Separatist shutdown affects life in Srinagar
May 21st, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 21 (IANS) Normal life across Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar was marred Saturday because of separatists calling a shutdown and official restrictions being put in place ahead ... Read more...
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Mamata redeems pledge made 18 years ago
May 20th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 20 (IANS) As Mamata Banerjee walked into the Writers' Buildings as chief minister Friday, it was also a redemption of a pledge she made 18 years back ... Read more...
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BJP leaders visit Kashmir’s Hazratbal shrine
April 14th, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) A team of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders currently visiting Jammu and Kashmir paid obeisance at the valley's holiest Muslim shrine of Hazratbal here ... Read more...
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Kashmir Valley residents despondent, confused after cleric’s assassination
April 9th, 2011 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Apr. 9 (ANI): The assassination of Islamic cleric Maulana Showkat Ahmad Shah on Thursday has left most parts of the Kashmir Valley tense, even as the state administration has taken steps ... Read more...
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Srinagar shuts to protest religious leader’s killing
April 9th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) Normal life was affected Saturday in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar as the separatists called a shutdown to protest the killing of Islamic cleric Maulana ... Read more...
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Omar visits family of slain cleric
April 9th, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 9 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah early Saturday visited the family of Islamic cleric Maulana Showkat Ahmad Shah who was killed in an explosion a ... Read more...
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Kashmir cleric opposing stone throwing killed in blast (Roundup)
April 9th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) Prominent Kashmiri religious leader Maulana Showkat Shah, whose fierce opposition to last year's stone throwing youngsters had led to his being dubbed an "Indian agent" and ... Read more...
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Thousands join funeral of slain Kashmiri religious leader
April 8th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 8 (IANS) Thousands of mourners joined the 'Nimaz-e-Jinaza' (funeral prayers) of Kashmiri religious leader Maulana Showkat Ahmad Shah, who was killed in a powerful blast outside a mosque ... Read more...
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Kashmiris feel cheated by India and Pakistan: Writer
February 5th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) India and Pakistan will have to talk to Kashmiris to solve the vexed issue of the state's political and territorial identity as there is ... Read more...
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Thousands join Muharram processions across Kashmir Valley (Lead)
December 17th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 17 (IANS) Muharram processions were taken out peacefully in many parts of the Kashmir Valley Friday except for the main procession which couldn't be taken out due to the imposition ... Read more...
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Top Maoist leaders arrested in West Bengal (Second Lead)
December 4th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 4 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, the city police's Special Task Force arrested five top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders Friday and Saturday, a police officer said.A huge cache ... Read more...
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No curfew, no shutdown, Kashmir gets a day’s breather
August 8th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) Curfew was lifted from the entire Kashmir Valley Sunday as markets and banks opened after 10 days of restrictions and separatist-sponsored shutdowns.
"Curfew has been lifted from the Valley ... Read more...
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Restoration of historical bridge in Jammu and Kashmir starts
July 18th, 2010 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 18 (ANI): Aiming to improve communication links of the tourists and locals, the authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have begun restoration work on the historical 'Ashai Bagh Bridge' situated over ... Read more...
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24 percent voting in Srinagar
May 7th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Voting in Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency concluded peacefully Thursday as over 24 percent of the electorate voted amid a separatist boycott call and threats from militant groups.
Though the ... Read more...
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14.5 percent voting in Srinagar (Fourth Lead)
May 7th, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 7 (IANS) Voting in the prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency in Jammu and Kashmir began on a dull note but picked up as the day warmed, recording a 14.5 percent ... Read more...
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Thousands of Trinamool supporters take part in protest
October 20th, 2008 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 20 (IANS) Traffic across large parts of central Kolkata was thrown out of gear as several thousand activists of West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress took part in a siege ... Read more...
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10,000 Kolkata policemen to be on duty for Trinamool protest
October 19th, 2008 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 19 (IANS) About 10,000 policemen will be deployed at the Kolkata police headquarters as opposition Trinamool Congress plans to encircle it Monday to protest the arrest of a lawmaker's brother, ... Read more...
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On Ramadan eve, three separatist leaders freed (Roundup)
September 1st, 2008 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 1 (IANS) On the eve of the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, Jammu and Kashmir authorities Monday freed separatist leaders Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik. ... Read more...
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Peace prevails in Kashmir on the eve of Ramadan (Lead)
September 1st, 2008 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 1 (IANS) Peace largely prevailed in the Kashmir valley Monday, a day before Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as curfew was relaxed in a phased manner for varying periods.In the ... Read more...
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Curfew relaxation brings respite in Jammu and Kashmir
August 30th, 2008 - 10:42 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar , Aug 30 (ANI): People in Jammu and Kashmir got some respite on Saturday when a relaxation in curfew enabled them to venture out of their homes and purchase essential ... Read more...
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