The release of Indian prisoner Kashmir Singh, who spent 35 years in a jail in that country has brought a fresh ray of hope for another Indian death row convict Sarabjit Singh languishing in a Lahore prison for 15 years.
At least 600 rare Himalayan goats famed for their cashmere have died and thousands face starvation
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SRINAGAR, February 29: Several hundred Pashmina goats that provide fur for Kashmir’s famed Pashmina shawls have died, while thousands more are on the verge of hunger owing to heavy snow fall in the Ladakh area where they are normally found.
Pune, Feb 29: Rain or snow are likely to occur at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand.
Four separatist guerrillas were killed in a gun battle with security forces in south Kashmir Friday, police said.
Four militants are reportedly killed in an overnight gunfight with police in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Srinagar, Kashmir - State police and Indian army troops stormed a militant hideout in the northern state of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir Friday, killing four militants and seizing arms and ammunition. Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu a…
Indian prisoner Kashmir Singh, who spent 35 years on death row in Pakistani jails, is expected to walk free on Monday following the approval of his mercy petition by President Pervez Musharraf.
Srinagar, Feb 29 : Four separatist guerrillas were killed in a gun battle with security forces in south Kashmir Friday, police said.