News for '-anantnag'

Frustrated army jawan kills 3 colleagues, JCO

Frustrated army jawan kills 3 colleagues, JCO

Rediff.com28 Apr 2011

The trooper was overpowered by other soldiers who rushed to the spot inside the camp.

J&K: 22 die after bus plunges into stream

J&K: 22 die after bus plunges into stream

Rediff.com30 Jul 2011

Eleven people were killed and 48 injured when a bus in which they were travelling plunged into a stream in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Saturday.

MBA grad joins Hizbul, Army offers help if he shuns violence

MBA grad joins Hizbul, Army offers help if he shuns violence

Rediff.com4 Sep 2018

His family has made a passionate appeal for his return.

Terrorists release abducted kin of Kashmiri cops

Terrorists release abducted kin of Kashmiri cops

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

The terrorists' action came on a day when the NIA arrested the second son of globally wanted terrorist Syed Salahuddin.

Kashmir unrest: NSA cuts short Africa visit

Kashmir unrest: NSA cuts short Africa visit

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Doval, who has been sent home 24 hours early is regularly taking stock of the developments in the valley with officials.

Amarnath yatra suspended from Pahalgam

Amarnath yatra suspended from Pahalgam

Rediff.com7 Jul 2011

The pilgrimage to the 3,880 metre high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas was suspended from Pahalgam route on Thursday afternoon following inclement weather.

Kashmiri 'World' champs keep families waiting

Kashmiri 'World' champs keep families waiting

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

The Hussain family from Sopore and Iqbal household in Kashmir's Anantnag are eagerly waiting for their cell phones to buzz. It's been 11 days since 20-year-old Amir Hussain Rather and 25-year-old Wasim Iqbal last spoke with their folks back home.

Burhan Wani's successor Zakir Musa killed in encounter

Burhan Wani's successor Zakir Musa killed in encounter

Rediff.com24 May 2019

"He was one of the oldest militant and wanted for several terror-related crimes," police told PTI.

17th Lok Sabha may see slightly higher Muslim numbers

17th Lok Sabha may see slightly higher Muslim numbers

Rediff.com24 May 2019

The outgoing Lok Sabha had 23 Muslim MPs, the most being from Congress and TMC. The highest number of Muslim MPs were in 1980 when as many as 49 MPs from the community which constitute nearly fifth of Indian population present in the Lok Sabha.

JK: Two militants killed in Shopian encounter

JK: Two militants killed in Shopian encounter

Rediff.com25 Apr 2014

Two militants were killed while an army major and a trooper were wounded in a ongoing fierce encounter in south Kashmir's Shopian district.

2 Pakistanis among 4 terrorists involved in Amarnath attack

2 Pakistanis among 4 terrorists involved in Amarnath attack

Rediff.com12 Jul 2017

A massive manhunt has been launched for the four terrorists

Top LeT commander, 2 civilians killed in Kashmir encounter

Top LeT commander, 2 civilians killed in Kashmir encounter

Rediff.com1 Jul 2017

Tahira, 44, sustained injuries during the encounter and was rushed to the district hospital, but she could not be saved.

2 CRPF personnel martyred in militant attack in Kashmir

2 CRPF personnel martyred in militant attack in Kashmir

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Two Central Reserve Police Force personnel, including an officer, were killed in a militant attack in Sangam area of Anantnag district in Jammu & Kashmir.

Over 62% turnout in 5th phase; violence in J&K, Bengal

Over 62% turnout in 5th phase; violence in J&K, Bengal

Rediff.com6 May 2019

With this phase, election will be over in 424 seats and polling in the remaining 118 seats will be held on May 12 and 19.

Amarnath Yatra resumes as weather improves

Amarnath Yatra resumes as weather improves

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

A batch of 429 pilgrims left for the yatra from Jammu. The pilgrims included 32 women and 102 sadhus.

Kashmir boils over AGAIN after Bhat's encounter

Kashmir boils over AGAIN after Bhat's encounter

Rediff.com27 May 2017

Kashmir witnessed a spontaneous shutdown to mourn the killing of Hizb commander Sabzar Bhat in an encounter with security forces in Tral area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday. Soon after the news of Sabzar's killing spreads shopkeepers lowered their shutters and public transport disappeared from the roads. Students took to streets in several areas of Ganderbal district of central Kashmir, where a spontaneous shutdown is being observed in the district.

