Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say security forces have opened fire on hundreds of demonstrators protesting winter power cuts, killing one person and wounding two other people. The shooting took place Monday outside the office of the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation in the Boniyar area of the Baramulla district. Power company officials have recently announced electricity […]
Indian Kashmir Minister Escapes Assassination Attempt
Posted December 11th, 2011 at 4:35 pm (UTC-5)
Police in India-controlled Kashmir say the region’s senior minister and ruling National Conference leader, Ali Muhammad Sagar, has narrowly escaped an assassination attempt. Local authorities said Sagar, the state law minister, was attacked by unidentified gunmen Sunday evening in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir. Sagar was attending an engagement party for his niece […]
US Lobbyist Pleads Guilty to Hiding Pakistani Funding
Posted December 7th, 2011 at 7:05 pm (UTC-5)
A longtime U.S. lobbyist against Indian rule in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir has pleaded guilty to secretly receiving millions of dollars from Pakistan and its spy agency. Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy and tax violations in connection with a decades-long scheme that U.S. authorities say was aimed at concealing […]
Police Stop Religious March in Indian Kashmir
Posted December 4th, 2011 at 11:10 am (UTC-5)
Police in Indian-administered Kashmir broke up a religious procession by Shi’ite Muslims who defied a strict curfew in the main city, Srinagar. Police in riot gear used tear gas and water cannons to disperse marchers marking the Muslim holy month of Muharram. Officials say dozens of people were detained for defying the ban, and several […]
Police, Protesters Clash in Indian Kashmir
Posted November 7th, 2011 at 12:45 pm (UTC-5)
Police and anti-India protesters clashed in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, with several people injured. The violence broke out in the towns of Sopore and Anantnag as people marked the Muslim festival of Eid-al-Adha with prayers. Witnesses said security forces tried to prevent worshippers, mostly young people, from holding demonstrations against Indian rule. The young people […]
Kashmir Official Defends Plans to Withdraw Impunity Laws
Posted October 27th, 2011 at 5:35 am (UTC-5)
The chief of Indian-controlled Kashmir has defended plans to roll back controversial laws that allow security forces to act with near impunity in the region, saying the move is not an effort to undermine the army. Kashmir’s Chief Administrator Omar Abdullah said Wednesday the Armed Forces Special Powers Act is being revoked in some areas […]
Grenade Attack Wounds 5 in Indian Kashmir
Posted October 26th, 2011 at 6:20 am (UTC-5)
Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir say suspected militants have hurled a grenade at a police vehicle, wounding five civilians when the grenade missed its target. The attack Wednesday in Bijbehara comes a day after several similar attacks directed at security forces in Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar. Those attacks wounded three paramilitary officers. Kashmir is divided […]
India to Relax Impunity Laws in Kashmir
Posted October 21st, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Authorities in Indian-Kashmir plan to partially withdraw controversial laws that allow security forces to act with near impunity in the disputed Himalayan region. The Armed Forces Special Powers Act and the Disturbed Areas Act give Indian army and paramilitary forces sweeping powers to detain people without warrants, use deadly force and destroy property. On Friday, […]
Indian Supreme Court Lawyer Beaten
Posted October 12th, 2011 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
Two men burst into the office of an Indian Supreme Court lawyer and anti-corruption activist in an attack caught on video. Senior Supreme Court lawyer Prashant Bhushan was giving a television interview in his chambers, across from the Supreme Court in New Delhi, Wednesday when the assailants stormed in. They then pushed him to the […]
At Least 6 Killed in Fighting in Kashmir
Posted September 28th, 2011 at 10:15 am (UTC-5)
Officials in Indian-controlled Kashmir say at least six people have died in fighting between militants and government forces in recent days. The fighting began Monday when police and soldiers raided a militant hideout in Kashmir’s Kupwara district, which borders the Pakistani-administered part of the state. Officials say the victims included at least three militants, and […]
