with militants even if the terrorists h....
- 35,000 troops reduced in Kashmir: Omar Abdullah
Jammu: Over 35,000 troops have been reduced in Jammu and Kashmir in the past 15 months, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah told the state legislative assembly.
"Without creating any hyp....
- Three killed, eight injured in Kashmir attacks
Srinagar: Militants struck twice in a day in the Kashmir Valley, killing two civilians and a policeman and injuring eight people, three of them securitymen, today. The rebels opened fire in the....
- Separatist factions clash in Kashmir
Srinagar: The rivalry between Kashmir's hardline and moderate separatist factions spilled out on the streets when Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists were allegedly attacked by ....
- Four CRPF troopers injured in Kashmir grenade attack
Srinagar: Four paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured in a separatist guerrilla attack in summer capital Srinagar today afternoon.
Suspected separatist....
- Over 32,000 widows, 97,000 orphans in Kashmir
Srinagar: There are over 32,000 widows and 97,000 orphaned children in violence-battered Jammu and Kashmir, a new study has found, suggesting that the unending conflict in the border state has ....
- Compensate Kashmir for water given to Pakistan, says MP
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir should be compensated for the losses it has suffered due to the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, a parliamentarian from the state demanded today.
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- 10 militant commanders killed in Jammu
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir police today claimed to have shot dead 10 top commanders of various militant groups operating in the Jammu division of the state since January this year.
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- Kashmiri Pandits oppose rebels' surrender and rehabilitation
Chandigarh: Strongly condemning the proposed surrender and rehabilitation policy for militants returning from Pakistan-administered Kashmir, an organisation of Kashmiri Pandits today said this ....
- 245 terrorists killed in Kashmir in 2009
New Delhi: Security forces killed 245 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year, when the number of infiltration attempts by militants from Pakistan went up marginally, according to official fi....
- Forces cut in Kashmir if situation improves: minister
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said that reduction of security forces and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act in the state would depend on improvement in the situation.....
- Omar briefs PM on security situation
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and briefed him of the security situation in the state in the light of increased incursion atte....
- Army captain dies in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: A captain of the Indian Army was killed today in a gunfight with suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba militants in a south Kashmir village, a defence official said.
Captain Deepak Shar....
- Gunfight in Kashmir village resumes after nightlong lull
Srinagar: After a nightlong lull, gunfire between separatist guerrillas and security forces in a village in Jammu and Kashmir restarted today morning.
The gunbattle had started on Wed....
- Government awaiting Kashmir's response on autonomy report
New Delhi: The central government is awaiting a response from Jammu and Kashmir government on the issue of autonomy for the state as suggested by the Justice Saghir Ahmed Committee, a working g....
- Militants engage troops in Kashmir village
Srinagar: Heavy fighting broke out today between security personnel and militants holed up inside a house in a Jammu and Kashmir village, police here said.
The gunfire in Dadsara vill....
- Holbrooke debunks talk of US mediation on Kashmir
Washington: Without uttering the "K" word, a senior US diplomat has debunked suggestions that Washington should help India and Pakistan resolve the Kashmir issue as part of a regional a....
- Mufti upset Kashmir not discussed with Pakistan
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed says he is "disappointed" that India and Pakistan did not discuss the Kashmir issue at the foreign secretary-level t....
- Sectarian clashes trigger tension in Kashmir village
Srinagar: Over a dozen people were injured and several houses and shops were destroyed today in a clash between Shias and Sunnis in a village in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police s....
- Kashmir is the core issue, Pakistan tells India
New Delhi: Pakistan today said the Jammu and Kashmir dispute was at the core of its issues with India and both countries must move ahead without being held hostage by the Mumbai terror attack.
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- India reiterates 'national position' on Kashmir during talks
New Delhi: The Kashmir dispute figured in the talks between India and Pakistan today with New Delhi reiterating its "national position", Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said.
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- Kashmir separatists meet Pakistan foreign secretary
New Delhi: Urging Islamabad to include Kashmiris in the India-Pakistan dialogue process, separatist leaders from the valley met visiting Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir here today, a ....
- Soldier, civilian wounded in Sopore fighting
Srinagar: An army soldier and a civilian were wounded today after a separatist guerrilla hiding in the wreckage of razed houses opened fire at the security forces busy in the clearance operatio....
- Omar Abdullah government is autocratic, says Mehbooba
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti today accused the Omar Abdullah government of being "autocratic" as there was "no ....
- Body of guerrilla recovered after Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: The body of a slain militant was recovered today from the debris of two houses destroyed in a gunfight that killed five militants as well as a captain of the Indian Army and two soldi....
- BSF trooper injured in Pakistan firing
Jammu: A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was injured today when Pakistani troops fired across the border in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba sector, officials said.
According to BSF ....
- Kashmiri separatists to meet Pakistan foreign secretary
New Delhi: They may have refused to talk to Home Minister P. Chidambaram, but Kashmiri separatist leaders are all set to meet Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir here on Wednesday.
