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'Kashmir security situation satisfactory'
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) A high-level review meeting held here Wednesday concluded that the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir was "satisfactory" and that violence levels had reduced.
‘If I don’t discharge my duties, who will?’
Pointing out that the Governor has been made the chairman of the Amarnath Shrine Board by the state, Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha says it is his job now to facilitate the yatra. The controversy was an unnecessary one, created by politicians, but it is over now. Excerpts from an interview with Muzamil Jaleel and Riyaz Wani
• Amarnath Yatra has become a political issue in J-K since you took over as the Governor. The former Chief Minister (Mufti Mohammad Sayeed) took severe exception to your style of functioning.
Through the looking glass in J&K
New Delhi's dialogue with the All Parties Hurriyat Conference has reached an impasse. What could now lie ahead?
"NOW here, you see," said the Queen in Lewis Carroll's masterpiece, Through the Looking Glass, "it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that."
Kashmir: Flagging peace amid the almond blossoms
(COMMENTARY)
As winter gives way to the freshness of spring and the Valley of Kashmir comes alive with almond blossoms, the narcissus and the iris, so does activity of a less-than-benign kind. The melting snows open up the mountain passes to increased infiltration from Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC) and local militants also seem to find a renewed vigour.
Blossoming mutinies in Kashmir
India-Pakistandétenteis transfiguring the structure of power within Jammu and Kashmir, sparking off an energetic struggle amongst political groups.
UNNOTICED, THE bright green billboards that had blossomed across Srinagar, proclaiming that that Muzaffarabad was just a few dozen kilometres down the road, withered away this winter. New political shoots, though, are starting to break out: shoots that bear little resemblance to the plants the gardeners who sowed the seeds had in mind.
Behind Bangalore: the origins of the long jihad
TODAY, INSHALLAH, I announce the break-up of India," thundered Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the patron of the Lashkar-e-Taiba at a giant November 1999 rally organised by its parent organisation, the Markaz Dawat wal Irshad.
Behind Bangalore: the long jihad today
PAKISTAN, DECLARED the Lashkar-e-Taiba ideologue Abdul Rahman Makki at an August 11, 2004, press conference, will "only be complete when the Muslim-majority States of India become a part of it."
Efficiency has become the hallmark of our governance: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azadcompleted two months in office on January 2 after taking over from Mufti Mohammed Sayeed. In an interview, Mr. Azad spells out his agenda for the next two years — focus on development, and giving a clean, efficient, and corruption-free government to the people.
Pakistani elite not ready to embrace India: Haqqani
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) India and Pakistan may be talking peace but the ruling elite in Islamabad is not ready to strike genuine friendship with New Delhi, visiting scholar and former prime ministerial adviser Hussain Haqqani said Wednesday.
Pakistani Kashmir leader moots autonomy in Indian Kashmir
New Delhi, Sep 21: Pakistani Kashmir leader Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Wednesday said though no satisfactory solution to the Kashmir row was at hand, India could make a beginning by providing autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmir shuts down to protest Afzal's death sentence
Srinagar, Aug 8: A near-total strike Monday to protest the death sentence against Muhammad Afzal for his role in the December 2001 terror attack on the Indian parliament crippled life in the Kashmir valley.
Kashmir shuts down to protest killing of students
Srinagar, July 27: Shops, offices and schools were closed Wednesday in all major towns in Kashmir Valley in response to a strike call to protest the killing of three students in an Indian Army ambush.
Pakistan not doing enough to stop infiltration: army
Jammu, July 25: The Indian Army believes Pakistan has broken its word on curbing infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir from across the Line of Control (LoC), citing a recent spurt in intrusion bids.
Life is a gamble for Kashmiris
Srinagar, July 25: Life has become a gamble in insurgency-hit Jammu and Kashmir with the question "When will you be back" more often than not masking the horrifying "Will you be back?"
Seventh peace bus leaves for LoC
Srinagar, July 14: The seventh Srinagar-Muzaffarabad peace bus left here Thursday morning under heavy armed escort on its way to the Kaman Bridge on the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir's Baramulla district.
Indian soldiers battle guerrillas on LoC
Srinagar, July 13: Indian soldiers were Wednesday battling a large group of guerrillas who were involved in the largest attempt in recent months to sneak across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, officials here said.
Blast kills six as Rashid barred from taking Kashmir bus
Srinagar, June 24: Six soldiers were killed and 30 people injured Friday in a car bomb blast in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir as India barred a senior Pakistani minister from travelling on the bus service linking the divided parts of Kashmir.
Kashmiri Pandits to assess situation in valley
Jammu, June 24: A team of 20 Kashmiri Pandit leaders will visit the valley this weekend to find out if conditions are conducive enough for the community to return to the homes they had fled in the 1990s.
