Kashmir violence: 4 killed, curfew imposed

Srinagar : After a relatively calm week, tensions in Kashmir flared up again as at least four youths were killed and about 17 were injured in clashes with law enforcers on Monday, reports said.

Sources say Police allegedly opened fire opened fire on a mob a

8 killed in infiltration bid in Kashmir

Srinagar : Seven militants and an army jawan were killed in two operations in Kashmir Valley, police said on Monday.

They said four militants and a soldier were killed when the troops foiled an infiltration bid near the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector

LK Advani hits out at Geelani over Kashmir

New Delhi, Sep 4 : Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president in his latest blog entry has voiced his concerns on the ongoing turmoil in the Kashmir valley hitting out at Hurriyat Conference Chief Syed Ali Shah Geelani for sticking to their demand for the

J&K inseparable from India: SM Krishna

External Minister SM Krishna on Saturday said Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is inseparable from India, reacting to China’s controversial remark on the state.

“J&K is inseparable from India…it is an inalienable part of India. I hope the Chinese government r

No curfew in Srinagar, restrictions in south Kashmir

Srinagar, Sept 4 : Curfew was lifted from Srinagar and north and central Kashmir on Saturday, while preventive restrictions were imposed only in southern parts of the Valley on Saturday, the police said.

“There is no curfew or any restri

Restrictions, protests suspended in Kashmir Valley on Friday

Authorities lifted curfew from Anantnag while hardline Hurriyat Conference (HC) also suspended protests for the day on Friday as the general citizens heaved a sign of relief and used the day to stock on essentials for more days of shutdown and restrictions.

Syed Ali Geelani sets dialogue conditions with New Delhi

Hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani Tuesday said the dialogue offer by the central government would be accepted only after Kashmir was accepted as a disputed territory by India and the international community.

The chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat

Pratibha Patil will visit Leh Wednesday to meet people affected by the devastating

President Pratibha Patil will visit Leh Wednesday and meet people affected by the devastating Aug 6 flash floods that killed at least 183 people in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region.

“The president will be visiting Leh tomorrow. During her stay, the preside

Fresh curfew clamped in Srinagar on Tuesday morning

Fresh curfew was clamped in Srinagar on Tuesday morning as protesters fanned out into the streets to vent their anger over police firing on Yasir Rafiq, a cousin of J & K Liberation Front leader Yasin Malik, on Monday.

As news reached that the condition

Five wounded in police firing in Maisuma locality of Srinagar

Five people were wounded in police firing in the sensitive Maisuma locality of Srinagar even as curfew and a separatist sponsored shutdown hit normal life in the city.

Police opened fire in the uptown Maisuma area Monday afternoon, injuring five people, one

Kashmir integral part of India and blamed Pakistan, without naming it: Farooq Abdullah

Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah Monday said Kashmir will remain an integral part of India and blamed Pakistan, without naming it, for fuelling unrest in the valley.

“Kashmir is an integral part of India and it will remain an integral

Curfew continued, shutdown hit Srinagar again

Curfew continued to be in force in parts of Srinagar Monday while separatists called for a protest shutdown, affecting life in most areas of the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, officials said.

“Curfew is continuing in five police station areas of Srinagar

6 dead, 1,200 sick as diarrhoea hits Doda in Jammu region

Hospitals in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district witnessed chaotic scenes as diarrhoea claimed six lives in the past two days and affected over 1,200 people, officials said Sunday.

Hospitals overflowed with patients as a large number of people continued to re

Curfew lifted from most parts of Kashmir Valley

Curfew and restrictions were Sunday lifted from most parts of the Kashmir Valley except for some areas here even as separatists have called for a shutdown.

“Except for areas falling under five police stations in Old City and central Badgam town, curfew and

Vaishno Devi shrine board to help out Leh victims

Jammu, The Vaishno Devi Shrine Board is to provide Rs.50 lakh for the relief of victims of the cloudburst and flashfloods in Leh, an official said.

“The money is being released by the shrine board on the directions of Governor N.N. Vohra,” an official of t

Life returns to normal for a day in Kashmir Valley

Life once again limped back to normal in Srinagar and other towns of the Kashmir Valley Friday with the lifting of curfew restrictions and the separatists calling off their protest for a day.

“Curfew has been lifted from Srinagar and all other towns of the

Time to tell Pakistan to return Kashmir areas: Farooq Abdullah

It is time to tell Pakistan “in one voice” that it should return to India parts of Kashmir under its control and the area it has gifted to China, union minister and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah said Thursday.

Participating in a de

Muzamil Ibrahim wants to help restore peace in Kashmir

Kashmiri supermodel-turned-actor Muzamil Ibrahim, who fled from the valley due to the extremist violence in 2004, would very much like to return home to help youngsters understand the futility of bloodshed.

However, at the moment Muzamil’s return to Kashmir

Teenager killed in Kashmir, toll reaches 61

Thousands of people defied curfew in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town Friday morning after an 18-year-old succumbed to his injuries sustained in firing by security forces, taking the civilian toll since June 11 to 61, officials said.

Mudasir Nazir, 18, was k

PM visits Leh, announces Rs.125 crore relief package

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday visited flood-ravaged Leh in Jammu and Kashmir and announced a Rs.125 crore relief package for the victims. He also promised to visit the people again before the onset of winter to assess the situation.

He said that all