Tag: ammu and Kashmir
Clashes Erupt In Anantnag
Groups of youths stoned security personnel on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town, two days ahead of a Lok Sabha by-election in the region, officials said.....
Train Services Resumed, Internet Restored In J&K
Life returned to normal on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir after train services and internet facilities were restored in the valley.....
Himachal CM Launches Unemployment Allowance Scheme
Fulfilling his election campaign promise to give doles to jobless youth ahead of the assembly elections, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday distributed cheques for Rs 1,000 each to 10 unemployed youth.....
New Kashmir Tunnel: Commuters Complain Of High Pollution, Poor Visibility
The state-of-the-art transverse ventilation system in the newly-opened 9.2 km Chenani-Nashri tunnel on the Jammu-Srinagar highway may not be working effectively as commuters are complaining of high pollution levels, eye irritation and suffocation inside what has been labelled as one of India's infrastructural wonders.....
Restrain Security Forces In Kashmir: CPI
The CPI on Monday called for restraining the security forces from attacking civilians in Jammu and Kashmir to win the confidence of the people in the state, which has been rattled by a series of fresh clashes.....
Dilemma Of Peace Loving Kashmiri Youth
The two had been talking on the phone for almost an hour now. Watching the changing expressions on the face of displaced 75-year- old Kashmiri Pandit who was talking with his Kashmiri Muslim friend of four decades, one could gauge the anxiety on the other side of line. The conversation mostly revolved around the fear of living in Kashmir. The Kashmiri Pandit, was hounded out of valley in 1990 and his Muslim friend, Abdul Rather, today was ridden with anxiety that a similar kind of fear and subjugation was being faced by those who do not approve....
Soldier Killed In Accidental Fire In J&K
An Indian Army soldier was killed in accidental firing in the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Tuesday.....
Has Kashmir's Spiral Of Violence Slipped Out Of Control?
An alarming spurt in violence in early spring has been marked by attacks on civilians by militants, the army using a civilian as a shield against stone-pelters, the lowest ever voter turn-out in a parliamentary by-election and the use of social media as a tool to stoke passions.....
Cabinet Approves Leave Encashment For Soldiers
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved leave encashment for soldiers who were killed in action or were invalidated out of service between 1991 and 1999, an official said in Delhi ....
Congress Sets Up Policy-planning Group On J&K; Rahul To Visit Kashmir
The Congress, which has been critical of both the Centre and the PDP-BJP coalition government over their handling of the Jammu and Kashmir situation, set up a policy-planning group led by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the state on Wednesday.....
