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Corruption in Kashmir is big challenge for Omar

November 18th, 2009 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 18 (IANS) It was with joy tinged with sadness that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah inaugurated a school building, funded by an NGO, in north Kashmir. Pointing to the malaise of ...

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Militant killed, another held in Kashmir

November 17th, 2009 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 17 (IANS) 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 ...

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Young man wounded in accidental gunfire in Kashmir

November 15th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 15 (IANS) A 23-year-old man was critically wounded when a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper's service rifle went off accidentally in north Kashmir's Kupwara district. A senior police officer said ...

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Five guerrillas killed in Jammu and Kashmir

November 14th, 2009 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 14 (IANS) Five separatist guerrillas were killed when the Indian Army foiled their attempt to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir, a military spokesman said. Lt. Col. J.S. Brar of the army's ...

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Geelani released on bail, hospitalised with chest pain

Geelani released on bail, hospitalised with chest pain

November 13th, 2009 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 13 (IANS) Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was released on bail here Friday evening, hours after he was hospitalised while in detention. Geelani was arrested from outside the ...

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Geelani shifted to Srinagar central jail

Geelani shifted to Srinagar central jail

November 12th, 2009 - 11:16 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 12 (IANS) Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was Thursday evening shifted to the central jail in Srinagar, a day after he was arrested from outside the University of ...

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LeT guerrilla killed in gunbattle in Kashmir

November 10th, 2009 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 10 (IANS) A top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrilla was Tuesday killed in an ongoing gunbattle in north Kashmir, according to a senior police officer. The police officer said that security forces early ...

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Winter comes to Kashmir (Feature)

Winter comes to Kashmir (Feature)

November 10th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS -
By F. Ahmed Srinagar, Nov 10 (IANS) Woollen clothes are out of the trunk, new 'pheren' robes are being ordered and, in the absence of consistent power supply, charcoal is being stored ...

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Infiltration bid foiled in J-K, one militant killed

Infiltration bid foiled in J-K, one militant killed

November 3rd, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI -
Tanghdar (J-K) Nov 3 (ANI): The Army has foils an infiltration bid in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir today. One militant has reportedly been killed and the operation is still going ...

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Girl attempts suicide in Jammu and Kashmir over sim card

November 1st, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Nov 1 (IANS) A girl in a north Kashmir village Sunday allegedly attempted suicide after learning that her pre-paid sim card was not functioning, residents of the village claimed. According to villagers, ...

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One militant killed, gunfight on in Kashmir

October 31st, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 31 (IANS) One separatist guerrilla holed up in a house was killed by security forces in a gunfight that began early Saturday and continues in Sopore town of Jammu and ...

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One militant killed in Sopore encounter

October 31st, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Sopore (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.31 (ANI): One of the two militants engaging security forces in a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore District has been killed, a television report said. According to ...

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Security forces battle militants in Sopore

October 31st, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI -
Sopore (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.31 (ANI): Security forces are engaged in a gun battle with two militants who are housed in a residential complex in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore District. According to sources, ...

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No pre-paid connections in Kashmir over militant worries (Lead)

No pre-paid connections in Kashmir over militant worries (Lead)

October 30th, 2009 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi/Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) The union home ministry Friday banned pre-paid mobile phone connections in Jammu and Kashmir over "serious security concerns" following reports that militants were getting SIM cards ...

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Two infiltrators killed in Kashmir

October 30th, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 30 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas were killed Friday when the army foiled an infiltration bid across the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, officials here ...

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PM inaugurates historic railway link in Kashmir

PM inaugurates historic railway link in Kashmir

October 28th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS -
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct 28 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday flagged off a new train service on the 18-km track linking south Kashmir with Srinagar and other places in ...

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11 Gujarati tourists killed in Kashmir road accident

October 25th, 2009 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 25 (IANS) Eleven tourists, including women and children of three Gujarati families, were killed in a tragic road accident on the mountainous Zojila pass in north Kashmir Ganderbal district Sunday ...

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Protests in North Kashmir over encounter killing

October 25th, 2009 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI -
Srinagar, Oct 25 (ANI): Parts of north Kashmir witnesses massive protest on Sunday over killing of a 25 year old man when a soldier opened fire at him after he ignored a ...

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Protests in Kashmir town after man killed for barging into army camp

October 24th, 2009 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 24 (IANS) A 25-year-old man was killed Saturday when a soldier opened fire at him after he ignored a warning to stop near a security picket in a north Kashmir ...

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10-year-old dies in Kashmir mine explosion

October 22nd, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 22 (IANS) A 10-year-old boy was killed and a girl injured when a mine exploded in Gurez sector of north kashmir's Bandipura district Thursday, a senior police official said. The boy ...

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Cross-LOC trade completes one year

October 21st, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 21 (IANS) Trade across the line of control (LOC) in divided Kashmir completed one year Wednesday, with traders from the two sides celebrating the "anniversary". The trans-LOC trade was flagged off ...

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The fighting fit journey of Kashmir’s Bakerwal goatherds (Feature)

October 11th, 2009 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS -
By F. Ahmed Srinagar, Oct 11 (IANS) The seasonal migration of the Bakerwals from the highland pastures of Kashmir Valley to their homes in the warmer Jammu region has begun and will see ...

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Troops hunt for militants hiding in Kashmir forest

October 8th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) Army, paramilitary and police forces Thursday moved reinforcements to cordon off Khrew forest in south Kashmir's Pulwama district to nab suspected militants holed up in the area, a ...

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Over 30 injured in Kashmir road accident

October 7th, 2009 - 1:53 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 7 (IANS) More than 30 passengers were injured when a bus they were travelling in turned turtle in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district Wednesday, police said. The bus coming from Bandipora ...

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Manhunt launched for nine terrorists in Kashmir’s Pampore region

October 7th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI -
Pampore (Jammu and Kashmir), Oct.7 (ANI): A red alert has been sounded across in Jammu and Kashmir for the nine or ten militants engaging security forces in forests near the Pampore region ...

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7 injured in protester-police clashes in north Kashmir

October 5th, 2009 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 5 (IANS) Seven people, including two policemen, were injured in clashes between protesters and police in the twin north Kashmir towns of Sopore and Baramulla Monday. A protester, identified as Farooq ...

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Curfew imposed in Kashmir’s Baramulla town

October 3rd, 2009 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 3 (IANS) Curfew was imposed in north Kashmir's Baramulla town Saturday following the death of a 13-year-old boy in clashes that erupted after Friday prayers, police said. A senior police officer ...

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Teenager killed in Baramulla clashes

October 3rd, 2009 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 2 (IANS) A 13-year-old boy was killed and eight others, including two policemen, wounded in clashes that erupted in Baramulla in north Kashmir after the Friday prayers. Police said the violence ...

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Separatists kill surrendered militant in Kashmir

October 2nd, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS -
Srinagar, Oct 2 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas Friday shot dead a surrendered militant inside a mosque compound in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said. "A surrendered militant identified as Shabbir Ahmed was shot ...

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Kashmir’s autumnal glory may be shortlived - thanks to urbanisation (Letter from Kashmir)

October 1st, 2009 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS -
By F. Ahmed Srinagar, Oct 1 (IANS) As the chinar leaves change colour from green to crimson to yellow, autumn, the season of plenty in Kashmir, is at its peak. The countryside is ...

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