NEW DELHI, Nov. 23 (1986):Five people died in an avalanche in Kashmir State, the United News of India reported today, raising the nine-day storm death toll to at least 65. At least 60 people were killed Nov. 14 when a blizzard lashed the Zoji La Pass in Kashmir.  

NEW DELHI, Nov. 17 (1986): At least 60 people have died in a sudden snowstorm that swept mountains above Srinagar in northern India, news agencies said today. United News of India said 10 other people were missing on the Zoji La Pass in Kashmir state, at an altitude of 11,500 feet, after snow blanketed the area last Friday. A total of 60 bodies have been recovered, the agency quoted officials as saying. About 300 people, including 50 Indian soldiers, had been trapped in the mountainous region 400 miles northwest of...

SRINAGAR, Nov 14: (1986): Five people died in an avalanche in Kashmir state, the United News of India reported Sunday, raising the nine-day storm death toll to at least 65. No bodies were immediately recovered from the remote Gurez Valley, where the avalanche occurred Thursday, the news agency said, quoting official reports. The five were missing and presumed dead. At least 60 people died on Nov. 14 when a sudden snow storm lashed the Zoji La Pass in Kashmir. More than 440 people were rescued by army and air force...

NEW DELHI, Nov. 7 (1986): Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi joined today with a longtime political foe to form a new government in the Moslem-dominated state of Kashmir. The move was widely seen as solving an immediate political problem for Mr. Gandhi but creating a potential new one that could damage his support among restive party regulars. With backing from Mr. Gandhi's Congress Party, Dr. Farooq Abdullah was installed as the new Kashmir Chief Minister. Dr. Abdullah was ousted from the same job two years ago by Prime...