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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Kashmir</title>
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	<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Two cops killed, one injured in Kashmir ambush</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 16:21:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Three policemen were injured Tuesday evening when separatist guerrillas ambushed a police patrol in Kashmir&#8217;s Pampore town, a police official said. Two of them succumbed to their injuries in hospital.

A senior police officer said guerrillas fired indiscriminately at the police patrol in Kadalbal area of the town, 15 km from Srinagar, famous for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/two-cops-killed-one-injured-in-kashmir-ambush-247315/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Two cops killed, one injured in Kashmir ambush</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Three cops wounded in south Kashmir ambush</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Three policemen were injured Tuesday evening when separatist guerrillas ambushed a police patrol in Kashmir&#8217;s Pampore town, a police official said.

A senior police officer said guerrillas fired indiscriminately at the police patrol in Kadalbal area of the town, 15 km from Srinagar, famous for growing the world&#8217;s best saffron.	 	
&#8220;Two policemen and a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/three-cops-wounded-in-south-kashmir-ambush-247309/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Three cops wounded in south Kashmir ambush</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmiri braveheart Rukhsana gets job in police</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 09:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Nineteen-year-old Rukhsana, who killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Osama in September this year, will be awarded Rs.2.5 lakh and a job with the Jammu and Kashmir Police for her bravery, authorities said Tuesday.

Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda made the announcement at a police function in the border district headquarters of Rajouri. 	 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmiri-braveheart-rukhsana-gets-job-in-police-247125/">Original article &nbsp;: Kashmiri braveheart Rukhsana gets job in police</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>BSF foils infiltration attempt near Jammu</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - The Border Security Force (BSF) had foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of militants who fired at Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s Ramgarh sector in an attempt to sneak in, a senior official said Tuesday.

The Indian side retaliated and the exchange of fire went on past midnight. The firing, which could .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/bsf-foils-infiltration-attempt-near-jammu-247079/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: BSF foils infiltration attempt near Jammu</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy firing on India-Pakistan border</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:12:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Indian and Pakistani border guards exchanged heavy firing at the international border between the two countries in Jammu and Kashmir Monday evening, an official said.

According to the Border Security Force (BSF), the Pakistani border guards opened fire on the Indian positions in Ramgarh sector in a bid to infiltrate terrorists, provoking the Indian ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/heavy-firing-on-india-pakistan-border-246979/" title="Heavy firing on India-Pakistan border">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mehbooba Mufti denied Pakistani visa</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:56:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who was to take part in an international conference in Islamabad December-end, has been denied a visa due to the security situation in the country.

According to PDP sources, Mehbooba Mufti, whom Asif Ali Zardari  during her early 2008 visit described as &#8221; my sister from .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mehbooba-mufti-denied-pakistani-visa-246587/">Mehbooba Mufti denied Pakistani visa</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Three BSF men injured in Pakistani firing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Three troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) were injured Saturday when Pakistani troops fired at a forward Indian border post in Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s Poonch district, an official said.

Pakistani troops opened heavy machine gun fire on Kranti post in the Krishna Ghati sector in Poonch district, about 230 km north of Jammu.	 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/three-bsf-men-injured-in-pakistani-firing-246343/">Source &nbsp;: Three BSF men injured in Pakistani firing</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Mainstream politicians welcome Kashmir troop cut, separatists cynical</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 08:44:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Mainstream political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have welcomed the announcement of union Defence Minister A.K. Antony that 30,000 soldiers have been withdrawn from the state, but separatist leaders are cynical, saying the troop cut was not visible.

Antony had Friday said in New Delhi that 30,000 troops had been withdrawn from Jammu and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/mainstream-politicians-welcome-kashmir-troop-cut-separatists-cynical-246342/">Source &nbsp;: Mainstream politicians welcome Kashmir troop cut, separatists cynical</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Four people injured in Kashmir guerrilla attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Four people, including three paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, were injured in a guerrilla attack in north Kashmir&#8217;s Sopore town Friday afternoon, police said.

The militants first lobbed a grenade and then fired from their automatic weapons at a CRPF bunker outside the State Bank of India branch in Sopore town this ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/four-people-injured-in-kashmir-guerrilla-attack-245933/" title="Four people injured in Kashmir guerrilla attack">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Army needs special powers act to counter terrorism: Antony</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:28:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - India&#8217;s armed forces cannot counter terrorism and insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast states without the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Defence Minister A.K. Antony stated categorically Friday. 

