The death of an eight-year-old boy, who was injured in firing by security forces in south Kashmir's Harnag village on Saturday, triggered anti-India demonstrations across the Valley again on Thursday. The latest incident takes the civilian toll since June 11 to 59.A senior police officer said eight-year old Milad Ahmad Dar, who was hit by a stray bullet during protests, succumbed to his injuries in the Soura medical institute today morning.
Militants struck in Kashmir's Sopore district late Wednesday night, targeting local Member of Legislative Assembly Mohammad Ashraf.
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has pardoned the policeman who hurled a shoe at him during the Independence Day celebrations on Sunday.
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, Omar Abdullah had to face an embarrassing situation during the Independence Day parade in Srinagar, when a local cop hurled a shoe at him. Head constable Abdul Ahad Jan hurled his shoe as the chief minister was unfurling the tri-colour in the Bakshi stadium where the main Independence Day function was being held on Sunday morning.
In the unabated violence two more persons were killed and three others wounded in security force's firing in Kashmir on Saturday evening mounting the toll since June 11 to 57.
Four persons, including a 60-year old man, were killed and a dozen others received bullet injuries in fresh violence in Kashmir on Friday.
Two special police officers and a constable were killed when terrorists attacked the state guard at the residence of a local political leader in north kashmir's Sopore town late on Tuesday evening.
Fresh tension has gripped north Kashmir yet again as the body of the teenager missing since July 28 was fished out on Tuesday evening from a stream near his native Kreeri village, 40 km from Srinagar.
Stone-pelting mobs on Thursday clashed with security forces in Kashmir valley, leading to the death of one person in police firing and injuries to four others in the violence. There was no relaxation in curfew which continued in all the ten districts of the valley for the seventh day today.Protestors attacked two police posts in Sopore and Habakaddal and set a state road transport corporation office afire in Baramulla, said the police.
A youth was killed and eight others were wounded in security force firing in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday as the authorities imposed curfew in capital Srinagar and other towns. Meanwhile, the death toll in security force firing in the past two days has risen to five.
Security forces opened fire to quell stone-pelting protesters as fresh violence erupted on Friday in Kashmir after days of relative calm, leaving two persons dead and 50 others injured. Authorities imposed strict restrictions on the movement of people following a call by the separatists to march to Maisuma in the heart of the city to protest against the killing of youths allegedly in firing by security forces.
The commission to be headed by justice Bashir-ud-Din, a retired judge of the state high court. He will be assisted by another retired judge, Justice YP Nargotra.
Terrorists attacked a central reserve police force bunker in Batmallo locality in Srinagar with a powerful hand grenade wounding four troopers on Saturday.
At least 25 passengers are feared dead in a tragic road accident in the hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu region, according to a senior state government officer.
Authorities imposed curfew in north Kashmir Sopore and Baramulla towns and curfew-like-restrictions in the summer capital Srinagar to foil separatist called sit-ins and protests Wednesday.
Two terrorists, including a top commander of the Harkat-ul-Mujaheedin outfit, and a soldier of the Indian Army were killed in a fierce encounter near north Kashmir's Sopore town on Wednesday.
One person was killed and 15 others were wounded on Monday evening in police firing and clashes that erupted in north Kashmir's Baramulla town as the body of a 13-year old student was fished out from the Jhelum river.
A top militant commander of frontline Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit was killed in a fierce gunfight in the Gurura village of northern Kashmir Bandipore district Monday morning.
An indefinite curfew was imposed in Srinagar and other towns in Kashmir on Friday to foil a march called by separatists. Jeeps fitted with loud speakers patrolled Srinagar on Thursday night, announcing the imposition of curfew and urging the locals to stay indoors.Protests had erupted again in Srinagar on Thursday, after the curfew restrictions were lifted, and clashes broke out between security personnel and the protestors.The protest sit-ins continued till late in the night
Early Thursday morning, people in various localities of Srinagar poured out onto the streets staging protests against alleged human rights violations in Kashmir.
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