Baglihar project does not violate treaty: India
Jammu, June 17: The Indian government Friday reiterated that the 450-MW Baglihar hydroelectric project on the Chenab river in Jammu and Kashmir did not violate a water sharing treaty with Pakistan.
Pakistan visit evokes mixed reactions
Srinagar, June 17: It appears to be a mixed bag for Jammu and Kashmir's separatist leaders as they start unpacking after a fortnight in Pakistan. While the moderate Hurriyat section is upbeat, the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) seems distinctly dejected.
New options being mulled on Kashmir, claims Hurriyat
Karachi, June 9: All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Thursday said new ideas and options were being mulled to settle the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan, reports Online news agency.
Manmohan to become first PM to visit Siachen
New Delhi, June 9: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Friday begin a visit to Jammu and Kashmir to boost the state's economic development and to acquaint himself with the situation on the Siachen glacier, the world's highest battlefield.
PM promises transport links to Leh
Beijing, June 9: As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to Jammu and Kashmir again, the third time in less than a year, China is signaling willingness to restore historic trade links between J&K and the neighbouring Chinese provinces.
China ready to talk border trade in Kashmir
Beijing, June 9: As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh heads to Jammu and Kashmir again, the third time in less than a year, China is signaling willingness to restore historic trade links between J&K and the neighbouring Chinese provinces.
In Siachen, PM will thank Army
Beijing, June 9: As the first Prime Minister to visit the troops maintaining an impossible vigil at the Siachen glacier, Manmohan Singh will get a sense of the extraordinary fortitude of the Indian Army.
Kashmir school closed; four villagers murdered
Srinagar, May 17: Terror struck in Jammu and Kashmir again Tuesday with a school in Srinagar being attacked by an explosive device and the brutally murdered bodies of four abducted villagers being recovered from a forest near here.
Schoolchildren injured in Kashmir blast
Srinagar, May 12: Twenty-four people, including 10 children, were injured when a powerful grenade went off outside two schools in the heart of this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir Thursday.
Kashmir's women councillors raring to go
New Delhi, May 11: Of diverse backgrounds and ages but articulate, assertive, educated - they are the new women councillors of Jammu and Kashmir who defied the gun to enter public life, determined to change things for the better.
Talks on Kashmir project May 7-11
Islamabad, May 2: The third round of India-Pakistan talks on the Kishanganga hydropower project in Jammu and Kashmir will be held here May 7-11.
UN Kashmir observers should remain: Pakistan
Islamabad, May 2: Pakistan has asserted that UN observers posted on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir cannot be withdrawn till the dispute with India over the state is resolved.
Peace bus puts Kashmir back in global spotlight
New Delhi, April 8: Kashmir is back in the international spotlight, not as a "nuclear flashpoint" that it was made out to be a few years ago but through a "bus of hope" that seeks to emotionally heal and unite its splintered halves.
Kashmiri Pandits keen to travel to Muzaffarabad
Srinagar, March 27: Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Sunday assured Kashmiri Pandits that their desire to visit a Hindu shrine in Muzaffarabad would soon be fulfilled.
Unity moves afoot in Hurriyat again (SPECIAL)
Srinagar, March 15: Hectic unity moves are on in the separatist Hurriyat Conference to re-unite the two major factions of the Kashmiri separatist political conglomerate now divided between so-called hardliners and moderates.
'Musharraf formula on Kashmir confusing'
ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan-based Kashmiri group Tuesday (Dec 28) said that President Pervez Musharraf's formula to resolve the Kashmir row by giving parts of the region greater autonomy had caused confusion and doubts in the minds of Kashmiris.
Pakistan, India pact on Kashmiri reunion
ISLAMABAD: India and Pakistan ended talks between their foreign secretaries here Tuesday (Dec 28) with a New Year gift for Kashmiris that will allow the community divided between the two countries to meet without restrictions.
Move beyond stated positions on Kashmir: Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tuesday (Dec 28) said India's assertion that Jammu and Kashmir was an integral part of that country had no international credibility and was inconsistent with UN resolutions.
Mufti's nephew held for terror links
JAMMU: A close relative of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was Tuesday (Dec 28) arrested for his alleged links with militants, police said.
Kashmir: Hezb says ready to help
MUZAFFARABAD: The Hezb ul Mujahideen, the single largest indigenous militant group operating in Jammu and Kashmir, has said it is ready to provide "any and every kind of help" to resolve the Kashmir issue and asserted that it will "never hesitate" to participate in any meaningful talks which will lead to an honourable and acceptable solution of the contentious problem.
