”Srinagar” News

Clashes mar Indian Kashmir voting

SOPORE, India (AFP) – Police used tear gas and batons to disperse hundreds of anti-election demonstrators in Indian Kashmir on Sunday during the fourth phase of state elections. The police action left 10 people injured
12 9 2008 1:13AM (...more)

What Did Kashmir Have to Do with the Mumbai Attacks?

Two suspected militants were killed by Indian authorities Friday night after trying to cross the border into Kashmir near the village of Dardpura. Two AK-47s were recovered from them,
12 9 2008 1:07AM (...more)

Soldiers block protest in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India – Government forces fired tear gas and swung batons to disperse scores of rock-throwing protesters who broke through security cordons to hold pro-independence demonstrations in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Friday, police said. There were no immediate reports
12 8 2008 2:53AM (...more)

Soldiers try to block protest in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India – Thousands of troops in riot gear warned people to stay indoors in the Indian portion of Kashmir in an attempt to block a pro-independence rally called by separatists for a second straight day Friday, local residents said. "Soldiers are patrolling everywhere and
12 7 2008 11:49PM (...more)

Turnout high in Kashmir polls despite protests

SRINAGAR, India – Turnout was high for a second round of voting in Indian Kashmir on Sunday despite boycott calls by Muslim separatists and clashes in some towns between angry protesters and security forces, officials said. As in the first round, enthusiastic voters waited in
12 7 2008 8:03PM (...more)

Indian Kashmir votes in test for New Delhi rule

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – With separatist leaders in jail, Indian Kashmir votes Monday in a multi-phase election that will test the legitimacy of New Delhi 's rule of a region beset by independence protests earlier this year.
12 7 2008 7:44PM (...more)

Seven killed in Kashmir gun battles - police

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Seven people were killed on Sunday in clashes between security forces and militants in Indian Kashmir, police said.
05 12 2008 6:03AM (...more)

Army: 6 killed in clashes with militants in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India - Indian forces and suspected Islamic militants clashed Sunday in two separate incidents in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing six people, including two civilians and a news photographer, the army said.
05 11 2008 9:20PM (...more)

Bus plunges into Kashmir river killing 22, injuring 3

SRINAGAR, India - A bus apparently lost control on a curve in a mountainous area in India 's portion of Kashmir and plunged into a river Thursday, killing at least 22 people and injuring three others, police said.
05 9 2008 12:42AM (...more)

7 die in landslide in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India - A landslide Thursday killed at least seven workers building a highway through a mountainous region in Kashmir , police said.
05 2 2008 8:08AM (...more)