Srinagar/Mumbai, Feb 9 : The Kashmir Valley is all set to be on the international air travel circuit, after an Air India flight from Dubai lands at Srinagar on February 14.

Srinagar''s international airport is expected to be inaugurated by Congress President Sonia Gandh on the same day.

Involving a cost of 11,000 million rupees, the new terminal building comprises six sections and is spread over an area of more than
200,000 square feet.

Srinagar, Feb. 8 : Paramilitary troops have started withdrawing from the Kashmir Valley on the directives of the Central Government.

The Government announced on February 4 that it would withdraw 133 companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) (over 13,000 personnel) from Jammu and Kashmir.

These personnel were deployed in Jammu and Kashmir to maintain law and order during the Amarnath land row and later to ensure peaceful conduct of elections to the State legislature last year.

Srinagar, Feb. 7 : Militants in Jammu and Kashmir have been forcing young girls to get married to them at gun-point only to abandon them later.

Such an instance came to light when sixteen-year-old Fatima Bi of Kishtwar district gathered courage to narrate her misfortune.

Fatima said she was abducted by Sher Khan, the then divisional commander of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), a Pakistan militant group four years ago.

Srinagar, Feb. 7, : Kashmir valley on Saturday attracted the scores of tourists with its fresh spell of snowfall.

Srinagar is under a thick blanket of snow with trees, rooftops, roads and parks covered with snow.

Tourists are also thronging hill resorts of Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg to enjoy various snow activities.

Srinagar, Feb 3 : The Kashmir Valley shiv

Srinagar, Jan 31, : Unemployed youth attended a Jammu and Kashmir Police recruitment rally on Saturday here.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police in collaboration with the State Government has decided to raise five Reserve Police battalions.

Officials said similar recruitment rallies would be organised at every district headquarter in the state.

The 300,000 unemployed of the State are pinning their hopes on young Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

Those attending the rally said they did not want to participate in protests anymore and wanted to achieve something in life.