TOURISTS FLEE INDIAN KASHMIR

Tourists flee as protests swell - TT, 30 June 2008.
Shrine protest: Tourists flee Srinagar - TI, 27 June 2008.
Hopes for best-ever season end - Tribune, 27 June 2008.
UPDATE: Tourists keep off troubled Kashmir - NT, 12 July 2008.
UPDATE: Amarnath controversy hits tourism - Merinews, 12 July 2008.
VIDEO: Unrest over Kashmir shrine plans - 3 July 2008.

For a first-hand account of one tourist's experience in Kashmir during the Amarnath protests read Horrible Srinagar - Coconut Travels.

Equally compelling is Kashmir, and our House (Boat) Arrest - Stories From the Open Road.

TOURISTS FLOCK BACK TO KASHMIR

Tourists flock back to Kashmir - BBC, 24 June 2008.

KASHMIR VIOLENCE OVER SHRINE LAND

Kashmir violence over shrine land - BBC, 24 June 2008.
Srinagar shuts down in protest - KO, 24 June 2008.
Read a primer on this conflict, A Stitch in Time - HT, 30 June 2008.
UPDATE: Kashmir shrine violence spreads - BBC, 25 June 2008.
UPDATE: Valley up in arms - KO, 25 June 2008.
UPDATE: Protests show no signs of abating - KO, 26 June 2008.
UPDATE: Shutdown cripples life for seventh day - KO, 29 June 2008.
VIDEO: Five killed in Kashmir gunbattle - 24 June 2008.

GUNBATTLES AT 3 PLACES LEAVE 9 DEAD

Gunbattles Leave 9 Dead, Many Wounded - KO, 22 June 2008.

PAKISTAN TROOPS KILLED IN KASHMIR

Pakistan troops killed in Kashmir - Al Jazeera, 19 June 2008.

Pakistan troops killed in Kashmir - BBC, 19 June 2008.

STRIKE PARALYZES INDIAN KASHMIR

Paralysis Complete; Traders Join Strike - GK, 11 June 2008.
Transporters strike in Kashmir - Reuters, 11 June 2008.
Strike against price hikes paralyze Kashmir - IHT, 11 June 2008.
UPDATE: Transporters call off strike - Tribune, 12 June 2008.
VIDEO: Transporters strike in Kashmir - 11 June 2008.

INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FOREIGN TOURISTS

Omar suggests insurance for foreign tourists - ET, 8 June 2008.

Great idea. Currently most insurance policies are null and void for travel to Kashmir. Check with your insurance provider.

ANNOUNCED BROADBAND SERVICE TO GULMARG

Immediately after this statement the paper reports that BSNL services go down, yet again - GK, 5 June 2008.

Absolutely no surprise to anyone who has been to Gulmarg.

SRINAGAR INTL AIRPORT (SXR): READY BY END OF JULY

Srinagar airport ready by end of July - Hindu, 4 June 2008.
International flights to operate from SXR - Etalaat, 4 June 2008.
UPDATE: Srinagar Int'l Airport to Open This Month - KO, 1 August 2008.

Expect these flights to be from the Gulf region or Malaysia.