- Jammu observes shutdown to protest Sikh beheading
Jammu: Jammu is observing a shutdown today to protest the beheading of Sikhs in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Shops and business establishments remained closed. Traffic was off the roads, while....
- Sikhs in Jammu and Kashmir protest Taliban act, call shutdown on Tuesday
Jammu: Sikh organisations in Jammu and Kashmir have called for a general strike on Tuesday to protest against the beheading of a Sikh by the Taliban near Pakistan's Peshawar city.
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- Police baton charge opposition rally in Jammu
Jammu: Police today baton charged to stop a march by activists of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) towards the civil secretariat here to protest alleged increase in human righ....
- Government enforcing bullet for stones policy in Kashmir: Opposition
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti today accused Chief Minister Omar Abdullah of enforcing a "bullet for stone" polic....
- Jammu and Kashmir won't tolerate human rights abuse: Governor
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra today reiterated the state's commitment to ensuring zero tolerance towards human rights violations.
Vohra, during his 50-minute addres....
- Kashmiris want India-Pakistan talks to focus on Kashmir
Srinagar: Residents of Jammu and Kashmir and separatist leaders have welcomed the resumption of talks between India and Pakistan but stress that it would be incomplete unless the Kashmir issue ....
- Clashes in Srinagar between police and stone throwing youths
Srinagar: Tension again gripped Maisuma locality of this city as stone throwing youth engaged the police and the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in clashes, forcing the closure....
- Infiltration in Kashmir up: President Patil
New Delhi: Militant incursion from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir had gone up, President Pratibha Patil said today while also stressing that the security situation in the state had improved &#....
- Mufti wants national consensus on Kashmir
Jammu: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has called for a national consensus to resolve the Jammu and Kashmir dispute with Pakistan.
Speaking at a rally at....
- Over a dozen injured in Kashmir clashes
Srinagar: Over a dozen people, including policemen, were injured in clashes between stone-pelting protesters and the security forces in Srinagar and other towns of Kashmir today.
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- Body scanners to be installed at Jawahar Tunnel
Jammu: Body scanners will soon be installed at Jawahar Tunnel, the main road link between Kashmir Valley and the rest of India, to prevent terrorists from carrying explosives via this route.
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- Gunfight between militants, security forces in Kashmir
Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between guerrillas holed up in a house and security forces in north Kashmir's Sopore town early Stodayaturday, police said.
Security forces cordoned....
- Security forces battle guerrillas in Kashmir
Srinagar: A gun battle broke out between separatist guerrillas and security forces in south Kashmir's Pulwama district today morning.
A senior police officer said here that securi....
- Guerrillas battle security forces in Kashmir
Srinagar: A gun battle broke out today morning between separatist guerrillas and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district.
The fighting erupted when security forc....
- Six wounded in south Kashmir violence
Srinagar: Six people were wounded, two with bullet injuries, in clashes between protesters and security forces today during the funeral of two separatist guerrillas who were killed in a gunbatt....
- Habibullah stays as CIC, tells Omar can't take RTI post
New Delhi: Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) Wajahat Habibullah, who resigned last year to head the Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission (JKSIC), says he will continue in his prese....
- LeT militant killed in Kashmir gunfight
Jammu: One Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant was killed in a gunfight with security forces in the mountainous forests of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said today.
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- Five levels of vetting for former Jammu and Kashmir militants
New Delhi: Security agencies have worked out a five-level verification process for the surrender-and-rehabilitation of Kashmiri militants in Pakistan-administered Kashmir who want to return hom....
- BSF officer suspended over Kashmir teenager's killing
Srinagar: A senior Border Security Force (BSF) officer in Jammu and Kashmir was suspended today and a court of inquiry ordered after allegations that the fatal shooting of a 17-year-old boy at ....
- Police to question BSF officer over Kashmir teen's killing
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir police is likely to question a senior Border Security Force (BSF) officer after an arrested trooper said that he had "followed the orders of his boss" an....
- Rights group hails Kashmir arrest over killing
New York: The arrest of a Border Security Force (BSF) constable suspected of killing a Kashmiri teenager could be an important step to curtail security force abuses, Human Rights Watch has said....
- PoK is India, Kashmiri youth welcome: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram today supported the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's decision to call back Kashmiri youth to the state and asserted that Pakist....
- Omar welcomes amnesty for Kashmiri militants, BJP angry
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today welcomed the union government's willingness to grant amnesty to Kashmiri militants who want to return from Pakistan, saying it wa....
- Two top Hizb terrorists killed in Kashmir
Jammu: Two top terrorists of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen were killed in a gun battle with the security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.
Police said after nearly....
- Kashmir paralysed on JKLF founder's death anniversary
Srinagar: A complete shutdown and strict curfew-like restrictions here today paralysed life across Kashmir, where the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) had called a str....
