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Farooq to Chidambaram: Review Kashmir prepaid mobile ban

By ians • Nov 5th, 2009
P. Chidambaram

Jammu, Nov 5, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah asked Home Minister P. Chidambaram to reconsider the continuation of the ban on prepaid mobile services in Jammu and Kashmir when Chidambaram concluded his day-long visit to the state Wednesday night, officials said.



Sikhs protest ‘kidnap’ of Jammu and Kashmir woman

By ians • Nov 4th, 2009

Jammu, Nov 4, Hundreds of Sikhs in Jammu Wednesday held a massive demonstration to protest the abduction of a Sikh woman and alleged complicity of the state police with the kidnappers.



Services’ decision on Kashmir match taken at ‘lower level’: minister

By ians • Nov 4th, 2009
M.M. Pallam Raju

New Delhi, Nov 4, The “unfortunate” decision of the Services team to back out of a Ranji Trophy cricket match in Srinagar on grounds of security was taken at a “lower level”, Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju said here Wednesday.



Chidambaram visits homes being built for Kashmiri migrants

By ians • Nov 4th, 2009
P. Chidambaram

Jammu, Nov 4, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday visited a satellite township in Jammu being constructed for Kashmiri Pandit migrants and asked officials to get the township ready at the earliest.



India asks Pakistan to focus on combating terrorism, not Kashmir

By ians • Nov 4th, 2009

United Nations, Nov 3, Objecting to Pakistan raising the Kashmir issue at a UN panel on humanitarian issues, India has asked Islamabad to take credible action against terrorists and their support base to create conditions for meaningful dialogue.



Brave Kashmir girl Rukhsana made special police officer

By ians • Nov 3rd, 2009

Jammu, Nov 2, Rukhsana, the brave Jammu and Kashmir girl who took on Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists in September, has been appointed a Special Police Officer, a temporary job which would fetch her Rs.3,000 a month.



Infiltrator killed in Jammu and Kashmir

By ians • Nov 3rd, 2009

Jammu, Nov 3, One terrorist was killed Tuesday when Border Security Force (BSF) troopers foiled an infiltration bid in the Samba sector of Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.



Wild bear kills two Hizb guerrillas in Kashmir

By ians • Nov 3rd, 2009
Hizbul Mujahideen

Srinagar, Nov 2,A wild bear mauled to death two militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit in a south Kashmir forest Monday, officials said.



Guerrilla killed as troops foil infiltration bid

By ians • Nov 3rd, 2009

Srinagar, Nov 3,Security forces early Tuesday gunned down a separatist guerrilla while foiling an infiltration bid in the Tangdhar sector of the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan.



Finally, a film on Kashmir minus terrorism

By ians • Nov 3rd, 2009

Mumbai, Nov 3, A Kashmiri by origin, Tariq Tapa was tired of films being made on Kashmir that revolved around terrorism. Having studied filmmaking in the US, he finally made his directorial debut at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) with “Zero Bridge” on life and people in state.