Baramulla goes into raptures, this time for right reasons
July 17th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Baramulla, July 17 (IANS) The garrison town of Baramulla, which has been in news for all the wrong reasons in recent years, Tuesday came alive cheering a Jammu and Kashmir ... Read more...
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Lashkar plans ‘big strikes’ in Kashmir, rest of India: Abu Jundal
July 13th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) With a Kashmir at peace not to their liking, the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba is planning major terror attacks in the state and elsewhere in India, Abu ... Read more...
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Zardari lost one rupee bet with Omar
April 8th, 2012 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Sunday said Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari owes him one rupee because he had bet that the Pakistani leader won't ... Read more...
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Kashmir windstorm eases out, leaves behind trail of destruction
March 21st, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 21 (IANS) An unprecedented windstorm which left two people dead and over a dozen injured in the Kashmir Valley finally eased out after 24 hours Wednesday.People across the ... Read more...
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First joint trade chamber for divided Kashmir chooses chief
February 9th, 2012 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) As part of the cross Line of Control (LoC) initiatives between two parts of Kashmir, a Srinagar-based businessman was Thursday elected to head a business interests ... Read more...
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Snowfall cuts off Kashmir from rest of country
January 16th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) Life across Kashmir was hit for the second consecutive day Monday as moderate to heavy snowfall continued, cutting off the valley from the rest of the ... Read more...
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Omar says CISF firing ‘inexcusable’, promises justice (Lead, Changing dateline)
January 3rd, 2012 - 3:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday met the family of the student killed in CISF firing and said he would leave no stone ... Read more...
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What led Geelani to soften his separatist stand?
October 25th, 2011 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 25 (IANS) Improving relations between India and Pakistan may have contributed to radical Kashmiri separatist Syed Ali Geelani to take a fresh stand that has angered pro-Pakistan elements.While ... Read more...
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Need formal invite for dialogue: Geelani
October 20th, 2011 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Oct 20 (IANS) Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Thursday said his party would deliberate on the central government's reported offer for a dialogue only after a formal invitation ... Read more...
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Rs.250 mn eye hospital in Pakistani Kashmir
October 9th, 2011 - 12:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 9 (IANS) An eye hospital built at a cost of Rs.250 million was inaugurated in Pakistani Kashmir by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani.Gilani Saturday inaugurated the eye ... Read more...
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New Pakistani Kashmir president meets Kayani
September 6th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistani Kashmir President Sardar Yaqoob Khan met army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and discussed various issues, including the situation on the Line of Control (LoC) ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan foreign ministers begin talks
July 27th, 2011 - 12:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his Pakistani counterpart Hina Rabbani Khar Wednesday began talks that are expected to culminate in a host ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan discuss cross-Kashmir CBMs, terror (Lead)
July 26th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan Tuesday discussed a host of issues, including terrorism and Jammu and Kashmir, and firmed up confidence-building measures (CBMs) ... Read more...
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Indian, Pakistani foreign secretaries begin talks
July 26th, 2011 - 1:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao Tuesday began delegation-level talks with her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir to firm up the agenda for the meeting between their foreign ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to firm up agenda for foreign ministers Tuesday (Lead)
July 25th, 2011 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 25 (IANS) The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will hold preparatory talks in New Delhi Tuesday to firm up details of confidence building measures (CBMs) ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan foreign secretaries to hold talks Tuesday
July 25th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan will meet here Tuesday to firm up details of confidence building measures (CBMs) and other initiatives that will ... Read more...
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New cross-LoC CBMs on anvil; 26/11, Fai to figure in India-Pakistan talks (Second Lead)
July 24th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Thimphu, July 23 (IANS) India will raise the issue of ISI's link with Kashmir separatism and push for justice for 26/11 victims at the talks with Pakistan next week ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan to ease cross-Kashmir trade, travel (Lead)
July 23rd, 2011 - 10:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Thimphu, July 23 (IANS) Ahead of the ministerial level meeting with Pakistan, India Saturday talked tough on terror but hoped to unveil a slew of confidence-building measures that ... Read more...