Kashmir unrest: Curfew-hit state remains peaceful but tense

Kashmir unrest: Curfew-hit state remains peaceful but tense

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

Curfew remained in force in entire Srinagar district and Anantnag town on Saturday to thwart the separatists' plan to stage a two-day sit-in in the city centre even as the death toll in the ongoing unrest climbed to 56 in the Valley with the death of a youth injured in firing.

Separatist strike in Kashmir, curfew imposed

Separatist strike in Kashmir, curfew imposed

Rediff.com25 Aug 2010

"Areas under the jurisdiction of police stations of district Srinagar -- Batamloo, Bemina, Qamarwari, Kralkhud, Nowhatta, Khanyar, M.R. Gunj, Safakadal, Maisuma, Shaheedgunj and Abi-guzar area of police station, Kothibagh will remain under curfew from 6 am till further orders," District Magistrate, Srinagar, Mehraj Ahmad Kakroo said.

PHOTOS: Amarnath yatra begins amid tight security

PHOTOS: Amarnath yatra begins amid tight security

Rediff.com1 Jul 2019

More than 8,000 pilgrims on Monday paid obeisance at the holy cave shrine.

Unbridled use of froce responsible for unrest: PDP

Unbridled use of froce responsible for unrest: PDP

Rediff.com17 Aug 2010

The main opposition Peoples Democratic Party held "unbridled use of force" responsible for the present unrest in Jammu and Kashmir which has claimed so many lives saying the crisis had worsened with the guilty troops going unpunished.

8-yr-old Kashmiri hurt in grenade blast dies

8-yr-old Kashmiri hurt in grenade blast dies

Rediff.com22 Nov 2010

In all, over a dozen people were injured in the explosion in the main market in Bejibehara town located on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway.

Kashmir: 8 injured in grenade attack

Kashmir: 8 injured in grenade attack

Rediff.com21 Nov 2010

At least eight persons were injured, two of them critically, in a powerful hand grenade explosion in south Kashmir's Bejibehara town late on Sunday afternoon.A senior police officer said militants hurled a grenade in the main market in the highway town of Bejibehara in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, 54 kms from Srinagar late on Sunday afternoon. The grenade exploded under a passing car, injuring all the four occupants and four bystanders.

CRPF convoy attacked in J&K; 7 jawans injured

CRPF convoy attacked in J&K; 7 jawans injured

Rediff.com7 Dec 2015

At least six Central Reserve Police Force jawans were injured when unidentified militants opened fired on their convoy on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday.

Top Lashkar commander arrested in Valley

Top Lashkar commander arrested in Valley

Rediff.com17 Jul 2010

A top Lashkar-e-Tayiba militant, active in the area for the last 20 years was on Saturday arrested in Patnazi area of Bonjwa belt of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

Army guns down Hizb terrorist, 1 dies in firing at stone-pelting mob

Army guns down Hizb terrorist, 1 dies in firing at stone-pelting mob

Rediff.com10 Jan 2018

The army had to had to aim at the crowd when jawans claimed to have been fired upon from the other side.

Another Doordarshan howler: Manmohan's visuals on Modi's US visit coverage

Another Doordarshan howler: Manmohan's visuals on Modi's US visit coverage

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

Adding to recent howlers, a visual of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was run on Doordarshan instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a news segment relating to his current visit to the United States.

45 dead in 14 days: Curfew continues to paralyse Kashmir

45 dead in 14 days: Curfew continues to paralyse Kashmir

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

Fresh clashes broke out between protesters and security forces in Kashmir, even as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh is set to visit the Valley on Saturday.

Protests continue across tense Kashmir

Protests continue across tense Kashmir

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

To curb the spread of violence, authorities on Wednesday clamped a curfew on more areas in south Kashmir, where three youths were killed when Central Reserve Police Force troopers allegedly opened fire during clashes with protestors on Tuesday.