- Government agrees to amnesty for Kashmiri militants in Pakistan
New Delhi: The government has accepted the idea of granting amnesty to Kashmiri militants in Pakistan who want to return without weapons and join the mainstream, Home Minister P. Chidambaram sa....
- All isn't well in Kashmir coalition, now Omar snubs Azad
Jammu: A day after senior Congress leader and cabinet minister Ghulam Nabi Azad censured Omar Abdullah's call for amnesty and rehabilitation of Kashmiri militants in Pakistan, the chief min....
- Srinagar youth shot dead by BSF trooper, admits senior officer
Srinagar: The Border Security Force (BSF) today admitted that one of its troopers shot dead 16-year-old Zahid Farooq Sheikh in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital last Friday, an incident tha....
- Is Azad opposing his own policy of amnesty to Kashmiri militants?
Jammu: It surprised many when central Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad opposed Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's proposed policy of giving amnesty to and rehabilitating Kashmiri youth who went....
- One policeman killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: One local policeman was killed when separatist guerrillas attacked a police station in north Kashmir's Sopore town today morning.
The gunfight between the security force....
- Curfew-like restrictions in Srinagar to prevent separatist rally
Srinagar: Strict security restrictions have been imposed in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital to prevent a separatist march scheduled later today.
Curfew-like restrictions for the....
- Curfew-like restrictions, protests continue in Srinagar
Srinagar: Harsh curfew-like restrictions continued in the old city area of summer capital Srinagar, where fresh protests were held today against the alleged killing of a 16-year-old student in ....
- Massive protests rock Srinagar as another student dies
Srinagar: Massive protests erupted in the summer capital Srinagar over the death of a schoolboy today, the second such incident in a week, with locals and relatives alleging the boy was shot by....
- Three killed in Kashmir attack
Srinagar: Three people, including two policemen, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town today afternoon when separatist guerrillas opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRP....
- Strike paralyses Kashmir, restrictions in old Srinagar
Srinagar: A general shutdown paralysed life across the Kashmir Valley today as authorities clamped strict restrictions in the old areas of this city to ward off trouble that had started earlier....
- Pakistan PM reiterates support to Kashmir separatism
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani today reiterated that his government will "continue extending political, moral and diplomatic support" to the separatist campaign in....
- Hizb chief ready for talks with India
Muzaffarabad: In a significant shift from his routine anti-peace rhetoric, Pakistan-based terror amalgam United Jehad Council chief Syed Salahuddin today said he was ready for a dialogue with I....
- Anti-India jehadi rally held in Pakistani Kashmir
New Delhi/Srinagar: An anti-India jehadi rally to express "solidarity with Kashmir" was organised today in Pakistan-administered Kashmir by the Jama'at-ud-Dawaah (JuD), a banned fro....
- Restrictions imposed in tense Srinagar
Srinagar: Authorities imposed strict restrictions in the Old City areas of Srinagar today morning as protests against the death of a teenager again paralyzed life in the Kashmir Valley.
- US rules out mediation on Kashmir
Washington: The United States has made it clear it would not mediate between India and Pakistan on the Kashmir issue but would "applaud and encourage" anything they do to reduce tension....
- Heavy stone pelting in shutdown-hit Srinagar
Srinagar: Heavy stone pelting in the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital over the death of a schoolboy three days ago triggered panic today and prompted the authorities to beef up security.
- 40 wounded in day-long Kashmir violence
Srinagar: At least 40 people, among them 28 policemen, were injured as fierce clashes between security forces and stone-pelting protesters enraged over the death of a young man hit by a tear sm....
- Strike against youth's death halts life in Kashmir valley
Srinagar: A general strike called by Jammu and Kashmir's separatist Hurriyat Conference against the killing of a teenaged boy by a teargas shell crippled life in the valley today.
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- Protests, shutdown in Srinagar over youth's death
Srinagar: Mourners took out a huge procession here today with the body of a youth killed in clashes with security forces a day earlier even as fresh protests erupted over his death, officials s....
- Resume dialogue with Pakistan, PDP urges government
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today asked the central government to resume the dialogue with Pakistan without any delay, saying that would be the....
- Two army soldiers killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Two Indian Army soldiers were killed early today in an ambush by terrorists in Tandar village in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official here said.
The militants at....
- No Republic Day celebration in Srinagar's Lal Chowk
Srinagar: There was no Republic Day celebration in Srinagar's Lal Chowk by the security forces today and neither was the tricolour hoisted by them atop the Clock Tower there, which had almo....
- Infiltration bid foiled in Jammu
Jammu: An infiltration bid was foiled early today when the Border Security Force (BSF) troopers fired at a group of intruders who were trying to enter India through the Kanachak sector in Jammu....
- Tight security in Srinagar ahead of R-Day
Srinagar: Security forces have been deployed at the Bakshi stadium here, the venue for the Republic Day parade on Tuesday, and roads leading to it have been barricaded to thwart terror strikes.....
