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    • Archive for June, 1988

    Buddhist agitation in Kashmir turns violent

    SRINAGAR, June 17 (1988): Buddhist youths ransacked shops and overturned vehicles in Leh, the main town of state's remote Ladakh region, as two months of peaceful protests turned violent, officials here said on Friday. They said an unspecified number of people were detained in other Ladakh towns on Wednesday after setting up roadblocks and demonstrating against the arrest of four Buddhist youths suspected of blowing up the house of a Christian man who had married a Buddhist woman. Buddhist groups had...

    Posted 9108 days ago.

    Bhudhist agitation in Kashmir turns violent

    blast from the past

    SRINAGAR, June 17 (1988): Buddhist youths ransacked shops and overturned vehicles in Leh, the main town of India's remote Ladakh region, as two months of peaceful protests turned violent, officials here said on Friday. They said an unspecified number of people were detained in other Ladakh towns on Wednesday after setting up roadblocks and demonstrating against the arrest of four Buddhist youths suspected of blowing up the house of a Christian man who had married a Buddhist woman. Buddhist groups had given local...

    Posted 9109 days ago.

    One killed as police open fire on Kashmir protest

    SRINAGAR, June 13 (1988): One person was killed here on Monday when police fired on rock-throwing demonstrators protesting over increased electricity charges in the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Police and protestors battled in several parts of Srinagar for the fourth day in a row, forcing many tourists to stay indoors in India's most popular summer resort. At least four people have died and more than 300 have been injured since rioting erupted on Friday after the state government raised power rates by 20...

    Posted 9112 days ago.

    Scores injured in Kashmir over electricity rate hike

    SRINAGAR, June 12 (1988): More than 100 people including 40 policemen were injured in clashes between angry demonstrators and police on Sunday in Kashmir, police said. They said police fired in self defence when 5,000 people protesting against a 20 per cent increase in electricity charges attacked a police station with home-made bombs. Officials said police fired in the air to scare away the crowd. At least three people were killed in rioting on Friday. The demonstrators also stoned a few cars, a...

    Posted 9113 days ago.

    Scores hurt in Kashmir clashes over power rate hike

    SRINAGAR, June 12 (1988): More than 100 people including 40 policemen were injured in clashes between angry demonstrators and police on Sunday in the north Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, the Press Trust of India said. The news agency said police fired in self defence when 5,000 people protesting against a 20 per cent increase in electricity charges attacked a police station with home-made bombs. Officials in Srinagar, India's most popular summer resort, said police fired in the air to scare away the crowd. At...

    Posted 9114 days ago.

    Two killed in Kashmir protest against electricity costs

    SRINAGAR, June 10 (1988): Police quelling an unruly demonstration on Friday against increased electricity charges shot dead two demonstrators in Kashmir, officials said. Officials in  Srinagar said police opened fire after tear-gas and baton charges failed to disperse the protesters in the downtown area. At least 20 people were injured, they said. The demonstrations were called by merchants' groups angered by a recent state government increase in electricity charges. The government said existing...

    Posted 9115 days ago.

    Two killed in Kashmir protest against power costs

    blast from the past

    SRINAGAR, June 10 (1988): Police quelling an unruly demonstration on Friday against increased electricity charges shot dead two demonstrators in Kashmir, officials said. Officials in the state summer capital Srinagar said police opened fire after tear-gas and baton charges failed to disperse the protesters in the downtown area. At least 20 people were injured, they said. The demonstrations were called by merchants' groups angered by a recent state government increase in electricity charges. The government said...

    Posted 9115 days ago.