(2000 pop. 606,000). The summer capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar lies between two hills, the Hari Parbat and the Shankar Acharya (also known as Takht-i-Suleiman). The original town of Srinagar was founded in the third century...

Coordinates: 34°05′N 74°47′E / 34.09, 74.79 Srinagar pronunciation (help·info) ( actually pronounced as Shree+nagar)(Urdu: سرینگر, Kashmiri: سِرېنَگَر श्रीनगर) , is the summer capital of the state of Jammu...

SRINAGAR The Himalaya have always possessed a special mystique. Sages have wandered the snow-capped peaks seeking communion with the spirits. Nations seeking their impregnable protection have warred incessantly over them, for besides being called a Gateway to God, the stately Himalaya are also the...

India may return some of its diplomats to Islamabad in response to Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf's stated desire "permanently" to stop cross-border terrorism, a senior American official said yesterday. Although there was no immediate government reaction in New Delhi, the comments by Richard...

Hundreds of people attacked government forces with rocks in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday as protests against the police over the killing of a teenager continued for a fourth day.Police fired tear gas and used bamboo batons to subdue hundreds of protesters...

There will be no more "Desperate Housewives" for residents of Indian Kashmir. They will have to do without "Friends" reruns, too.Four foreign television channels have been pulled from the air in Indian-controlled Kashmir after Islamic militant groups demanded cable companies stop airing "obscene" shows, cable...