- Pakistani militants cuts Jammu and Kashmir border fence
Jammu: Despite continual claim of strong security by India's Defence Ministry, it has come to pass that militants are still continuing with their infiltration bids. A recent report reveals ....
- Don't repeal special powers of forces in Kashmir: army official
New Delhi: Diluting the special powers given to security forces under law could be "damaging", a top Indian Army officer said on Thursday, opposing any future move to repeal such laws n....
- Ban on prepaid mobile phones in Kashmir lifted
New Delhi: The central government has lifted the ban on prepaid mobile phones in Jammu and Kashmir, a home ministry official said today.
The ban was imposed last year after the govern....
- 'Kashmiri Pandits victims of emotional apartheid for 20 years'
New Delhi: Emotions ran high as Kashmiri Pandits gathered here today to mark 20 years of their exodus from their ancestral homes in the Valley, and lamented the "neglect" and "emoti....
- Separatists seek troop withdrawal from Pakistani Kashmir
New Delhi: A group of separatists has sought withdrawal of troops from Pakistani Kashmir in the wake of a series of suicide bombings there.
"Pakistan must move out its troops from....
- BJP to oppose any proposal for autonomy to Kashmir
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today said his party will oppose any proposal for granting autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir.
Speaking at a function here t....
- Kashmir's common man fears a return to violent days
Srinagar: Fear has returned to Jammu and Kashmir. Heightening of tensions around the country's Republic Day on Jan 26 is nothing new in this border state. Yet the upsurge in guerrilla attac....
- Terrorist killed in Poonch, gun battle on
Jammu: At least one terrorist was killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district today after security forces raided their hideout in a jungle. The gun battle between the two sides stretched ....
- Infiltrator killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) troopers today killed an infiltrator who was trying to sneak into the Indian territory in Ranbirsinghpora sector from the Line of Control (LoC) that divides J....
- Four hurt in Kashmir terror attack
Srinagar: Three policemen were wounded in a gunfight between separatist guerrillas and security personnel in north Kashmir's Sopore town today after militants lobbed a grenade at a police s....
- Gun battle in Kashmir town after grenade attack
Srinagar: A gunfight was under way between separatist guerrillas and security personnel in north Kashmir's Sopore town today after militants lobbed a grenade at a police station, injuring o....
- Five killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Two separatist guerrillas and three securitymen were killed in a gunfight that ended today morning in south Kashmir's Kulgam district, police said. The slain guerrillas belong to ....
- Lashkar guerrilla killed in Kashmir, gunfight still on
Srinagar: A Lashkar-e-Taiba militant was gunned down in a fierce gunbattle with security forces in south Kashmir today evening, police said.
The gunfight, which was still on late toni....
- BSF foils infiltration bid in Jammu
Jammu: Border Security Force (BSF) troopers opened fire on suspected militants early today in Jammu and Kashmir's Kanachak sector and foiled an infiltration bid, a BSF official said.
- More troops to be reduced in Kashmir
Jammu: Defence Minister A.K. Antony today hinted at a further reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir in the light of the "improved situation" in the state, which is battling terrorist....
- Pulwama encounter rages on in excess of 13 hours – one terrorist killed
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir): The encounter at Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, between security forces and militants has been raging for more than 13 hours. The security forces have been able to eli....
- Pulwama encounter rages on in excess of 13 hours - one terrorist killed
Pulwama (Jammu and Kashmir): The encounter at Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, between security forces and militants has been raging for more than 13 hours. The security forces have been able to eli....
- Many voices and concerns on Kashmir - any solutions?
New Delhi: An India-Pakistan peace conference to lay a road map for resolving disputes, including Kashmir, turned into a vociferous exchange of ideas when many voices from different regions and....
- Kashmiri Hindus heckle Yasin Malik at peace conference
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir's separatist leader Yasin Malik was heckled by a group of Kashmiri Pandits at the three-day India-Pakistan peace conference here today.
Malik, the chi....
- Government 'diluting' sovereignty over Kashmir: BJP
Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Working Group's report on centre-state relations as a "conspiracy against the national interests....
- TV channel editors arrested for inciting violence
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh police on Friday night arrested two editors of Telugu television channel TV 5 for airing a "baseless and malicious" report about an alleged conspiracy behind t....
- Protests rock Srinagar after today's prayers
Srinagar: Two dozen protesters including some cops were wounded in anti-India protests in summer capital Srinagar and north Kashmir towns of Baramulla and Sopore after today's prayers.
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- Jammu and Kashmir vulnerable to attacks: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said security forces must maintain a "high level of vigilance" considering that Jammu and Kashmir remains vulnerable to militant attacks.
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- Separatists caned for opposing Zardar's visit to Pakistani Kashmir
New Delhi: A pro-independence group today condemned the police assault on its leaders in Pakistani Kashmir, who were opposing President Asif Ali Zardari's visit to the "disputed region&....
- Four injured in Kashmir attack, gun battle on
Srinagar: Four men, including a police constable, were injured today after separatist guerrillas lobbed grenades and fired at Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers at Lal Chowk in the he....
