”Srinagar” News

Twenty killed as avalanches sweep Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - Twenty people were killed byavalanches and 15 others were missing in Indian Kashmir as theheaviest snowfall in recent years brought the Himalayan regionto a standstill, officials said on Saturday.
02 9 2008 10:40PM (...more)

Jobless Kashmiri youths risk lives to join Indian army

ANANTNAG, India (AFP) - On a chilly winter morning, hundreds of bare-chested Kashmiri youths in shorts are being put through their paces inside a heavily guarded Indian army camp.
01 6 2008 10:23PM (...more)

Hundreds in Indian Kashmir protest Bhutto's killing

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Dozens of police fired tear gas at hundreds of stone-throwing Kashmiris protesting on Friday the assassination of Pakistan opposition leader Benazir Bhutto , witnesses said.
12 28 2007 10:19PM (...more)

Indian forces kill 3 Islamic militants

SRINAGAR, India - Indian forces killed three suspected Islamic militants holed up in a mosque in Indian-controlled Kashmir, ending a two-day hostage standoff and sparking angry protests that injured dozens of people, police said Tuesday.
12 25 2007 10:50PM (...more)

Kashmir protest over mosque siege

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - Police fired shots in the air and tear gas at thousands of protestors in Indian Kashmir upset over damage to a mosque during a raid to free hostages seized by Islamic militants, a witness said.
12 25 2007 10:22PM (...more)

Police end Kashmir mosque siege, killing gunmen: report

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - Police ended a day-long siege at a mosque in Indian Kashmir late Monday, rescuing the hostages and shooting dead the gunmen who were holding them, the Press Trust of India reported.
12 25 2007 9:52AM (...more)

Police seek 'peaceful end' to mosque hostage-taking

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - Five worshippers were being held hostage inside a mosque for a second day by Muslim rebels in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir as security forces sought to end siege peacefully.
12 25 2007 3:33AM (...more)

One killed as police fire on protesting Kashmir students

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) - One person was killed when police fired on hundreds of students calling for a college to be set up in their town in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir, police said Saturday.
12 15 2007 9:57PM (...more)

Dozens held in human rights protest in Kashmir

SRINAGAR (Reuters) - Police detained dozens of people protesting against alleged human rights violations by security forces in Indian Kashmir on Monday, officials and witnesses said.
12 11 2007 4:51PM (...more)

Braving violence, Kashmir's lone cinema plays on

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) - From behind sandbag bunkers ina run-down building in Kashmir 's main city, dozens ofgun-wielding soldiers closely watch passers-by.
12 11 2007 1:45PM (...more)