Nine suspected militants trying to sneak into Indian-administered Kashmir have been killed in a gunfight with Indian troops on the de facto border, officials say. “The army has foiled a major infiltration attempt by killing nine militants who were trying to infiltrate into Kashmir from across the Line of Control (LoC),” army spokesman J.S. Brar [...]

At least 22 people have been injured in Indian-administered Kashmir after police forces fired live rounds at thousands of stone-throwing protesters following the death of a nine-year-old boy. As the news of the young boy’s death spread in the area, thousands of people, including those living in neighboring towns and villages, held angry street protests [...]

Violent clashes between government security forces and demonstrators continue unabated in the Indian-controlled Kashmir. Several people have been wounded on Monday after police opened fire to disperse the protesters in the capital city of Srinagar, AFP reported. One of the wounded is said to be in a critical condition. The man is said to be [...]

Thousands of people have poured into the streets in different cities across the Indian-administered Kashmir to protest New Delhi’s rule over the disputed region. On Sunday, demonstrators defied a strict curfew to hold a pro-independence rally in the capital city of Srinagar. Police fired teargas and used batons to disperse protesters in several cities in [...]

Dozens have taken to streets of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir to protest India’s arrest of a leading separatist leader as police were deployed to thwart the rally. Authorities in restive Indian Kashmir deployed police and paramilitary troops Saturday to block the protesters who demanded the release of Asiya Andrabi, head of Dukhtaran-e-Millat. Indian security forces arrested Andrabi [...]

The New Delhi government has deployed more police and paramilitary troops in Indian-administered Kashmir to prevent demonstrations against the Indian rule. The Indian troops erected iron gates and barbed wire barriers to seal off flash points of demonstrations in the Muslim-majority region. The tightening of security comes after two key separatist leaders called on people [...]

Fresh clashes erupt between protesters and government forces in Indian-administered Kashmir where unrest has claimed dozens of lives over the past two months. Thousands of protesters shouted anti-Indian slogans during a pro-independence rally in Srinagar on Friday. The demonstrators also throw bottles and stones at Indian security forces to protest the continuous killing of civilians [...]

Thousands of protesters in the Indian-controlled Kashmir have poured into the streets to protest the continuous killing of civilians. Government forces fired warning shots on Thursday to disperse the protesters in Srinagar. Six people are reported to have been injured. The Indian troops also fired tear gas and used batons during a pro-independence rally in [...]

Prime Minister of Azad Kashmir Brigadier General Atiq Ahmad extended his congratulations to the Iranian nation and government on the startup of the Bushehr nuclear power plant, and stressed Tehran’s right to use peaceful nuclear technology. “I felicitate the Iranian nation on their support for their government in times of hardship and difficulties,” Ahmad told [...]

Gunmen have killed 3 people, including a mother and her teenage daughter in the south of Indian-administered Kashmir, a report says. On Sunday, four masked gunmen broke into the house of the mother and daughter in southern Kulgam district and shot them dead, AFP reported on Monday. In a separate incident gunmen shot a man [...]

Thousands of people have taken to the streets in the Bemina neighborhood of Srinagar as tension is running high and threatening to boil over in Indian-administered Kashmir’s summer capital. The Kashmiris held another spontaneous demonstration after Indian police arrested three dozen protesters, sealed off neighborhoods with barbed wire, and put up roadblocks in Srinagar on [...]

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Indian-administered Kashmir after two more people were killed by government soldiers. Police clashed with protesters in Srinagar and several others major towns after Friday noon prayers. Clashes also erupted at various locations where security forces tried to stop the stone-pelting demonstrators. The latest violence came hours [...]

Another teenager has succumbed to injuries he sustained in clashes between paramilitary soldiers and angry protesters in Indian Kashmir. Clashes erupted Thursday evening as hundreds of people took to the streets in the town of Sopore — 50 km (31 miles) northwest of Srinagar — and held an anti-India demonstration. They were chanting pro-independence slogans [...]

Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged fire across the line of control in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, in a rare clash since a 2003 cease-fire deal. The sides targeted their forward posts with propelled grenades, mortars and heavy firing early on Thursday, but the clash did not leave any casualties, a Press TV correspondent reported. [...]

Thousands of people have taken to the streets of Indian-administered Kashmir following the death of a Kashmiri at the hands of Indian security forces. On Wednesday, the protestors shouted pro-independence slogans and burned tires on the outskirts of the summer capital Srinagar. The spontaneous demonstrations were held after the police killed another Kashmiri. The latest [...]

Protest rallies against New Delhi’s rule continue to reverberate through Indian-administered Kashmir as the volatile valley has witnessed the worst violence in the past two months. The demonstrators chanting slogans against New Delhi clashed with Indian forces in the streets of Srinagar on Monday. Several demonstrators were injured. Mobs of youths torched the offices of [...]

Thousands of protesters in Indian-controlled Kashmir have rallied following the deaths of six people during clashes with security forces in two days of protests. Indian Kashmir’s summer capital Srinagar and other parts of the Kashmir valley have recently been rocked by violent anti-government protests. The demonstrations come as security is heightened in the region while [...]

Two protesters have been killed in clashes with security forces in Indian-administered Kashmir, bringing the death toll to six in two days of unrest. On Saturday, protesters challenging the increased curfew hours defied the security forces, who used tear gas, batons, and in some cases live ammunition to disperse the stone-throwing demonstrators. Residents said they [...]

Fresh clashes between government forces and protesters have left several people injured in Indian-administered Kashmir as a new wave of violence sweeps the valley. Security sources said hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets on Saturday to protest strict curfews in the Muslim-majority region. Police used teargas and live ammunition to disperse the stone-throwing demonstrators. [...]

Government troops have opened fire on protesters in Indian-administered Kashmir, killing four demonstrators, including a teenager. The incident took place on Friday when Indian security forces fired live rounds and tear-gas shells at protesters in north Kashmir’s Pattan, Kupwara and Sopore areas, Hindustan Times reported. The confrontation took place after dozens of worshippers attending the [...]