Kashmir: U.N. Help Sought (New York Times)
Thousands of Muslims marched to the United Nations office in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir, to request intervention on behalf of Muslims in the region.
Thousands of Muslims marched to the United Nations office in Srinagar, in Indian-administered Kashmir, to request intervention on behalf of Muslims in the region.
Separatist leaders in Indian-administered Kashmir are to march to the local UN office demanding self-determination.
Hundreds of security personnel were deployed here Monday as the separatist Hurriyat Conference prepared for its march to the UN office to present a memorandum seeking permanent resolution of the Kashmir issue.
Srinagar, Aug 17 : The Kashmir Valley remained free of incident Sunday but people observed a shutdown for the eighth consecutive day paralysing normal life and economic activities in the troubled region.
Tens of thousands of people shouting freedom slogans massed Saturday in revolt-hit Indian Kashmir to mourn 22 protesters killed in police firing during huge demonstrations in the mainly Muslim region.
Tens of thousands of Muslims marched in India’s portion of Kashmir on Saturday in honor of a prominent separatist leader killed in a recent wave of violence that has rocked the volatile Himalayan region.
Scattered groups of protesters across Indian Kashmir repeated their call for independence Sunday as Muslim separatist leaders prepared for a march expected to draw large crowds.
Srinagar, Aug 17 (IANS) Kashmir civil services group Sunday warned against ‘vested interests’ harming communal harmony and asked the Muslim majority to stay with minority communities during the current turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir.
India - Kashmir - Hurriyat Top leaders of Kashmir’s Hurriyat Conference have demanded initiating a troop withdrawal from the state, opening of the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road, release of detainees and withdrawing special powers given to the armed forces.
India - Kashmir - Blockade Hospitals across strife torn Indian controlled Kashmir are short of drugs and equipment necessary for treating critically injured.