Sopore Firing

• J&K: Moderate Hurriyat calls for dialogue

  After days of protests and clashes, there was some relief in Srinagar on Saturday. Curfew and restrictions were lifted from most parts of the city.And now there are positive signs from separatists to put an end to the vicious cycle of violence in the state. The moderate separatists have shown their willingness to renew the stalled dialogue with New...

• J&K: 1 killed in CRPF firing in Sopore, third in a week

  The situation continues to be tense in Kashmir after one more civilian died in a firing by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Sopore on Sunday. The town was already under curfew following death of two civilians in CRPF firing on Friday.So far, five civilians have died in CRPF firing in past two weeks in the Valley.Taking strong view of thes...

• J&K Govt orders judicial inquiry into Sopore killings

  Jammu and Kashmir Government on Saturday ordered a judicial inquiry into the killings of two civilians allegedly by CRPF personnel in Sopore in North Kashmir and directed it to submit a report within a month.The decision to set up the one-man commission of state Human Rights Commission Chairman Justice (retd) Syed Bashir-ud-din was taken by Chief M...

• Protests in Sopore after 2 killed in CRPF firing

  An indefinite curfew is on in Sopore since Friday evening after two civilians were killed and three injured in Centrtal Reserve Police Force firing.