&#8220;As long as their (armed forces) presence is necessary, they need special provisions. They cannot function without special powers (conferred on .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/army-needs-special-powers-act-to-counter-terrorism-antony-2-245923/">Army needs special powers act to counter terrorism: Antony</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Army needs special powers act to counter terrorism: Antony</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 07:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - India&#8217;s armed forces cannot counter terrorism and insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast states without the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Defence Minister A.K. Antony stated categorically Friday. 

&#8220;As long as their (armed forces) presence is necessary, they need special provisions. They cannot function without special powers (conferred on .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/army-needs-special-powers-act-to-counter-terrorism-antony-245922/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Army needs special powers act to counter terrorism: Antony</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protests continue in Srinagar over Shopian probe report</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - A day after the shutdown in Kashmir Valley, fresh protests erupted in parts of Srinagar Wednesday over the CBI probe report into the death of two young women in Shopian. The Shopian bar association also went on a day&#8217;s strike.

Angry youth shouted slogans against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that has ruled ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protests-continue-in-srinagar-over-shopian-probe-report-244798/">Protests continue in Srinagar over Shopian probe report</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh protests in Srinagar over Shopian deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:35:20 +0000</pubDate>
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SRINAGAR - Fresh protests erupted in parts of Srinagar Wednesday over the CBI probe report into the death of two young women in Shopian. The Shopian bar association also went on a day&#8217;s strike in the district.
Angry youth shouted slogans against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that has ruled out rape and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fresh-protests-in-srinagar-over-shopian-deaths-2-244793/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Fresh protests in Srinagar over Shopian deaths</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Fresh protests in Srinagar over Shopian deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 12:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Fresh protests erupted in parts of Srinagar Wednesday over the CBI probe report into the death of two young women in Shopian. The Shopian bar association also went on a day&#8217;s strike in the district.

Angry youth shouted slogans against the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that has ruled out rape and murder of ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/fresh-protests-in-srinagar-over-shopian-deaths-244792/" title="Fresh protests in Srinagar over Shopian deaths">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Outrage as terrorist kills unarmed Kashmiri girl</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Suspected separatist guerrillas barged into a house in Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s Shopian district and shot dead a 20-year-old girl in front of her father sparking outrage.

The gory slaying took place late Tuesday in Keller village, 50 km from here, when an unidentified man came to their house and asked for the names of ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/outrage-as-terrorist-kills-unarmed-kashmiri-girl-244745/">Outrage as terrorist kills unarmed Kashmiri girl</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Girl shot dead in Kashmir home</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Separatist guerrillas barged into a house in Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s Shopian district and shot dead a 20-year-old girl, police said Wednesday.

The incident took place late Tuesday in Shopian district&#8217;s Keller village, about 50 km from here. The gunmen fired at Shiraza Akhtar from point blank range. 	 	
&#8220;Shiraza received a fatal bullet wound ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/girl-shot-dead-in-kashmir-home-244594/">Original article on  : Girl shot dead in Kashmir home</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>I am not working on Kashmir: Holbrooke</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:58:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Richard Holbrooke, US Special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, says he is not working on the Kashmir issue even as he keeps India closely informed of his effort in the region where &#8220;India is hugely important factor.&#8221;

&#8220;Let me be very clear. I am not working on that problem,&#8221; he said at an event .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/i-am-not-working-on-kashmir-holbrooke-244592/">I am not working on Kashmir: Holbrooke</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>No external injuries on bodies of Shopian women: CBI</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:15:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report that ruled out rape and murder of two women in Kashmir&#8217;s Shopian town says it found no external injuries on their bodies while matching of earth samples were &#8220;indicative of the fact their death occured due to drowning&#8221;.

In its 66-page probe report - a copy .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/no-external-injuries-on-bodies-of-shopian-women-cbi-244308/">No external injuries on bodies of Shopian women: CBI</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Protests engulf Kashmir yet again over women&#8217;s deaths  (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Kashmir Valley was in ferment Tuesday following violent protests over the CBI probe report into the deaths of two young women in Shopian as angry youth took to the streets and pelted stones at security forces. Over two dozen people, including police, were left wounded.

