Jammu and Kashmir to have two Central UniversitiesSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In view of the special status of State of Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Government has decided to establish, as a special dispensation, two appropriate Central Universities in the State - one in Jammu region and another in the Kashmir Valley. It is expected that this will meet the regional aspirations in the State.
Shabir Shah supporters demonstrate in Srinagar for his releaseAugust 5th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Activists and supporters of Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party on Wednesday staged a demonstration in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar district to protest against the detention of their party chairman Shabir Shah. The activists raised slogans demanding immediate release of Shah, who has been detained by the State government.
Chidambaram to review security situation in KashmirJune 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will leave for Srinagar on Thursday for a detailed review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
Police cane-charge violent protestors in SrinagarMay 29th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Jammu and Kashmir police had to resort to cane-charging on Friday to quell violent separatists staging a protest rally against recent attacks by the Taliban militants in Pakistan. Syed Ali Shah Geelani, a hard-liner Kashmiri leader, who favours conditional accession of Kashmir to Pakistan, courted arrest amid the protestors shouting anti-government slogans.
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.
20 killed in road accident in Jammu and KashmirMay 4th, 2009 JAMMU - At least 20 people were killed and 10 injured when the mini bus they were travelling in fell into the Chenab river in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir Monday morning, police said. The accident occurred at about 9 a.m.
Rahul Gandhi wants politics of peace, love, developmentApril 27th, 2009 ANANTNAG - Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, who addressed a joint rally with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today, said that he wanted to bring in a politics of development, love and friendship. "The country can move forward only with people from all religions, region and caste moving together," Rahul Gandhi said at a joint election rally here.
Kashmir government shifts to summer capital April 24April 2nd, 2009 JAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir government will move April 24 from this winter capital to the state's summer capital Srinagar, where the offices will open May 4. The practice of shifting the Jammu and Kashmir capital, called 'darbar move', continues since the Dogra rule started it some 135 years ago.
West Pakistan refugee enters fray in Jammu and KashmirMarch 28th, 2009 JAMMU - A Pakistani refugee will be contesting Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate in Jammu and Kashmir, a first in the post-Independence history of the state. Labba Ram, chairman of West Pakistan Refugees Action Committee, filed his nominations for Jammu-Poonch parliamentary seat Saturday.
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.
BJP declares candidates for two Lok Sabha seats in KashmirMarch 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released the names of candidates for two Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir. Advocate Leela Karan Sharma will be BJP's candidate for the Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat while the former State BJP Chief Dr.
Women separatists in Kashmir protest against alleged rights violationMarch 20th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Hundreds of women separatists took to streets on Thursday to protest against alleged human rights violation in the region. They raised slogans and brandished banners during the demonstration.
Kashmir opposition to target government on rights abusesFebruary 24th, 2009 JAMMU - Human rights abuses in Kashmir Valley and alleged discrimination against Jammu region are the two main issues on which opposition parties are expected to take on the government during the budget session of the assembly beginning Wednesday. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), led by its president Mehbooba Mufti, is all set to target the government on the issue of human rights.
Jammu accords warm welcome to OmarJanuary 3rd, 2009 JAMMU - Omar Abdullah, accompanied by his wife Payal, arrived here to a warm reception from his supporters Sunday, a day before the National Conference president is to be sworn in as the ninth chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Hundreds of National Conference workers gathered at the Jammu airport to take the chief minister-designate to party headquarters Sher-e-Kashmir Bhavan here.
'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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