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    • Archive for July, 2012

    Jordanians held by Kashmir police for gold theft

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    SRINAGAR, July 31: Four Jordanians were arrested for stealing gold ornaments from a shop in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said on Tuesday. The foreign nationals - Muna Ramadan Rashid Saleh, Ahmed Ramadan Rashid Saleh, Naimeh Ramadan Rashid Saleh and Khaled Ramadan Rashid Saleh - were arrested by the police in Kalibari area of Kathua district, police officials said. They were involved in stealing ornaments from a jewellery shop at Kathua on Monday and a complaint was lodged by one Deepak Parkash in this...

    Posted 297 days ago.

    Kashmir tourist cab blast, death toll rises

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    SRINAGAR, July 31: The death toll in the explosion inside a tourist vehicle in South Kashmir's Anantnag district has risen to four after one more woman succumbed to injuries, even as mystery continues to surround the incident. Indira Parmar, 73, was in the Intensive Care Unit at SKIMS hospital in Srinagar and died late on Tuesday, doctors said. Four days ago, an explosion took place inside a tourist cab at Bijbehara, 45 kms from capital Srinagar, resulting in the death of three tourists from Maharashtra state and...

    Posted 297 days ago.

    Cop injured in Kashmir grenade attack

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    SRINAGAR, July 31: A policeman was among three injured in grenade attacks by suspected militants in Sopore township of north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said on Tuesday. Constable Anil Kumar was injured in a grenade explosion at Iqbal market near Town Hall Sopore, 55 kms from capital Srinagar, this evening, a police spokesman said. He said the grenade was hurled by unidentified militants at a police party patrolling the apple town. Another grenade was lobbed at a heavily guarded police station at Sopore,...

    Posted 297 days ago.

    MoU with Netherlands to benefit Kashmir floriculture

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    SRINAGAR, July 31: Jammu and Kashmir state will ensure full benefit to its commercial floriculture from the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Netherlands, minister for horticulture and floriculture said. The MoU provides for the Dutch offering their technical expertise to farmers for the promotion of flower-growing for commercial production. "The agreement between the two countries which has been signed recently envisages promotion of commercial floriculture in the State and Dutch authorities...

    Posted 297 days ago.

    Cross-border tunnel discovery: India lodges protest

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    SRINAGAR, July 31: India has lodged a "strong protest" with Pakistan over detection of a cross-border tunnel in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir. "A strong protest was lodged late this afternoon by Border Security Force (BSF) with its counterpart Pakistan Rangers over detection of a tunnel in the Indian territory from Pakistan along the International Border (IB) in Samba sector of Jammu and Kashmir," wire agency PTI quoted a senior BSF official as saying on Tuesday. A strong protest note with evidence was also handed...

    Posted 297 days ago.

    March towards Kashmir's gutted shrine foiled

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    SRINAGAR, July 31: Dozens of religious activists and Islamic scholars have been detained as police foiled an attempt to take out a march to the gutted shrine of Dastgeer Sahib at Khanyar in downtown city in Jammu and Kashmir. Moulana Haqqani and his supporters were detained by police outside Sher-e-Kashmir park near Polo view as they tried to march to pay homage to the Dastigeer Sahib shrine which was gutted in a mysterious fire on June 25, official sources said. The shrine was destroyed in a mysterious fire on June...

    Posted 297 days ago.

    Youth's death sparks protests in south Kashmir

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    SRINAGAR, July 31: Protests have erupted in Balpora area of South Kashmir's Shopian district after the death of a youth. Locals say Auqib Hussain, 22, was beaten to death by security forces after an argument over some issue. Hussain was a tanker driver and supplied water to a camp of the Army and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). However, Police say the youth was killed in a mishap involving his own water-bearing lorry. Locals residents, however, allege that the youth was beaten to death by CRPF personnel...

    Posted 297 days ago.

    From Kashmir, a Bollywood star in the making

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    SRINAGAR, July 31: He is only 23 years old and has walked the ramp at 50 fashion shows including the recently held Bangalore Fashion Week. He has already acted in a Hindi film 'Jaan Leva' and has signed deals for another four movies. Meet the new film 'hero' from Kashmir, Abrar Zahoor. Zahoor was born and brought up in Kashmir and studied at the Madras Christian College in Chennai. He shifted completely to Bangalore two years ago and has already been cherishing success. This six feet tall, brown eyed Kashmiri youth has...

    Posted 298 days ago.

    Pak visit will help peace in Kashmir: Mufti tells PM

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    SRINAGAR, July 30: Main opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) patron and former Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to accept President Asif Ali Zardari's invitation to visit Pakistan saying it will help reduce the trust deficit which had deepened between the two countries in the aftermath of 2008 Mumbai attacks. "Pakistan President has sent a letter to the Prime Minister inviting him to visit the neighbouring country on the birthday of Guru Nanak and also visit his...

    Posted 298 days ago.

    Kashmir to host National Postal Football tournament

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    SRINAGAR, July 30: Encouraged by Kashmir's response to goodwill matches between the hosts and one of India's premier football teams, Mohammadan Sporting Club, a National level tournament is being organised by the department of Posts next month. Chief Postmaster General John Samuel said the tournament will be held for five days starting August 25 at the Bakshi stadium in Srinagar. "The All India Postal Football tournament 2012 will be a great opportunity for the entire state. Football is the favorite game in Kashmir...

    Posted 298 days ago.