- Kashmir blast kills policeman
Srinagar: A policeman was killed when an explosion rocked the compound of the joint interrogation centre (JIC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district today morning.
Constable R....
- J&K CM Omar Abdullah holds talks with PM on autonomy
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today presented a copy of Justice Sagheer Ahmad's report on centre-state relations to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and urged him t....
- Omar Abdullah to meet PM
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi today.
The minister will discuss the PM's fifth working group....
- Partial shutdown in Jammu against autonomy recommendation
Jammu: The shutdown call given by political groups, protesting against the report of a prime minister's working group recommending restoration of autonomy in Jammu and Kashmir, evoked parti....
- Madhya Pradesh chief minister slams Kashmir autonomy report
Jammu: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan today slammed the Prime Minister's Working Group report on centre-state relations vis-a-vis Jammu and Kashmir, describing it as ag....
- Jaitley slams Kashmir working group report
New Delhi: Reacting sharply to the prime minister's working group suggestion of considering autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Arun Jaitley, who was a member ....
- Referendum on Kashmir's special status 'not good': Gadkari
New Delhi: Opposing the recommendation for a referendum on autonomy and special status to terror-hit Jammu and Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) new president Nitin Gadkari today said....
- Mixed response to report on Centre-Kashmir ties
Srinagar: The recommendations of a working group on Centre-State ties - autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir, but no union territory status for the Ladakh region - has been welcomed by the ruling Nat....
- Kashmiris should decide on state's special status: Panel
Jammu: The fifth working group on Jammu and Kashmir set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh submitted its report today and recommended that the people of the state decide whether it should reta....
- Three cops wounded in south Kashmir ambush
Srinagar: Three policemen were injured today evening when separatist guerrillas ambushed a police patrol in Kashmir's Pampore town, a police official said.
A senior police officer....
- Mainstream politicians welcome Kashmir troop cut, separatists cynical
Srinagar: Mainstream political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have welcomed the announcement of union Defence Minister A.K. Antony that 30,000 soldiers have been withdrawn from the state, but sep....
- I am not working on Kashmir: Holbrooke
Washington: Richard Holbrooke, US Special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, says he is not working on the Kashmir issue even as he keeps India closely informed of his effort in the re....
- Forensic tests, witnesses indicate Shopian victims drowned: CBI
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which ruled out that the two women found dead in Kashmir's Shopian town were raped or murdered, said forensic tests and testimonies of ....
- Omar flatly rules out division of Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today ruled out any division of the state, rebuffing those asking for statehood for Jammu region, and said his government was trying to ens....
- Abdullah government neglecting people's problems: Sayeed
Jammu: The People's Democratic Party (PDP) today termed Jammu and Kashmir's National Conference-led coalition government "apathetic and incomptent", charging Chief Minister Omar....
- Hurriyat leader Qureshi still critical
Srinagar: Senior Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haq Qureshi, who was attacked outside his house by unidentified men here on Friday, continues to be critical, doctors attending on him said tod....
- 'Cowardly assault' will not derail Kashmir peace process: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The murderous attack on moderate Hurriyat leader Fazal Haq Qureshi will not be allowed to derail the peace process in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today while....
- Hurriyat leader Qureshi stable but critical
Srinagar: Senior separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haque Qureshi, who was shot outside his house here by unidentified gunmen on Friday, is stable but not out of danger, a relative of ....
- Bulk forces to be withdrawn from JK: Chidambaram
New Delhi: In a bid to build confidence among the people, the Indian government has decided to withdraw a bulk number of troops of central forces from Jammu and Kashmir. Earlier the government ....
- Government favours quiet talks on Kashmir: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The Indian government today said it favoured "quiet talks" to resolve the festering Kashmir dispute.
"The prime minister and I offered to talk to every shade of....
- United Jehad Council rejects quiet dialogue on Kashmir
Srinagar: The United Jehad Council (UJC), a conglomerate of guerrilla outfits based in Pakistani Kashmir, has rejected the proposed "quiet dialogue" between the Indian government and Ka....
- Ceasefire violations coming down: Army chief
Jammu: Indian Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor today said incidents of ceasefire violations, which were basically aimed at abetting cross-border incursions from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir, had....
- Army presence can be lowered if situation improves: Omar Abdullah
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said there would be timely reduction in the army's presence in the state when the security situation normalises. He said though t....
- Separatists, unite for quiet dialogue: Kashmir civil society
Srinagar: While leaders of the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir's separatist Hurriyat Conference remain divided on the efficacy of the "quiet" talks with the central government....
- China has 'direct link with Kashmir', says Mirwaiz
New Delhi/Srinagar: Moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, who is slated to travel to China, has said Beijing has a "direct link with Kashmir".
The Mirwaiz, who is set ....
- Have triangular talks with Pakistan to solve Kashmir: Mirwaiz
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir's Hurriyat Conference is committed to solving the Kashmir issue through meaningful dialogue with New Delhi but also wants Pakistan on board, says the separatist ....