Kashmir violence worsens; 3 protestors killed

Kashmir violence worsens; 3 protestors killed

Rediff.com29 Jun 2010

People belonging to different areas of Anantnag assembled at Mattan bus stand on Tuesday morning to protest the killing of five youths in Sopore and Baramulla, police said. Police and paramilitary forces deployed in the town, 65 km from Srinagar, asked them to disperse but when they refused to budge, they fired tear gas shells and batons to disperse them.

3 journalists among 5 injured in Kashmir

3 journalists among 5 injured in Kashmir

Rediff.com1 Oct 2010

The clash took place at Malaknag, 55 km from Srinagar, in Anantnag district when a group of people defied the curfew and allegedly pelted stones at the security forces, prompting them to fire warning shots, burst teargas shells and use batons to control the unruly mob, they said.

Curfew lifted from parts of Kashmir Valley

Curfew lifted from parts of Kashmir Valley

Rediff.com26 Sep 2010

Curfew was on Sunday lifted from many parts of Kashmir Valley while authorities announced relaxation of curfew in Srinagar city, where curbs had been re-imposed in the wee hours of Sunday, following incidents of stone pelting. Curfew has been lifted from Anantnag, Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian and Awantipora towns in south Kashmir and Handwara town in north Kashmir, a police spokesman said. While curfew has been lifted from Budgam district in central Kashmir.

Post-Eid, Kashmir reels under curfew

Post-Eid, Kashmir reels under curfew

Rediff.com12 Sep 2010

Two youth were critically injured on Sunday as mobs defied curfew and attacked the home of the state education minister in south Kashmir Anantnag district. Meanwhile 34-year old Mohammad Ashraf Mir who was critically wounded in police firing in Palhallan town on the Srinagar Muzaffarabad road on September 6 succumbed to injuries in the Soura medical institute this afternoon.

Curfew clamped in Kashmir Valley

Curfew clamped in Kashmir Valley

Rediff.com12 Sep 2010

Indefinite curfew was clamped on Sunday in Srinagar and six other towns of Kashmir Valley in view of several incidents of arson and violence on Saturday, official sources said.

Peace again gets stoned to death in Kashmir; toll rises to 65

Peace again gets stoned to death in Kashmir; toll rises to 65

Rediff.com21 Aug 2016

One person was killed in a clash between a mob and security forces in downtown Srinagar on Sunday evening, shattering the peace that was by and large witnessed in Kashmir through the day with curfew in force in the capital and two other towns.

Why young army officers in Uri camp are fuming

Why young army officers in Uri camp are fuming

Rediff.com8 Dec 2014

Young soldiers blame commanders of for the debacle at the Uri army camp. Ajai Shukla reports

Curfew lifted in Kashmir; PDP ignores PM's appeal

Curfew lifted in Kashmir; PDP ignores PM's appeal

Rediff.com11 Jul 2010

After nearly a week, curfew was lifted on Sunday in the entire Kashmir Valley in view of the situation remaining generally peaceful but prohibitory orders have been imposed in Baramulla, Anantnag and Pulwama districts besides some parts of Srinagar, officials said.

Army stages flag march in troubled Srinagar

Army stages flag march in troubled Srinagar

Rediff.com7 Jul 2010

Army columns were deployed in the entire city, which saw widespread violence in Batmaloo and Maisuma locality resulting in the death of three people on Tuesday.

8 mn people 'incarcerated' like never before: Faesal

8 mn people 'incarcerated' like never before: Faesal

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

There's a virtual blackout in the Valley with few workable mobile phones and internet connections and prohibitory orders in place.

Situation returns to normal in Kashmir

Situation returns to normal in Kashmir

Rediff.com4 Jul 2010

The situation in most parts of Kashmir Valley returned to normal after a week of curfew and violence, barring Anantnag town where police lobbed tear gas shells to quell stone-pelting protestors.

Kashmir relatively calm, more areas under curfew

Kashmir relatively calm, more areas under curfew

Rediff.com1 Jul 2010

After four days of violence and deaths, Kashmir was today relatively incident-free even as more violence-hit areas were brought under curfew in South Kashmir where 3 youths were killed in alleged CRPF firing.