Srinagar News

Will quit as MP unless killings in Kashmir stop: Omar Abdullah

National Conference chief Omar Abdullah Sunday threatened to quit as MP if security forces in Kashmir 'do not stop killings immediately'.4:31 PM on August 17

Srinagar march: tense authorities weigh options

Worried that the situation in the Kashmir Valley was 'getting out of hand', authorities are weighing options about whether to disallow Monday's march by separatists to the headquarters of the United Nations Military Observers' Group (UNMOG) here.2:31 PM on August 17

Kashmir's hour of destiny has come: separatist leader

The Indian government's talk of normalcy, of building roads, bridges and developing tourism in Jammu and Kashmir has proved to be a 'mirage', claims a separatist leader, insisting that the 'hour of destiny' for Kashmiris has come.2:30 PM on August 17

Kashmir now: a throwback to the early 1990s

It was quiet as I walked out of Srinagar airport, basking in pleasant sunshine after a hot and humid Delhi on a special assignment to cover the current crisis in the Kashmir Valley. But it was the uneasy quiet of a graveyard.12:01 PM on August 17

Soldier killed in Kashmir ceasefire violation

An Indian Army soldier was killed when Pakistani troops once again violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, an official said.11:31 PM on August 16

Amarnath Yatra ends

The two-month long annual Amarnath pilgrimage ended Saturday with the arrival of Lord Shiva's mace, known as Charri Mubarak, at the 3,888-metre high cave shrine.9:31 PM on August 16

Another ceasefire violation by Pakistan army in Kashmir

The Pakistan army made another ceasefire violation in Jammu and Kashmir's border district of Kupwara, police said here Saturday.6:02 PM on August 16

Three killed in Ladakh helicopter crash

Two officers and a soldier were killed in a helicopter crash in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday.4:31 PM on August 16

Kashmiris gather to pay tribute to slain separatist leader

Hundreds of Kashmiri Muslims Saturday marched towards a south Kashmir town where separatist leaders have planned a rally to pay tributes to a Hurriyat leader killed in police firing Monday.1:32 PM on August 16

The 'harm' the land row did to Kashmir peace process

A frenzied mob of not more than a thousand marched through the narrow roads of old Srinagar - some carrying green flags and shouting slogans. Incidentally, nobody was leading them as none of the known political faces, from separatist or mainstream camps, was seen in the procession.10:33 AM on August 16

Nocturnal protests create panic in Kashmir

An uneasy quiet descended here early Saturday after nocturnal protests called by the separatist Hurriyat Conference, during which people in some areas beat tin roofs and shouted slogans against security forces, creating panic in the Kashmir Valley.9:00 AM on August 16

25 injured in Srinagar violence, police deny firing at mob

Tension gripped this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir again Friday hours after the official Independence Day celebrations passed off peacefully when 25 people were injured, including some in firing, when an unruly mob attacked a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker. Three local cameramen were among the injured.8:00 PM on August 15

Five injured in Srinagar firing, tension escalates

Tension gripped the city again Friday hours after the official Independence Day function passed off peacefully as five protesters were wounded in firing when a mob attacked a paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bunker.8:00 PM on August 15

Mirwaiz Umer again asks people to be peaceful

Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq Friday again urged people protesting against the allotment of land to a Hindu shrine board to be peaceful and not to resort to violence in the Kashmir Valley.5:33 PM on August 15

Retired Kashmiri official tipped to be advisor to Vohra

Mir Nasrullah, a retired bureaucrat belonging to Jammu and Kashmir, is tipped to be the fourth advisor to Governor N.N. Vohra here.5:32 PM on August 15