Angry youth shouted slogans against the Central Bureau of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/protests-engulf-kashmir-yet-again-over-womens-deaths-second-lead-244287/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir erupts in anger over CBI report on Shopian</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:45:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - The strike-hit Kashmir Valley Tuesday erupted in violent protests over the CBI probe report into the deaths of two women in Shopian as angry youth took to the streets and pelted stones at security forces. Over two dozen people, including policemen, were wounded in the protests.

Angry youth shouted slogans against the Central Bureau ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmir-erupts-in-anger-over-cbi-report-on-shopian-244281/">Kashmir erupts in anger over CBI report on Shopian</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Forensic tests, witnesses indicate Shopian victims drowned: CBI</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which ruled out that the two women found dead in Kashmir&#8217;s Shopian town were raped or murdered, said forensic tests and testimonies of those who found the bodies prove the victims drowned accidentally while crossing a water channel without using the bridge.

In its 66-page probe report .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/forensic-tests-witnesses-indicate-shopian-victims-drowned-cbi-244252/">Forensic tests, witnesses indicate Shopian victims drowned: CBI</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir strike against CBI report into Shopian deaths</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Police Tuesday used teargas and batons to disperse stone- pelting mobs in Srinagar protesting against the report of the CBI probe into the deaths of two women in Shopian. Life in the Kashmir Valley was paralysed in view of a strike called to protest the report.

The shutdown has been called by the Shopian .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmir-strike-against-cbi-report-into-shopian-deaths-244110/">Kashmir strike against CBI report into Shopian deaths</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shopian deaths due to drowning; no rape, murder: CBI (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday said the deaths of two women in Kashmir&#8217;s Shopian district in May were due to drowning and neither of them was raped or murdered.

It also chargesheeted 13 people, including six doctors and five advocates, for preparing false reports and fabricating evidence in the case that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shopian-deaths-due-to-drowning-no-rape-murder-cbi-second-lead-243864/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Shopian deaths due to drowning; no rape, murder: CBI (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shopian women&#8217;s deaths due to drowning, no rape, murder: CBI</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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SRINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday said the deaths of two women in south Kashmir&#8217;s Shopian district, which triggered a massive furore in the Kashmir Valley this year, were due to drowning and neither of them was raped or murdered.
&#8220;The two women died due to drowning and were not raped and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shopian-deaths-due-to-drowning-no-rape-murder-cbi-243765/">Original article on  : Shopian women&#8217;s deaths due to drowning, no rape, murder: CBI</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>CBI files Shopian double murder probe report</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday submitted its 66-page probe report into the alleged rape and murder of two women in south Kashmir Shopian district which triggered a massive furore in the Kashmir Valley this year.

The report was filed before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that was yet to decide whether .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cbi-files-shopian-double-murder-probe-report-243663/">CBI files Shopian double murder probe report</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Two Hizb militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Two militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror outfit were killed in a gun battle with security forces Monday in Jammu and Kashmir&#8217;s mountainous Doda district, police said.

Acting on information received about the presence of a group of militants in the Gandoh forest area of Doda, about 200 km northeast of Jammu, security forces cordoned ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/two-hizb-militants-killed-in-jammu-and-kashmir-243658/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Two Hizb militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Indian, Pakistani forces exchange fire on border</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 08:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Indian and Pakistani border guards Sunday exchanged gunfire in Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistani forces tried to push Islamist militants into India, official sources said.

The gun battle erupted after Pakistani Rangers fired in Ramgarh sector along the border early in the day to push in infiltrators, according to Border Security Force (BSF) sources.	 .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/indian-pakistani-forces-exchange-fire-on-border-243450/">Indian, Pakistani forces exchange fire on border</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir&#8217;s plea to lift ban on prepaid mobiles rejected</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - The home ministry has turned down the Jammu and Kashmir  government&#8217;s plea to lift the ban on the prepaid mobile phone connections in the state, saying the restriction was a &#8220;security requirement&#8221;.

