Army Called In Srinagar

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  Jammu and Kashmir Floods: Acting on Facebook SOS, Army Saves Pregnant Woman Stranded in Srinagar

  Thanks to distress calls received on social media applications such as WhatsApp and Facebook, the Army has been able to save a nine-month pregnant woman stranded on the third floor of a building in a locality in Srinagar marooned in 12-13 feet water.

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  Acting on Facebook SOS, Army Saves Pregnant Woman Stranded in Srinagar

  Thanks to distress calls received on social media applications such as WhatsApp and Facebook, the Army has been able to save a nine-month pregnant woman stranded on the third floor of a building in a locality in Srinagar marooned in 12-13 ft water.

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  Jammu and Kashmir Flood: Nearly 120 Killed, PM Modi Calls it a 'National Disaster'

  Nearly 120 people have died in Jammu and Kashmir, which has been hit by its worst floods in 50 years. But unofficial figures suggest that number could be as high as 150. Lakhs of people in over 10 districts of the state are affected. In capital Srinagar, people are stranded on roof tops awaiting rescue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called it a ...

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  Crisis in Jammu & Kashmir: Blackout, Floods in Srinagar, People Trapped on Terraces

  Nearly 150 have died in Jammu and Kashmir which is witnessing its worst flood in 50 years. Lakhs of people over 10 districts have been hit. Chunks of Srinagar are under water, including the Army Cantonment. The Army, which has launched a major rescue operation, says the situation is as bad as the flashfloods in Uttarakhand last year. Prime Minister...

• Separatists Call for Shutdown in Kashmir After 7 Die in Accident

  Separatists have called for a one day shutdown on Thursday after an army truck rammed into a cab killing seven people in summer capital Srinagar.

• Kishtwar clashes: Curfew imposed in Jammu and Rajouri, Army called in

  The tension in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir following Friday's communal clashes has now spread to other adjoining areas. Curfew has been clamped in Jammu and Rajouri districts following incidents of arson and violence and the Army has been called in to help control the situation.

• In tweets, Omar and Sushma discuss tension in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir

  Different parts of Jammu and Kashmir were tense today as protestors clashed with security forces after prayers were held for Eid. The southern town of Kishtwar, 230 km north of Jammu, was put under curfew and the army was called in to help in controlling the situation. Police and paramilitary forces used batons and teargas to disperse mobs gathered...

• Jammu and Kashmir firing deaths: Protesters set Army school on fire in Bandipora

  Protesters today tried to set an Army school on fire in Kashmir's Bandipora district, which has seen massive protests since yesterday over the death of two young men in Army firing. There have also been protests in other parts of Kashmir and separatists have forced a shutdown in the Valley with a bandh call today.

• Separatists call bandh in Kashmir after two die in Army firing

  Shops, schools and offices in Srinagar and the surrounding areas are closed today as part of a bandh or strike called to protest against Sunday's killing of a school boy and another young man by the Army.

• Ex-Indian Army officer kills family, self in California

  A former Indian Army officer wanted in a 1996 killing in the disputed Kashmir region killed his wife and two of their children in their California home on Saturday before apparently taking his own life, authorities said. Avtar Singh called Selma police at around 6:15 a.m. and told them that he had just killed four people, Fresno County Sheriff's D...

• Faux pas in book, PoK called 'Azad Kashmir'

  In a faux pas, an exercise book prescribed for class three students at an Army school in Srinagar has depicted Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) as "Azad Kashmir". The controversy surfaced three days ago when it was found that the map practice exercise book for schools run by Army Education Welfare Society showed PoK as "Azad Kashmir". "As soon as ...

• Security panel meets in Delhi, Home Secretary Pillai to visit Srinagar

  The Army has been called in to help restore calm and strictly enforce curfew in Srinagar, which saw fresh violence on Tuesday. In New Delhi, the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) met today to discuss the Kashmir situation and Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and the Director General of  Military Operations will visit Srinagar to review law and...

• J&K govt asks for Army to contain unrest: Sources

  As fresh violence erupted in Kashmir Valley on Tuesday, claiming four lives in the last 24 hours after days of calm, the Jammu and Kashmir government has asked for the Army to be called in, sources told NDTV.