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Where have Indian troops withdrawn to from Ladakh: Omar

Where have Indian troops withdrawn to from Ladakh: Omar

Rediff.com   6 May 2013

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday wondered where have the Indian troops withdrawn to after the Chinese troops ended their incursions in Ladakh after 19 days.

Pak prisoners shifted in Kot Balwal jail; J&K govt orders probe

Pak prisoners shifted in Kot Balwal jail; J&K govt orders probe

Rediff.com   4 May 2013

Prisoners from India and Pakistan were segregated at the high security Kot Balwal central jail in Jammu by authorities on Saturday in a bid to prevent recurrence of the attack on a Pakistani inmate.

Pak prisoner attacked in Jammu; jail incharge suspended

Pak prisoner attacked in Jammu; jail incharge suspended

Rediff.com   3 May 2013

It was not immediately known whether the attack on the 52-year-old convict with a sharp weapon was a backlash against the death of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh in a hospital in Pakistan on Thursday after being comatose for nearly a week following a brutal assault by fellow inmates in a high-security Lahore jail

Army defuses IED in Srinagar, averts tragedy

Army defuses IED in Srinagar, averts tragedy

Rediff.com   30 Apr 2013

The army on Tuesday averted a major tragedy by detecting and defusing a powerful pre-planted Improvised Explosive Device on the strategic Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway near Parimpora in Srinagar.

Anil Goswami to join Union home ministry as OSD

Anil Goswami to join Union home ministry as OSD

Rediff.com   27 Apr 2013

Anil Goswami, a 1978 batch IAS officer, will join the Union home ministry as an officer on special duty on Saturday in keeping with the government's decision to appoint him as the next home secretary from June 30.

Four policemen killed in ambush by militants in Kashmir

Four policemen killed in ambush by militants in Kashmir

Rediff.com   26 Apr 2013

Four policemen were killed in a militant ambush at Haigam, located close to Sopore town, in north Kashmir on Friday afternoon. A senior police officer said militants fired indiscriminately at a police vehicle at Haigam killing all four policemen -- a head constable, two special police officers and the driver -- on the spot.

Army chief discusses Chinese incursions with Omar

Army chief discusses Chinese incursions with Omar

Rediff.com   23 Apr 2013

Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh, who arrived on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, briefed Governor N N Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah about the recent reports of Chinese army incursions in Ladakh.

Kashmir bureaucrats meet Omar over slapping incident

Kashmir bureaucrats meet Omar over slapping incident

Rediff.com   20 Apr 2013

A delegation of the Kashmir Administrative Service Officers Association called on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday and conveyed its anguish over reports about Minister of State for Home Sajad Ahmad Kitchloo slapping an officer of their fraternity in the mountainous Kishtwar district earlier this week.

Jammu and Kashmir minister slaps officer

Jammu and Kashmir minister slaps officer

Rediff.com   18 Apr 2013

A senior Jammu and Kashmir officer was allegedly slapped by a minister and later thrashed by his supporters for being late to an official function just by two minutes.

Drug testing labs to be upgraded in J&K

Drug testing labs to be upgraded in J&K

Rediff.com   16 Apr 2013

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday decided to upgrade the drug testing laboratories in the twin capitals of Srinagar and Jammu following an outcry on supply of spurious drugs in the state run hospitals in Kashmir.

Three buried alive in avalanche in Kashmir's Baramulla

Three buried alive in avalanche in Kashmir's Baramulla

Rediff.com   15 Apr 2013

Three villagers were buried alive in an avalanche in the mountainous Dara Kujal village in the Uri area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district on Monday afternoon. Bodies of the three villagers have been recovered from under tons of snow by a rescue party, a police spokesman said.

Kashmir: Six troopers injured in accidental blast

Kashmir: Six troopers injured in accidental blast

Rediff.com   11 Apr 2013

Six army troopers were injured in an accidental blast inside a heavily guarded camp of the Rashtriya Rifles in north Kashmir's Kupwara district on Thursday morning. A senior police officer said a powerful grenade went off accidentally while a clean-up operation was going on in the camp.

Militants gun down village sarpanch in Kashmir

Militants gun down village sarpanch in Kashmir

Rediff.com   8 Apr 2013

Suspected militants late on Monday evening shot dead a village sarpanch in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.

British woman murdered on a houseboat in Kashmir

British woman murdered on a houseboat in Kashmir

Rediff.com   6 Apr 2013

A British tourist was murdered on Friday night allegedly by a tourist from Holland in a houseboat on Dal Lake were both of them were staying. A senior police officer said that the Dutch tourist David Richard, who tried to flee the valley, was nabbed early on Saturday from Qazigund in south Kashmir, 80 km from Srinagar, on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.

JK: LeT threatens women to wear veils, sparanches to quit

JK: LeT threatens women to wear veils, sparanches to quit

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2013

The Lashkar-e-Tayiba on Thursday threatened Kashmiri women of dire consequences if they do not wear veils. They also issued a threat to panches and sarpanches to resign from their posts immediately.

Moderate quake jolts Kashmir, triggers panic

Moderate quake jolts Kashmir, triggers panic

Rediff.com   4 Apr 2013

A moderate earthquake struck Kashmir valley on Thursday afternoon triggering panic among the residents.

J&K: Cops inspecting seized ammunition injured in blast

J&K: Cops inspecting seized ammunition injured in blast

Rediff.com   26 Mar 2013

A blast inside Parimpora police station complex left five policemen including the station house officer seriously injured on Monday afternoon.

Omar seeks NIA probe in arrest of 'militant'

Omar seeks NIA probe in arrest of 'militant'

Rediff.com   23 Mar 2013

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday discussed the controversial arrest of alleged militant Syed Liyaqat Shah with Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. Liyaqat was arrested by the Delhi police while he was returning from Pakistan to surrender before the Jammu and Kashmir police under the rehabilitation policy of the state government for militants.

Srinagar: Trooper killed as militants attack BSF vehicle

Srinagar: Trooper killed as militants attack BSF vehicle

Rediff.com   21 Mar 2013

One paramilitary Border Security Force trooper was killed and two others wounded in a militant ambush in summer capital Srinagar on Thursday morning.

LeT commander behind attack on CRPF men: JK police

LeT commander behind attack on CRPF men: JK police

Rediff.com   19 Mar 2013

The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said it has found out the identity of the masterminds behind the fidayeen attack in Srinagar on March 13. Five Central Reserve Police Force troopers and two militants were killed in the attack.