Soldier injured in Kashmir gunfight (Lead)
February 21st, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) A soldier was injured Tuesday as the gunfight between security forces and a lone separatist guerrilla holed up inside a house in north Kashmir's Sopore town ... Read more...
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Need to consult with centre on NCTC: Omar
February 21st, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said he would give his views on the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) only after consulting with ... Read more...
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Security forces battle militants in Sopore gunfight
February 21st, 2012 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 21 (IANS) A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces Tuesday afternoon in north Kashmir's Sopore town, police said.Sopore's Superintendent of Police Syed Imtiaz Hussain told IANS: ... Read more...
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Avalanche warning issued for Kashmir’s higher reaches
February 20th, 2012 - 11:27 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 20 (IANS) With heavy rains and fresh snowfall likely to occur in the Kashmir Valley during the next two days, an avalanche warning was issued Monday evening for ... Read more...
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Guerrillas shoot dead youth in Kashmir
February 19th, 2012 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) A youth was shot dead by separatist guerrillas in north Kashmir's Sopore town Sunday, police said."Around 7.30 p.m. today (Sunday), militants shot at Omar Rasool Kaboo, ... Read more...
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Flash flood threat averted in Kashmir
February 19th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 19 (IANS) An impending flash flood threat due to a glacial lake formation has been averted in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities said Sunday."Water has ... Read more...
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Flash flood warning in north Kashmir
February 17th, 2012 - 5:38 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 17 (IANS) A flood alert was issued Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district following warnings of an avalanche that could block the flow of Sindh river.An official ... Read more...
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Youth’s death in firing triggers tension in Kashmir (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) The death of a 25-year-old youth in north Kashmir's Baramulla district in a firing incident late Friday evening has triggered tensions in the area. Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Youth’s killing triggers tensions in north Kashmir
February 11th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 11 (IANS) The death of a 25-year-old youth in north Kashmir's Baramulla district during a cordon-and-search operation late Friday evening, triggered tensions in the area Saturday.Ashiq Hussain Rather, ... Read more...
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I hope Bollywood starts shooting in Kashmir again: Aamir (With Images)
February 9th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan was here after more than a decade and was so impressed with the breathtaking beauty of the valley that he hopes ... Read more...
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Kashmir reverberates with prayers on Eid-e-Milad
February 5th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) Despite rain and snow, thousands of Kashmiris Sunday celebrated the birthday of the founder of Islam, Prophet Muhammad, spending the night in mosques and shrines of ... Read more...
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Kashmir Congress infighting reaches new high (Kashmir Newsletter)
February 3rd, 2012 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) A bitter war of attrition between two senior Congress leaders has exposed major chinks in the party's Jammu and Kashmir unit which continues to remain ... Read more...
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One civilian injured in grenade attack in Kashmir
January 27th, 2012 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 27 (IANS) One civilian was injured when separatist guerrillas lobbed a grenade at an army convoy in north Kashmir's Baramullah district Friday afternoon, police said.According to the ... Read more...
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Kashmir avalanche: BSF officer’s body recovered, six missing (Lead)
January 24th, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) The body of a Border Security Force (BSF) officer buried under an avalanche in north Kashmir was recovered Tuesday. Five army men and another ... Read more...
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Five soldiers buried in Kashmir avalanche
January 24th, 2012 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 24 (IANS) Five soldiers and two troopers were buried under an avalanche in north Kashmir's Kupwara district Tuesday morning, an official said."An avalanche struck one of our posts ... Read more...
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Jammu-Srinagar highway re-opens for one-way traffic
January 19th, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) The over 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway was thrown open for one-way traffic towards Srinagar even as the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall Wednesday evening, the ... Read more...
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Jammu-Srinagar highway re-opens for one-way traffic (With Images)
January 19th, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 18 (IANS) The over 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway was thrown open for one-way traffic towards Srinagar even as the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall Wednesday evening, the ... Read more...
