Two cops killed, one injured in Kashmir ambushSRINAGAR - Three policemen were injured Tuesday evening when separatist guerrillas ambushed a police patrol in Kashmir’s Pampore town, a police official said. Two of them succumbed to their injuries in hospital. Three cops wounded in south Kashmir ambushSRINAGAR - Three policemen were injured Tuesday evening when separatist guerrillas ambushed a police patrol in Kashmir’s Pampore town, a police official said. Kashmiri braveheart Rukhsana gets job in policeJAMMU - Nineteen-year-old Rukhsana, who killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Abu Osama in September this year, will be awarded Rs.2.5 lakh and a job with the Jammu and Kashmir Police for her bravery, authorities said Tuesday. BSF foils infiltration attempt near JammuJAMMU - The Border Security Force (BSF) had foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of militants who fired at Indian positions in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramgarh sector in an attempt to sneak in, a senior official said Tuesday. Heavy firing on India-Pakistan borderJAMMU - Indian and Pakistani border guards exchanged heavy firing at the international border between the two countries in Jammu and Kashmir Monday evening, an official said. Mehbooba Mufti denied Pakistani visaJAMMU - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti, who was to take part in an international conference in Islamabad December-end, has been denied a visa due to the security situation in the country. Three BSF men injured in Pakistani firingJAMMU - Three troopers of the Border Security Force (BSF) were injured Saturday when Pakistani troops fired at a forward Indian border post in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, an official said. Mainstream politicians welcome Kashmir troop cut, separatists cynicalSRINAGAR - Mainstream political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir have welcomed the announcement of union Defence Minister A.K. Antony that 30,000 soldiers have been withdrawn from the state, but separatist leaders are cynical, saying the troop cut was not visible. Four people injured in Kashmir guerrilla attackSRINAGAR - Four people, including three paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, were injured in a guerrilla attack in north Kashmir’s Sopore town Friday afternoon, police said. Army needs special powers act to counter terrorism: AntonyNEW DELHI - India’s armed forces cannot counter terrorism and insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast states without the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Defence Minister A.K. Antony stated categorically Friday. Army needs special powers act to counter terrorism: AntonyNEW DELHI - India’s armed forces cannot counter terrorism and insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and the northeast states without the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), Defence Minister A.K. Antony stated categorically Friday. Protests continue in Srinagar over Shopian probe reportSRINAGAR - A day after the shutdown in Kashmir Valley, fresh protests erupted in parts of Srinagar Wednesday over the CBI probe report into the death of two young women in Shopian. The Shopian bar association also went on a day’s strike. Fresh protests in Srinagar over Shopian deathsFresh protests in Srinagar over Shopian deathsSRINAGAR - Fresh protests erupted in parts of Srinagar Wednesday over the CBI probe report into the death of two young women in Shopian. The Shopian bar association also went on a day’s strike in the district. Outrage as terrorist kills unarmed Kashmiri girlSRINAGAR - Suspected separatist guerrillas barged into a house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district and shot dead a 20-year-old girl in front of her father sparking outrage. Girl shot dead in Kashmir homeSRINAGAR - Separatist guerrillas barged into a house in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district and shot dead a 20-year-old girl, police said Wednesday. I am not working on Kashmir: HolbrookeWASHINGTON - Richard Holbrooke, US Special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan, says he is not working on the Kashmir issue even as he keeps India closely informed of his effort in the region where “India is hugely important factor.” No external injuries on bodies of Shopian women: CBINEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) report that ruled out rape and murder of two women in Kashmir’s Shopian town says it found no external injuries on their bodies while matching of earth samples were “indicative of the fact their death occured due to drowning”. Protests engulf Kashmir yet again over women’s deaths (Second Lead)SRINAGAR - Kashmir Valley was in ferment Tuesday following violent protests over the CBI probe report into the deaths of two young women in Shopian as angry youth took to the streets and pelted stones at security forces. Over two dozen people, including police, were left wounded. Kashmir erupts in anger over CBI report on ShopianSRINAGAR - The strike-hit Kashmir Valley Tuesday erupted in violent protests over the CBI probe report into the deaths of two women in Shopian as angry youth took to the streets and pelted stones at security forces. Over two dozen people, including policemen, were wounded in the protests. Forensic tests, witnesses indicate Shopian victims drowned: CBINEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which ruled out that the two women found dead in Kashmir’s Shopian town were raped or murdered, said forensic tests and testimonies of those who found the bodies prove the victims drowned accidentally while crossing a water channel without using the bridge. Kashmir strike against CBI report into Shopian deathsSRINAGAR - Police Tuesday used teargas and batons to disperse stone- pelting mobs in Srinagar protesting against the report of the CBI probe into the deaths of two women in Shopian. Life in the Kashmir Valley was paralysed in view of a strike called to protest the report. Shopian deaths due to drowning; no rape, murder: CBI (Second Lead)NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday said the deaths of two women in Kashmir’s Shopian district in May were due to drowning and neither of them was raped or murdered. Shopian women’s deaths due to drowning, no rape, murder: CBICBI files Shopian double murder probe reportSRINAGAR - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday submitted its 66-page probe report into the alleged rape and murder of two women in south Kashmir Shopian district which triggered a massive furore in the Kashmir Valley this year. Two Hizb militants killed in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - Two militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen terror outfit were killed in a gun battle with security forces Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s mountainous Doda district, police said. Indian, Pakistani forces exchange fire on borderJAMMU - Indian and Pakistani border guards Sunday exchanged gunfire in Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistani forces tried to push Islamist militants into India, official sources said. Kashmir’s plea to lift ban on prepaid mobiles rejectedJAMMU - The home ministry has turned down the Jammu and Kashmir government’s plea to lift the ban on the prepaid mobile phone connections in the state, saying the restriction was a “security requirement”. Pakistan’s attitude unchanged, infiltration continuing: PillaiJAMMU - Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Friday said there was no change in Pakistan’s attitude as infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir was continuing. Kashmir police can fight militancy on its own: chiefJAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir police chief Kuldeep Khoda said Friday that the police were fully prepared to take on the militants on their own strength, official sources said. |