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Irreverent, provocative, opinionated... Shobhaa De has been challenging status quo for four decades... and is at her best when she punctures inflated egoes. You can reach her at: @ShobhaaDe(Instagram) and @DeShobhaa(Twitter).
    Indian paramilitary soldier stands guard during curfew in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)India
    Army likely to play bigger role in J&K

    As the unrest in Kashmir completed one month on Sunday with no sign of respite, the government is reported to have...

    8 Aug 2016 1:10 AM IST

    When insurgency was at its height in Valley, most events were downsized.India
    Shutdowns continue to impale Kashmir

    While protests and clashes amid official curfews and separatist-called shutdowns continued to afflict Kashmir Valley,...

    7 Aug 2016 2:20 AM IST

    Lawyers of the J&K high court hold placards during a protest rally in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)India
    3 killed, over 200 hurt in fresh clashes in Kashmir

    At least three persons were killed and over 200 people injured, eight of them critically, in renewed clashes across...

    6 Aug 2016 1:01 AM IST

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    Curfew, shutdowns continue in J&K, 60 hurt

    Policemen stop MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid and members of the Awami Itihad Party who were holding a protest march against...

    5 Aug 2016 6:39 AM IST

    Masked Kashmiri Muslims run for cover as Indian police men fire pellet guns at them during protest. (Photo: AP)India
    Fresh protests hit Valley after 2 civilians killed

    Many parts of Kashmir Valley were on Wednesday were pushed into a new wave of violent protests followed the killing of...

    4 Aug 2016 1:49 AM IST

    Lawyers of the J&K high court hold placards during a protest rally in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)India
    Youth dies as officer’s PSO opens fire in J&K

    A young man was killed and two others wounded when the Personal Security Officer of a senior government officer opened...

    3 Aug 2016 6:36 AM IST

    Kashmir shops reopen after 3 weeksIndia
    Kashmir shops reopen after 3 weeks

    After more than three weeks, shops reopened in Srinagar and in other towns of Kashmir on Monday evening in response to...

    2 Aug 2016 1:12 AM IST

    Kashmiri women walk towards a hospital for treatment during curfew in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)India
    Kashmir caught in humanitarian crisis; cities and towns are worst hit

    Many homes are running out of supplies and are facing shortage of basic amenities in the Valley.

    1 Aug 2016 2:21 PM IST

    Ladakh’s Nubra is opened to foreignersIndia
    Ladakh’s Nubra is opened to foreigners

    Nubra, the tri-armed valley northeast of Ladakh around 10,000 feet (3,048 meters) above sea level, has been thrown open...

    1 Aug 2016 1:29 AM IST

    An elderly woman walks past security jawans standing guard in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)India
    CRPF jawans battle stones-pelters, hostile crowd

    At first light, Gaurav Ram and his about thirty comrades take a quick breakfast to fuel their day — a couple of...

    1 Aug 2016 1:07 AM IST

    A boy plays with security force jawans during a curfew in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)India
    Valley suffers from a humanitarian crisis

    Extended shutdowns by separatists and curfews by security forces have caused a humanitarian crisis in the Kashmir...

    31 July 2016 6:06 AM IST

    Women shout slogans during a protest in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)India
    Scores injured in violent J&K clashes

    It was not like any other day of ding-dong stone-pelting street battles but a complete revulsion and virtual...

    30 July 2016 3:33 AM IST

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