Kashmir News

Three die during violent clashes in Kashmir

Three young men have died during violent clashes in Kashmir organized against the hanging of Mohammad Afzal Guru in Delhi's Tihar jail on February 9th, soon after India’s President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his clemency plea.

In the Media by Raluca Besliu - 1 comment

100 Pakistani troops buried in Avalanche

Approximately 100 Pakistani soldiers have been buried by an avalanche in the disputed region of Kashmir, the Pakistani Army has stated.

In the Media by Paul Iddon

Kashmiri mothers’ never-ending search for their sons Special

Srinagar - It’s difficult for a journalist visiting Kashmir to return without meeting her. For, hers is one face of resilience in the 22-year Kashmir conflict.

Digital Journal Report by Subir Ghosh - 4 comments

Indian censor board blocks documentary film on Kashmir Special

India's Central Board of Film Certification has refused a censor certificate to Inshallah, Football, a documentary film about an aspiring footballer who was denied the right to travel abroad on the pretext that father was a militant in the 1990s.

Digital Journal Report by Subir Ghosh

UN reacts to Kashmir protests after 3 months and 100 deaths Special

New Delhi - It has taken the UN three months to react to street demonstrations in Kashmir which have left over 100 people dead. UN secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for an immediate end to violence in Kashmir after recent deadly clashes there.

Digital Journal Report by Subir Ghosh

Curfew forces MSF to stop mental health services in Kashmir

New Delhi - Humanitarian medical aid organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has stopped its mental health services in Kashmir due to increasing violence and a round-the-clock curfew. Kashmir has been rocked by public protests for the last three months.

In the Media by Subir Ghosh

Three Christian schools attacked in Kashmir

New Delhi - The attacked schools include the Good Shepherd School Pulwana, about forty kilometers from the capital Srinagar, and the Protestant Christ and Christ School Mohalla School, both in the city of Poonch, situated in the southern district of Jammu.

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Bodies from 2005 South Asian earthquake still being recovered

As the world comes to the assistance of Haiti following the devastating earthquake in the Caribbean country on Tuesday, it was announced on Thursday that more bodies of victims of the 2005 earthquake in Kashmir and Pakistan have been found.

In the Media by Chris Dade - 1 comment

One Indian police officer killed in gun battle in Kashmir

At least one police officer has been killed and eight have been injured in Indian-administered Kashmir as militants began a gun battle against the government

In the Media by Andrew Moran

Jammu Kashmir Governor's Address Disturbed

Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N Vohra’s address to the State Legislature stood disturbed when members of the opposition parties disrupted the house over "continuing" human rights abuses in the state.

In the Media by Renu Gangal - 1 comment

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