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Two suspected Hizbul terrorists held in Delhi with weapons

By ians • Aug 8th, 2009

New Delhi, Aug 7, A week before Independence Day, Delhi Police Friday said they have arrested in the walled city two suspected militants of the Pakistan-based banned terror organisation Hizbul Mujahideen and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition from them.



Haunted house – exorcising ‘evil spirits’ from Kashmir assembly

By ians • Aug 6th, 2009
Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, Aug 6, Is the new Jammu and Kashmir legislative complex here haunted by evil spirits that have prompted the resignation of two chief ministers and ugly scenes? Sounds naive, but that is exactly what assembly officials and even some legislators who quietly conducted an elaborate religious ritual to exorcise the spirits believe.



Kashmir cops denied bail in Shopian rape-murder case

By ians • Aug 6th, 2009

Srinagar, Aug 6, The district and sessions judge of Shopian in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday rejected the bail application moved by four police officers accused of destroying evidence in the rape and murder of two local women.



Abolish upper house of Kashmir legislature: Pathers Party

By ians • Aug 4th, 2009

Jammu, Aug 4, The National Panthers Party (NPP) has demanded abolition of the upper house, or legislative council, of the Jammu and Kashmir legislature.



Militants behead man in Jammu and Kashmir

By ians • Aug 3rd, 2009

Jammu, Aug 3, The beheaded body of a man who had been abducted by a group of militants was found in a forest near his home in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said Monday.



Omar ‘happy’ after Kashmir governor turns down his resignation

By ians • Jul 31st, 2009

Srinagar, July 30, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Thursday turned down Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s resignation he had submitted Tuesday after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) linked him to a 2006 prostitution racket.



Jammu and Kashmir governor rejects Omar Abdullah’s resignation

By ians • Jul 30th, 2009
Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, July 30, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Thursday rejected Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s resignation, which Omar had submitted Tuesday after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) linked him to a 2006 prostitution racket.



Omar’s conditional resignation has narrowed governor’s options

By ians • Jul 30th, 2009
Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, July 29,Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, with his conditional resignation after being linked to a sex scandal, has limited Governor N.N. Vohra’s options, says a constitutional expert.



After sex slur, chaos rules Kashmir assembly

By ians • Jul 29th, 2009

Srinagar, July 29, Chaotic scenes marred the Jammu and Kashmir assembly for the third day as the speaker accepted a breach of privilege motion against opposition members Wednesday after they linked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to a sex scandal prompting him to offer his resignation.



Omar quits as chief minister after sex slur

By ians • Jul 29th, 2009
Omar Abdullah

Srinagar, July 28, Jammu and Kashmir was plunged into a sudden political crisis Tuesday with an emotional Chief Minister Omar Abdullah resigning from office after the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alleged his involvement in a sensational sex scandal that had rocked the state in 2006.