Home Secretary G.K. Pillai, who concluded his two-day-visit of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, made it plain to state government officials that .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmirs-plea-to-lift-ban-on-prepaid-mobiles-rejected-243339/" title="Kashmir&#8217;s plea to lift ban on prepaid mobiles rejected">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pakistan&#8217;s attitude unchanged, infiltration continuing: Pillai</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday said there was no change in Pakistan&#8217;s attitude as infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir was continuing.

&#8220;Pakistan continues to infiltrate terrorists into this side. There is no change in Pakistan&#8217;s attitude, as infiltration is continuing,&#8221; he told reporters here.	 	
Pillai said that the dialogue with the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pakistans-attitude-unchanged-infiltration-continuing-pillai-243044/">Original article &nbsp;: Pakistan&#8217;s attitude unchanged, infiltration continuing: Pillai</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir police can fight militancy on its own: chief</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir police chief Kuldeep Khoda said Friday that the police were fully prepared to take on the militants on their own strength, official sources said. 

The director general of police reportedly made the remarks in a meeting with visiting Home Secretary G.K. Pillai, who assessed the security situation in the state.	 .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmir-police-can-fight-militancy-on-its-own-chief-242824/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Kashmir police can fight militancy on its own: chief</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nine hurt as protesters, police clash in Srinagar</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 07:56:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Nine people, including a 14-year-old youth, were injured Friday as protesters clashed with the police in Srinagar following a shutdown call by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani.

A mob of stone pelting protesters clashed with the police in uptown Maisuma locality and in areas around city centre Lal Chowk in the morning, a .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nine-hurt-as-protesters-police-clash-in-srinagar-242808/">Nine hurt as protesters, police clash in Srinagar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Separatist shutdown affects life in Srinagar</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/separatist-shutdown-affects-life-in-srinagar-242781/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 06:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Life was affected across the summer capital Srinagar Friday following a shutdown called by hardline senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani.

Shops, businesses and educational institutions in both the old and uptown areas of the city remained closed. Attendance in banks and government offices was adversely hit as most public transport went off the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/separatist-shutdown-affects-life-in-srinagar-242781/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Separatist shutdown affects life in Srinagar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Shopian double murder being hushed up, alleges women&#8217;s group</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/shopian-double-murder-being-hushed-up-alleges-womens-group-242527/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:18:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - &#8220;They make it a desolation and call it a peace&#8221; - with this line by a Kashmiri-American poet reflecting his thoughts on his state, a Delhi-based women&#8217;s group sums up its report on the Shopian rape and murder of two women that triggered a massive furore in the Kashmir Valley this year.

The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/shopian-double-murder-being-hushed-up-alleges-womens-group-242527/">Original article on  : Shopian double murder being hushed up, alleges women&#8217;s group</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jagjit Singh brings Ghalib&#8217;s soul to Kashmir</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jagjit-singh-brings-ghalibs-soul-to-kashmir-242330/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jagjit-singh-brings-ghalibs-soul-to-kashmir-242330/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Ghazal singer Jagjit Singh mesmerised audiences for over four hours in the summer capital Srinagar with his performance Wednesday evening. 

The jam-packed auditorium of the Sher-e-Kashmir Convention Complex vibrated with scintillating music and magical nuances of Urdu ghazals as Jagjit sang his heart out. There were about 700 fans and music lovers in ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jagjit-singh-brings-ghalibs-soul-to-kashmir-242330/">Jagjit Singh brings Ghalib&#8217;s soul to Kashmir</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir resolution crucial for South Asia stability: Mullen</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmir-resolution-crucial-for-south-asia-stability-mullen-241809/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arun Kumar</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON - Describing the resolution of the Kashmir issue as crucial for the stability of the South Asian region, the US&#8217; military chief has welcomed India&#8217;s reduction of troops in Jammu and Kashmir.

&#8220;In the long-run, resolution of the border in the east in Kashmir is a very important outcome. Obviously, that is a principal concern .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmir-resolution-crucial-for-south-asia-stability-mullen-241809/">Source &nbsp;: Kashmir resolution crucial for South Asia stability: Mullen</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jagjit Singh&#8217;s concert in Kashmir Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jagjit-singhs-concert-in-kashmir-wednesday-2-241576/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, who will perform here Wednesday, said he had a huge number of lovers in Kashmir who not only had a strong love and passion for Urdu ghazals, but also understood the nuances of the language.

