YUSUF JAMEEL
Omar: Killings retard effort to bridge the gap
The Kashmir Valley was shut Monday as protests by angry crowds over Sunday’s killing of two youth by troops spread to new areas, mainly the northern district of Bandipore.
J&K simmers as Army firing leaves 2 dead
Parts of Jammu and Kashmir’s northern district of Bandipore erupted early on Sunday after the killing of two local youth by the Army.
Train to Kashmir, almost
A rail link that passes through an 11.21-km-long tunnel beneath the Pir Panjal range and which will eventually connect the Valley with the country’s vast railway network was inaugurated by Prime Minis
Valley train link highlight of PM’s visit
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is unlikely to hook up himself with any major political pursuit during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir beginning on Tuesday. But his date with a state, plagued by years of political uncertainty and violence, has already set off political tensions particularly in the Valley afresh.
8 jawans killed as Army convoy in Srinagar hit
A day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrives in Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit, militants on Monday ambushed an Army convoy here, killing eight jawans and wounding 14 others. The condition of three injured soldiers is reported to be critical.
2 cops shot dead ahead of PM visit
In a broad day light sneak attack, gunmen shot two Jammu and Kashmir policemen dead at Srinagar’s Hari Singh High on Saturday, causing momentary commotion in the busy marketplace. A girl passerby was injured in the shootout which comes days ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to the state.
In Kashmir, many views on Pilgrims’ progress
The annual pilgrimage to one of the holiest shrines of Hindus nestled in Kashmir Himalayas and dedicated to Lord Shiva, which has been dogged by many controversies in the past, is once again at the centre of political hullabaloo.
Rahul keeps quiet on revoking AFSPA
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the issue of revocation of contentious law Armed Forces (Special) Powers Act-AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir is being discussed by Prime Ministe
After Nawaz overture, Pak Army opens fire
An Indian Army officer was killed in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Friday.
Doda quake victims waiting for adequate relief package
About three weeks ago, parts of Jammu and Kashmir’s Chenab valley were rocked by an earthquake with epicentre somewhere ten miles below the surface of earth near the picturesque town of Bhaderwah.