- Militant killed, another held in Kashmir
Srinagar: One militant was killed and another terrorist, who was trained in Pakistan, was arrested as the army foiled yet another infiltration bid from across the Line of Control (LoC) in north....
- Two soldiers, two guerrillas killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two soldiers of the Indian Army and two separatist guerrillas were killed in separate gunfights in Jammu and Kashmir today, authorities said.
The separatist guerrillas made ....
- Hurriyat chief ready for talks through open or quiet diplomacy
Jammu: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today said he was ready for talks to resolve the Kashmir issue "through open or quiet diplomacy".
"We want issue-ba....
- Northern Army commander visits Ladakh, Siachen
Jammu: Indian Army's Northern Command's chief Lt. Gen. B.S. Jaswal today visited the XIV 'Fire & Fury' Corps in Ladakh to meet the soldiers and assess the ground situation. ....
- Indian soldier killed in Pakistani shelling
Jammu: An Indian Army soldier was killed today and two others were injured when mortar shells hit Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir from across the Line of Control (LoC), violating the ceasefi....
- BSF trooper, wife killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: A group of militants early today shot dead their former colleague who had joined the Border Security Force (BSF) as well as his wife in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said....
- Kashmiri braveheart Rukhsana wants military training for youngsters
Chandigarh: Rukhsana Kausar, the girl who singlehandedly took on a group of terrorists who barged into her house in a village in the Kashmir valley in September, today said the government shoul....
- Separatist shutdown affects life in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Life in south Kashmir's Kulgam district was badly affected today following a shutdown call given by senior hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, officials said.
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- Jammu and Kashmir mulls using electroshock guns to quell protests
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is mulling to get electroshock guns, also known as Taser weapons, to control mob violence and street protests in the troubled state, a police official....
- Four kids injured in explosion in Kashmir village
Jammu: Four children were seriously injured in a sudden explosion in their house, close to the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district today evening, police said.
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- Rukhsana being shifted to Delhi
Jammu: Rukhsana Kausar, the 19-year-old girl who killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander in September in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, is being shifted to Delhi for security reason....
- Two policemen killed by militants in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two police men were killed by separatist guerrillas in a hit-and-run attack in this Jammu and Kashmir capital today, police said.
A senior police officer told media that sep....
- Are we all militants, ask Kashmir's pre-paid mobile subscribers
Jammu/Srinagar: A wave of anger has swept through Jammu and Kashmir with the central government deciding to ban pre-paid mobile connections in the state from Sunday due to security concerns. ....
- One militant killed, gunfight on in Kashmir
Srinagar: One separatist guerrilla holed up in a house was killed by security forces in a gunfight that began early today and continues in Sopore town of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
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- Pak violates ceasefire, Indian army call for protest
Srinagar: It is only on Friday that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted India will not set any preconditions to embark on peace talks with Pakistan, reports came today that Pakistani army fi....
- Accept Kashmir as disputed, Geelani tells India
Srinagar: Senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani today said he was ready to engage in a dialogue with India, provided the government accepted that Kashmir was a disputed territory.
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- No prepaid mobiles in Kashmir from Nov 1
New Delhi: No new prepaid mobile connections would be issued nor would existing ones be renewed from Nov 1 in Jammu and Kashmir following reports that militant groups were getting SIM cards on ....
- Two infiltrators killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two separatist guerrillas were killed today when the army foiled an infiltration bid across the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, officials here s....
- Pakistan needs to end terror to talk to India: PM
Srinagar: A day after extending a hand of friendship to Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that no peace dialogue will succeed unless Islamabad cracks down on terrorists activ....
- PM regrets OIC naming envoy on Kashmir
Srinagar: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that India has lodged a protest with the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to appoint an envoy on Jammu and Kashmir.
"We ....
- Give up violence for talks: PM
Srinagar: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday asked separatists in Jammu and Kashmir to give up the gun and come forward for talks to resolve the problems of the troubled state.
- PM denies India is linked to Taliban
Srinagar: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today denied Islamabad's allegations that India was backing the insurgency in Balochistan and the Taliban to destabilise Pakistan.
"W....
- India not satisfied with Pakistan's action on 26/11: PM
Srinagar: A day after extending a hand of friendship to Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made it clear today that he was not satisfied with the action taken by Islamabad against those ....
- Three militants killed in Jammu
Jammu: At least three militants were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Mendhar area of Poonch district in Jammu early today morning, army officials said.
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- PM, Sonia do without bullet-proof screen, Kashmir safer: Omar
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said here today that he felt the situation in his state was improving as both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Cong....
- Kashmir has a special place in secular India: Sonia Gandhi
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said Kashmir has a "special place in secular democracy of India" and that all problems c....
- Highlights of PM's speech in Kashmir
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): The following are the highlights of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech here in Jammu and Kashmir today:
-- We have to reverse the brain drain t....