Jagjit Singh&#8217;s ghazal concert will be held at the Sher-e-Kashmir convention complex here.	 	
Speaking ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jagjit-singhs-concert-in-kashmir-wednesday-2-241576/" title="Jagjit Singh&#8217;s concert in Kashmir Wednesday">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Jagjit Singh&#8217;s concert in Kashmir Wednesday</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/jagjit-singhs-concert-in-kashmir-wednesday-241575/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Renowned ghazal singer Jagjit Singh, who will perform here Wednesday, said he had a huge number of lovers in Kashmir who not only had a strong love and passion for Urdu ghazals, but also understood the nuances of the language.

Jagjit Singh&#8217;s ghazal concert will be held at the Sher-e-Kashmir convention complex here.	 	
Speaking ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/jagjit-singhs-concert-in-kashmir-wednesday-241575/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Jagjit Singh&#8217;s concert in Kashmir Wednesday</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Home secretary to visit Kashmir on troop withdrawal</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/home-secretary-to-visit-kashmir-on-troop-withdrawal-241306/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.taragana.com/n/home-secretary-to-visit-kashmir-on-troop-withdrawal-241306/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Dec 2009 08:34:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai will be here Friday to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and chalk out a plan for withdrawal of central paramilitary forces from the state.

According to a senior state government officer, the home secretary will look into the level of militancy-related violence, areas where it is ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/home-secretary-to-visit-kashmir-on-troop-withdrawal-241306/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Home secretary to visit Kashmir on troop withdrawal</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Restrictions imposed in Kargil after protests</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/restrictions-imposed-in-kargil-after-protests-240893/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 10:53:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Authorities imposed restrictions in Ladakh region&#8217;s Kargil town Monday after protests demanding the opening of the Kargil-Srinagar road. A few people have also been arrested, an official said.

Scores of protesters took to the streets in Kargil to demand the re-opening of the Zojila Pass connecting the Ladakh region with the rest of the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/restrictions-imposed-in-kargil-after-protests-240893/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Restrictions imposed in Kargil after protests</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurriyat leader Qureshi still critical</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurriyat-leader-qureshi-still-critical-240549/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Senior Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haq Qureshi, who was attacked outside his house by unidentified men here Friday, continues to be critical, doctors attending on him said Sunday.

A team of doctors who examined the 66-year old, who is on life support system in the Soura medical institute, described his condition as critical.	 	
&#8220;There .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurriyat-leader-qureshi-still-critical-240549/" title="Hurriyat leader Qureshi still critical">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Omar Abdullah takes up Haj pilgrims&#8217; problems with centre</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/omar-abdullah-takes-up-haj-pilgrims-problems-with-centre-240416/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has taken up with the central government the problems Haj pilgrims from the state faced in Saudi Arabia, official sources said Saturday.

The sources said Abdullah had written a letter to Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor informing him about the complaints made by the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/omar-abdullah-takes-up-haj-pilgrims-problems-with-centre-240416/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Omar Abdullah takes up Haj pilgrims&#8217; problems with centre</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir separatist leader critical; &#8216;Quiet talks&#8217; will continue: Chidambaram (Roundup)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmir-separatist-leader-critical-quiet-talks-will-continue-chidambaram-roundup-240400/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI - Senior Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haq Qureshi, a known Kashmir peacenik, was struggling for life in a Srinagar hospital Saturday after a murderous attack on him by unidentified men, as a protest shutdown against the attack hit life in the Kashmir Valley.

Qureshi, a senior leader of the moderate Hurriyat group headed by ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmir-separatist-leader-critical-quiet-talks-will-continue-chidambaram-roundup-240400/">Read : Kashmir separatist leader critical; &#8216;Quiet talks&#8217; will continue: Chidambaram (Roundup)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Separatist leader critical; &#8216;quiet talks&#8217; will continue: Chidambaram (Second Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/separatist-leader-critical-quiet-talks-will-continue-chidambaram-second-lead-240359/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 11:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR/NEW DELHI - Senior Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haq Qureshi, a known Kashmir peacenik, was struggling for life in a Srinagar hospital Saturday after a murderous attack on him by unidentified men, as life remained paralyzed in the Kashmir Valley in the wake of a separatist-called shutdown.

