As India celebrated the anniversary of its 60th independence today, separatists in Kashmir called for a shut down, calling it a "black day". In Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, the national flag was unfurled at Bakshi Stadium in the city with security personnel swarming the plac...
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Srinagar, Nov 25, 2007 : India’s Kashmir valley reels under an intense cold wave as temperatures continue to fall below the freezing point since the past one week. The night temperature in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir plunged to minus 4 degree Celsius, has experienced the coldest night...
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Srinagar, May 26, 2008 : Kashmir hosted the national football championship, Santosh Trophy, on Sunday (May 25) after a span of three decades.State chief Ghulam Nabi Azad kicked off the tournament at the Baisakhi stadium in summer capital Srinagar. A total of 31 states and union territories will c...
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Srinagar/Jammu, August 18, 2008 : Thousands of Muslims marched past the United Nations office in Srinagar on Monday, protesting against New Delhi's rule in Jammu and Kashmir. Demonstrators shouting pro-independence slogans marched to police barricades within a few hundred meters of the U.N. Milit...
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Srinagar, May 31 , 2008 : Members of Separatists Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir took out a motorcycle rally in Srinagar on Saturday against the unmarked graves. The graves were discovered by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in 18 villages close to the Line of Control that ...
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Chandigarh, Mar 8, 2008 : Kashmir Singh, an Indian who was released last week after languishing in various jails in Pakistan for the past 35 years has admitted being an Indian spy at a media briefing in India's northern Punjab on March 07. Singh along with his wife Paramjit Kaur addressed a media...
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Kashmir Dec 26th, 2007 : It is not enough to say that Kashmir is beautiful. Within its territories lies the quintessence of all the elements that poetry demands of nature. Tourists come to Kashmir not just for a houseboat tour down the Dal Lake but also to discover the finer aspects of the cuisi...
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Srinagar, June 7, 2008 : The Senior India officials call Indian Kashmir's separatist amalgam to come for negotiations to settle the decades-old dispute over the Himalayan region. The Central Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz said that New Delhi was always ready for negotiations on the issue...
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At least 24 people, including 15 army personnel, were injured today, when a huge fire broke out at an ammunition depot of the Indian Army in Kashmir. About 10,000 people were evacuated from nearby villages, as shells and splinters fell in different directions in Kashmir's Anantnag District. The ...
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Kashmir, Jan 31, 2008 : Apple growers in India's northern Kashmir are an ecstatic lot following abundant snowfall, as it would help boost their harvest yield. Snow is considered a good sign for apple growers inhabiting the upper reaches of Kashmir, as it benefits the horticulture sector. Kashmiri...
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Jammu and Kashmir, 15 Dec, 2007 : One person was killed and more than five were injured as police opened fire and baton-charged to disperse an agitating group protesting the non-allotment of a degree college to Magam in Budgam district in Jammu and Kashmir on December 15th. The residents of Magam...
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Kashmir, Feb 18, 2008 : During the icy cold season when the Kashmir valley is completely snowed down and the main highways are blocked and trucks ferrying essential commodities are stranded en route, locals are not starved for vegetables as they have a good stock of dried green staple. The indige...
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