South Kashmir Town

Ghulam Rasool Dar, a BJP leader from Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, and his wife were shot dead in a terror attack in south Kashmir's Anantnag town on Monday

Two Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Anantnag town this morning following an intelligence tip off about their presence inside a house, the police said.

Terrorists today shot at and critically injured a policeman in Anantnag town of South Kashmir, police said.

Curfew has been extended to Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag towns in South Kashmir to thwart separatists' call for fresh protests. Anti-India elements had called for a march after Friday prayers in the Old City area of Srinagar. Meanwhile restrictions on assembly of people remained in effect rest of Kashmir Valley for the 49th consecutive day.

Curfew remained in force in Srinagar district and two south Kashmir towns even as normal life in the Valley was paralysed for the 43rd day today due to unrest in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani on July 8.

Two policemen including an officer were killed in terrorist attack in Anantnag town of south Kashmir. This is the second major attack on security forces in last 24 hours in the area.

Two persons were injured when suspected terrorists threw a grenade at a security vehicle in Bijbehara town on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in south Kashmir this afternoon, police said.

The entire village of Malvan in South Kashmir stood by the only Hindu family in town last Saturday to mourn the death of 85-year-old Jankinath, a Kashmiri Pandit, and perform his last rites.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who died at a Delhi hospital today, will be laid to rest in his ancestral town of Bijbehara later in the day.

In a first, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday paid a visit to south Kashmir town and assured people affected by last year's massive floods all help in reviving their livelihood.

Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was today placed under house arrest, a day ahead of his scheduled visit to Tral town in south Kashmir Pulwama district.

Unidentified gunmen shot at and critically injured a policeman in Anantnag town in south Kashmir, police said.

As saffron flowers bloom and farmers begin harvesting the royal spice, the fields in this south Kashmir town are a riot of colour and fragrance these days.Grown in the well-drained rich soil of the Pampore Highlands and some other places in the Valley,...

Life in Shopian town of south Kashmir started limping towards normalcy as authorities today lifted curfew, which was imposed after killing of five persons in CRPF firing, after 10 days.

Curfew has been lifted from all major towns of south Kashmir, except Shopian, where it remained in force for the fifth consecutive day today, following clashes after killing of five persons in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) firing.

Ghulam Rasool Dar, a BJP leader from Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, and his wife were shot dead in a terror attack in south Kashmir's Anantnag town on Monday

Two Lashker-e-Taiba terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in south Kashmir's Anantnag town this morning following an intelligence tip off about their presence inside a house, the police said.

Terrorists today shot at and critically injured a policeman in Anantnag town of South Kashmir, police said.

Curfew has been extended to Pulwama, Shopian and Anantnag towns in South Kashmir to thwart separatists' call for fresh protests. Anti-India elements had called for a march after Friday prayers in the Old City area of Srinagar. Meanwhile restrictions on assembly of people remained in effect rest of Kashmir Valley for the 49th consecutive day.

Curfew remained in force in Srinagar district and two south Kashmir towns even as normal life in the Valley was paralysed for the 43rd day today due to unrest in the wake of killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani on July 8.

Two policemen including an officer were killed in terrorist attack in Anantnag town of south Kashmir. This is the second major attack on security forces in last 24 hours in the area.

Two persons were injured when suspected terrorists threw a grenade at a security vehicle in Bijbehara town on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in south Kashmir this afternoon, police said.

The entire village of Malvan in South Kashmir stood by the only Hindu family in town last Saturday to mourn the death of 85-year-old Jankinath, a Kashmiri Pandit, and perform his last rites.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, who died at a Delhi hospital today, will be laid to rest in his ancestral town of Bijbehara later in the day.

In a first, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday paid a visit to south Kashmir town and assured people affected by last year's massive floods all help in reviving their livelihood.

Hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani was today placed under house arrest, a day ahead of his scheduled visit to Tral town in south Kashmir Pulwama district.

Unidentified gunmen shot at and critically injured a policeman in Anantnag town in south Kashmir, police said.

As saffron flowers bloom and farmers begin harvesting the royal spice, the fields in this south Kashmir town are a riot of colour and fragrance these days.Grown in the well-drained rich soil of the Pampore Highlands and some other places in the Valley,...

Life in Shopian town of south Kashmir started limping towards normalcy as authorities today lifted curfew, which was imposed after killing of five persons in CRPF firing, after 10 days.

Curfew has been lifted from all major towns of south Kashmir, except Shopian, where it remained in force for the fifth consecutive day today, following clashes after killing of five persons in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) firing.