Kashmir Violence
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Local Muslims defy curfew to rescue Amarnath pilgrims injured in Kashmir road accident
India | Jul 13, 2016, 04:02 PM ISTSrinagar: Amid simmering tension in the Kashmir Valley after the encounter of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Burhan Wani, local Muslims risked their lives to rescue the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims injured in a road
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Some elements hell-bent on fomenting trouble in Kashmir, playing politics over dead bodies of youth: Mehbooba Mufti
National | Jul 11, 2016, 11:39 PM ISTSrinagar: As the violence in Kashmir valley continued on Monday, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said some elements are hell-bent on fomenting trouble and mayhem in Kashmir for their vested interests. Mufti said
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Kashmir unrest: Amarnath Yatra resumes from Jammu, death toll reaches 23
India | Jul 11, 2016, 05:39 PM ISTSrinagar: After being suspended for two days in wake of violence in the Valley following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani, Amarnath Yatra on Monday resumed from Jammu, a senior district official said.
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Loudspeakers at Kashmir mosques blare pro-Pak slogans, incite youth to join anti-India ‘jihad’: report
India | Jul 11, 2016, 12:42 PM ISTMedia reports suggest that mosques across the region have been blaring pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans over their loudspeakers, provoking anti-India sentiments.
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Kashmir violence: CM visits families, HC questions detention of victim
India | Apr 16, 2016, 09:17 PM ISTOn the fifth consecutive day of tensions prevailing in the Kashmir Valley over the alleged molestation of a girl in Handwara by an army personnel,the Jammu & Kashmir High Court on Saturday directed the police to cite the law under which they detained
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Kashmir Valley remains tense, stray incidents of violence
India | Apr 19, 2015, 08:24 PM ISTSrinagar: After two days of violent protests, Kashmir Valley today remained tense with stray incidents of stone-pelting in Budgam district over the killing of a teenage boy in police firing yesterday."There were minor incidents of
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CRPF shoots teenager in Valley, two cops held, probe ordered
India | Apr 19, 2015, 03:22 PM ISTSrinagar: A teenager was shot dead by security forces in the Kashmir Valley today during a strike called by hardline Hurriyat Conference against the recent killing of two youths in an army operation in Tral,
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Omar condemns killing of youth in Budgam
National | Apr 18, 2015, 08:37 PM ISTSrinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today condemned the killing of a youth in central Kashmir Budgam district, demanding responsibility be fixed immediately and the guilty punished. “I strongly condemn the killing
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Kashmir violence: Yaseen Malik, Swami Agnivesh detained
National | Apr 18, 2015, 05:31 PM ISTSrinagar: JKLF chairman Yaseen Malik and social activist Swami Agnivesh were today detained when they tried to lead a march towards Narbal in central Kashmir's Budgam district where a youth was killed in firing by
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Parrikar defends presence in Goa amid Kashmir violence
National | Dec 07, 2014, 08:41 PM ISTPanaji: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Sunday defended his presence in Goa to attend a book release despite the escalating violence in Jammu and Kashmir.Parrikar faced criticism on social media as well as from the opposition
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Kashmir, Naxalism Among India's Biggest Challenges: Gadkari
National | Sep 14, 2010, 10:25 PM ISTUttan(Maharashtra): The Kashmir issue and growing menace of Naxalism are among biggest challenges faced by India, BJP president Nitin Gadkari said here on Tuesday . "Among the biggest challenges for the country ahead are social
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Cong Core Group meets on Kashmir
India | Sep 10, 2010, 06:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: Amid continued unrest in Kashmir, top leadership of the Congress, including party chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, met here on Friday to discuss ways to deal with the situation. The
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YouTube, Facebook in trouble over J-K video
India | Sep 09, 2010, 05:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Union Government on Thursday said that a video clip, purportedly showing some uniformed personnel herding four naked men in Kashmir, had not been "authenticated" and agencies had been asked to investigate the
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Sonia Pained At Kashmir Violence
National | Aug 02, 2010, 05:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Expressing pain over the upsurge in violence in Kashmir, Congress President Sonia Gandhi has said the state government should give a push to development to address the situation besides bringing to book elements
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PDP Turns Down PM's Appeal, Will Not Attend All-Party Meet
India | Jul 11, 2010, 05:42 PM ISTOpposition PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday in Srinagar, rejected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's appeal to attend an all-party meeting convened by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tomorrow to discuss the situation in Kashmir and sought