Omar threatens resignation after PDP’s sex scandal slur (Second Lead)SRINAGAR - Declaring that he could not work till his name was cleared, an emotional Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah threatened to resign Tuesday over allegations by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he was involved in a sex scandal. Omar threatens to quit after PDP’s sex scandal slurSRINAGAR - An emotional Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said he would resign from office Tuesday after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleged that he was involved in a sensational sex scandal that rocked the state in 2006. Windstorm wreaks havoc in Kashmir, woman killedSRINAGAR - A fierce windstorm battered parts of north Kashmir Sunday evening leaving a woman dead and over 40 people injured apart from damaging hundreds of houses, shops and cowsheds, officials said. Kargil hilltops lit up as India salutes war heroes (Night Lead)DRASS - The hills of Kargil came alive Sunday night in a glow of yellow lights as India marked the 10th anniversary of its military victory against Pakistan by paying homage to the over 500 soldiers killed while recapturing the treacherous peaks. Drass hills lit up as Kargil victory celebrations endDRASS - The hills of Drass in Jammu and Kashmir were lit up Sunday night climaxing a spectacular ceremony held here to mark the 10th anniversary of India’s victory in the Kargil conflict with Pakistan. India pays homage to Kargil martyrs at Drass (Lead, Changing dateline)DRASS - Soldiers and family members Sunday came together in this border town of Jammu and Kashmir to pay homage to army men killed in the 1999 Kargil war with Pakistan. Homage paid to Kargil martyrs at DrassSRINAGAR - Homage was paid to the martyrs of the 1999 Kargil conflict at the Drass war memorial in Ladakh Sunday. Accused Kashmiri police officers seek bailSRINAGAR - Two police officers, arrested for their alleged involvement in the rape and murder of two women in Shopian town in south Kashmir, moved their bail application in a court Saturday, a day after the apex court disposed of their petition. Separatist strike hits life across KashmirSRINAGAR - A shutdown called by the hardline separatist Hurriyat Conference to protest detention of its chairman Syed Ali Geelani and other leaders under the Public Security Act hit normal life across Kashmir Saturday. ISI must stop fomenting chaos in Kashmir, says Admiral MullenWASHINGTON - The top most US military official has said Pakistan’s spy agency ISI has been “fomenting chaos” in Kashmir and advised Islamabad to restrain it. Father, three-year-old son gunned down in KashmirSRINAGAR - A three-year-old boy and his father were shot dead by suspected guerrillas in a south Kashmir village, police said Thursday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the murder and challenged the separatists’ silence over it. Kashmir police camp attack toll rises to twoSRINAGAR - Security forces cordoned off the Imam Sahib village in south Kashmir to search for militants Wednesday even as the death toll in Tuesday’s grenade attack on a police camp in the area rose to two with a policeman succumbing to his injuries, officials said. Women terrorists being trained in PakistanNEW DELHI - Women terrorists are being trained in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir for anti-India activities, parliament was told Tuesday. Police officer killed in Kashmir attackSRINAGAR - A police officer was killed and three of his junior colleagues were injured when suspected militants fired a rifle grenade at a police camp in a south Kashmir village Tuesday, an official said. Four Shopian police officers’ blood samples collectedSRINAGAR - Forensic experts have collected blood samples of the four suspended police officers, who are accused of destroying evidence after the rape and murder of two women in Shopian town of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said Sunday. No US role in Kashmir dispute, says ClintonMUMBAI - The US does not want to get involved in the India-Pakistan row over Jammu and Kashmir, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in remarks telecast Saturday. Two militants, woman associate killed in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants are believed to have been killed along with a woman associate in an ongoing gunbattle with security forces in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir Friday morning, officials said. Pakistan promises India to do ‘everything’ to bring Mumbai attackers to justice
South Asia’s nuclear powers meet at Non-Aligned Summit to defuse tensions and restart talksSHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — The prime ministers of India and Pakistan had a rare encounter Thursday on the sidelines of a Non-Aligned Movement summit in effort to defuse tensions between the two nuclear powers after last year’s terrorist attacks. 48-day-long strike ends in ShopianSRINAGAR - Life in Shopian town in south Kashmir, where two women were found raped and murdered May 30, returned to normal after the 48-day-old agitation was called off Thursday morning. US has no plans for special Kashmir envoyWASHINGTON - The US Wednesday assured India that it has no plans to appoint a special envoy for Kashmir as it considers it to be a matter between New Delhi and Islamabad. Forward movement in ties with India: PakistanSharm-el-SHEIKH - Pakistan believes in “durable peace” in South Asia facilitated by the resolution of all disputes with India, including Jammu and Kashmir, its Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here Wednesday. Shopian murder: Four accused Kashmir cops arrested after court orderSRINAGAR - Four suspended cops were arrested Wednesday evening after the Jammu and Kashmir High Court so ordered and asked police to profile their DNA for their alleged involvement in the “heinous crime of rape followed by murder” of two south Kashmir women May 30. Durable peace in South Asia ‘achievable’: Pakistan PMSharm-el-SHEIKH - Pakistan believes in “durable peace” in South Asia facilitated by the resolution of all disputes with India, including Jammu and Kashmir, its Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said here Wednesday. Srinagar youth killed by friends, claim policeSRINAGAR - Asrar Ahmed Dar, the youth whose death had triggered widespread protests in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir last week, was murdered by two of his friends, police alleged Wednesday. Major reshuffle in Jammu and Kashmir policeSRINAGAR - Amid the growing unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the state government Tuesday ordered a major shake-up in the police department transferring many senior officers. Jammu man goes missing on visit to Pakistani KashmirJAMMU - Sakina Bi comes every Monday to Chakan-da-Bagh near Poonch, the crossing point at the Line of Control (LOC) between India and Pakistan in Kashmir, to check if her husband Mohammad Hussain has returned from Pakistan-administered Kashmir where he had gone to meet his brother in March. Restrictions in Srinagar on martyrs’ daySRINAGAR - Restrictions were imposed in Srinagar and other towns of the Kashmir Valley Monday to foil a separatist march to the heart of this city on martyrs’ day. Shopian report ‘character assassination’: victims’ relativesSRINAGAR - The relatives of the two women found raped and murdered in Kashmir’s Shopian town have rejected the judicial commission report which, while indicting local police officials for destruction of evidence, also sought investigation of the role of some family members. Congress leader in Kashmir assembly resignsSRINAGAR - Miffed over his exclusion from the Jammu and Kashmir ministry that was expanded earlier in the day, the leader of the Congress party in the state assembly stepped down from the post Saturday over his “personal humiliation”. |
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SHARM EL-SHEIK, Egypt — Pakistan has promised India it will do everything in its power to bring the Mumbai terror attackers to justice, a key demand by New Delhi to improve relations.
