J&K people favour unity, political settlement: Interlocutors
A majority of people in J&K are against any division of the state and favour a political settlement through dialogue, central interlocutors said today.
Wrapping up their tenth visit to Jammu and K
Pakistani Kashmir goes to polls on Sunday
The Pakistan-administered Kashmir is now in polling mode. Streets are lined with flags and banners of political parties all set for the legislative assembly elections to be held on Sunday.
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Gilani says Kashmir issue is ‘jugular vein of Pakistan’
A day ahead of crucial Indo-Pak talks on the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday described Kashmir as the ‘jugular vein of Pakistan’ and assured the Kashmiri people of his com
'Eye' on Kashmir amid reports of sexual violence: UN official
A top UN official on Friday said she is ‘keeping an eye’ on Kashmir where some individual cases of sexual violence have been reported.
"We have some sort of spread reports more from individuals than
Low intensity quake jolts Kashmir
A low intensity tremor jolted the Kashmir Valley on Monday although no damage to life or property was reported. Local official Amir Ali said the earthquake, measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale, occurred in the valley at 9.15 AM.
Geelani quotes Mahabharata, reaches out to Kashmiri Pandits
Quoting from the epic Mahabharata, hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani on Sunday sought to reach out to the Kashmiri Pandit families who returned to the Valley after two decades, assuring
Saeed rubbishes Indo-Pak friendship efforts, vows 'jihad'
JuD chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed today made a rare public appearance here to lead the funeral prayers for Kashmiri leader Maulvi Showkat Ahmed Shah, killed in Srinagar last week, and used the occasion t
Two moderate earthquakes shake Kashmir Valley
Two moderate intensity earthquakes were felt in the Kashmir Valley but there were no reports of any damage, officials said.
An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred this morning, at 9.24 AM. The ep
Amnesty asks India to stop rights abuse in Kashmir
Coming down heavily on India for alleged rights violations in terror-riven Jammu and Kashmir, global rights watchdog Amnesty International on Monday said the Public Safety Act (PSA) should be revoked in the state.
Geelani stopped at Delhi airport
New Delhi: Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was stopped at the Delhi airport on Tuesday by Delhi Police personnel who took him for questioning in connection with a money laundering