Kashmir

Srinagar, Feb 10: At least 19 persons were killed and another critically injured when a mini-bus they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into a 300-ft deep gorge in Indian administered Kashmir on Friday.

'While the Apex Court's remark opens the chance for the prosecution of the eight army personnel Amnesty International reiterates its demand for the repeal of the AFSPA,

A young Kashmiri woman is telling her customer about the intricacy of craftsmanship of the 'numdha' rugs she is selling. 'Each piece is exclusive and only the best quality merino wool is being used,' she says.

'AFSPA is for legitimate protection and not for protection of acts of crime. It is something we have always maintained,' Omar told the media during a function in the winter capital.

Srinagar, Feb 4: Two militants owing allegiance to the Pakistan based militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba were killed in a fierce encounter with Indian army men in Indian administered Kashmir on Saturday.

Srinagar, Feb 3: Senior separatist Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Geelani Friday said bilateral talks between the separatist leadership and Indian government were unacceptable.

Srinagar, Jan 27: A civilian was injured when militants on Friday targeted an army convoy in Indian administered Kashmir with a grenade.

All the roads leading to Bakshi Stadium, where the main function of January 26 will be held, have been sealed. The police and paramilitary personnel have sensitized the buildings around the stadium.

Srinagar, Jan 24: The chief commander of the pro-Pakistan militant group Hizbul Mujahideen and head of the Muzaffarabad based militant alliance UJC, Syed Salah-ud-Din Tuesday warned of increase in militant attacks in Indian administered Kashmir.

Srinagar, Jan 23: Police in Indian administered Kashmir has sought the assistance of a Harvard University teacher to upgrade professional ethics, soft skills and responsiveness of its personnel.

Srinagar, Jan 19: Kashmir's Deputy Grand Mufti Thursday ordered the expulsion of five Christian priests from the region after finding their activities not permissible.

Srinagar, Jan 15: The Indian administered Kashmir was again cut-off from rest of the world on Sunday after fresh moderate to heavy snowfall.

Srinagar, Jan 14: The night temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian administered Kashmir, dipped to - 7.8 degrees Celsius, the lowest ever during the last 16 years as an intense cold wave swept across the region.

Srinagar, Jan 13: There was no respite from freezing cold in Indian administered Kashmir on Friday with minimum temperature continuing to remain several degrees below freezing point.

There has been no respite from the cold in Indian administered Kashmir. The region continues to shiver with freezing cold on Wednesday with minimum and maximum temperature in the region continuously remaining below sub-zero level.

Srinagar, Jan 6: The world's large solar telescope will be set up at Pangong Tso Lake in mountainous Ladakh region of Indian administered Kashmir.

Srinagar, Jan 5: Police Thursday claimed to have busted a module of the Pakistan based militant group Lashkar-e-Toiba in Indian administered Kashmir.

'I have not come here today for any other purpose but to meet the family, who lost their dear one in the firing incident yesterday.'

Srinagar, Jan 2: A 21-year-old youth was killed and two others injured in Indian administered Kashmir when Indian paramilitary Central Industrial Security Forces (CISF) soldiers fired on a group of people, who were demanding electricity.

Srinagar, Dec 31: A senior Kashmiri separatist leader Nayeem Khan Saturday said lobbyist Dr Ghulam Nabi Fai was the victim of the tussle between spy agencies of United States and Pakistan.