Normal life hit in Kashmir as separatists call for shutdown
Normal life across Kashmir was affected today due to the strike called by separatist groups to protest against the killing of two youths in alleged army firing in Valley’s Bandipora district.
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.
Hope Pak air space is opened for flights from Srinagar: Omar
Citing close proximity of Jammu and Kashmir with the Central Asian countries, chief minister Omar Abdullah today expressed hope that the new government in Pakistan will allow international flights originating from Srinagar to fly over its air space.
Chaos marks yatra start, 12K sent back
As chaos prevailed on the first day of this year’s Amarnath yatra, the police sent back more than 12,000 pilgrims from different the base camps of Baltal and Pahalgam or makeshift checkpoints set up e
Amarnath Yatra begins amid tight security
The annual Amarnath Yatra began today amid tight security, with pilgrims from both Baltal and Pahalgam base camps starting their journey for the 3880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.
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
NC urges PM for greater autonomy
The National Conference, the senior partner in the Jammu and Kashmir ruling combine, on Tuesday sought early consideration of the Autonomy Resolution passed by the state legislature with a two-thirds
Militants attack Army convoy ahead of PM’s visit, 3 jawans injured
In a major strike on the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit, militants opened fire today at an Army convoy at Hyderpora bypass on the outskirts of the city, leaving three jawans with serious injuries.
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.