Jammu and Kashmir

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India says six rebels killed on Kashmir border

Reuters US Online Report World News 7 days ago

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - The Indian army shot dead six separatist militants Saturday as they tried to cross into Indian Kashmir, the fourth such infiltration attempt to be foiled in the last two weeks, an army spokesman said. "Soldiers intercepted a large ...

Prepaid phone ban stirs anger in Indian Kashmir

AP News 8 days ago

Prepaid cell phone ban prompts anger in Indian part of disputed Kashmir A government ban on prepaid cell phones to prevent rebels from using them to clandestinely plan attacks has stirred resentment among Indian-controlled Kashmir's impoverished residents, who depend on prepaid connections ...

Kashmir hardliner held over college protest: aide

AFP South Asian Edition 8 days ago

Authorities in Indian Kashmir have detained hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani for holding an anti-India protest in the region's main university, a close aide said Friday. Geelani was arrested on Wednesday after addressing a rally inside the Kashmir University campus, said ...

Pakistani Taliban vow tough guerrilla war

Reuters US Online Report Top News 11 days ago

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants vowed to fight a tough, protracted guerrilla war against the army on Tuesday as a suicide car-bomber killed up to 20 people in a northwestern town, police said. The army went on the offensive in ...

Kashmiri saffron industry withers

AFP South Asian Edition 15 days ago

Saffron spice cultivation should be a growth industry for Indian Kashmir as it begins to recover from decades of unrest, but drought, pollution and corruption are threatening its future. Kashmir is famous for its crocus flowers and their fragrant reddish-orange stamens which ...

Protest in Kashmir over pre-paid mobile phone ban

AFP South Asian Edition 15 days ago

Hundreds of activists from Indian Kashmir's main opposition protested on Friday against New Delhi's decision to ban pre-paid mobile connections in the revolt-hit region. The Indian government announced the ban on pre-paid connections last weekend, citing concerns that militants were using them ...

Pre-paid mobile ban hits Kashmiri lovers

AFP South Asian Edition 16 days ago

Secret lovers in Indian-controlled Kashmir, used to arranging trysts on their mobile phones, are up in arms over a ban on pre-paid connections announced last week by the government. Justified on security grounds after a string of bomb blasts triggered by pre-paid ...

India's home minister wants Kashmir match

AFP Global Edition 17 days ago

Indian Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday stepped into a row triggered by the refusal of the armed forces' cricket team to play a first-class match in volatile Indian Kashmir. The Jammu and Kashmir team enjoyed a walk-over on Tuesday when their ...

Bear 'kills two militants' in Kashmir

AFP South Asian Edition 18 days ago

Indian police on Tuesday credited a wild bear for killing two senior militants in the disputed region of Kashmir, where insurgents have fought against New Delhi's rule since 1989. The bodies of the rebels were recovered on Monday from forests in the ...

Bear kills two militants in Kashmir: Indian police

AFP South Asian Edition 18 days ago

Indian police on Tuesday credited a wild bear for killing two senior militants in the disputed region of Kashmir, where insurgents have fought against New Delhi's rule since 1989. The bodies of the rebels were recovered on Monday from forests in the ...

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