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Death toll rises to 33 as protests continue to boil in Kashmir
Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

Hundreds others were wounded many of whom received bullet and pellet injuries and are...

J&K: 13 CRPF jawans injured in grenade attack
Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Militants hurled grenade near a police station in the old city area of Jammu and...

Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander killed in encounter
Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

Burhan Wani, the top Hizbul Mujaheedin commander was the poster boy of the outfit and...

Police officer, 2 civilians wounded in militant attack in south Kashmir
Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

The attack came on a day when the union home minister, Rajnath Singh is arriving in the...

2 LeT militants killed in Pulwama encounter; locals clash with police
Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

The slain militants are reported to belong to the district.

Mehbooba Mufti wins Anantnag bypoll over 12,000 votes
Rediff.com25 Jun 2016

She defeated her nearest rival, Hilal Ahmad Shah of the Congress party by 12,085 votes....

Terrorists hurl grenades at police vehicle in North Kashmir town
Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

The grenade missed the target and exploded on the roadside without causing any damage.

3 terrorists killed in encounter in Kashmir
Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

A senior police officer said troops of counter insurgency Rashtriya Rifles and police...

Only 34% voters cast ballot in Anantnag bypoll
Rediff.com22 Jun 2016

The bypoll assumes significance as Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti is seeking her...

1 militant killed in encounter in Kashmir
Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

"As the security forces were busy searching the area, the militants in hiding opened...

Two terrorists killed in Sopore encounter
Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

As soon as the operation ended, local residents started pelting stones at the security...

J&K: 4 militants, 1 soldier killed in ongoing encounter in Kupwara
Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

Army foiled second infiltration attempt along the LoC in Kashmir in three days, reports...

Infiltration bid foiled near LoC, 5 soldiers injured; gunfight on
Rediff.com14 Jun 2016

A defence spokesman this evening confirmed five soldiers were injured in the gunfight...

Kashmiri Pandits pay obeisance at Kheer Bhawani temple
Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

From a trickle in 1990, when militancy erupted in the valley, the numbers have,...

Four policemen injured in militant attack in Kulgam
Rediff.com12 Jun 2016

A senior police officer said a group of heavily armed militants opened indiscriminate...

Mehbooba enters the poll ring, but has a tough battle ahead
Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti will on Wednesday file her nomination...

5 terrorists killed, 2 jawans injured in encounter in Kupwara
Rediff.com21 May 2016

Five militants were killed in a day-long fierce gunfight in frontier north Kashmir...

Security forces deployed in Srinagar to prevent seperatists' rally
Rediff.com21 May 2016

Curfew-like restrictions were imposed in large parts of Srinagar on Saturday to foil...

'There are no shortcuts to success'
Rediff.com18 May 2016

Athar Aamir Ul Shafi Khan is thrilled that he stood second in his second attempt at...

Denied molestation by soldier under pressure: Handwara girl
Rediff.com17 May 2016

Victim says she was held in police custody 'against her will'.