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Government forces fired tear gas in Indian Kashmir's main city Saturday to disperse hundreds of demonstrators protesting a near-fatal attack on a separatist leader by unidentified gunmen.
Indian Kashmir's glaciers are melting fast because of rising temperatures, threatening the water supply of millions of people in the Himalayan region, a new study by Indian scientists says.
Police fired warning shots and tear gas to quell demonstrators Tuesday in Indian Kashmir even as schools, shops and government offices reopened as separatist groups ending a weeklong strike called to protest the deaths of two young women.
Massive protests and clashes erupted in Indian Kashmir on Saturday after the bodies of two young women were found amid claims that they were raped and murdered by Indian soldiers, officials and locals said.
Scores of protesters clashed with government troops in Indian Kashmir's main city Thursday as residents went to the polls in the disputed Himalayan region, the country's capital and other key states in a monthlong parliamentary election.
Thousands of security forces patrolled towns in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday to protect voters in state elections. Muslim separatists urged residents to boycott the vote and called for a general strike.
India's prime minister said Sunday he wants "normalized" relations with Pakistan amid rising tensions between the South Asian rivals following the Mumbai attacks that left more than 160 people dead.
Turnout was high for a second round of voting in Indian Kashmir on Sunday despite boycott calls by Muslim separatists and clashes in some towns between angry protesters and security forces, officials said.
Government troops in Indian Kashmir opened fire Sunday on hundreds of angry protesters demanding the release of several people arrested during a recent strike, killing one and wounding at least three others, a police official said.
Shops, businesses and schools were shut in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Saturday to protest a visit by the Indian prime minister who inaugurated the first train line in the disputed Himalayan region.
Schools, businesses and government offices reopened Tuesday and vehicles were back on the streets in Indian Kashmir as authorities lifted a two-day curfew in the troubled Himalayan region.
Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of a curfew imposed in Indian-controlled Kashmir to prevent a large pro-independence rally planned later in the day.
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Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said.
Government forces ended a hostage crisis early Thursday in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir when they killed the last of three rebels believed to have seized eight people, army officials said.
Police using tear gas and batons clashed with Hindu protesters defying a fresh curfew in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday, injuring at least 25 people, medics and witnesses said.
Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June.
Tens of thousands of Muslims waving green and black protest flags and chanting militant slogans marched to the United Nations offices in Indian Kashmir's main city on Monday to press their demands that India give up its claim to the region.
Tens of thousands of Muslims marched in India's portion of Kashmir on Saturday in honor of a prominent separatist leader killed in a recent wave of violence that has rocked the volatile Himalayan region.
Three top separatist leaders in Indian Kashmir were placed under house arrest Friday to prevent them from leading a march to protest alleged assaults on Muslims, police said.
The top elected official in Indian Kashmir resigned Monday after weeks of violent protests over the transfer of government land to a Hindu shrine in the Muslim-majority region.
Thousands of protesters clashed with police in Indian Kashmir's main city Saturday over allegations that government forces set fire to a local Muslim shrine, officials said.
Authorities imposed a curfew in a city in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Wednesday to prevent further protests by Hindu nationalists angered that the government revoked a land transfer to a revered Hindu shrine, a senior police officer said.
Officials in Indian-Kashmir have poisoned hundreds of dogs and aim to kill all 100,000 strays in the region's main city — saying the animals pose a risk to humans and make urban life unbearable.
Report: 2,600 bodies found in Kashmir gravesNearly 2,600 bodies have been discovered in single unmarked and mass graves throughout mountainous Indian Kashmir, human rights activists said Wednesday, alleging some of the dead were likely innocent people killed by security forces.
The Self-determination of the People of Kashmir is Non-NegotiableDr Ghulam Nabi Fai, Executive Director, Kashmiri-American Council/Kashmir Center , said that the right of self-determination and the maintenance of international peace are interrelated.
Nine die in Kashmir gunfight- Five Islamic militants and four Indian soldiers were killed in a long gunbattle in Kashmir, officials said on Friday. The militants and soldiers, including an army officer, were killed near the town of Patan, north of Kashmir's main city Srinagar, a police spokesman said.
Bounty offered for 'killer' leopard | NEWS.com.auBounty offered for 'killer' leopardFrom correspondents in Srinagar, India January 15, 2007 07:41pm Article from: ReutersFont size: + - AUTHORITIES in Indian Kashmir on Monday offered a reward of 10,000 rupees ($286) to anyone helping catch a leopard thought to have mauled t …
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