Kashmiri separatist leaders placed under house arrest
August 20th, 2012 - 11:12 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 20 (IANS) Authorities Monday placed all senior Kashmiri separatist leaders under house arrest to maintain law and order during the congregational Eid prayers in Srinagar."These measures have been ... Read more...
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Separatists push Pakistan on Kashmir, divided on dialogue (Lead)
July 3rd, 2012 - 11:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A day before the foreign secretary-level talks, separatists Tuesday met Pakistan Foreign Secretary Jalil Abbas Jilani and pitched for putting the Kashmir issue at the ... Read more...
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India to share Jindal evidence, Pakistan to pitch Kashmir (Roundup)
July 3rd, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A day before talks, India Tuesday prepared to share a dossier on 26/11 plotter Abu Jindal's links with Pakistani state actors even as Pakistan's ... Read more...
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Moderate Hurriyat issues notice to three leaders
June 1st, 2012 - 12:20 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 31 (IANS) The moderate Hurriyat conference headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday decided to issue a show cause notice to three of its leaders for "violating" its constitution ... Read more...
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Kashmiri separatists to meet Khar in Delhi
July 26th, 2011 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Syed Ali Geelani, chiefs of the two factions of Jammu and Kashmir's separatist Hurriyat Conference, will meet Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina ... Read more...
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Kashmiri separatist leaders to meet Pakistan foreign minister
July 21st, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jul 21 (IANS) The Pakistan high commission here has invited top Kashmiri separatist leaders, including Ali Shah Geelani and Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, for a meeting with Foreign Minister ... Read more...
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Willing to talk to different sections in Kashmir: BJP
April 11th, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 11 (IANS) Former BJP president Rajnath Singh, leading the party's five-member parliamentary study group to Jammu and Kashmir, said Monday the party is "worried" every time there ... Read more...
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Join talks or get isolated: Pillai’s message to separatists (Lead, with Pillai interview)
April 10th, 2011 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Join the peace process to solve Kashmir's problems or get isolated - that is the message from union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai to separatist ... Read more...
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Join talks or get isolated: Pillai’s message to separatists (Interview)
April 10th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Join the peace process to solve Kashmir's problems or get isolated - this is the message from union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai to separatist ... Read more...
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Kashmir interlocutors to submit ‘initial’ report in two weeks
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 23 (IANS) The government-appointed interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir will submit in two weeks the "initial document" spelling out the contours for a political settlement of the Kashmir issue."We will ... Read more...
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Mirwaiz welcomes Kashmir troop cut announcement, Geelani rejects it
January 14th, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 14 (IANS) The moderate Hurriyat faction led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday welcomed the central government's announcement of a 25 percent cut in security forces in a year's time in ... Read more...
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Separatist leader Abdul Gani Bhat admits separatist leaders killed by his own people
January 3rd, 2011 - 7:29 pm ICT by ANI
By BilalSrinagar, Jan.3 (ANI): Professor Abdul Gani Bhat, a separatist leader in Jammu and Kashmir, has admitted some prominent men of the secessionist movement were killed by their own people. They included ... Read more...
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BJP youth wing to continue protests against Mirwaiz
December 1st, 2010 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Activists of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing vowed to continue their protest against Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Wednesday, a day after they tried to ... Read more...
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ABVP workers hurl eggs at Mirwaiz’s vehicle in Kolkata
November 28th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by ANI
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Kolkata, Nov.28 (ANI): Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad
(ABVP) workers on Sunday staged protests against All Party Hurriyat Conference
chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's visit to Kolkata.Mirwaiz, ... Read more...
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Curfew imposed in Srinagar after Mirwaiz assault
November 26th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Fayaz AhmadSrinagar, Nov.26 (ANI): Curfew was imposed in Srinagar on Friday, a day after All Party Hurriyat Conference Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was assaulted.Five areas were placed under curfew ... Read more...
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Kashmir to get tough with separatists
November 13th, 2010 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 13 (IANS) In a bid to restore a semblance of order in the troubled Kashmir Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to get tough with separatists, according to ... Read more...
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Interlocutors to meet J-K CM Omar Adullah
October 25th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Oct.25 (ANI): The three interlocutors appointed by the Central Government to seek out various shades of opinion in Jammu and Kashmir, are scheduled to meet Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and a ... Read more...
