Kashmiri militants killed four Indian police Friday in an ambush on a patrol near the town of Sopore in Indian-administered Kashmir, a senior officer said. The four had just descended from their vehicle to conduct a routine patrol in the village of Hygam when they came under attack from gunmen, Superintendent Imtiyaz Hussain told AFP. "Four of our policemen got killed in the ambush by militants," he said. A hunt for the attackers was now under way, the officer added.

India's foreign minister announced plans Thursday to visit China amid a border dispute, saying both countries had a mutual interest in not allowing it to "destroy" long-term progress in ties. Amid growing calls in some quarters for a tougher line over the alleged incursion of Chinese troops in a remote Himalayan region, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said he would head to the capital Beijing on May 9.

India's foreign ministry said Tuesday it had asked China to withdraw troops who allegedly advanced into disputed territory claimed by New Delhi in a remote area of the Himalayas. "We have asked the Chinese side to maintain the status quo in this sector (of the western border)," spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told a briefing. "By this I mean the status quo prior to this incident." He stressed that there were differing perceptions of the undefined frontier at the limit of the Buddhist-majority Indian region of Ladakh which is a source of friction between the neighbours.

Police recovered hanging body of a treasurer of North East University from his house in the city’s Sheikhghat area on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Dr.