Unlikely others will follow in Karra’s footsteps
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Sep 17 (IANS) Has the decision by senior PDP leader and Lok Sabha member Tariq Karra to quit to protest Kashmir civilian killings set the cat among the pigeons in the…
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Alliance on the rocks, Kashmir may be heading for Governor’s Rule
By Sanjeev Srivastava With the Peoples Democratic Party’s Srinagar MP Tariq Hameed Karra quitting the party as well as his Lok Sabha seat, the countdown may well have begun for the PDP-BJP alliance in Jammu…
Tension in Rajouri after assault for slaughtering camel
Jammu, Sep 14 (IANS) Tension gripped Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Wednesday as some members of the Muslim community were beaten up by unidentified assailants for slaughtering a camel on the occasion of Eid-ul-Adha,…
SC junks PIL to curb funding of separatist organisations in Kashmir
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) AThe Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL seeking direction to stop alleged funding of separatist organisations in Jammu and Kashmir by the central and the state governments, saying that…
Violence makes for a sombre Eid in Kashmir
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Sep 13 (IANS) The violence-ravaged Kashmir Valley would never miss Eid revelry even during the peak of militancy in the 1990s. On this joyous day, people would just forget everything to…
On day 66 of shutdown, Kashmir valley braces for tense Eid
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) With mobile and broadband services suspended on Monday, curfew to be re-imposed and few signs of any celebrations, the Kashmir Valley braced for a tense Eid on Tuesday with separatists calling…
One killed in Kashmir grenade attack
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) One person was killed and 17 others, including seven policemen, injured as militants lobbed a grenade at a police station in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag town on Monday evening, police said….
Kashmir Valley to be under curfew on Eid, mobile, internet services barred
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) Curfew will be imposed across Kashmir Valley on Eid on Tuesday while all mobile phone services, save BSNL post-paid connections, and internet services have been already been suspended, officials said. Curfew…
On day 66 of shutdown, Kashmir valley braces for tense Eid
Srinagar, Sep 12 (IANS) With mobile services suspended on Monday and few signs of any celebrations, the Kashmir Valley braced for a tense Eid on Tuesday with separatists calling for a march to the office…
Seven guerrillas, policeman killed in Kashmir gunfights
Jammu/Srinagar, Sep 11 (IANS) Three militants and a policeman were killed in a day-long gunfight on Sunday between security forces and guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, while four militants were killed in Kupwara…
Security forces battle militants in J&K, policeman killed
Jammu/Srinagar, Sep 11 (IANS) Gun battles continued during the day between security forces and militants in Jammu region’s Poonch district — where a policeman was killed — and in Kashmir’s Bandipora and Kupwara districts on…
Festivities, bustling markets missing in Kashmir on Eid eve
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Sep 11 (IANS) Eid-ul-Zuha, one of the holiest Muslim festivals, is going to be a highly subdued event in Kashmir this year. The only visible sign of Kashmiris preparing for the…
Security forces battle militants in J&K, policeman killed
Srinagar/Jammu, Sep 11 (IANS) Gun battles broke out on Sunday between security forces and militants in Kashmir’s Bandipora and Kupwara districts, police said. In yet another gunfight, in Poonch district of Jammu region, a policeman…
Two killed in fresh Kashmir clashes, army moved in
Srinagar, Sep 10 (IANS) Two persons were killed in fresh clashes with security forces on Saturday in south Kashmir as the government moved in soldiers to help restore normalcy in the worst hit region of…
No alternative to talks, reiterates Yechury on Kashmir situation
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has reiterated that there was no alternative to talks in Kashmir, and urged the government to initiate “unconditional political dialogue” with all stakeholders on Friday….
Leopard kills woman in Jammu region
Jammu, Sep 9 (IANS) A woman was attacked and killed by a leopard in Reasi district of Jammu region on Friday, authorities said. Aziza Begum, 55, belonging to Badder village in Reasi district, was attacked…
Relation with India of occupier and occupied: Geelani
Srinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) Senior hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani on Friday said the only relation between India and the people of Kashmir is that of an occupier and the occupied people. After his…
Geelani’s press conference foiled in Srinagar
Srinagar, Sep 9 (IANS) The authorities on Friday foiled a scheduled press conference here by senior hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, officials said. Geelani had called a press conference at his uptown Hyderpora residence…
SC to hear plea for stopping government funding on Kashmir separatist groups
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a PIL seeking to prohibit the Central and the Jammu and Kashmir government from funding separatist groups and their leaders who were spearheading…
SC to hear plea for stopping government funding of Kashmir separatist groups
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The supreme Court has agreed to hear a PIL seeking to prohibit the Central and the Jammu and Kashmir government from funding separatist groups and their leaders who were spearheading…