カテゴリー: Kashmir
Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shootingTroops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the line of control in disputed Kashmir, officials have said, after the UN urged the n…
India announced a barrage of diplomatic measures downgrading ties with Pakistan and accused its neighbour of supporting cross-border terrorism after 26 people were killed in a militant attack in Kashmir on Tuesday. The measures included closing a key l…
Kashmir, where 26 people were killed on Tuesday, is claimed in full by the arch-rivals India and Pakistan Countries move closer to conflict after tourist attackTensions between the arch-rivals India and Pakistan have escalated rapidly after the massacr…
Islamabad closes airspace to Indian aircraft and tells Delhi any interference in water sharing will be seen as act of warNuclear rivals India and Pakistan have moved closer to military confrontation as Islamabad closed its airspace to Indian aircraft a…
Tensions rise between nuclear-armed neighbours who have fought three wars over territory as Delhi vows to respondThe brutal militant attack that killed 26 people in one of Kashmir’s most scenic spots has shattered the region’s relative calm, turning a …
Tens of thousands of police officers and troops are involved in a huge manhunt across Kashmir to find the gunmen who fired at tourists in the Baisaran Valley, a picturesque meadow in Pahalgam, killing 26 people. The attack on Tuesday was the worst atro…
Water treaty also suspended amid hunt for militants said to have executed men unable to recite Islamic versesIndia has closed a key land border with Pakistan, cancelled a water-sharing treaty and barred Pakistan’s citizens from entering under a visa ex…
Group of gunmen open fire on holidaymakers in Indian-controlled region in midst of US vice-president’s visit to countryAt least 28 tourists have been killed after suspected militants opened fire at a popular local tourist destination in Kashmir during …
From the Himalayas and Nepal to Northern Ireland, sustainable source of energy seems to be back in vogueIn the foothills of the Himalayas, a group of villagers hauled a sturdy metal waterwheel into place. Its horizontal blades soon caught the rushing w…
Abdul Salaam Dar fishes for a living, but he is also regularly called upon to help rescue people – dead and alive – from the region’s watersAbdul Salaam Dar has been fishing for most of his life. From Lelhar Kakapora, a hamlet along the Jhelum River in…
Narendra Modi’s BJP loses first election since stripping the region of its autonomy and statehoodThe Indian prime minister’s hopes of his party gaining power in Kashmir were dashed on Tuesday as it emerged that his BJP had lost the first election held …
Unusually high turnout expected in what is also first vote since Indian PM stripped region of statehood five years agoFor the first time in almost 40 years, Bashir Ahmad Thokar, a 75-year-old apple farmer, cannot wait to cast his vote. In the Himalayan…
Military scrambling to thwart insurgency that contradicts Delhi government claims to have brought peace to regionOn the evening of 9 June, as hundreds of high-profile guests gathered in Delhi to watch Narendra Modi sworn in as Indian prime minister for…
Some thought the BJP’s reduced majority after recent elections would humble it. Tell that to the Booker prize-winning authorThis month, the highest ranking bureaucrat of the state of Delhi, Vinai Kumar Saxena, gave his permission for the Delhi police t…
Official from ruling BJP party allows action against Booker winner under controversial anti-terrorism lawIndian authorities have granted permission for the prosecution of the Booker prize-winning Indian novelist Arundhati Roy over comments she made abo…