”Srinagar” News

Kashmir death triggers new anti-India protests

SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Police fired in the air and used tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting a student's death in Kashmir's main city, officials said. Angry residents burned tyres, threw stones, set a 07 9 2009 10:19AM (...more)

Kashmiri women lift veil, eye career in the skies

SRINAGAR (Reuters Life!) – Far from the violence and unrest that have marred the capital of disputed Kashmir, a group of young women swap their burqas for smart suits and stilettos and dream of a career in the skies. The
07 9 2009 6:38AM (...more)

Violent protests in Indian Kashmir capital, '50 hurt'

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Protesters in Indian Kashmir set fire to a police van and stoned other security vehicles Wednesday after the body of a missing young man was recovered in the regional capital Srinagar . Residents alleged
07 9 2009 6:03AM (...more)

Indian paramilitaries withdrawn after Kashmir deaths

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – India withdrew paramilitary forces from a curfew-bound town in Kashmir on Wednesday in an apparent bid to defuse tension after clashes with protesters
07 4 2009 2:41AM (...more)

Curfew, strike in Indian Kashmir after deaths: officials

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – A Kashmiri man was killed Tuesday when Indian security forces fired live rounds to disperse hundreds of anti-India protesters who had defied a curfew, officials said. Police officers said security
07 3 2009 8:31PM (...more)

Govt withdraws troops from troubled Baramulla

SRINAGAR (Reuters) Paramilitary troops were withdrawn on Wednesday from tense Baramulla town in north Kashmir where they shot dead four protesters to quell violent anti-India demonstrations in the past three days, the government said. Baramulla, bordering 07 3 2009 12:56PM (...more)

Indian Kashmir shuts over arrest of separatists

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Schools, shops and offices were shut in Indian Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar Friday to protest the arrest of separatists who have led anti-India protests over the alleged rape and murder of two women. The killings of a 17-year-old girl and her
06 27 2009 10:52AM (...more)

Police fire at demonstrators in Indian Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – Police in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir fired live rounds and teargas Friday at hundreds of demonstrators protesting over the alleged rape and murder of two Muslim women, police said. Ten people were hurt, including three who suffered bullet wounds, a 06 27 2009 10:14AM (...more)

22 dead in Indian Kashmir bus accident

SRINAGAR, India (AFP) – At least 22 people were killed in Indian Kashmir Wednesday when a bus skidded off a mountain road and plunged into a gorge, police said. The accident occurred near Panthal, south of the summer capital
06 25 2009 9:57AM (...more)

Govt pledges $290 million to clean Kashmir lakes

SRINAGAR (Reuters) – The government will spend more than $290 million cleaning up two iconic lakes in Kashmir which have been polluted during decades of neglect and a separatist revolt, Environment Minister 06 23 2009 10:40PM (...more)