Geelani under house arrest in SrinagarSRINAGAR - Barely a day after his release, hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was placed under house arrest here late Thursday evening, a police official said Friday. Geelani favours dialogue on Kashmir - on his termsSRINAGAR - Syed Ali Geelani, hardline Kashmiri separatist leader and chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat group, Thursday favoured dialogue on Kashmir, but added that both India and Pakistan should first accept Kashmir’s disputed status. Ramadan sale cheers up Kashmir tradersSRINAGAR - The sale of Islamic items such as rosaries, holy books, frankincense, kohl, skull cap and calligraphy has seen a sharp increase during the ongoing fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar. Kashmiri separatist leader Geelani releasedSRINAGAR - Senior hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat group, was released by authorities late Wednesday. Jammu and Kashmir approaches CBI to probe Shopian murdersSRINAGAR - The Jammu and Kashmir government Wednesday formally approached the central government for entrusting the probe into the rape and murder of two women in Shopian district to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Four injured in explosion in Jammu and KashmirSRINAGAR - Four people, three of them securitymen, were injured in a powerful handgrenade explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town Wednesday, police said. Two injured in IED blast in SrinagarSRINAGAR - At least two people were injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast that took place outside the 42nd battalion CRPF building in Srinagar on Wednesday. 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. Cop injured in grenade blast in KashmirSRINAGAR - A policeman was injured in a powerful hand grenade explosion in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla town Tuesday. 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. Tri-lingual Kashmiri dictionary launchedSRINAGAR - Kashmir University launches first trilingual English-Kashmiri-Hindi online dictionary, containing over 12,000 words, to promote Kashmiri language. 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. Kashmir’s heritage garden all set to get a faceliftSRINAGAR - Kashmir’s heritage Emporium Garden is all set to get a facelift with the state government planning to spend rupees 15 million to restore the garden to its lost glory. 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. J-K Govt’s decision to export basmati rice cheers farmersSRINAGAR - The decision of the Jammu and Kashmir Government to allow export of aromatic basmati rice to other parts of the country cheered local farmers.he state government recently has lifted the ban on exporting of the famous basmati rice given a new lease of life to paddy growers this year. Mountain bikers spreading a message to save Kashmir’s Dal LakeSRINAGAR - : A group of 107 mountain bikers embark on a journey to Ladakh region in Kashmir to spread awareness about the need for saving Dal Lake. Kashmir tax on poultry produce from other states helps local farmersSRINAGAR - With an objective to improve the condition of local poultry farmers, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has imposed tax duties on poultry products being brought in from other states. 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. ‘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. Sixth century stone sculpture of Hindu goddess discovered in KashmirSRINAGAR - An ancient sculpture of Hindu Goddess of wealth Gajalakshmi has recently been discovered at Nagbal Lesser village in Jammu and Kashmir. Black bear killed in Jammu and KashmirSRINAGAR - In a gruesome incident, resident killed a black bear at Mandi village of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. Kashmiri pickle sells like hot cake during RamadanSRINAGAR - Pickle business picks up in Kashmir during the ongoing holy month of Ramadan. The markets in the valley are flooded with fresh fruits as well as dry fruits, dates and pickles during the entire month of the fasting. Medical camp organised for physically disabled children in KashmirSRINAGAR - A medical camp has been organised in Kashmir valley for the welfare of mentally disabled children. 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. Cross-LoC firing kills army soldier in Jammu and KashmirSRINAGAR - A soldier was killed in firing from across the border at a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch District in the wee hours on Tuesday, Army officials said. Violent protests erupt in Srinagar, JammuSRINAGAR - Police had to resort to baton charges and teargas shelling on Tuesday in two separate incidents in Jammu and Srinagar. 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. |
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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.
