”Srinagar” News

Indian troops foil attack on Hindu pilgrims

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – The Indian army said Monday it had defused a bomb placed along a route used by Hindus taking part in an annual pilgrimage to a mountain shrine in Muslim-majority Kashmir. Troops discovered an 06 23 2009 5:39PM (...more)

Indian Kashmir shuts down over women's deaths

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Kashmir valley closed down Saturday in the latest protest over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women that has triggered massive anti-India demonstrations in the disputed Himalayan region. Shops and businesses were shut and most streets deserted
06 22 2009 8:57PM (...more)

20 hurt in fresh protests in Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Twenty people were hurt in Indian Kashmir on Friday when police used batons and teargas to break up fresh protests over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women, police said. The injuries were reported in the 06 22 2009 3:30PM (...more)

One killed in Indian Kashmir grenade blast: police

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – A vegetable seller was killed when a grenade hurled at a bus carrying Indian tourists missed its target in Indian-ruled Kashmir 's main city of
06 22 2009 3:30PM (...more)

Bus terminal shoot-out in Indian Kashmir: police

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Suspected Muslim militants shot dead a counter-insurgency policeman and a civilian at a busy bus terminal in Indian Kashmir on Saturday, police said. The attack took place in northern Sopore town,
06 20 2009 11:15PM (...more)

A Violent Crime Resurrects Kashmir's Call for Freedom

The Vale of Kashmir is simmering again, this time over the rape and alleged murder of two young Muslim women. The corpses of 17-year-old Aasiya Jan and her sister-in-law, Nilofar Shakeel , 22, were found floating in a shallow stream on May 30,
06 20 2009 5:28PM (...more)

India minister raps Kashmir security personnel

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – India's home minister on Thursday demanded security personnel in Indian Kashmir respect human rights, officials said, amid accusations they raped and murdered two Muslim women. The
06 17 2009 5:42AM (...more)

50 hurt in fresh Kashmir clashes

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Fifty people were hurt Friday after thousands of Muslims defied a protest ban and clashed with police during demonstrations in Indian Kashmir over the alleged rape and murder of two women. The demonstrations, during which protesters chanted anti-India
06 10 2009 11:52AM (...more)

Protests erupt in Kashmir over demonstrator death

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – A young man hurt in protests against the alleged rape and murder of two women in Muslim-majority Indian Kashmir died in hospital Thursday, sparking fresh demonstrations, police said. The man, a 25-year-old shopkeeper, was seriously injured Monday when
06 5 2009 1:36PM (...more)

Fresh protests in Kashmir over women's deaths

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – At least 35 people were injured after police and demonstrators clashed in Kashmir for the fifth day on Wednesday in protests over the rape and murder of two Muslim women, hospitals and witnesses said.
06 4 2009 6:08PM (...more)