- PM seeks reversal of brain drain in Kashmir
Anantnag: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for a reversal of the brain drain in Jammu and Kashmir to ensure the return of professionals to the state.
"We have to rever....
- Hold Kashmir local elections quickly, says PM
Anantnag: Jammu and Kashmir needs to hold its local bodies elections quickly to bring in people in development planning, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today.
"I would urge ....
- Prime Minister appeals to youth to help build new Kashmir
Anantnag: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the youth to join the government's endeavour in building a new Kashmir and carve a new future for themselves, while promising all effort ....
- PM to visit Kashmir today
Srinagar: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Kashmir today amidst stringent security measures. Besides inaugurating railway's Anantnag-Qazigund section, PM may also invite the Kashmir....
- Shutdown in Kashmir valley to protest army landing
Srinagar/Jammu: Life across the Kashmir valley was affected today in a separatist-sponsored strike to protest the day in 1947 when Indian troops landed in Kashmir after the state's accessio....
- PM should make his Kashmir policy clear: BJP
New Delhi: Two days ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the Kashmir Valley, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) todayv asked him to clarify his policy on Kashmir as it was a "....
- Three guerrillas killed in Kashmir gun battle
Srinagar: Security forces gunned down three militants, including a senior commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit, in a south Kashmir gun battle today, police said.
Divisional com....
- PM for 'practical' solution to Kashmir issue
Hua Hin (Thailand): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today he favoured "practical, pragmatic solutions" to the Jammu and Kashmir problem and a dialogue with the separatist Hurriyat Co....
- Mirwaiz goes to London to attend Kashmir conference
Srinagar/New Delhi: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Thursday left for London enroute New Delhi to take part in two separate conferences on the Kashmir issue, a Hurriyat spok....
- Kashmiris will never leave India: Farooq Abdullah
New Delhi: India should not doubt Kashmiris and stop thinking they will ever "leave this nation", says former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and union Minister for New and Renewable E....
- Quiet diplomacy: Central officials in Kashmir to meet Mirwaiz
Srinagar: As part of New Delhi's "quiet diplomacy" to solve the problems in the troubled Jammu and Kashmir, a team of top officials is presently in the valley to do the background w....
- Farooq blames police for Jammu youth's death in custody
Jammu: New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah today accused the police in Jammu and Kashmir of killing a youth from Jammu who had married a Muslim girl.
Talking to media pe....
- Kashmir key to improving ties with India: Pakistan
Islamabad/Srinagar: Once again harping on the K word, Pakistan said today that neither the regional situation nor sub-continental ties could improve till New Delhi accepted that the Kashmir iss....
- India protests Chinese activities in Pakistani Kashmir
New Delhi: A day after China protested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, India today criticised China for deciding to help Islamabad set up projects in the Pakista....
- Government working on honourable solution to Kashmir problem: Chidambaram
Srinagar: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here today that the government was working on an honourable solution to the Kashmir problem and that separatist voices would be heard but stressed th....
- Pakistani prisoners shifted from Jammu & Kashmir to Punjab
Jammu: Twenty-six Pakistani prisoners, including five militants, have been shifted from Jammu and Kashmir jails to Amritsar in Punjab to provide them access to the Pakistani consulate, an offic....
- Indian, Pakistani Kashmiris meet in Srinagar
Srinagar: Kashmiris from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) that divides India and Pakistan are meeting in this Jammu and Kashmir capital for a three-day conference organized by an NGO.
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- Hurriyat to send peace mission to New Delhi, Islamabad
Srinagar: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, today said the group will soon send a team to New Delhi and Islamabad to defuse tensions between the two countries....
- Four wounded in Srinagar blast, militant killed in gunfight
Srinagar: Four people including two paramilitary Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were wounded today afternoon in a powerful explosion in the high security city centre, Lal Chowk, officials....
- Hizb militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: A top leader of the Hizbul Mujahideen was killed early today when security forces engaged militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district, police said.
Though Mohammed O....
- India rejects OIC move to appoint Kashmir envoy
New Delhi: On Oct 3 India condemned the "regrettable" move by the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) to name a special envoy for Kashmir, saying it has no locus standi in India....
- Don't rake up Kashmir issue, students' body tells OIC
New Delhi: Taking a strong stand against the appointment of a special envoy for Jammu and Kashmir by the Organisation of Islamic Countries, a students' group has asked it "not to meddle....
- Protesters, police clash in Kashmir town
Srinagar: Protestors clashed with police in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town today, a day after a teenaged boy died when he was hit by a tearsmoke shell, a police officer said.
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- 'Right to Information in Kashmir beset with problems'
New Delhi: Six months have elapsed since the Omar Abdullah government in Jammu and Kashmir brought out the J&K Right to Information (JKRTI) Act 2009, but it remains a non-starter till date,....
- Two guerrilla commanders killed in south Kashmir
Srinagar: Two guerrilla commanders were gunned down by the security forces during an operation in south Kashmir today, police said.
