Next month's polls will lead to Manmohan-Advani face-offComm
NAT2National/PoliticsNext month's polls will lead to Manmohan-Advani face-offCommentBy Amulya GanguliThe next round of assembly elections in five states, and also possibly in Jammu and Kashmir, will be of high importance for all the political parties for they will set the tone for next year's general election.Whichever of the two major protagonists - the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP - emerges victorious in most of the states will have the advantage of stitching up the alliance led by it  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Oct 20
Election Commission announces seven-phased polls for Jammu a
NAT11NationalB R E A K I N G N E WSElection Commission announces seven-phased polls for Jammu and Kashmir from Nov 17 to Dec 24. Counting Dec 28.--Indo-Asian News Servicemk/pb/rn 26 Words*19101146  read more
Posted by IANS on Monday Oct 20
Police bust robbers' gang with arrest of six
NAT18National/CrimePolice bust robbers' gang with arrest of sixBhopal, Oct 16 IANS Six men allegedly involved in several robberies in various states including Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Madhya Pradesh have been nabbed, police said here Thursday."All the six members of the gang nabbed from Shivpuri district, 300 km from here, are suspected to be involved in a number of robberies in the state including two in Bhopal during the last week of September," Bhopal police superintendent Joydeep Prasad said  read more
Posted by IANS on Friday Oct 17
Election Commission buys more time on J-K polls
Srinagar/Jammu, Oct 15 ANI: Politicians and residents have given mixed reactions to the Election Commission's decision to buy more time to decide on the poll dates in Jammu and Kashmir. Leaders of the state's National Conference party backed the decision. "I think it is a right decision because Jammu and Kashmir is a sensitive state. Here, whenever elections are held it should be credible one. There is no doubt that the security situation is improving, but the Election Commission should  read more
Posted by aniin on Friday Oct 17
'Cross-border trade will strengthen India-Pakistan ties'
NAT26National/Kashmir/Economy/Indo-pak'Cross-border trade will strengthen India-Pakistan ties'Jammu, Oct 13 IANS Cross-border trade between both parts of Jammu and Kashmir will strengthen India-Pakistan ties, said the leader of a business delegation from Pakistani Kashmir here Monday.The delegation is in the winter capital of the state to discuss modalities for cross-border commerce expected to start Oct 21 between two parts of Kashmir divided between India and Pakistan. The delegation flew here Sunday after spending three days in Srinagar where they arrived Oct 9  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Oct 14
Army foils infiltration from Pakistan, militant killed
NAT14National/Kashmir/Indo-pak/DefenceArmy foils infiltration from Pakistan, militant killedJammu, Oct 11 IANS Indian Army troops killed a militant and foiled an infiltration bid from across the Line of Control LOC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said Saturday. A group of about four to five militants sneaked into Indian territory from the Pakistani side of the LoC into Sabra gali area in the mountainous Poonch district late Friday night. Army officials said they were sighted about 200 metres inside Indian territory when troops opened fire at them  read more
Posted by IANS on Sunday Oct 12
Pakistan delegation arrives in Kashmir for trade across LoC
Uri, Oct 10 ANI: A 20-member delegation of Chamber of Commerce and Industries of Pakistan administered Kashmir arrived here last evening to discuss modalities for trade across the Line of Control LoC. The delegation, which is on a seven-day visit to the Kashmir valley, is the first such delegation from Pakistan administered Kashmir in a span of more than half century."It's one of the strongest Confidence Building Measure CBM taken by India and Pakistan for the revival of the trade ties after a long pause of 61 years  read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Oct 12
Prime Minister to arrive in J-K today
Srinagar, Oct 10 ANI: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will arrive in Jammu and Kashmir on a two-day visit today. During his visit, Dr. Singh is scheduled to inaugurate the 450 MW Baglihar Hydro Electric Power Project in Ramban district.This is the third power project commissioned in the border state on river Chenab. The Baglihar Project has been completed at a cost of Rs. 5200 crores and will generate 2800 million units of electricity every year.Later, Dr. Singh will fly to Srinagar where he will  read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Oct 12
Hawkers in Dal Lake witness decline in business
Srinagar, Oct 10 ANI: With continued agitation and protest in Jammu and Kashmir, hawkers, mainly selling their goods to tourists in houseboats, are witnessing a decline in their business.A 52-year-old hawker starts his day by rowing from houseboat to houseboat in Dal Lake in search of customers, but all he finds are few foreign tourists relaxing in their houseboats.Farooq Ahmed Pala deals with precious and semi-precious stones and sells his products to tourists staying in houseboats.For many years,  read more
Posted by aniin on Sunday Oct 12
Kerala terrorists in Kashmir shootout Lead
NAT15National/TerrorismKerala terrorists in Kashmir shootout LeadNew Delhi/Srinagar/Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 8 IANS The killing of two suspected terrorists in the Kashmir Valley this week has led to three versions. While officials in Kashmir say the two were from Kerala, intelligence sources in Delhi believe only one was from the state. The Kerala Police is denying all links. The only certainty is that the two terrorists killed in Kashmir's Lolab Valley in Kupwara district, about 130 km from the summer capital Srinagar, were from the Lashkar-e-Taiba  read more
Posted by IANS on Wednesday Oct 08
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