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Kashmir attention on Obama visit: Omar Abdullah
October 20th, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Vijaypur (Kashmir), Oct 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday said his government was focused on a "forthcoming high level visit", a reference to US President Barack Obama's ... Read more...
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BJP against meeting separatists in groups: Swaraj (Lead)
September 21st, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, member of the all-party delegation on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said here Tuesday that the decision to ... Read more...
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Meeting separatists in groups was not collective decision: Swaraj
September 21st, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, part of the all-party delegation on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said Tuesday that the decision to meet ... Read more...
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Amid curfew and agony, Indian leaders meet Kashmir separatists (Roundup)
September 20th, 2010 - 9:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 20 (IANS) Indian political leaders held ice-breaking talks Monday with Kashmiri separatist leaders in the glare of television cameras after three months of unprecedented street violence left 102 people ... Read more...
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Curfew imposed in Srinagar, FIR against Mirwaiz (Lead)
September 12th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) Indefinite curfew was imposed in Srinagar and five other towns in Kashmir valley Sunday, a day after the city saw widespread violence following Eid prayers. An FIR was ... Read more...
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Curfew in Srinagar, FIR against Mirwaiz
September 12th, 2010 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Srinagar and other Jammu and Kashmir towns Sunday, a day after the city saw widespread violent protests following Eid prayers. An FIR ... Read more...
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Kashmir issue cannot be resolved without tripartite talks: Mirwaiz Farooq
September 4th, 2010 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Sep 4 (ANI): Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has said that Kashmir issue has to be settled with the involvement of India, Pakistan and the people of the state.Addressing ... Read more...
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Amarnath pilgrimage ends in Kashmir
August 24th, 2010 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 24 (IANS) 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 Tuesday.
The pilgrimage, which ... Read more...
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Two killed in police firing in Kashmir Valley
August 13th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
Kupwara/ Baramulla (Jammu and Kashmir), Aug 13 (ANI): At least two persons were killed and several others injured in firing by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara and Baramulla Districts on ... Read more...
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Fresh violence rocks Kashmir Valley, one killed
August 13th, 2010 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Kupwara (J-K), Aug 13 (ANI): One person was killed and several others were injured in firing by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District on Friday.According to sources, the forces opened ... Read more...
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Elements in Pakistan, Hurriyat fomenting Kashmir trouble: Government
July 28th, 2010 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...
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Kashmir problem is core issue between India, Pakistan: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
July 11th, 2010 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 11 (ANI): All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) moderate faction chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq led a massive protest in Srinagar on Saturday, and reiterated that the Kashmir problem is the core ... Read more...
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Kashmir violence: Protest continues in Sopore
June 29th, 2010 - 12:16 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, June 29 (ANI): The situation in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town continues to be tense for the fourth day on Tuesday.Curfew has been imposed in Sopore while movement of civilians ... Read more...
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Mirwaiz suspends office bearers of his group
November 23rd, 2009 - 7:22 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 23 (IANS) Moderate separatist Hurriyat group headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Monday decided to suspend all its office bearers and empowered the chairman to take immediate steps for strengthening the ... Read more...
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Cutting out a role for China
November 23rd, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Dr Shabir ChoudhryLondon: Statement of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq regarding a role of China in Kashmir dispute has surprised many. We people of Jammu and Kashmir are in limbo mainly because we ... Read more...
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‘No objection to Mirwaiz’s China visit if visa not stapled’ (Second Lead)
November 20th, 2009 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Srinagar, Nov 20 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir's Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was free to travel anywhere he wanted to, including China, but his visa should not be separately stapled as ... Read more...
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Hurriyat chief ready for talks through open or quiet diplomacy
November 13th, 2009 - 7:26 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 13 (IANS) Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Friday said he was ready for talks to resolve the Kashmir issue "through open or quiet diplomacy".
"We want issue-based discussions on Kashmir ... Read more...
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Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz calls for all ‘inclusive movement’
November 12th, 2009 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 12 (IANS) Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday said the Kashmir issue can only be resolved if "people of all religions, regions and ethnicity are included" in the ... Read more...
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