Youth take to laptops in Kashmir

October 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taking a strong stand against the appointment of a special envoy for Jammu and Kashmir by the Organisation of Islamic Countries, a students' group has asked it "not to meddle in India's internal affairs". Non-Aligned Students and Youth Movement (NASYM) chairman Subhash Choudhury said: "Kashmir is a bilateral issue and would not welcome a third party intervention.

September 24th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Unemployed youth of Jammu Kashmir assembled outside the employment exchanges on Thursday to register their names following reports that the State Government is likely to announce an employment policy on December 5. According to the reports, the State Government has issued a notification asking the unemployed youth to get registered at the nearby employment offices, as they would be announcing a comprehensive package on December 5.

September 12th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Youth in Srinagar got a chance to voice their views and grievances against the security forces at a pro-active meet held recently here. Jointly hosted by the All India Centre for Rural and Urban Development (AICURD), the New Delhi-based non-governmental organisation and the Kashmir University's Department of Students Welfare, the meet was aimed to bridge the gap as well as mistrust between the youth and the security forces in the valley.

July 23rd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Thousands of unemployed youth in Kashmir turned up at a recruitment rally by the Indian Air Force (IAF) here on Wednesday. The weeklong recruitment rally will conclude on July 27.

July 16th, 2009 Srinagar, July 16 (ANI): People in Srinagar on Thursday took to streets protesting over two Kashmiri youths, who have been missing since July 7 from New Delhi. According to locals, two Kashmiri students Zahoor Ahmad and Showkat Ahmad Malik have been missing from New Delhi since July 7 and July 9 respectively.

July 5th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Several youth from different States have come together to spread awareness about the need to maintain cleanliness and preserve popular tourist spots in Jammu and Kashmir. The youngsters are participating in a nine-day camp under a National Youth Camp and cleaning the area surrounding world famous Jhelum Lake.

July 4th, 2009 SRINAGAR - A 17-year-old boy was found in an unconscious state near his village in south Kashmir late Saturday, almost a week after he was arrested by the army. Basharat Ahmad was picked up by the army in Larkipora village of Anantnag district last Sunday for questioning.

July 2nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Two protesting youth were critically injured after being run over by a police vehicle in Pulwama district of south Kashmir even as the situation in north Kashmir's troubled Baramulla town showed signs of improvement Thursday. "Two youth were injured as the driver of a police vehicle panicked when faced with a stone pelting mob," a police officer here said.

June 4th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Police in Srinagar resorted to tear gas shelling and fired bullets in air to disperse violent mobs protesting against death of a youth. As per reports, the dead, Nisar Ahmed received serious injuries by a tear gas shell explosion two days ago when the security forces were engaged in dealing with a group of protestors who pelted stones at the police in down town Srinagar.

May 16th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said he looks forward to another term for the Congress-led UPA government at the centre, especially as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had talked about making Jammu and Kashmir a model state. 'It's very clear now.

April 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.

March 21st, 2009 SRINAGAR - In order to gain market at a large scale, artisans of willow wicker in Jammu and Kashmir have brought some new and innovative changes to the old designs. Wicker is used for making baskets, boxes, lamp-shades, curtain rings, trays, chairs and tables.

March 1st, 2009 JAMMU - The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought the help of European Union in addressing the unemployment problem in the state which has around 300,000 jobless youth. A delegation of the EU Commission led by its head Daniele Smadja is on a four-day visit to the state to study the situation post-2008 polls, which saw a massive turnout of average 60 percent people participating in the democratic exercise.

February 22nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - 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. Locals alleged that the assailants, travelling in a vehicle of the Rashtriya Rifles, fired at a group of youth, killing two and critically wounding another, while passing through the Bumie area of north Kashmir's Sopore town, 50 km from here.

January 23rd, 2009 JAMMU - The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is setting up a skills development centre in Jammu and Kashmir, a state that has around 300,000 jobless youth who are often targeted for recruitment by militant outfits. CII director general Chandrajit Banerjee said they would establish the centre in partnership with the state government on an investment of Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million) in various skill development initiatives.