PM welcome in Kashmir if he initiates steps to solve state’s problems: Umar FarooqSRINAGAR - The chairman of the moderate faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Moulvi Muhammad Umar Farooq, said on Monday that he would welcome a visit to the state by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the Kashmir Valley if he initiates steps to resolve the long pending Kashmir issue. Kashmir celebrates Eid with prayer for peace
Eid shopping spree in KashmirSRINAGAR - Residents of Kashmir went on a shopping spree for Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest Muslim festival marking the end of Ramadan. For Eid, Kashmir shoppers buy more than they can carrySRINAGAR - Markets in Srinagar and elsewhere in the Kashmir Valley are a colourful sight ahead of Eid - gaily decorated shops selling sweetmeats, clothes, poultry beckoning shoppers and pavement sellers hawking their ware amid jostling buyers - as shopping reaches a feverish pitch. Three Jammu police officers suspendedSRINAGAR - Three senior police officers were Friday suspended for allegedly tampering with evidence in a murder case in Jammu city. In Kashmir, thousands pray for salvation, hundreds for wagesSRINAGAR - While thousands prayed inside mosques throughout the Kashmir Valley on Shab-e-Qadr (the holiest night according to Muslim belief), a few hundred less fortunate spent the night under the open sky in the state’s summer capital Srinagar and prayed for their wages. Abdullah helps militant’s son get passport for soccer campSRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday intervened to get passport for the son of a former militant so that he could travel to Spain and Brazil for special professional training at football clubs there. CBI takes over Shopian rape and murder caseSRINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday took charge of the controversial Shopian rape and murder case from the Special Investigation Team (SIT). One militant killed in encounter in J-KSRINAGAR - Indian security force on Wednesday killed a militant in an encounter while three others are still holed up in border area of Mendhar in Poonch district. Passport refused to footballer due tohis father’s link with militantsSRINAGAR - The regional passport authorities of Jammu and Kashmir have denied passport to a Kashmiri youth, sighting the reason of his father’s involvement with militants in the valley. CBI to take over Shopian murder case ThursdaySRINAGAR - A high level Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team arrives here Thursday to take over the inquiry of the Shopian rape and murder case. WII to host global deer conservation meet in Srinagar next monthSRINAGAR - The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) is hosting a five day global meeting of the deer experts here-from October 9 to discuss conservation plans for the Hangul, which is also known as Kashmir Stag. J and K Govt seeks Center’s clearance to construct concrete huts along LACSRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir Government has sought clearance from the Ministry of Defence to construct huts like along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) bordering China. Fish sales shoot up during Ramadan in KashmirSRINAGAR - Sale of trout fish in Kashmir has been witnessing an upward trend, as Muslims prefer nutritious alterative to meat varieties during the holy month of Ramadan. CBI to take over Shopian probeNEW DELHI/SRINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will take over investigations into the Shopian killings in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this year, official said Tuesday. Vohra visits historic Buddhist sites in LadakhSRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra, now on a tour of the state’s Ladakh region, Tuesday visited one of the oldest Buddhist monasteries of the country. JKRTC hold demonstration over release pending salaries in SrinagarSRINAGAR - Hundreds of striking employees of Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) suffered injuries on Monday, when they held a rally outside the corporations’ headquarters and marched towards the State Civil Secretariat near Lal Chowk in Srinagar, as police had to use teargas shells and water cannons to disperse them. Jammu and Kashmir governor visits forward areas in LadakhSRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra, at present on a five-day visit to the Ladakh region, Monday visited some forward army positions in the region. Lashkar behind Srinagar blast, says policeSRINAGAR - A day after the car bomb blast that killed at least three people and injured ten others near the Central Jail in Srinagar, the top brass of the police on Sunday said that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) had masterminded the attack. Three killed in Srinagar blast, police blame LeT (Fourth Lead)SRINAGAR - Two policemen and a woman bystander were killed when suspected militants of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) blew up a car-borne bomb near a police bus here Saturday evening, police said. Three killed, nine wounded in Srinagar car bomb blast (Third Lead)SRINAGAR - Two policemen and a woman bystander were killed when a car-borne bomb blew up near a police bus here Saturday evening, police said. Three killed, 18 injured in IED blast near Central Jail in SrinagarSRINAGAR - Three persons, including a woman and two policemen, died and 15 left wounded when a police vehicle, carrying detenus, was blown off by an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Central Jail in Srinagar on Saturday evening. Police: 3 killed, several wounded in powerful bomb blast in Indian KashmirSRINAGAR, India — Suspected Islamic militants set off a powerful bomb blast Saturday in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing three people and wounding at least seven others, police said. Three killed, nine injured in massive Srinagar blast (Second Lead)SRINAGAR - Two policemen and a woman were killed and nine policemen injured in a powerful car bomb blast outside the central jail here Saturday evening, officials said. Three killed in Srinagar blastSRINAGAR - Two policemen and a woman were killed and several people injured in a massive blast outside the central jail in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Saturday evening, officials said. Two dead in Srinagar blastSRINAGAR - At least two people were killed and several injured in a massive blast outside the central jail in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Saturday afternoon, officials said. Bridging gap between youth and police in KashmirSRINAGAR - Youth in Srinagar got a chance to voice their views and grievances against the security forces at a pro-active meet held recently here. Trans-Kashmir trade booms, but barter not favouredSRINAGAR - When trade across the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir resumed after a gap of nearly 60 years, there was euphoria. Almost a year on, business has soared, touching Rs.26.30 crore (over $5.2 million), but many are disheartened with the “medieval exchange” of goods. Hurriyat leader Geelani placed under house arrestSRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir police on Friday placed leader of the hardline faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) under house arrest as a preventive measure. Policemen get bail in Shopian rape and murderSRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Friday gave bail to four police officers, arrested for negligence of duty and destruction of vital evidence in the Shopian twin rape and murder case. |