A massive avalanche ploughed into an Indian army training centre at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir today, killing at least 15 soldiers and critically wounding 17 others.

A massive avalanche hit an Indian army training centre at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir, killing at least 11 soldiers and trapping nearly 50 others.

Clashes between Indian government forces and suspected Islamic separatist militants have killed nine people in India’s Jammu-Kashmir state.