http://www.samachaar.in Smachaar.in en-us 2010 Samachaar.In Fri, 18 May 2012 04:26:58 GMT Fri, 18 May 2012 04:26:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Explosiveladen_car_detected_in_Srinagar_128256 Srinagar: A major tragedy was averted with the timely detection of an explosive-laden car here Thursday evening, police said.The abandoned Maruti 800 car was detected in Chanapora area, 5 km from city centre Lal Chowk, a senior police officer told ... Fri, 18 May 2012 04:26:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/Rifles_stolen_as_cops_pray_127942 Srinagar: Unidentified people looted two Self-Loading Rifles (SLRs) from a police picket in Jammu and Kashmir when the policemen were away offering Friday prayers.Police said the miscreants decamped with the weapons in Padguchi village in Shopian... Fri, 04 May 2012 12:54:05 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/For_12_years_Kashmir_widow_hunts_for_missing_son_127576 Srinagar: Twelve years after her son was allegedly arrested by the Nepal police, Zubeida, a 65-year-old Kashmiri widow, has said that she has been running from pillar to post to know his whereabouts.Ghulam Muhammad Sofi, a Kashmiri handicraft tr... Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:27:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/Gulmarg_shivers_at_minus_two_degrees_Celsius_127254 Srinagar: With the minimum temperature falling six degrees below normal, north Kashmir's ski resort town of Gulmarg Saturday shivered at minus 2.3 degrees Celsius. Incessant rains and thundershowers affected normal life across the Valley, an of... Sat, 14 Apr 2012 05:21:24 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/Kashmiri_Sikhs_give_demands_charter_to_Chidambaram_127182 Srinagar: A Kashmir Sikh group met union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to demand clemency for five Sikhs who hijacked an Indian Airlines plane in 1984 and action against those responsible for the killing of seven people in the 2000 Pathribal sho... Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:26:50 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/___Twenty_injured_in_Kashmir_road_accident_125136 Srinagar: Twenty people were injured in a road accident Monday in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said.   The accident took place while the bus was travelling from Kupwara, 86 km away from Srinagar, towards Rednag Lalpora village... Mon, 27 Feb 2012 08:47:21 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/Fresh_snowfall_blocks_SrinagarJammu_highway_again_124621 Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway, which was briefly opened a day earlier to clear stranded traffic, was again closed Wednesday due to fresh snowfall.  “It is snowing in Banihal and Patnitop sectors of the highway. The fresh snow... Wed, 15 Feb 2012 07:27:18 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/SrinagarJammu_highway_closed_avalanche_warning_124560 Srinagar: Fresh snowfall and slippery road conditions blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway for the second consecutive day Tuesday.  Brigadier T.P.S. Rawat, chief engineer of the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), said there had been fresh sno... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:00:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/First_joint_trade_chamber_for_divided_Kashmir_chooses_chief_124364 Srinagar: As part of the cross Line of Control (LoC) initiatives between two parts of Kashmir, a Srinagar-based businessman was Thursday elected to head a business interests body representing both sides.Mubeen Shah takes over as the president o... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:26:02 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/Srinagar_sees_coldest_night_in_16_years_124139 Srinagar: The night temperature in Srinagar Saturday touched the lowest in 16 years at 7.8 degrees Celsius below the freezing point as intense cold gripped the valley: /snowfall will occur at most places of Pir Panchal ranges in Kashmir division and... Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:07:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/SrinagarJammu_highway_opened_to_oneway_traffic_124013 Srinagar: The Srinagar-Jammu highway, struck by a massive avalanche, was Monday opened to one-way traffic, allowing supplies to reach the snowed-in Kashmir Valley from the state's winter capital Jammu.Border Roads Organisation's chief enginee... Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:21:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/Kashmir_police_convoy_attacked_five_injured__123953 Srinagar: Separatist guerrillas Saturday attacked the convoy of the Sopore district police chief in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two of his guards and three civilians, police said. A militant was also killed in retaliatory fire by police."Mi... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:50:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Militants_attack_district_police_chiefs_convoy_in_Kashmir_123949 Srinagar: Separatist guerrillas Saturday attacked the convoy of the Sopore district police chief in Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two of his guards and a civilian, police said."Militants attacked the cavalcade of the Sopore Superintendent of ... Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:46:09 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/_Fresh_snowfall_blocks_SrinagarJammu_highway_123884 Srinagar: The strategic Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for vehicular traffic Friday morning following fresh snowfall in the Jawahar Tunnel area of the road.  T.P.S. Rawat, chief engineer of project Beacon, which maintains the over 300-... Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:58:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Fresh_snow_brings_relief_in_Kashmir_123518 Srinagar: The fortnight-long cold wave across the Kashmir Valley broke Tuesday as mountains received fresh snowfall, making locals heave a sigh of relief.The Sonamarg tourist resort received 10 cm of fresh snowfall Tuesday while there was sn... Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:18:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Taps_freeze_in_Srinagars_coldest_night_136_at_Leh_123422 Srinagar: This summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed its coldest night of the season so far as the minimum temperature Tuesday fell to minus 3.3 degrees Celsius, and weatherman said mercury might slip further in the next few days.Water... Wed, 14 Dec 2011 08:56:12 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/11_killed_25_injured_in_Kashmir_road_accident_122892 Srinagar: At least 11 people were killed and 25 wounded in a road accident in Kargil district of cold desert Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir late Friday evening, police said."Eleven passengers were killed and 25 others wounded, four of t... Sat, 05 Nov 2011 08:18:33 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/Constable_injured_in_terrorist_attack_dead_122605 Srinagar: A police constable critically injured Friday in a guerrilla hit-and-run attack here in Jammu and Kashmir died Saturday in hospital.Muzaffar Ahmad Dar, constable in the 19th Battalion of Indian Reserve Police, was injured Friday in a m... Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:17:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Trooper_shot_injured_by_militants_in_Kashmir_122579 Srinagar: A trooper of the India Reserve Police (IRP) sustained critical gun-shot injuries when militants opened fire at him at a crowded bus stop in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital Srinagar Friday, police said."Militants fired at Sajad ... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:51:27 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Slain_Hizbul_commander_behind_30_civilians_killings_Army_122565 Srinagar: The army Thursday described the killing of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) commander, Mushtaq Khan, as a major success, saying he was responsible for 30 civilian killings."Mushtaq Khan alias Mushtaq Killer was responsible for 30-odd ci... Fri, 14 Oct 2011 05:27:53 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/__PDP_demands_probe_into_mysterious_custodial_death_122438   Srinagar: People's Democratic Party (PDP) activists Wednesday marched here seeking a fair probe into the custodial death of ruling National Conference activist Sayeed Muhammad Yousuf.  PDP president Mehbooba Mufti led the march fro... Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:34:42 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/National_Conference_meet_inconclusive_as_both_Abdullahs_absent_122249 Srinagar: The crucial National Conference (NC) legislature party meet Sunday ended without reaching any decision on the party's stand on the Afzal Guru clemency resolution likely to come up for voting during the state assembly session beginning ... Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:06:33 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_and_Kashmir/_Stonepelting_in_Britain_Kashmiris_are_all_eyes_121144 Srinagar: As recurring television images of hooded men who have been hurling stones at police in British cities played out, a Kashmiri police officer said: "Being in the thick of things is a different ball game."   There ar... Wed, 10 Aug 2011 11:36:37 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Two_terrorists_killed_in_Jammu_and_Kashmir_121063 Jammu: Two terrorists were gunned down early Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir, police said.Acting on prior information, the army and the police carried out a joint operation at a hideout of the terrorists in Darsangla, a forested area of Surankote in... Sun, 07 Aug 2011 05:12:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Four_infiltration_bids_foiled_in_eight_days_in_Kashmir_121042 Srinagar: Search operations are on along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district where the army has repelled four infiltration attempts during the last eight days in which four guerrillas and three soldiers were killed.... Sat, 06 Aug 2011 09:15:36 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Security_forces_militants_exchange_gun_shots_120956 Srinagar: A gun fight broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday morning, police said."Firing exchanges are going on in Puchal village of Pulwama district," a police officer told IANS.The battle site is ... Thu, 04 Aug 2011 07:13:15 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Eight_die_in_Kashmir_accident_120891 Srinagar: Eight passengers were killed and 32 were injured when a bus fell into a stream in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, police said.  The bus rolled into the Lidder stream at Laganbal, 78 kilometres from here as it was approaching Pahalga... Sat, 30 Jul 2011 07:51:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Six_die_in_Kashmir_accident_120874 Srinagar: Six passengers were killed and 25 injured when a bus fell into a stream in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, police said.The bus fell into Lidder stream near South Kashmir's Pahalgam hill station, police added.(IANS) Sat, 30 Jul 2011 05:58:48 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/Soldier_killed_in_Kashmir_gunfight_120809 Srinagar: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) of the army was killed and two soldiers critically wounded in a fierce gunfight on the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir's Kupwara district Wednesday, police said. Firing was still on in the are... Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:58:52 GMT http://samachaar.in/Politics/_Restrictions_affect_life_in_Srinagar_on_martyrs_day_120371 Srinagar: The authorities imposed restrictions in the old city areas of Srinagar to scuttle a proposed separatist march Wednesday, known as martyrs’ day here. Hurriyat leaders like Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq were placed under ho... Wed, 13 Jul 2011 06:46:51 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/__Militant_killed_in_Kashmir_gunfight_120249 Srinagar: One separatist guerrilla was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district Saturday, police said.  According to police, a house in Gulshanabad village of Pulwama district, 42 km from here, was... Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:39:13 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/__Militant_killed_in_Kashmir_gunfight_120246 Srinagar: One separatist guerrilla was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district Saturday, police said.  