Tense Shopian shuts down after another ‘murder’SHOPIAN - A complete shutdown was observed in this tense town in Jammu and Kashmir on the first day of an indefinite strike Wednesday, a day after the finding of the body of an activist fighting for justice after the rape and murder of two women May 30. Army major killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Shopian activist found dead in Kashmir orchardSRINAGAR - In a new twist to the rape and murder of two women in Shopian, police Tuesday recovered the body of a member of a group that has been spearheading an agitation for justice in the sensational case that rocked the Kashmir Valley this summer. Shopian rape-murder culprits will be brought to justice: OmarSRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday visited Shopian town in south Kashmir and assured the families of two women raped and murdered there on May 30 that he would not rest until the culprits of the double murder were brought to justice. Chinese troops entered Ladakh in January, says officialSRINAGAR - Chinese troops entered a part of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir in January this year and retreated after threatening shepherds to vacate the area or face the consequences, according to District Magistrate Ajeet Kumar Sahu. Love in Kashmir? Not for the valley’s political eliteSRINAGAR - The road to romance runs outside the state for many of Jammu and Kashmir’s political elite — be it Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, his father Farooq or separatists Yaseen Malik, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Sajjad Lone. Chinese incursion in Ladakh started in January 2009
2 army vehicles torched in KashmirSRINAGAR - An irate mob Monday torched two army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sumbal town after one of them ran over a six-year-old girl. 15 killed, many injured in Kashmir road accidentJAMMU - At least 15 people were killed and many others were missing when a bus in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into river Chenab in the mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Monday afternoon, officials said. Yasin Malik returns home with Pakistani brideSRINAGAR - Separatist leader Yasin Malik returned to this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital along with his Pakistani wife Mishaal Mullick Sunday. 15 top militants killed recently in Kashmir, says police chiefJAMMU - Security forces have eliminated 15 top militant commanders of various outfits in recent months, Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said here Sunday. An army school strives to win hearts and minds of peopleSURANKOT - The school is in a dream setting, but many of its students keep having nightmares. They are children of killed militants or of those killed by terrorists, all brought together here. Jammu police release picture of slain terroristJAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir police Saturday released a photograph of Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Abu Jindal, who was killed in a gun battle with the security forces Friday, after speculation that he had taught Hindi to the 26/11 Mumbai attackers. HuJI ‘recruit’ nabbed in KashmirJAMMU - The security forces Friday apprehended an 18-year-old youth who they claimed was a “fresh recruit” of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. Infiltration in Kashmir: Worried Omar meets army commanderSRINAGAR - Worried over the spurt in militant incursions from across the border with Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah discussed the matter with his military advisor Friday. Pakistan helping terrorists to sneak into India: army chiefNEW DELHI - Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Friday accused Pakistan of violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir to enable terrorists to sneak into India. Kashmir cell service providers overlook security for salesJAMMU - The startling discovery of guerrillas getting mobile phone SIM cards on fake documents has set off alarm bells for security and intelligence agencies in Jammu and Kashmir who say that private telecom service providers are “overlooking security parameters to push their sales”. ‘Cop killer’ guerrilla gunned down in KashmirSRINAGAR - The Hizbul Mujahideen guerrilla involved in the killings of two paramilitary troopers in Srinagar Monday was shot dead by the police in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Friday, police said. Infiltration on rise in Jammu and Kashmir: Army chiefNEW DELHI - Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Friday said that cross border infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir has been registering an upward trend with attempts being made to “push in” from Pakistan as many terrorists as possible before the winter. BSF officer shoots himself in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - A Border Security Force (BSF) officer shot himself dead at a forward post on the India-Pakistan Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district Thursday, police said. Infiltration bid foiled, five guerrillas killedSRINAGAR - Five guerrillas attempting to cross over from Pakistan were killed early Wednesday when Indian Army soldiers foiled their infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gurez sector, officials here said. Package destinations to woo tourists, says SeljaNEW DELHI - Tourism destinations need to package themselves attractively to attract tourists repeatedly to India, Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said Tuesday. Indian Army soldier killed in cross LoC firingJAMMU - An Indian Army soldier was killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district Tuesday when Pakistani troops fired from across the Line of Control (LoC), army officials here said. Indian high commissioner to Pakistan visits trading post on LOCSRINAGAR - Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Sharad Sabharwal Tuesday visited the Salamabad trade facilitation centre and Kaman Post on the Line of Control (LOC) in north Kashmir to familiarize himself with the modalities of the trans-LOC trade between the two parts of the divided state. Now, Jawahar Tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir open 24×7SRINAGAR - The Jawahar Tunnel connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of the country would remain open for traffic round the clock from Tuesday onwards, officials said. No deadline for paramilitary troops withdrawal from Kashmir: OmarNEW DELHI - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that withdrawal of paramilitary forces from the state was an ongoing process and no time limit had been set for it. Autonomy to Gilgit-Baltistan is a joke: Pakistani Kashmiri leaderSRINAGAR - Islamabad’s move to give “greater political autonomy” to the Northern Areas by renaming the region Gilgit-Baltistan and giving it the powers of a federal province is “nothing but a little joke”, says a separatist leader in Pakistan- administered Jammu and Kashmir. Lashkar militant killed in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - Security forces killed a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district Friday morning, army officials said. India concerned over Pakistan’s action in Northern AreasNEW DELHI - India views Pakistan’s decision to grant province-like status to the disputed Northern Areas with concern as it believes these areas are an integral part of Jammu and Kashmir and India. Two CRPF men killed, 14 injured in KashmirSRINAGAR - Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and 14 people injured Monday as separatist guerrillas struck twice within 30 minutes here in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. |
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JAMMU - An Indian Army major and two militants were killed in fighting near the border with Pakistan in the mountainous Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said Wednesday.
SRINAGAR - Reports of Chinese incursions in the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir which are now being highlighted by the media are in fact as old as January 2009, according to an official communication sent that month by the district magistrate of Leh to his superiors in the state.
