Shutdown call protesting concert affects life in Kashmir
bySrinagar: Life in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar and other major towns of the Valley was affected today because of the separatist shutdown call…
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Parallel concert to Zubin Mehta event permitted
bySrinagar: After much delay, authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have permitted a concert to be held parallel to that of India-born music conductor Zubin Mehta…
Two Lashkar-e-Taiba militants held ahead of Zubin Mehta concert
bySrinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) guerrillas have been arrested in this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, ahead of tomorrow’s concert by the acclaimed Bavarian State…
Kashmir gears up for its biggest extravaganza
bySrinagar: It is being termed the mother of all cultural events ever held in Kashmir and, given the official and public focus the concert here…
Two held for sexual abuse in NGO home
byJammu: Police said yesterday that two people have been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual abuse of at least five mentally challenged women in…
Parallel event to oppose Zubin Mehta concert
bySrinagar: A group of people opposing the forthcoming Zubin Mehta concert to be held here in Jammu and Kashmir Sep 7 have decided to hold…
Congress wrests control of Kargil hill council
bySrinagar: The Congress turned the tables on its alliance partner in Jammu and Kashmir, the regional National Conference (NC), by wooing five independent candidates to…
Srinagar authorities turn blind eye on encroachment
bySrinagar: Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s summer capital yesterday evicted an illegally set-up taxi stand in the heart of the city but appeared helpless before…
Five foreign guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunbattle
bySrinagar: Five guerrillas, all of them foreigners, were killed in a midnight gunfight with security forces in Kashmir, an army officer said today. Terming the…
Why has Zubin Mehta concert become a raging controversy in Kashmir?
bySrinagar: It’s a bizarre case of a concert becoming controversial in a land known for poets, singers and musicians for ages. But, those opposing the…