We still need army in J&K: OmarSeptember 7th, 2009 Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir), Sept 7 (IBNS) Saying that Jammu and Kashmir still needs army powers to maintain peace, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made it clear that complete demilitarization ‘will never happen’ in the state. “We still need army and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in J&K for maintaining peace and harmony.
Strength of CRPF to be trimmed down in KashmirAugust 24th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Consequent to signs of peace returning in Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) is being gradually withdrawn. At the outset, five formations, three from Jammu and two from the Valley areas will be withdrawn in the coming weeks.
No plans to hire private planes for paramilitary forces: ChidambaramJuly 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has ruled out any plans to engage private domestic airlines to move paramilitary forces across the country. At present, the Indian Air Force provides air support to paramilitary forces.
Vote count starts in Jammu and KashmirMay 16th, 2009 JAMMU - Counting of votes cast for the Lok Sabha elections began amid heavy security in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday morning, poll officials said. The counting began at 8 a.m.
Restrictions, shutdown ahead of polls in KashmirApril 29th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Strict restrictions were in place here as life in other parts of the Kashmir Valley was affected due to a shutdown call by separatists Wednesday, a day ahead of the Lok Sabha polls Thursday. Hundreds of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and policemen were patrolling various localities of Srinagar to enforce curfew like restrictions.
13 wounded in Kashmir anti-poll protestsApril 28th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Anti-poll protests rocked parts of this Jammu and Kashmir capital Tuesday evening triggering tension and prompting the authorities to beef up the security ahead of the 50-hour long shutdown called by separatists. Stone pelting youth took to streets in the downtown area of Srinagar and clashed with the police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
Gujarat wants more forces for poll dutyApril 9th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat has sought more paramilitary forces for poll duty, pointing out that the state has been on the terror map, an official said here Thursday. 'As of now, the central government has allotted 100 companies of paramilitary forces for poll duty in Gujarat against the state government's demand for 375 companies considering that Gujarat is a potential terrorist target,' the senior home department official told IANS.
Home secretary to review Kashmir securityApril 1st, 2009 JAMMU - Home Secretary Madhukar Gupta and Defence Secretary Vijay Singh are set to review the security in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the polls during their two-day visit to the state beginning Thursday, official sources said here. The two officials will conduct the security review along with army, paramilitary forces and state government officials in the two cities of Srinagar and Jammu.
IED recovered in Jammu and KashmirMarch 28th, 2009 JAMMU - Army troops Saturday recovered a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) in a forest area of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. The three-kg bomb was recovered in jungles of Thanna Mandi in Rajouri district, about 200 km northwest of Jammu, said a defence spokesman.
Elections in Kashmir will need more forcesMarch 26th, 2009 POONCH - More paramilitary forces would be deployed in Kashmir during the general elections, scheduled to be held next month. R C Tayal, Inspector General (IG), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Jammu Province, visited the Poonch district in Jammu in connection with the deployment of forces during the elections.
Jammu and Kashmir paramilitary soldier cremated with full state honoursMarch 25th, 2009 SRINAGAR/ JAMMU - Shabir Ahmed Malik, a solider of the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry paramilitary trooper, who was killed in a five-day-long gunbattle in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, was cremated here on Tuesday with full state honours. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Srinagar on Tuesday to pay tribute to Malik.
Trooper wounded in Pakistan firing in KashmirMarch 22nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - A paramilitary trooper was injured when Pakistani security forces resorted to indiscriminate firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the army said Saturday. 'Pakistani troops using small and automatic weapons fired indiscriminately at our positions in the Uri sector Friday night,' Lt.Col.
Jammu and Kashmir to strip armed forces of special powersFebruary 26th, 2009 JAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir government has set in motion the process of revoking the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) to strip the armed forces of their special powers in the terrorism-hit state, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Thursday. Abdullah made this announcement while replying to a debate on the withdrawal of the AFSPA and human rights violations.
Kashmir police to manage security of SrinagarJanuary 19th, 2009 JAMMU - Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday ordered the Jammu and Kashmir police to look after the security of the summer capital Srinagar which was earlier being managed by central paramilitary forces. 'The chief minister issued instructions to deploy Jammu and Kashmir police in the forefront at all public places in the Srinagar city.
'Amarnath land row helped BJP in Jammu'December 27th, 2008 NEW DELHI - The migrant Kashmiri Pandits in the Indian capital have attributed the good showing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Jammu and Kashmir elections to the Amarnath land row that had seen the state divided along religious lines. The BJP is leading on 12 seats in the Jammu region, compared to just one seat it won in 2002.
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