Oxygen content in Ladakh up 50 percent: ScientistsOctober 10th, 2009 LEH - Anyone visiting Ladakh for the first time can be left gasping for breath due to low oxygen levels in the high altitude region. But a successful plantation drive has brought about environmental changes - driving up oxygen content by 50 percent and, most unusually, making it rain, say Indian scientists.
Tense Shopian shuts down after another 'murder'September 9th, 2009 SHOPIAN - A complete shutdown was observed in this tense town in Jammu and Kashmir on the first day of an indefinite strike Wednesday, a day after the finding of the body of an activist fighting for justice after the rape and murder of two women May 30. Protests rocked the town as life was thrown out of gear and shops, other businesses and schools remained closed.
Two militants killed in Jammu and KashmirJuly 17th, 2009 KUPWARA - Security forces on Sunday killed two militants at Kachihama Douban in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district following a fierce gun battle between the security forces and militants. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Kupwara, an encounter broke between militants, Police Kralpora and 8 Grenadiers of army in Kachihama Douben falling under the jurisdiction of Trehgam Police station.
Explosives recovered in PoonchJuly 1st, 2009 POONCH - Security forces unearthed a hideout of militants and seized many lethal arms and ammunition near Sawni in Surankote region of Poonch District on Tuesday. Acting on a tip off, the state police and the personnel of the paramilitary No.16 Rashtriya Rifles launched a joint search operation and busted the hideout.
Curfew imposed in Baramulla after clashesJune 29th, 2009 BARAMULLA - Curfew was imposed in Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday following clashes between residents of the area and the police. Reports said that at least ten people were injured, one critically, in the clashes that broke out after residents accused the police of eve-teasing a woman.
Security forces seize huge cache of arms in Jammu and KashmirJune 9th, 2009 POONCH - Security forces on Thursday busted a militant hideout at Dingla forest area near Line Of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition. Acting on a tip off, the security forces launched a search operation and busted the hideout.
Two militants nabbed with Pakistan SIM cards in PoonchJune 8th, 2009 POONCH - Two suspected militants with Pakistan SIM cards in their possession were arrested in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Police said the arrested militants belonged to militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Huge cache of ammunition recovered in PoonchJune 1st, 2009 POONCH - In a joint para military-police operation, a huge cache of ammunitions including explosives was recovered in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Acting on a tip off, the Poonch police in coordination with the personnel of the 39 Rashtriya Rifles, a paramilitary force deployed in Kashmir, launched a search operation and the hideout was busted.
Multi-barrel rocket seized in Jammu and KashmirApril 30th, 2009 POONCH - Police seized a multi-barrel rocket in Surankote block of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, a top police official said. SD Singh Jamwal, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Rajouri-Poonch range, said that it is the biggest explosive seized in the past 20 years.
Cop dies, four wounded in Kashmir road accidentApril 30th, 2009 ANANTNAG - One policeman was killed and four others injured in a road accident in Kulgam district Thursday even as polling continued peacefully throughout this south Kashmir Lok Sabha constituency. 'The mobile bunker of the special operations group (SOG) of the local police overturned on the road in Kulgam this morning resulting in the death of one constable and injuries to four other policemen travelling in it.
Leh women become self-reliantApril 11th, 2009 LEH - Many self-help groups in Choshut village of Leh are working on various social issues to help women become self-sufficient. Shashi Self-Help Group, one of the oldest self-help groups in the region, had started with only six members and now at present, there are more than 15 women members working in the group.
Missing Hussain suspected to join militant organizationMarch 23rd, 2009 RAJOURI - Khadim Hussain, a teenager from Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, reportedly missing for the past three years, is now suspected to have been lured by militants to join their outfit. Khadim had quit school in July 2005 and went missing afterwards.
Police seize arms and ammunition in PoonchMarch 23rd, 2009 POONCH - Police have seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District. Four AK-47 rifles, two Pakistani cylinders filled with guns, 15 grenades, two Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) fitted in transistors and communication paraphernalia was recovered by the police.
Two civilians killed in Kashmir firing, probe orderedFebruary 22nd, 2009 BARAMULLA - Two civilians were killed and one critically wounded in indiscriminate firing by unidentified assailants in army uniforms in the Kashmir Valley Saturday evening, police and eyewitnesses said. The Jammu and Kashmir government ordered a probe into the incident.
Overwhelming response to police recruitment drive in KashmirJanuary 19th, 2009 GANDERBAL - Nearly 7,000 youth turned out for a police recruitment drive Tuesday in the north Kashmir district of Ganderbal, which is the assembly constituency of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, officials said. 'The fast track recruitment drive for Ganderbal district was held today.
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