Clash at Hurriyat seminar in Kashmir
May 20th, 2012 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 20 (IANS) Rival groups of supporters clashed Sunday during a seminar organised here by the moderate faction of Jammu and Kashmir's separatist Hurriyat group.Supporters of the Mirwaiz ... Read more...
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Army steps up vigil along LoC
May 20th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 20 (IANS) With the snow melting in high mountain passes in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army has stepped up its vigil along the Line of control (LoC) ... Read more...
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Zubair Kirmani takes designer menswear to Srinagar
May 19th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Delhi-based designer Zubair Kirmani, who hails from Srinagar, has recently set up shop in his native town in an attempt to cater to the ... Read more...
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Kashmir, Pakistan & history on book shelf (IANS Books this Week)
May 19th, 2012 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The book case this week is serious and fires reality shots on issues like terror, Kashmir, Pakistan and history. Browse with IANS....1. Book: "The ... Read more...
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Three hurt in Kashmir grenade attack
May 19th, 2012 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 19 (IANS) Three people, including two policemen, were injured Saturday morning when militants hurled a grenade at a police station in north Kashmir's Sopore town, police said."Militants lobbed ... Read more...
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Haryana official suspended for wrong map
May 19th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 18 (IANS) A senior officer of Haryana's secondary school education department has been suspended Friday after an erroneous content, which depicted Jammu and Kashmir state not being apart ... Read more...
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Kids’ deaths: Omar visits hospital; says situation grave
May 18th, 2012 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 18 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday visited the G.B. Pant Hospital in the summer capital where 368 children have died since Jan 1 ... Read more...
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Five detained for locking Kashmir House in Delhi
May 18th, 2012 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Five members of the Delhi-based Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena (BSKS) were detained for a few hours here Thursday for locking the main gate of ... Read more...
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Kashmir hospital chief removed over 368 kids’ deaths (Lead)
May 18th, 2012 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday removed the medical superintendent of G.B. Pant Hospital in Srinagar where 368 children have died since Jan 1 this year.Health ... Read more...
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Home secretary reviews cross-LOC trade at Poonch
May 17th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 17 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday visited Jammu and Kashmir's frontier Poonch district and discussed with local people issues concerning trade across the Line of Control ... Read more...
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Rains add to the woes of Kashmiri farmers
May 17th, 2012 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) As widespread rains continue to add to the worries of Kashmiri farmers, the weather office Thursday forecast the inclement weather was likely to persist for ... Read more...
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Legislator blames doctors for death of Kashmiri kids
May 17th, 2012 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 17 (IANS) A sitting MLA Thursday led a protest outside the G.P. Pant Hospital in summer capital Srinagar, blaming the doctors for the death of Kashmiri children at ... Read more...
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Two fake officials arrested
May 16th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Two men who cheated people by posing as CBI and sales tax officers have been arrested, police said Wednesday.Kishan Lal, 62, and Rajender Kumar, 40, ... Read more...
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Union home secretary in Kashmir, meets Omar
May 16th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh Thursday discussed the prevailing law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, an official statement said ... Read more...
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Senior doctor to probe kids’ deaths at Srinagar hospital (Lead)
May 16th, 2012 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) Director of Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) will probe the deaths of 15 children at G.B. Pant Hospital and submit a report to the government ... Read more...
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Hizbul Mujahideen militant arrested in Jammu region
May 16th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 16 (IANS) A Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was arrested Wednesday by police from the mountainous Doda district of the Jammu region in Jammu and Kashmir."Police received inputs about ... Read more...
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Probe ordered into Kashmiri kids’ deaths
May 16th, 2012 - 3:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) Admitting that 35 children died in the last fortnight at a premier hospital here, the Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday said an inquiry had been ordered.Following ... Read more...
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Two killed, 37 injured in Kashmir road accident
May 16th, 2012 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 16 (IANS) Two people were killed and 37 others injured Wednesday when an overloaded bus turned turtle en route to Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar.According to police, ... Read more...
