History and hope ride on Kashmir's hi-tech train

Bedecked in flowers, it rolled out of the Nowgam railway station near here, looking like a dream. Many hoped the red and green train - the first ever in the Kashmir valley - would be the harbinger of good times in this trouble-torn land.5:00 PM on October 11

Cross-border commerce brings cheer to Kashmir traders

A 19-member delegation of Pakistani Kashmir businessmen arrived here Thursday as traders of the divided state expressed hope that the trade list between the two countries will be expanded in the days to come.10:32 PM on October 09

Young men torch Zardari's effigy in Kashmir

Youths in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town burnt an effigy of Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari Monday amid curfew restrictions imposed in the valley.4:02 PM on October 06

Election Commission team assesses Kashmir situation

India's poll body chief Tuesday arrived here on a two-day visit to assess the situation for holding assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir.10:33 PM on October 07

Borders cannot be changed, but made less significant: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Friday there was no question of changing the borders with Pakistan while efforts would be made to make these less significant and irrelevant.11:01 PM on October 10

Yasin Malik arrested, curfew in Kashmir Valley

Muhammad Yasin Malik, chairman of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), was arrested and indefinite curfew imposed Sunday across the Kashmir Valley ahead of the proposed separatist march Monday to city centre Lal Chowk.12:01 PM on October 05

Curfew cripples life in Kashmir, no separatist march

An uneasy peace prevailed in the Kashmir Valley on the second day of indefinite curfew Monday, thwarting the separatist programme of holding a major rally here.7:01 PM on October 06

No newspapers in curfew-bound Kashmir Valley

Most newspapers in the Kashmir Valley suspended publication on the second day of curfew Monday as they claimed authorities had issued 'insufficient curfew passes' to their staff.1:31 PM on October 06

PM flags off Kashmir train amid shutdown call

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the first ever train service in the Kashmir valley Saturday amid a shutdown called by separatists and curfew-like restrictions in parts of the city to thwart protests.1:31 PM on October 11

Separatists call shutdown on PM's visit to Kashmir

The separatist Hurriyat Conference Thursday called for a shutdown in the Kashmir Valley Saturday to coincide with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the state.9:01 PM on October 09

Miffed at 'harassment', Omar Abdullah stays away from PM's meeting

National Conference (NC) president and MP Omar Abdullah Friday announced he would 'stay away' from a meeting of political parties with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Srinagar 'as a mark of protest' over alleged harassment by security personnel during inauguration of the Baglihar hydel project.7:03 PM on October 10

Man with grenade overpowered in Kashmir town

Tragedy was averted in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla town Monday when people overpowered a man carrying a grenade, police said.4:00 PM on October 06

Two protesters killed in Srinagar violence

With an injured protester succumbing to his injuries in hospital Friday evening, the toll in Friday's violence in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital has gone up to two, the police said.11:00 PM on October 10

Ahead of march, another separatist leader held in Kashmir

Senior separatist leader Maulana Showkat Ahmad Shah, chief of the Jameet-e-Ahle Hadis, was arrested Monday ahead of a separatist march in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital.12:00 PM on October 06

PM's visit: One killed, many injured in Srinagar protests

One person was killed and several others, including security men, were injured in heavy stone pelting by an unruly mob in Srinagar Friday during protests called to coincide with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to the Kashmir Valley.9:32 PM on October 10