Used as human shield in Kashmir, Dar now on poll duty

Nearly two years ago, when Srinagar voted in a Lok Sabha bypoll, Farooq Ahmed Dar was used as a 'human shield' to ensure safe passage for army jawans as they came under intense stone-pelting, but......

'Jobs, Jobs, Jobs': What Kashmiris Want

At Srinagar's famed Lal Chowk, Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf meets a computer engineer who drives an auto for a living and discovers that Kashmiris are more interested in finding jobs than......

Former terrorist weds bureaucrat

Former Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front terrorist Farooq Ahmed Dar, who served nearly 16 years in jail on charges of militancy, on Tuesday married a Kashmir Administrative Service officer. Dar alias......

Army indicts Major Gogoi in Srinagar hotel case

Maj Leetul Gogoi, who was at centre of the human shield controversy, has been indicted by an army court for “fraternising” with a woman, paving way for initiation of disciplinary......