The Indian army says a clash along the de facto border that splits Kashmir between India and Pakistan has killed at least five suspected militants and at least one Indian army officer. An army spokesman says the fighting erupted Saturday when the militants crossed from the Pakistan-controlled portion of the disputed territory into the Indian-run […]
Top US Senator Meets Officials in Indian Kashmir
Posted August 16th, 2011 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Senator John McCain has traveled to Indian-controlled Kashmir for talks with the region’s top officials. McCain arrived in the summer capital, Srinagar, Tuesday for a two-day visit. Officials say the U.S. senator met with Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and “exchanged views on various important issues of mutual […]
India: Nearly 40,000 Killed in Kashmir Violence
Posted August 10th, 2011 at 3:35 pm (UTC-5)
India says that nearly 40,000 people have been killed in the separatist insurgency gripping Indian-controlled Kashmir. The Home Affairs Ministry says some 13,000 civilians and 5,000 security forces personnel were killed in terrorist violence in Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 1990 to April 2011. The ministry says more than 21,000 militants were also […]
Police, Soldier Arrested in Connection With Civilian Deaths in Kashmir
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 12:10 pm (UTC-5)
Indian officials said Monday that a soldier and a police officer have been arrested in connection with the killing of a civilian in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Security forces had claimed that they killed a senior commander of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba during a gunbattle. But an autopsy determined the victim was a civilian with no ties […]
Police, Soldier Arrested in Connection With Civilian Deaths in Kashmir
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 10:10 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials said Monday that a soldier and a policeman have been arrested in connection with the killing of a civilian in Kashmir. Security forces had claimed that they killed a senior commander of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba during a gunbattle. But an autopsy determined the victim was a civilian with no ties to the […]
Militant Commander Killed in Indian Kashmir
Posted August 7th, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Indian security forces says two senior militant commanders were killed during separate gunfights in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Officials say Abu Usman, a commander for the militant Lashkar-e-Taiba, was killed during a clash Sunday in southern Poonch district. Another senior militant was killed during a separate operation in northern Kashmir. Muslim separatists have been fighting for Kashmir’s […]
India: Forces Kill 3 Suspected Militants in Indian-Controlled Kashmir
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 9:30 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say their forces killed at least three suspected militants in separate incidents in Indian-controlled Kashmir. Officials said Thursday that two suspected militants died in Kupwara district when they allegedly tried to cross the Line of Control, which divides the disputed Himalayan region between India and Pakistan. Indian forces killed another militant in a […]
Protest in Indian Kashmir After Death in Police Custody
Posted August 3rd, 2011 at 8:45 am (UTC-5)
Parts of Indian-controlled Kashmir were shut down Wednesday after separatists called a general strike to protest the death of a shopkeeper in police custody. Businesses and offices were closed as people took to the streets in the main city of Srinagar and other towns, including Sopore, where the 28-year-old man died last week shortly after […]
Suspected Militant Killed in Indian Kashmir
Posted July 26th, 2011 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Indian army says it killed a top commander with the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militant group early Tuesday during a gunfight in Indian Kashmir. Officials say Sajjad Ahmed was killed after soldiers shot back at militants who opened fire on them in a forested area of Kishtwar district. However, locals expressed doubts about the identity of the […]
Rape Protest Paralyzes Kashmir
Posted July 23rd, 2011 at 6:30 am (UTC-5)
Indian-controlled Kashmir has been paralyzed by a strike called to protest the alleged abduction and rape of a woman by two soldiers in the disputed region. Most shops, banks, schools and offices were closed Saturday in the main city Srinagar and other towns. Protests erupted Friday as hundreds of people shouted anti-India slogans and called […]