A senior police officer said troops of 9 Rashtriya ....
- Army major among eight killed in Kashmir gunfights
Srinagar: Eight people including an army major, a navy commando, two security personnel and four militants were killed during the 24 hours till today evening in two gunfights between the securi....
- Encounter in J&K claims lives of Army major, jawan
Srinagar: A recent gunbattle between the Indian Army and militants in Bandipora district of north Kashmir has claimed lives of an Army major and a jawan. The incident took place when the Army ....
- Trooper, guerrilla killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: A separatist guerrilla and a trooper have been killed in clashes in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, an army spokesperson said here today.
Acting on specific info....
- Former militant's father killed in Kashmir
Jammu: A 50-year-old man, the father of a former militant, was shot dead in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district by terrorists, police said today.
Three militants ....
- India protests Pakistan's Gilgit order, China-aided dam
New Delhi/Islamabad: India on Friday protested against Pakistan's new autonomy package for the Northern Areas of Kashmir, renamed as Gilgit-Baltistan, and the construction of the proposed 7....
- 15 top militants killed recently in Kashmir: police chief
Jammu: Security forces have eliminated 15 top militant commanders of various outfits in recent months, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said here today.
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- Lashkar militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Security forces killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district today morning, army officials said.
The gunfight in Reasi's Jammalan fores....
- Militants kill CRPF trooper, policeman in Srinagar
Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed and another injured as separatist guerrillas opened fire at the high-security Regal Chowk area here today morning. Minutes lat....
- Drass hills lit up as Kargil victory celebrations end
Drass (Jammu and Kashmir): The hills of Drass in Jammu and Kashmir were lit up today night climaxing a spectacular ceremony held here to mark the 10th anniversary of India's victory in the ....
- No US role in Kashmir dispute, says Clinton
Mumbai: The US does not want to get involved in the India-Pakistan row over Jammu and Kashmir, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in remarks telecast on Saturday.
Asked by a TV c....
- Two militants, woman associate killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants are believed to have been killed along with a woman associate in an ongoing gunbattle with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir today....
- Shutdown in Kashmir to protest Kupwara murder
Srinagar: Life in Kashmir was paralysed today due to a shutdown called by separatists to protest the alleged molestation and murder of a college student in Kupwara district.
The shutd....
- Vice President Ansari visits Kargil
Srinagar: Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari today visited Kargil district of Jammu and Kashmir amid a rousing welcome in the cold desert region of the state.
Ansari is the first vi....
- Separatist shutdown affects Valley, VP arrives in Srinagar
Srinagar: A shutdown called by separatists in the Kashmir Valley affected life in the summer capital and other major cities today, even as Vice President Hamid Ansari arrived to preside over th....
- Militants kill cop, civilian in Kashmir
Srinagar: Militants shot dead a policeman and a civilian in north Kashmir's Sopore town today morning, leading to panic in the area.
Police here said the guerrillas killed Gulam N....
- Chidambaram to visit Kashmir for security review
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to review the security scenario in the state in the wake of the recent unrest in the valley over the alleged rap....
- Pak Army fires at Indian posts in Kashmir
Jammu: The Pakistan Army Wednesday fired bursts of gunfire at Indian posts near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir once again violating the over five-year ceasefire agreement betwee....
- Infiltration bid foiled, three militants killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Three militants were killed today when army troops foiled an infiltration bid in the Tangdhar sector at the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir, officials said.
Troops de....
- Mirwaiz asks Congress govt to solve Kashmir issue
Srinagar: Separatist leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today urged the new Congress-led "strong government" to solve the Kashmir issue and fulfil the promise of India's first prime ministe....
- Pakistan shells Indian posts in Kashmir
Jammu: The Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday evening by firing two mortar shells at Indian posts, an army officer said here.....
- BJP calls for a shut down in Jammu
Jammu: All markets, schools and business establishments here were closed today as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its affiliates called for a shutdown to protest the imposition of jaziya,....
- India may face US pressure on Kashmir
New Delhi: Former US ambassador to India Robert Blackwill has warned India that it is likely to be subjected to pressure from the US over the Kashmir issue as a fallout of Pakistan's stand ....
- Kashmir explosion kills a 10-year-old boy
Srinagar: A 10-year-old boy was killed and his two sisters wounded when a bomb, probably left behind by militants, exploded accidentally in a meadow in north Kashmir today, police said.
- Two guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Two separatist guerrillas were killed in a gunfight, lasting several hours, with security forces in north Kashmir today, police said.
Troops of 13 Rashtriya Rifles and Spec....
- India dismisses reports of massive infiltration
New Delhi: The government today dismissed reports of large-scale infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir saying they were "exaggerated".
"A section of the electronic as well as....
- Controversial Kashmir documentary shown at Berlin festival
Berlin: American-Israeli director Udi Aloni's controversial documentary about Jammu and Kashmir has been shown at the Berlin Film Festival.
Indian authorities have taken umbrage at "Kash....
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