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Foreign ministers of India, Pakistan to meet July 27 (Lead)
July 21st, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) India and Pakistan Thursday announced that talks between their foreign ministers would be held in New Delhi July 27. The talks are expected to focus ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan firm up new cross-Kashmir CBMs
July 18th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) In their first contact after the July 13 Mumbai terror attacks, Indian and Pakistani officials met Monday to firm up new confidence-building measures to ... Read more...
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Cross-Kashmir CBMs ahead of India, Pakistan talks
July 16th, 2011 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) India and Pakistan have decided not to let the July 13 Mumbai terror attacks affect the tempo of their revived peace process and are ... Read more...
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Strong quake may hit Kashmir by 2055: Expert
July 7th, 2011 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 7 (IANS) A "great earthquake" measuring eight or above on the Richter scale may rock Jammu and Kashmir by 2055, a geologist warned Thursday.The state was hit by ... Read more...
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India asks Pakistan for 26/11 closure, explores cross-LoC CBMs (Second Lead)
June 24th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) India Friday pressed Pakistan for a "satisfactory closure" of the 26/11 trial and reminded that complex issues like Kashmir can't be resolved under "the shadow ... Read more...
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Day 2 of talks: India and Pakistan discuss Kashmir
June 24th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 24 (IANS) A day after New Delhi voiced its concern over cross-border terror, India and Pakistan Friday discussed Jammu and Kashmir, an issue Islamabad stressed was ... Read more...
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Suspect in Shahzad murder held in Pakistani Kashmir (Lead)
June 21st, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) A man suspected of involvement in the abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad has been arrested in Pakistani Kashmir, a media report said Tuesday.Police also ... Read more...
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Suspect in journalist’s murder held in Pakistani Kashmir
June 21st, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 21 (IANS) A man suspected of involvement in the abduction and murder of journalist Saleem Shahzad has been arrested from Pakistani Kashmir, a media report said Tuesday.Islamabad Police ... Read more...
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Named after British general, Abbottabad not far from Islamabad
May 2nd, 2011 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, May 2 (IANS) The city of Abbottabad, where Al Qaeda's Osama bin Laden was killed in the early hours of Monday, is in the district by the same name ... Read more...
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Three arrested for Maulana Showkat killing (Lead)
April 16th, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Police Saturday said three persons have been arrested for the murder of respected cleric Maulana Showkat Ahmad Shah, and added that the conspiracy, ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Himachal accident (Lead)
March 9th, 2011 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) Seven people were killed and 21 injured when a bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Himachal ... Read more...
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Mild tremor jolts Kashmir
February 9th, 2011 - 5:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) A moderate intensity tremor rocked the Kashmir Valley Wednesday morning, but no loss of life or property has been reported, an official said."A moderate intensity earthquake, measuring ... Read more...
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Pakistani traders want to boost trade with India
February 6th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 6 (IANS) Even as their foreign secretaries meet at Thimphu, Pakistani traders have urged the governments of Indian and Pakistan to boost economic activities to fight poverty and unemployment ... Read more...
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Pakistani traders want more trade with India
February 5th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 5 (IANS) Pakistani traders Saturday urged the governments of India and Pakistan to shun differences and boost economic activities.Pakistani traders participated Saturday in celebrating Kashmir solidarity day and expressed ... Read more...
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Kashmir protests murder of two sisters in Sopore
February 4th, 2011 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sopore, Feb 4 (IANS) A shutdown was observed in this north Kashmir town Friday and sporadic protests erupted in other parts of the valley against the murder of two sisters allegedly by ... Read more...
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LeT, United Jehad Council condemn Sopore murders
February 3rd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Guerrilla outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has denied involvement in the murder of two teenaged sisters in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, days after police blamed it for the killings. ... Read more...
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Kashmiri gets 10 years in jail for carrying RDX, pistols
December 21st, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 21 (IANS) A man held with RDX in Ghaziabad in 2008 was Tuesday sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment by a court here, a prosecutor said. Fast Track Court Judge ... Read more...
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