Qureshi, a senior leader of the moderate Hurriyat group  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/separatist-leader-critical-quiet-talks-will-continue-chidambaram-second-lead-240359/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Cowardly assault&#8217; will not derail Kashmir peace process: Chidambaram</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/cowardly-assault-will-not-derail-kashmir-peace-process-chidambaram-240223/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:56:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW DELHI - The murderous attack on moderate Hurriyat leader Fazal Haq Qureshi will not be allowed to derail the peace process in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Saturday while condemning the &#8220;cowardly&#8221; assault on one of the known peaceniks of the state.

&#8220;I am deeply distressed by the attack on Qureshi. The ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/cowardly-assault-will-not-derail-kashmir-peace-process-chidambaram-240223/">Read : &#8216;Cowardly assault&#8217; will not derail Kashmir peace process: Chidambaram</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurriyat leader stable but critical, shutdown in Srinagar</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:02:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Senior separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haque Qureshi, who was shot outside his house here by unidentified gunmen Friday, is stable but not out of danger, a relative of his said Saturday. A shutdown to protest the attack, meanwhile, affected life in the city.

Qureshi underwent a four-hour long operation in the Sher-e-Kashmir Medical ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurriyat-leader-stable-but-critical-shutdown-in-srinagar-240197/">Read more : Hurriyat leader stable but critical, shutdown in Srinagar</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Hurriyat leader Qureshi stable but critical</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurriyat-leader-qureshi-stable-but-critical-240185/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 04:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Senior separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haque Qureshi, who was shot outside his house here by unidentified gunmen Friday, is stable but not out of danger, a relative of his said Saturday.

&#8220;His operation was conducted last night which continued till 11.30 p.m. and the doctors said he is stable but critical,&#8221; Tariq Andrabi, .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurriyat-leader-qureshi-stable-but-critical-240185/" title="Hurriyat leader Qureshi stable but critical">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Hurriyat leader critically injured, militant group claims responsibility (Third Lead)</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senior-hurriyat-leader-critically-injured-militant-group-claims-responsibility-third-lead-240028/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:49:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ians</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Senior separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haque Qureshi was shot at and critically wounded outside his house by unidentified gunmen in the Jammu and Kashmir capital Friday evening, police said. The Al-Nasreen, believed to be an off-shoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has claimed responsibility for the attack.

Qureshi, a senior leader of the moderate ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senior-hurriyat-leader-critically-injured-militant-group-claims-responsibility-third-lead-240028/" title="Senior Hurriyat leader critically injured, militant group claims responsibility (Third Lead)">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Hurriyat leader shot at, critically wounded (Second Lead)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:31:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Senior separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haque Qureshi was shot at and critically injured by unidentified men in this Jammu and Kashmir capital Friday evening, police said.

Qureshi, one of the important leaders of Mirwaiz Umer Farooq-led moderate Hurriyat faction, was shot from a close range by four men near his house in Soura ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senior-hurriyat-leader-shot-at-critically-wounded-second-lead-240001/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Senior Hurriyat leader shot at, critically wounded (Second Lead)</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Senior Hurriyat leader Qureshi shot, critically injured</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/senior-hurriyat-leader-qureshi-shot-critically-injured-239968/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - Unidentified men shot and critically injured Fazal Haque Qureshi, the senior most separatist leader and an important executive member of the moderate Hurriyat Conference, in this Jammu and Kashmir capital Friday evening, police said.

A senior police officer said guerrillas fired from pistols at Qureshi near his house in Soura locality, injuring him critically.	 ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/senior-hurriyat-leader-qureshi-shot-critically-injured-239968/" title="Senior Hurriyat leader Qureshi shot, critically injured">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Kashmir politicians welcome announcement of troops cut</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmir-politicians-welcome-announcement-of-troops-cut-239513/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SRINAGAR - While separatist leaders here remained tight-lipped, most mainstream politicians welcomed union Home Minister P. Chidambarams announcement that troop reduction in Jammu and Kashmir was on the cards.

The home minister told parliament Wednesday that with the improvement in the overall security situation, reduction in the number of troops deployed on ground would be considered .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/kashmir-politicians-welcome-announcement-of-troops-cut-239513/">Source &nbsp;: Kashmir politicians welcome announcement of troops cut</a>.]]></description>
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