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A Kashmiri protester shouts pro-freedom and pro-Pakistan slogans during the joint funeral procession of Bilal Ahmed Dar and two rebels in the village of Narwara, some 40 Kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Thousands of people marched in Indian-controlled Kashmir Tuesday protesting the killing of 17-year-old Bilal Ahmed Dar by government forces, who locals claim had no ties to militant groups. The teen was killed along with two rebels Monday in a gun battle between police and suspected Kashmiri rebels in the village of Chewdara. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) (here is a previous picture and...

Militants in Jammu and Kashmir have devised a novel way to carry out blasts. An explosive-filled cigarette seized from a civilian last night indicated that the ultras are deviating from their usual techniques and working on different ways to target people in the state. A civilian got injured when he ignited such a cigarette in the remote Mislai village in Thathri area of Doda district, Col D K Badola, heading the 16 Corp Media Centre, told PTI. "Militants are now using explosive-filled cigarettes to carry out blasts in Jammu and Kashmir. One such cigarette has been recovered last night," Col...

Srinagar (India) At least 21 people, including an army jawan were injured today in a grenade attack in Shopian town in the Kashmir valley. Militants hurled a grenade at a security patrol party at main chowk around 2 pm, which exploded on the roadside. The injured have been rushed to various hospitals, the sources said. Security forces cordoned off the area immediately and launched a manhunt to nab the culprits, they said. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack so far. (With PTI inputs)