Journey of Kashmir’s nomads coming to end?JAMMU - From time immemorial the Gujjar tribe has travelled hundreds of kilometres in summer to the upper regions of the Himalayas in Jammu and Kashmir with its livestock. But 20 years of militancy, government restrictions and loss of lives seem to be bringing the journey of these nomads to an end. Two CRPF men die in daring attack in Srinagar (Second Lead)SRINAGAR - Separatist guerrillas shot dead two Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) troopers from close range in the commercial heart of Srinagar Monday as hundreds of people crowded the area. 5 CRPF troopers injured in Jammu and KashmirSRINAGAR - Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured Monday after separatist guerrillas struck in two separate localities of this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital. Nawaz for more Pakistan-India intellectuals’ contactsLAHORE - Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif has urged greater interaction between intellectuals of the two countries as the way forward in the stalled subcontinental dialogue process. Militants kill civilian in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - A 40-year-old man was shot dead by suspected militants in a mountainous village of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Monday. Police: Suspected Islamic insurgent attacks kill 2 soldiers, wound 7 in Indian KashmirSRINAGAR, India — Suspected Islamic insurgents fired at government forces and lobbed a hand grenade into a crowded shopping area in the Indian part of Kashmir on Monday, killing two paramilitary soldiers and wounding seven people. Top Al-Badr commander arrested in Kashmir ValleySRINAGAR - Police in Kashmir Sunday claimed a major success with the arrest of a top functionary of the Al-Badr guerrilla group from north Kashmir’s Sopore town. RSS to support demand for central university in JammuJAMMU - Rashtriya Sawayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat Sunday declared his organisation’s “full support” to Jammu’s demand for a central university. Kashmir probes ‘insider’s hand’ behind militant commander’s flightSRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir government has begun a probe into a possible “insider’s hand” in the disappearance of a top guerrilla commander who gave police the slip before he could be re-arrested on other terror charges, well informed sources said Sunday. Kashmir mulling board exams for Class 3, 5 students!JAMMU - Board examinations for Class 3 and 5 students? That’s what the Jammu and Kashmir government is thinking of introducing in order to improve education standards even as the central government has proposed to abolish Class 10 exams conducted by state education boards. Shutdown cripples life in KashmirSRINAGAR - A shutdown called by the separatist Hurriyat Conference protesting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day speech paralysed life in the Kashmir Valley Saturday. RSS played no role in Jaswant’s expulsion: BhagwatJAMMU - Mohan Bhagwat, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Friday said his organisation had no role in the expulsion of veteran politician Jaswant Singh from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 100-year-old building collapses in Srinagar, all rescuedSRINAGAR - A five-storeyed building, about a 100 years old, collapsed here Friday afternoon, trapping many people in the debris. However, police and fire service personnel managed to rescue all those inside. Kashmir police look for released militant commanderSRINAGAR - Police were Thursday looking for a top guerrilla commander who allegedly gave them a slip after a court ordered his release in a particular case and before he could be arrested on other charges pending against him. Many trapped as five-storeyed building collapses in SrinagarSRINAGAR - A five-storeyed building, approximately 100 years old, collapsed here Friday afternoon with many people feared trapped inside. Rights group says it has found 1,500 bodies in unmarked graves in Indian KashmirSRINAGAR, India — Rights workers have discovered several unmarked graves containing about 1,500 unidentified bodies in Indian Kashmir, a prominent rights group said Thursday, alleging that some of corpses were likely innocent people killed by government forces. Jammu and Kashmir to buy land to protect forestsJAMMU - To reduce human interference in forests, the Jammu and Kashmir government is thinking of buying private plots located between protected forests. Two Hizb militants killed in JammuJAMMU - At least two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed by security forces in a gunbattle that started Wednesday morning and was continuing till late evening in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. One killed as militants ambush cops in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - One person was killed when militants believed to be from the Lashkar-e-Taiba ambushed a police patrol in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district early Tuesday, police said. Builder of dreams: mason’s sons clear civil services prelimsGANDERBAL - Through the nightmare of militancy when his brother was shot down by security forces, a barely-literate mason here laid the foundation of dreams when he ensured good education for his three children. Now his two sons are a step closer to joining the state civil services. Kashmir prohibits sale of farm lands for housingJAMMU - Concerned over the growing trend of private colonisers buying agricultural land for building housing colonies, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have asked revenue officials not to allow sale of such land any longer. Surge in infiltration ‘disturbing’, but Kashmir improves: PMNEW DELHI - The surge in infiltration bids from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir was “disturbing”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Monday while expressing satisfaction over the substantial improvement in the situation in the state. Hizbul militant killed in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - A commander of terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen, Altaf Hussain, was killed in a shootout with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district Monday morning, police said. Karnataka demands apex court bench, Haryana its own high courtNEW DELHI - Karnataka Sunday demanded a Supreme Court bench at Bangalore to meet the needs of litigants in south India, while Haryana demanded its own high court at Chandigarh by bifurcating the existing Punjab and Haryana High Court. LeT guerrilla killed in Kashmir gunfightSRINAGAR - A separatist guerrilla was killed in a gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir Pulwama district Sunday, police said. Infiltration bid foiled near Jammu: BSFJAMMU - The Border Security Force (BSF) Sunday claimed it had foiled an infiltration attempt after it exchanged gunfire with a group of militants trying to sneak into the Indian side in Jammu region. Firing across the border near JammuJAMMU - There was an exchange of fire between suspected infiltrators and Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on the border with Pakistan in Ramgarh sector near Jammu, officials said Sunday. Four militants killed in gun battle with armyJAMMU - Four terrorists have been killed in a gun battle with the Indian Army in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said Saturday. No mention of Pakistan in PM’s I-Day speechNEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday made no reference to Pakistan by name in his Independence Day speech — a rarity on this annual occasion. Police say major terror strike averted in JammuJAMMU - Authorities claimed they may have averted a “major” terror strike after Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested a youth near here Friday with explosives and other incriminating material on the eve of Independence Day. |
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