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Kashmir court orders takeover of farmhouse at Dachigam Park
May 15th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 15 (IANS) In a significant development, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Tuesday ordered the state government to take over the farmhouse coming up outside the Dachigam National ... Read more...
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Army helping youths in Kashmir hone cricket skills
May 15th, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 15 (IANS) The army is helping Kashmiri sportsmen to hone their cricketing talents by organising the inter-district Kashmir Premier League (KPL) in the valley."It is the endeavour ... Read more...
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Four injured in Kashmir attack (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) Four people, including a doctor, were injured Monday when separatist guerrillas hurled a grenade on an army patrol in a Jammu and Kashmir town, police said.A ... Read more...
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Be honest, Omar tells Kashmiri traders
May 14th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 14 (IANS) Most Kashmiri handicraft traders are honest but a few dishonest ones are giving everyone a bad name, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Monday.Speaking ... Read more...
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Two Kashmir wrestlers to compete in Pakistan (Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 14 (IANS) Top wrestlers from Jammu and Kashmir will be part of the Indian team that will take part in the Pakistan Style Wrestling Association championship early July.Shiv ... Read more...
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Kashmiri wrestlers invited to India-Pakistan event
May 14th, 2012 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 14 (IANS) Top wrestlers from Jammu and Kashmir will participate in an India-Pakistan event to be organised by the Pakistan Style Wrestling Association in the first week of ... Read more...
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Bajrang Dal group stopped from going to Amarnath base camps
May 13th, 2012 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 13 (IANS) Citing inclement weather, the Jammu and Kashmir government Sunday denied permission to a group of around 100 Bajrang Dal members from going to the Amarnath ... Read more...
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Omar ‘proud’ to attend special session of Parliament Sunday
May 13th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 12 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is keenly looking forward to attend the special session of Parliament Sunday to mark 60th anniversary of its ... Read more...
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Nyoma violence: No mutiny, only indiscipline, says army
May 12th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Indian Army Saturday denied reports of a "mutiny" in one of its artillery units in Nyoma in Jammu and Kashmir's Ladakh region and claimed ... Read more...
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Former army chief revisits his Kashmir roots
May 12th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) He fought during World War II in Burma, became the 13th chief of army staff, was Punjab's governor during militancy and also India's ambassador in Indonesia. ... Read more...
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Six terrorists killed on Kashmir border
May 12th, 2012 - 2:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 12 (IANS) The death toll in Thursday's gunfight on Jammu and Kashmir's border has risen to six, and Indian troops are searching the area for more bodies, an ... Read more...
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Scuffle in army unit raises hackles
May 11th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A scuffle between army personnel in an artillery unit posted in Jammu and Kashmir close to the border with China has raised the hackles of ... Read more...
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Holidaymakers hit as Air India, Kingfisher flights cancelled
May 11th, 2012 - 10:55 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 11 (IANS) Holiday plans of thousands of people across the country were ruined as Air India pilots continued their strike for the fourth day, while a section of ... Read more...
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Radha of ‘The Forest’ all silk and steel: Nandana Sen
May 11th, 2012 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 10 (IANS) Nandana Sen says that her character of Radha in Ashvin Kumar's "The Forest", is the oldest she has ever played and one which is "silk and ... Read more...
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Low intensity quake shakes Kashmir
May 10th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 10 (IANS) A light intensity tremor shook the Kashmir Valley late on Wednesday night, jolting many locals out of their sleep, the met office here said Thursday.Sonam Lotus, ... Read more...
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Four guerrillas killed while crossing LoC
May 10th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 10 (IANS) Four guerrillas were killed in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday while attempting to cross the Line of Control (LoC), an army spokesperson said, adding that alert troops ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s spiral-horned Markhor goat in peril (With Images)
May 10th, 2012 - 11:49 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Srinagar, May 10 (IANS) It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent spiral-horned Markhor, the ... Read more...
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