Normalcy returns in Kashmir Valley
Normalcy returned to Kashmir on Saturday after witnessing five days of shutdown over the destruction of the 200-year-old Dastageer Sahib Shrine in a fire incident at Khanyar on Monday.
Shops, colleg
Mystery over fire at Sufi shrine
The fire incident that devastated Srinagar’s nearly 250-year-old Sufi shrine on Monday, initially perceived to be result of electric short circuit, is fast turning into an intriguing mystery which pol
Omar orders immediate restoration of gutted shrine
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has ordered immediate restoration of gutted Dastageer Sahib Shrine at Khanyar strictly as per its heritage characteristics.
"The restoration of the
Difficulties of being a girl in Kashmir
The scriptures, whether Hindu or Muslim, Sikh or Buddhist, enjoin us to respect and protect all women be they mothers, daughters, sisters, wives.
Yet women in this country continue to be disadvantage
200-year-old Dastageer Sahib shrine gutted in Srinagar
The over 200-year-old shrine of Dastageer Sahib was on Monday gutted in a fire at Khanyar in old city, triggering protests by locals.
Normal life disrupted in Kashmir due to strike
Normal life in Kashmir was disrupted on Monday due to a strike called by hardline Hurriyat Conference to commemorate those killed in the summer agitation of 2010.
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Over 400 militants waiting to enter valley: Army
The army apprehends an increase in infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) during the coming month, said a senior official who warned that there are 'some 400 to 500 militants wait
Gunfire stops Valley cricket
A J&K policeman has been suspended following a bizarre incident involving a cricket match, a group of students and men in khaki firing warning shots, triggering tension on the main campus of Kashmir U
Policeman suspended for opening fire on youth
A policeman was suspended on Monday after he allegedly opened fire in the air following a scuffle with a group of youth playing cricket in University of Kashmir ground here.
Superintendent of Police
Six terrorists killed on Kashmir border
The death toll in Thursday's gunfight on Jammu and Kashmir's border has risen to six, and Indian troops are searching the area for more bodies, an official said on Saturday.
The incident took place a