A 25-year-old protester in Baramulla was allegedly shot dead by the Army. "A time bound inquiry is on. We are doing it. If there is any lapse, as per the tradition of the Army, justice shall prevail," said Major General VG Khandare. ...
05:53 PM, Mar 06, 2013
It was another day of chaos in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Wednesday as the Opposition PDP walked out over the Baramulla firing issue in which a 25-year-old protestor was killed. The PDP boycotted the state budget over the issue saying Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was incapable of ensuring the safety of Kashmiris. ...
01:51 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Tension is on the rise in Jammu and Kashmir over the killing of a 25-year-old protester in Baramulla allegedly by the Army. The Army has denied it, but the police have filed an FIR against the unit in Baramulla. ...
10:16 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Army on Tuesday night ordered a time-bound Court of Inquiry into the firing incident in Baramulla district of Kashmir in which a youth was killed and 4 others injured. ...
06:37 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Army on Tuesday night ordered a time-bound Court of Inquiry (CoI) into the firing incident in Baramulla district of Kashmir in which a youth was killed. ...
03:07 AM, Mar 06, 2013
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Raja Bhaiya on Tuesday pleaded innocence in the DSP murder case and said that he was a victim of political conspiracy. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 05, 2013
A 25-year-old man was killed and four were injured in firing allegedly by security forces during protests in Baramulla town of north Kashmir on Tuesday. ...
11:12 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday said it would bring an adjournment motion in the state assembly on Wednesday to discuss the Baramulla firing incident. The adjournment motion would seek suspension of normal business to discuss the situation arising out of the killing of a youth in Baramulla, a PDP spokesman said here. ...
10:53 PM, Mar 05, 2013
BJP on Tuesday expressed its disagreement with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over repealing of Armed Forces Special Powers Act, saying the state should not speak against this law as it has already passed a similar legislation in its Assembly. ...
07:28 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah broke down in the Assembly on Tuesday evening after opposition PDP confronted him over the killing of a youth in Baramulla during protests earlier in the day. Baramulla witnessed protests on Tuesday over the hanging of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru and the killing of a youth in Pulwama. ...
05:59 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has strongly come out in support of lifting the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA). Omar, who was speaking in the state Assembly, also praised northeast activist Irom Sharmila's fight for the repeal of AFSPA. ...
04:07 PM, Mar 05, 2013
The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday witnessed scenes of ruckus as as MLAs protested over a range of issues, including the matter of bringing back Afzal Guru's body to the Valley. The House was also adjourned for sometime. ...
12:49 PM, Mar 04, 2013
Kashmir continued to remain tense on Monday after the death of a Kashmiri youth in Hyderabad on the March 2. Shops remained amidst high security in Srinagar. ...
11:19 AM, Mar 04, 2013
Two local policemen were killed by terrorists in Kupwara district of north Kashmir on Saturday. A senior police officer said the terrorists fired from close range at two constables of an armed battalion near the bus stand in Handwara town, 75 kilometres from Srinagar on Saturday morning. ...
05:04 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Militants on Saturday shot dead two policemen in Jammu and Kashmir's Handawara town. The two policemen were admitted to a hospital but they both succumbed to their injuries soon after being shot. ...
01:03 PM, Mar 02, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir allrounder Parvez Rasool has made heads turn with his game, and while the rising Indian star is confident of making it to the national squad, he has urged that politics shouldn't be mixed with his talent. ...
09:39 AM, Feb 27, 2013
Unresolved issues between India and Pakistan have hampered the growth and economic development of Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Tuesday. ...
02:06 AM, Feb 27, 2013
Pakistani troops on Tuesday violated ceasefire to provide cover fire to an infiltrating militant who was gunned down in a fierce gunbattle with security forces along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. "At around 1345 hours, troops guarding the borderline observed suspicious movements at Keri sector in Rajouri," PRO Defence SN Acharya said. ...
11:53 PM, Feb 26, 2013
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh seeking return of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru's body to his family. In tune with the state government, leader of opposition party - People's Democratic Party - Mufti Sayeed has also sent a letter to the Prime Minister saying the act could "retrieve trust" of the people. ...
08:23 PM, Feb 26, 2013
Altogether 17 panchs and sarpanchs have tendered their resignation in Jammu and Kashmir till last month, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home RPN Singh said as per information received from the state government, till January 31, following the recent killing of a sarpanch and injury of a female panch in Sopore, 17 panchs and sarpanchs have tendered their resignation. ...
03:53 PM, Feb 26, 2013