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Omar briefs governor on security
January 16th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 16 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday met Governor N.N. Vohra and listed his government's thrust on internal security and how the situation could be ... Read more...
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LPG shortage hits Kashmir as snowfall continues
January 16th, 2012 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 16 (IANS) As moderate to heavy snowfall continued in the Kashmir Valley for the second consecutive day Monday, locals and tourists are now complaining about the scarcity of ... Read more...
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‘Indian Army has not probed Kashmir shootout involving likely chief’
January 12th, 2012 - 10:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) The Indian Army had not done any investigation in the alleged fake shootout case involving its likely future chief Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh when he ... Read more...
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Army chief shuns comment on likely successor’s shootout case
January 10th, 2012 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 10 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh Tuesday refused to comment on a controversy surrounding his likely successor Lt.Gen. Bikram Singh, accused of staging a ... Read more...
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23 injured in Kashmir bus accident
January 10th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 10 (IANS) Twenty-three passengers were injured, five of them seriously, when a bus slipped off a road and fell into a gorge in north Kashmir Tuesday."Twenty-three passengers were ... Read more...
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Avalanche warning issued in Kashmir
January 7th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) An avalanche warning has been issued in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir and people have been told not to leave their homes, an official ... Read more...
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Kashmir police convoy attacked, five injured (Lead)
January 7th, 2012 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas Saturday attacked the convoy of the Sopore district police chief in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two of his guards and three civilians, police said. ... Read more...
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Militants attack district police chief’s convoy in Kashmir
January 7th, 2012 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Separatist guerrillas Saturday attacked the convoy of the Sopore district police chief in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two of his guards and a civilian, police said."Militants ... Read more...
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Shutdown call by traders affects life in Srinagar (With Image)
January 6th, 2012 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 6 (IANS) A complete shutdown called by traders and transporters Friday affected normal life in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital and other parts of the valley.Shops ... Read more...
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Omar chairs high-level meeting to review power status
January 4th, 2012 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 4 (IANS) In an effort to tackle the massive electricity shortage in the Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday asked the power development department (PDD) ... Read more...
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Omar in Baramulla to assess fallout of CISF firing
January 3rd, 2012 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 3 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah flew to Boniyar village in Baramulla district Tuesday to assess the situation following a student protesting power shortage being ... Read more...
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The white hills of Gulmarg rock back to glory (With Image)
January 3rd, 2012 - 10:37 am ICT by IANS
Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 3 (IANS) The party started in the last days of 2011 and continues in the new year with tourists flocking to the snows of Gulmarg ... Read more...
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Congress seeks inquiry in Baramulla firing
January 2nd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 2 (IANS) The Congress' Jammu and Kashmir unit Monday asked the Omar Abdullah government to institute an inquiry into an incident of firing by Central Industrial Security Force ... Read more...
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Kashmir to operate gas turbine to augment power supply
January 2nd, 2012 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar/Jammu, Jan 2 (IANS) To give some relief to the electricity-starved Valley, the Jammu and Kashmir government Monday decided to operate its gas turbine power generating unit which would give ... Read more...
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Rain and snow to lash Kashmir beginning Wednesday
January 2nd, 2012 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Even as sub-zero temperatures continue across the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region, the weather office Monday said rain and snow were likely to lash the ... Read more...
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Kashmir in deep freeze, Leh records minus 18
December 31st, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) As scores of tourists arrived in picturesque Kashmir to usher in the new year, the temperatures continued their free fall with Jammu and Kashmir summer capital ... Read more...
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Kangris and Kashmiris…one can’t be separated from the other (With Image)
December 30th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Khrew (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 30 (IANS) For 40-year-old Bashir Ahmad Sheikh, it doesn't matter whether the art of weaving the traditional Kashmiri firepot, the kangri, was introduced here during ... Read more...
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Mercury rises but Kashmir still freezing
December 29th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) The minimum temperature rose slightly in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Thursday but at minus 2.3 degrees Celsius failed to provide relief from the extreme ... Read more...
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