Leaving five children dead in Mingli and one in Afti village, Marwah Tehsil in the mountainous, Kishtwar district has been hit by a deadly measles epidemic, affecting dozens of others.

Measles, which also goes by the name of rubella, is a highly contagious though rare respiratory infection caused by a virus.  Causing skin rash all over the body and flu-like symptoms that include fever, cough, and runny nose, it is not always fatal if treated in time.

Srinagar, Sept 17 : At least 15 people were injured in a grenade blast at Badshah Chowk in Srinagar today.

Poonch (J-K), Sept 17: Residents of Kashmir have welcomed the increase in the frequency of a bus service between Poonch and Rawalkot.

The fortnightly service has now been converted into a weekly one.

Welcoming the move for better people-to-people contact, the residents said they also hoped the time-consuming process of getting traveling documents would be made simpler.

Srinagar, Kashmir - Four Indian security men and a suspected Muslim militant were killed Monday in gun battles across Indian- administered Kashmir, police said.

Army troops and police launched a joint operation at a militant hideout in a forested area in Surankote town, some 250 kilometres north-west of the state's capital Jammu.

"Four security personnel including two army soldiers and two from

the police's Special Operation Group were killed in the encounter," a local police official said.

"The security team has been fighting a group of three militants and the gun-battle is still on," he added.

Jammu, Sept 1