http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Wed, 16 May 2012 12:41:44 GMT Wed, 16 May 2012 12:41:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/BJP_raps_government_on_Amarnath_Yatra_decision_128215 Jammu: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to stop Hindu religious groups from starting the annual Amarnath pilgrimage from June 3 instead of the official date of June 25 was politically mo... Wed, 16 May 2012 12:41:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Kashmiri_wrestlers_invited_to_IndiaPakistan_event_128173 Jammu: Top wrestlers from Jammu and Kashmir will participate in an India-Pakistan event to be organised by the Pakistan Style Wrestling Association in the first week of July.Shiv Kumar Sharma, president of the Jammu and Kashmir Indian Style W... Mon, 14 May 2012 06:22:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/Employees_strike_affects_schools_offices_in_Kashmir_128004 Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government employees across Kashmir Valley began a two-day strike Tuesday to press the state government for the implementation of their demands.Except for the civil secretariat in Srinagar where work remained unaffect... Tue, 08 May 2012 09:03:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/_Spring_rain_in_Kashmir_farmers_elated_127081 Srinagar: Incessant rain has brought down temperatures across the Kashmir valley Wednesday.  "There has been 9.2 mm rain in Srinagar city up to 8 a.m. Wednesday while 28.3 mm was recorded in Qazigund town, 31.2 mm in Pahalgam and 13.... Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:28:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Chidambaram_in_Jammu_Omar_presses_for_AFSPA_withdrawal_127035 Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah pressed Home Minister P. Chidambaram to revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state, sources said Tuesday after a high level meeting to review security.The meeting, cha... Tue, 10 Apr 2012 10:35:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/475_special_police_officers_killed_in_Kashmir_militancy_126639 Jammu: Since the eruption of militancy in the 1990s, over 475 Special Police Officers (SPOs), who are temporary recruits assisting regular police in anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir, have lost their lives out of a total of 6,000 s... Sat, 31 Mar 2012 11:20:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Five_LeT_guerrillas_killed_in_Kashmir_gunfights_126533 Srinagar: Five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrillas were killed in two separate gunfights with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district Wednesday, police said.Three militants were killed in Kupwara's Zachaldara forest area, about 1... Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:04:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/9_killed_in_two_road_accidents_in_Jammu_region_126379 Jammu: At least nine people were killed and 29 injured in two separate accidents on mountainous roads in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday.Police officials told IANS that a private bus carrying 35 passengers, all of them Bihari lab... Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:01:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/1_killed_15_injured_in_south_Kashmir_blast_126289 Srinagar: One person was killed and 15 others were injured in a car-bomb explosion in south Kashmir's Anantnag district Thursday, police said.A senior police officer told IANS: "A bomb planted inside a parked Maruti car went off in Bijbehar... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:26:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Army_chief_reviews_Jammu_security_126037 Jammu: The Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh paid a day's visit to the cantonement town of Nagrota near here to "review the security situation and the steps in place to check infiltration" from Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 13:24:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Tension_spilling_over_to_Jammu_126003 Jammu: Tension prevailed in the Jammu region Friday following clashes between protestors and police a day earlier in the border town of Rajouri, which has seen communal anger in the past week.The Jammu and Kashmir government has deputed two Nat... Fri, 16 Mar 2012 10:13:01 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/Panel_allows_dead_mans_kin_to_visit_Omars_house_125746 Srinagar: A panel probing the 2011 death of National Conference (NC) worker Haji Yusuf Monday allowed a plea by his relatives to visit Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's house, a lawyer said here.Lawyer Mushtaq Ahmad Dar told repo... Tue, 13 Mar 2012 03:45:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/LOC_fencing_extensively_damaged_by_heavy_snowfall_says_commander_125035 Srinagar: The Indian Army Saturday said the fencing along the Line of Control (LoC) was severely  damaged in heavy snowfall this year as it also paid tributes to its 17 soldiers killed in two avalanches in the Kashmir Valley two days ago.Lt. G... Sat, 25 Feb 2012 09:43:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Omar_divests_minister_of_education_portfolio_124400 Jammu: Within hours of Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed sending his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday evening, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah divested him of the school education  portfo... Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:23:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Omar_lashes_out_at_separatists_hooliganism_123459 Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, usually known for his soft words for the separatists, Thursday lashed out at them, accusing them of indulging in "hooliganism, highhandedness and muscle power".His strong words fol... Thu, 15 Dec 2011 11:13:11 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/__Kulkarni_sent_to_Tihar_till_Oct_1__122308 New Delhi: Sudheendra Kulkarni, a former aide of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani, was Tuesday sent to judicial custody till Oct 1 in connection with the 2008 cash-for-votes scandal.  Kulkarni, who appeared before Sp... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:21:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/___Rahul_visits_Rajouri_122307 Jammu: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday asked the youths in Jammu and Kashmir to join the party, saying the Congress will protect their interests.  “I am one of you,” he told a gathering at Rajouri, 160 km north of here, o... Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:19:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/_Kashmir_border_fence_affecting_wildlife_121550 Jammu: Landmines have killed and maimed many wild animals straying into the barbed wire corridor marking India's Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir.   The barbed wire fencing is around 500 metres to two kilometr... Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:27:20 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/___How_do_I_mourn_asks_father_of_Hizbs_Hindu_commander_120821 Jammu: Hindu rites or Muslim burial, grief or embarrassment. There are no easy choices for Jeevan Lal Shan, whose son Subash alias Wasif, a Hizbul Mujahideen militant, was gunned down by security forces in a forest in Jammu and Kashmir.  ... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:48:57 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/_No_infiltration_from_across_LoC_this_year_Indian_Army_120461 Jammu: There has been no infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir so far this year due to the heightened vigil of troops along the border with Pakistan, an army officer said Saturday.  General Officer Comman... Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:09:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/Hurriyat_revokes_suspension_of_Ittehadul_Muslimeen_119474 Srinagar: The nearly two-month-long suspension of the Moulvi Abbas Ansari-led Ittehadul Muslimeen from the moderate Hurriyat Conference in Kashmir was Wednesday revoked by the conglomerate, a press statement issued here said.The statement said ... Thu, 02 Jun 2011 03:20:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/_Jammu_and_Kashmir_seeks_more_security_forces_118325 Jammu: Amid fears of another summer of riots and violence, the Jammu and Kashmir government has requisitioned additional forces from New Delhi to provide security during the upcoming Amarnath pilgrimage.  The state has asked for nearly 70... Fri, 29 Apr 2011 05:19:47 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Omar_hails_Hurriyat_leader_for_meeting_interlocutors_118140 Jammu: Offering his open support to separatist leaders willing to enter into dialogue for a resolution to the Kashmir issue, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday hailed separatist leader Moulvi Abbas Ansari's talks with interlocu... Thu, 21 Apr 2011 14:11:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/45_percent_decline_in_militancy_in_Kashmir_117102 Jammu: There has been a 45 percent drop in militancy in Jammu and Kashmir in January to March compared to the corresponding period last year, state police chief Kuldeep Khoda said Friday.  “We have stepped up our operations and seve... Fri, 01 Apr 2011 11:16:29 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/__Soldier_kills_colleague_in_Kashmir_116934 Jammu: An Indian Army soldier shot dead his colleague in a fit of rage in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said Friday.  After an altercation, Sepoy Ramesh Bahadur Shahi Thursday night fired from his service weapon at Havildar... Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:04:34 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Sustained_dialogue_only_way_forward_on_Kashmir_PM_115944 Jammu: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday said sustained dialogue with all sections of people in Jammu and Kashmir was the only way forward to resolving the problems of the state.  Speaking at a convocation of the Sher-e-Kashmir Univers... Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:26:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Wish_to_resolve_all_issues_with_Pakistan_PM_Second_Lead_115943 Jammu: The activities of extremists in Pakistan were a source of concern, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Friday while reiterating that India wanted to resolve all outstanding issues with the neighbouring country, including on Jammu and Kas... Fri, 04 Mar 2011 10:25:06 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/Omar_now_tweets_on_PM_weather_115917 Jammu: If you want news from Jammu and Kashmir, might as well follow Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Twitter. For, not only did he tweet about Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's arrival here Friday morning but also threw in information about the weath... Fri, 04 Mar 2011 08:04:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/PM_in_Jammu_for_daylong_visit_115895 Jammu: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived in the Jammu and Kashmir winter capital Friday morning on a daylong visit, officials said.  During his trip, the prime minister will meet delegations of some political groups, address the convo... Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:19:26 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Opposition_stages_walkout_in_Kashmir_assembly_115802 Jammu: Opposition legislators walked out of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly Tuesday after staging noisy protests in the house.  Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members, including its president and legislature party leader Mehbooba Mufti, wa... Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:00:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Not_armys_job_to_float_parties_Omar_115697 Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has denounced reports suggesting the army is seeking to float political parties in Jammu and Kashmir with the help of counter-insurgency leaders.  "The issue about former militants floating a polit... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:36:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Stonethrowing_protests_unfortunate_Kashmir_governor_115695 Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra, in his address to the state legislature at the start of the budget session Monday, termed as unforunate  the stone-throwing protests of last summer and also stressed the need for India-Pakistan dia... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:34:56 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Vande_Mataram_slogans_in_Kashmir_assembly_115688 Jammu: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators Monday shouted "Vande Mataram" in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly at the start of the budget session.  Sporting the national tricolor on their chests, they raised the slogans in uni... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:20:25 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Stalemate_over_Kashmir_legislative_council_secretary_115679 Jammu: The appointment of a secretary to the Jammu and Kashmir legislative council - the upper house of the state legislature - has been tossed to Raj Bhavan, with two different people being appointed to the post.  