International Business News - Kashmir http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shops, businesses and schools were shut in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Saturday to protest a visit by the Indian prime minister who inaugurated the first train line in the disputed Himalayan region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081012/kashmir-shuts-down-in-protest-as-indian-pm-visits.htm Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:15:15 EDT Shops, businesses and schools were shut in the Indian portion of Kashmir on Saturday to protest a visit by the Indian prime minister who inaugurated the first train line in the disputed Himalayan region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081011/kashmir-shuts-down-in-protest-as-indian-pm-visits.htm Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:59:22 EDT Police shot and killed two people and at least four protesters were wounded, as thousands of Muslims took to the streets of Indian Kashmir on Friday to protest the visit of India's prime minister, police and hospital officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081010/police-kill-1-in-kashmir-protests.htm Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:43:46 EDT Schools, businesses and government offices reopened Tuesday and vehicles were back on the streets in Indian Kashmir as authorities lifted a two-day curfew in the troubled Himalayan region. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081007/authorities-lift-curfew-in-indian-kashmir.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:54:05 EDT Police warned Monday they would shoot any violators of a curfew imposed in Indian-controlled Kashmir to prevent a large pro-independence rally planned later in the day. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/146088-india-kashmir-curfew.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/curfew-in-indian-kashmir-to-prevent-protest-rally.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/curfew-in-indian-kashmir-to-prevent-protest-rally.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:47:51 EDT Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in Indian Kashmir early Sunday ahead of a pro-independence rally called by separatists as thousands of government forces patrolled the Himalayan region's main city. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/145487-india-kashmir-eid-al-fitr.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/curfew-imposed-in-indian-kashmir-ahead-of-rally.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081005/curfew-imposed-in-indian-kashmir-ahead-of-rally.htm Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:56:29 EDT Police fired tear gas and used batons to disperse rock-throwing demonstrators Friday as anti-India protests flared again in Kashmir, police said. Thousands of people took to the streets after Friday prayers in the Muslim-majority region, responding to a call from separatist leaders to step up protests against Indian rule during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/police-protesters-clash-in-indian-kashmir.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:28:07 EDT Government forces fired tear gas and swung batons to disperse stone-throwing protesters demonstrating Saturday against Indian rule in Kashmir, officials said, one day after two protesters died in clashes with authorities. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/129070-india-kashmir-protests.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080913/protesters-and-police-clash-in-indian-kashmir.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080913/protesters-and-police-clash-in-indian-kashmir.htm Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:45:20 EDT Tens of thousands of Muslims joined pro-independence rallies across Indian-controlled Kashmir on Friday, leading to scattered clashes with police that left at least two protesters dead and dozens injured. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/pro-independence-protests-in-indian-kashmir.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:02:53 EDT Thousands of angry people took to the streets in Indian Kashmir to denounce the killing Saturday of a protester by government troops who fired rubber bullets and tear gas shells at Muslim demonstrators chanting anti-India slogans, an official said. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/124303-india-kashmir-shrine-protests.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/muslim-separatist-strike-shuts-down-indian-kashmir.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080906/muslim-separatist-strike-shuts-down-indian-kashmir.htm Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:06:56 EDT Thousands of Kashmiris thronged shopping areas Tuesday as authorities lifted a nine-day-old curfew in Muslim-majority areas in troubled Indian Kashmir, coinciding with the start of the Islamic fasting month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/authorities-lift-curfew-in-indian-kashmir.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 09:48:10 EDT Government forces ended a hostage crisis early Thursday in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir when they killed the last of three rebels believed to have seized eight people, army officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/kashmir-police-kill-suspected-rebels-in-shootout.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:11:29 EDT Government forces killed two Islamic rebels believed to have taken seven hostages, but a third insurgent still held out in the mainly Hindu city of Jammu in Indian Kashmir, a police official said late Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/117438-india-kashmir-gunbattle.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/kashmir-police-and-suspected-rebels-in-shootout.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/kashmir-police-and-suspected-rebels-in-shootout.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:12:58 EDT Soldiers and police fired at Muslim protesters demanding an end to Indian rule in Kashmir as authorities arrested top separatist leaders Monday in a bid to quash unrest that has left at least 39 people dead since June. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115585-india-kashmir-shrine-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/indian-troops-arrest-key-leaders-in-kashmir.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/indian-troops-arrest-key-leaders-in-kashmir.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:54:09 EDT Paramilitary soldiers opened fire on a group of Muslim protesters in Indian Kashmir after they allegedly defied curfew late Sunday and tried to storm into a police camp, an official said. One person was killed and another seriously injured. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/115232-india-kashmir-shrine-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/indian-kashmir-troops-fire-on-protesters-1-dead.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080824/indian-kashmir-troops-fire-on-protesters-1-dead.htm Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:24:41 EDT The crowd's hostility was unmistakable. Each time they passed Indian soldiers, thousands chanted the name of one of South Asia's most violent Islamic groups. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/114103-aptopix-india-kashmir-shrine-protests.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/anti-india-sentiment-grows-amid-kashmir-unrest.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/anti-india-sentiment-grows-amid-kashmir-unrest.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:14:19 EDT Hundreds of thousands of Muslims marched in Indian Kashmir's main city Friday in the largest protest against Indian rule in over a decade, intensifying the turmoil that has roiled the Himalayan region. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/114041-india-kashmir-shrine-protests.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/200-000-muslims-protest-indian-rule-in-kashmir.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/200-000-muslims-protest-indian-rule-in-kashmir.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:33:28 EDT Police using tear gas and batons clashed with Hindu protesters defying a fresh curfew in Indian Kashmir on Wednesday, injuring at least 25 people, medics and witnesses said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/25-wounded-as-hindus-protest-in-indian-kashmir.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:56:44 EDT After weeks of massive separatist protests in Indian Kashmir that virtually shut down the region, Muslim leaders called Tuesday for three days of calm, allowing schools and businesses to reopen. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/111840-india-kashmir-shrine-protests.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/indian-kashmir-protests-called-off-for-3-days.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080819/indian-kashmir-protests-called-off-for-3-days.htm Tue, 19 Aug 2008 06:26:57 EDT Tens of thousands of Muslims waving green and black protest flags and chanting militant slogans marched to the United Nations offices in Indian Kashmir's main city on Monday to press their demands that India give up its claim to the region. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/111168-india-kashmir-shrine-protests.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/kashmiris-gather-for-protest-march-to-un-offices.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080818/kashmiris-gather-for-protest-march-to-un-offices.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:44:17 EDT