According to police, a house in Gulshanabad village of Pulwama district, 42 km from here, was... Sat, 09 Jul 2011 04:36:07 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/How_to_trek_to_Amarnath_cave_Shrine_board_tells_you_how_120174 Srinagar: No cigarettes, no plastic, no slippers and no saris either please... as the number of devotees who performed the Amarnath pilgrimage reached 150,000 Thursday, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) again issued a detailed list of dos... Thu, 07 Jul 2011 08:45:39 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Bad_weather_suspends_Amarnath_pilgrimage_120076 Srinagr: The annual Amarnath pilgrimage was Friday suspended because of bad weather along both the routes to the cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said."The yatra would be restored as soon as the weather improves i... Fri, 01 Jul 2011 04:14:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/_Powerful_explosive_device_found_in_Srinagar_120068 Srinagar: A major tragedy was averted Thursday in the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital when a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) was detected and defused by police.  "The IED was planted in the parking lot of a hotel close to... Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:09:49 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Amarnath_yatra_begins_thousands_reach_Kashmir_120004 Srinagar/Jammu: Over 2,000 pilgrims Tuesday reached north Kashmir's Baltal base camp and another 2,000 are expected to reach later in the evening as the annual Amarnath pilgrimage was flagged off from Jammu in the morning amid religious fervour.... Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:10:38 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Kashmir_Valley_reels_under_heat_humidity_119965 Srinagar: The sweltering heat and humid conditions prevailing in the Kashmir Valley for the last four days are likely to last another five days, an official of the weather office said here Monday."The high temperature hovered around 32 degr... Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:29:45 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Srinagar_youth_protest_fuel_price_hike_119911 Srinagar: Dozens of youths Saturday staged a noisy demonstration in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, shouting slogans against the hike in prices of diesel, cooking gas and kerosene."Down with anti-poor policies of the government. Rev... Sat, 25 Jun 2011 10:40:44 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Six_injured_in_Kashmir_grenade_attack_119892 Srinagar: Six civilians, including two women, were injuredFriday afternoon when a grenade hurled by guerrillas exploded inside a police station compound in Jammu and Kashmir.The incident took place in Sopore, 54 km from here.The injured were shifte... Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:37:58 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/_Amarnath_pilgrimage_unlikely_to_start_June_29_119775 Jammu: The pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir is unlikely to start as scheduled June 29 due to heavy snow and rains, officials say.  The ice stalagmite considered an icon of Lord Shiva has also not been spotted ye... Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:16:14 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Two_killed_three_missing_in_Kashmir_accident_119630 Srinagar: Two people were killed and three went missing after two private vehicles plunged into a stream in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district Sunday, police said. One of the stranded travellers was rescued by police and fire service personne... Mon, 13 Jun 2011 02:11:55 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Geelani_under_house_arrest_119586 Srinagar: Senior hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was Friday placed under house arrest in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital, police said.Geelani has been restrained from moving out of his house in order to maintain law and order in... Fri, 10 Jun 2011 09:06:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/__Militants_kill_cop_in_Kashmir_119555 Srinagar: A police constable was gunned down by separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town Wednesday morning, police said.  According to police, the guerrillas escaped after firing at the constable near the local college in ... Wed, 08 Jun 2011 05:15:41 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Three_killed_in_Kashmir_119514 Sopore (Jammu and Kashmir),  Security forces Friday gunned down three separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town, police said.The incident took place in Seer area, where the militants were detected overnight Thursday, sparking ... Fri, 03 Jun 2011 04:23:59 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Kashmir_merchant_navy_officer_missing_119405 Jammu: A merchant navy officer from Jammu and Kashmir has gone missing from his tanker vessel since May 27, three days after leaving an Australian port for Singapore, his family said Tuesday.  Bikram Singh, 30, second officer in the Japan... Tue, 31 May 2011 08:00:10 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/Militants_enter_home_kill_father_son_in_Kashmir_119277 Srinagar: Separatist guerrillas entered the home of a Jammu and Kashmir villager at night and shot the 55-year-old man and his son to death while they were having dinner, police said here Saturday.The incident took place in Bhavan (Zachildara) v... Sat, 28 May 2011 07:47:35 GMT http://samachaar.in/Srinagar/_Jagjit_Singh_enthralls_ghazal_lovers_in_Kashmir_118561 Srinagar: Lovers of Urdu poetry and prose as they have always been, over 2,000 Kashmiris turned up at a concert by ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh. The over three-hour-long scintillating performance left the audience singing along with the prolific sin... Thu, 05 May 2011 10:05:03 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/___Two_troopers_injured_in_Kashmir_firing_118385 Srinagar: Two troopers of the counter-insurgency Rashtriya Rifles (RR) were injured early Saturday in south Kashmir's Pulwama district when separatist guerrillas opened fired at them.  The operation at Inder Gadoora village, some 28 km fr... Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:32:00 GMT http://samachaar.in/Jammu_and_Kashmir/__Maulana_opposed_to_stone_throwing_killed_in_Srinagar_117369 Srinagar: Prominent Kashmiri religious leader Maulana Showkat Shah, a trenchant critic of last year's stone throwing youngsters, was killed here Friday when a powerful bomb exploded outside a mosque, triggering a spontaneous shutdown that crippled ... Fri, 08 Apr 2011 12:15:32 GMT