Governor N.N. Vohra's i... Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:11:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Ladakh_council_discards_state_emblem_flag_115647 Jammu: In a development of far reaching consequence, the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) has discarded the state flag and adopted the national emblem --effectively distancing itself from the state's emblems and separatist politic... Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:39:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Business_and_Economy/No_minor_detained_under_Public_Safety_Act_Omar_115641 Jammu: Dispelling rumours that the Jammu and Kashmir Police were rounding up minors and booking them under the Public Safety Act (PSA), Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday tweeted that "no minors" were being "detained under PSA&quo... Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:32:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/Kashmiri_youth_campaign_against_police_bill_on_Facebook_115476 Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government's reported move to introduce legislation replacing the old police act and apparently giving more powers to the state police is becoming a rallying point for the youth on social networking websites.   &... Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:42:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Chidambaram_arrives_in_Jammu_115146 Jammu: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram arrived here Thursday to take stock of the security situation and political developments in Jammu and Kashmir. Chidambaram will review the security situation both here and in the hilly district of Kish... Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:16:08 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/_Alert_sounded_in_Jammu_and_Kashmir_114879 Jammu: A red alert was sounded across Jammu and Kashmir Monday following reports of a major terrorist strike being planned in the run-up to the Republic Day Jan 26, said intelligence agencies sources here. The state government and the union ho... Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:55:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu/_Pak_planes_intrude_Indian_air_space_114769 Jammu: Two Pakistani aircraft entered the Indian air space in Ranbirsinghpora area along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir in a clear violation of the Indian air space, defence sources said.  The two aircraft of the Pakistani ... Wed, 19 Jan 2011 12:11:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Jammu_and_Kashmir_to_probe_civilian_killings_114707 Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government is determined to go by its own probe in last year's civilian killings in the Machil sector of the Line of Control (LoC) despite the army's declaration that it would investigate the charges. The state gov... Tue, 18 Jan 2011 07:49:32 GMT http://samachaar.in/Weather/_Chilly_winds_add_to_bitter_cold_in_Kashmir_114654 Srinagar: Chilly winds heightened the cold in Jammu and Kashmir Monday. Kargil town in Ladakh region was the coldest, recording the minimum temperature of 16.8 degrees Celsius below the freezing point under a clear sky. "The minimum tempe... Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:10:31 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/____50_applications_received_under_Kashmir_rehabilitation_policy_114574 Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government has received nearly 50 applications from parents seeking the return of their sons from across the Line of Control (LoC) under a new rehabilitation policy for militants, say official sources According to ... Tue, 11 Jan 2011 06:25:23 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/_Snow_shuts_down_high_schools_in_Kashmir_114231 Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government Thursday announced the closure of all high and higher secondary schools in the Kashmir Valley, reversing its own decision of keeping these educational institutions open during winters. "All high and... Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:58:46 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/___IAF_helicopter_crash_injures_eight_in_Jammu_113270 Jammu/New Delhi: An Indian Air Force MI26 transport helicopter crashed Tuesday near an air force station injuring at least eight people, including crew members, in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. Initial reports say ... Tue, 14 Dec 2010 05:57:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Two_militants_killed_near_Jammu____112576 Jammu: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with security forces Sunday morning in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district police said. A joint team of the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police raided a suspected hideout of militants in the jun... Sun, 28 Nov 2010 07:32:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/__Tight_security_in_Jammu_and_Kashmir_ahead_of_Ayodhya_verdict_111706 Jammu: Security was tightened in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the Allahabad High Court verdict on the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute in Ayodhya. Additional police and paramilitary forces have been deployed in Bhaderwah, Doda, Kishtwar,... Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:26:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Allparty_team_likely_to_visit_Kashmir_Monday_111299 New Delhi: The all-party delegation to Jammu and Kashmir is likely to travel to the troubled state at the beginning of next week, probably Monday, a home ministry official said.Home Minister P. Chidambaram is likely to accompany the team, which is ... Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:48:43 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/_Three_die_in_Jammu_after_Quran_protests_111212 Jammu: Three people in Jammu and Kashmir's Mendhar town were killed Wednesday following clashes between police and a crowd protesting the alleged desecration of the Quran in the US.There were conflicting accounts of what led to the deaths in Mendha... Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:22:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/President_visits_floodaffected_Leh_110698 Jammu: President Pratibha Patil Wednesday arrived in the flood-ravaged Leh town of Jammu and Kashmir to review and assess the rescue and relief operations there.Patil, who was received at the Leh airport by Governor N.N. Vohra and Chief Minister Om... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:43:50 GMT