US and Pakistan seen at loggerheads on Kashmir
WASHINGTON: A new report issued by the Rand Corporation says Pakistan and the United States may be at loggerheads on the Kashmir issue, since Washington's position vis-a-vis Islamabad is affected by the close ties it has formed with New Delhi, particularly in the area of counter terrorism.
Solution to Kashmir dispute in sight: Saarc Secy-Gen Rahim
ISLAMABAD: Secretary General South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) Q.A.M.A. Rahim has predicted solution to the Kashmir dispute within five years, adding its resolution was on the track and could not be derailed.
Former Kashmir chief minister Mir Qasim dead
SRINAGAR: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Syed Mir Qasim died Sunday (Dec 12) morning at New Delhi after a prolonged illness.
Separatist leaders urge flexibility on Kashmir
KATHMANDU: Leaders of separatist groups in India and Pakistan that want the disputed Kashmir region to be independent of both countries, said here Sunday (Dec 12) they would be flexible in their negotiations on the issue.
Track II Kashmir talks begin in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU: A private initiative to bring together political leaders, intellectuals and former officials of India and Pakistan to discuss the Kashmir issue kicked off here Saturday (Dec 11) behind closed doors.
Four cops killed in Kashmir ambush
JAMMU: Four policemen were killed in Jammu and Kashmir when separatist guerrillas ambushed a police team.
Sayeed wants security forces out of hotels
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed Friday (Dec 10) urged alternate accommodation be urgently found for security forces who have occupied schools, hospitals and hotels in the state.
Kashmiris protest against abuses to mark world human rights day
SRINAGAR: Muslim separatists and activists in Indian Kashmir marked International Human Rights Day by holding protest marches against alleged abuses by troops.
Last bilateral effort to resolve Kashmir: Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf has said that the current peace initiative with India will be the last bilateral effort by Pakistan and he would like multilateral efforts if it failed.
Two policemen killed, three injured in Kashmir rebel attack
SRINAGAR: Two policemen were killed and three injured in a Muslim rebel attack on their camp in Indian Kashmir, police said.
Grenade attack injures 36 as Kalam lauds troops in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Muslim rebels in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday (Dec 8) wounded 36 people when they hurled a grenade in a busy marketplace as President Abdul Kalam visited the disputed region and lauded frontline troops.
India and Pakistan hold "cordial" talks on Kashmir bus service
NEW DELHI: Indian and Pakistani officials held the first of two days of talks to try to restore a long-awaited bus service between the divided zones they control in troubled Kashmir.
No azadi across LoC
MUZAFFARABAD: On the Pakistani side of the Line of Control, Kashmiris who left India to fight for freedom from India, want 'azadi' from the "clutches of agencies" of the host country. "I want to return home...I'd have greater freedom there to air my views," said the pro-Independence JKLF's Zahoor Ahmed Butt.
Kashmir landmine kills 11, pro-Pakistan group claims responsibility
SRINAGAR: Ten Indian security force personnel and a Muslim civilian were killed in the deadliest landmine explosion in months in Kashmir amid a surge in violence since the Indian premier visited the region in mid-November.
Indian troops kill rebels who shot dead five in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Troops have shot dead two suspected Muslim militants who had blasted their way into a high-security camp in Indian Kashmir and killed five policemen, police said.
Resolution of Kashmir important for world peace: Putin
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin Friday (Dec 3) asked India and Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir dispute in the interest of peace in South Asia and the rest of the world.
Five CRPF troopers die in Kashmir battle
SRINAGAR: Separatist guerrillas stormed a camp of Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir Friday (Dec 3) lobbing grenades and firing automatic weapons, killing five paramilitary troopers.
K word surfaces as Punjabis get together
CHANDIGARH: Pakistan's rhetoric on Kashmir surfaced yet again as the Punjab states of India and Pakistan got together Friday (Dec 3) to talk of closer relations.
Two CRPF troopers die in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Two paramilitary troopers were killed in Jammu and Kashmir Friday (Dec 3) when a guerrilla stormed a camp of the elite Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police hurling grenades and firing automatics.
Pakistani Kashmir wants better ties: Indian media
JAMMU: Some Indian journalists who have just returned from Pakistan-administered Kashmir say "it was a lifetime's experience" and that people on the other side of the border are hoping for better ties.
India warns Pakistan against stirring border trouble
JAMMU: India Thursday (Dec 2) warned Pakistan against tampering with the delineation of the border in Jammu and Kashmir by uprooting and readjusting pillars marking the frontier.
Panel set up for rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrants
NEW DELHI: The government Thursday (Dec 2) announced the setting up of an inter-ministerial team of officials to prepare a plan for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Hindus displaced by violence.
Jammu girls outshine boys in going abroad 10:1
JAMMU: This is one Indian statistic about gender equations that gladdens -- 300 girls from this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir have applied for further studies abroad as compared to only 30 boys!
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