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Opinion | Here's Why Jammu Is Seeing An Escalation In Terrorist Activities
In the past three years, militants have established safe havens in the mountains of Jammu. They are trained in jungle warfare, and equipped with US-made M4 carbines and steel-core bullets for targeting armored vehicles.
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Terrorism On Its Last Leg In Jammu And Kashmir? What Top Cop Said
Only 10 local recruits have joined the terrorist ranks this year, said the Jammu and Kashmir Police today, adding that six of them have already been killed, while four others have the option to surrender or get killed.
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Mehbooba Mufti Asks People To Stand Up Against Atrocities
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief today asked people to stand up against atrocities and accused the Centre of creating a Palestine-like situation in Kashmir.
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Revival Of Militancy, Young People Picking Up Guns In J&K: Omar Abdullah
All claims made by the BJP-led Central government to justify the abrogation of Article 370 proved to be wrong as Jammu and Kashmir still faces militancy, separatism, destruction and injustice, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said on
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"Local Militants Are Sons Of The Soil, Assets": Mehbooba Mufti
Terming local militants as "sons of the soil", PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday that efforts should be made to save them, adding that the Centre should initiate dialogue with the militant leadership in Jammu and Kashmir to end the "gun culture".
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3 Kashmiri Students Arrested In Punjab With AK-47, Explosives: Police
In a joint operation, the Punjab Police and Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday busted a terror module in Punjab's Jalandhar city with the arrest of three Kashmiri students linked to Kashmiri terror outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH).
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Make Your Children Give Up Violence: BJP Leader To Mothers Of "Misguided Youths"
BJP leader Priya Sethi exhorted Sunday the mothers of "misguided youths" in Jammu and Kashmir to convince their wards to give up violence and join the mainstream.
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In Kashmir Orphanages, Efforts To Provide Children More Than Just A Roof
The Kashmir Valley has seen a surge in the number of orphans since the early 1990s when the militancy peaked. With most of the orphans live in unregistered orphanages, the focus so far has been on improving the facilities for the children. Now, efforts are also being made to develop the personalities, thus helping them to grow into responsible citi...
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Terrorists Target Minister's Convoy At Tral Near Srinagar, 3 Civilians Dead
Three civilians have been killed and six security personnel are reported injured in a terrorist attack in Tral, about 25 miles south of Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir. Minister Naeem Akhtar escaped unhurt in the attack
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Supreme Court Refuses To Reopen 215 Cases In Kashmiri Pandits' Killings
The Supreme Court today refused to re-open investigation in 215 cases relating to the murder of more than 700 Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s, which led to a mass exodus of people from the community. The petitioner had sought that separatists like Yasin Mailk and Bitta Karate, named in the first information reports (FIRs), be in...
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Image Of A Kashmiri Mother Offering Milk To Dead Teen Went Viral
Amir Nazir was barely 15. He was killed on Thursday and buried after his body was garlanded like a groom. The images of his mother offering milk to her dead son went viral and captured the imagination of people across Kashmir.
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Encounter On In Shopian In Kashmir, 3 Terrorists Cornered: Sources
A fierce encounter has broken out between security forces and terrorists at Chillipora village in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Police sources say three terrorists are holed up inside a house and a major gun battle is on.
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Home Ministry To Deploy Extra Forces In Jammu And Kashmir, Says Jitendra Singh
Expressing concern over spillover of unrest to certain parts of Jammu region, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said the Home Ministry will deploy additional forces to contain the situation.
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Home Ministry Needs To Take Call On AFSPA Withdrawal From Kashmir: Manohar Parrikar
Steering away from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's comment that AFSPA should be revoked from some areas on experimental basis, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the issue comes under the Home Ministry and it needs to take a call on the matter.
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Divided By Militancy, Civilians Fear Mob Justice As Kashmir Boils
Even days before Burhan Wani, considered the face of militancy in Kashmir, was killed, the simmering tension in the Valley had become palpable. Anyone seen to be providing information against militants had become a target.
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Opinion | Here's Why Jammu Is Seeing An Escalation In Terrorist Activities
In the past three years, militants have established safe havens in the mountains of Jammu. They are trained in jungle warfare, and equipped with US-made M4 carbines and steel-core bullets for targeting armored vehicles.
-
Terrorism On Its Last Leg In Jammu And Kashmir? What Top Cop Said
Only 10 local recruits have joined the terrorist ranks this year, said the Jammu and Kashmir Police today, adding that six of them have already been killed, while four others have the option to surrender or get killed.
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Mehbooba Mufti Asks People To Stand Up Against Atrocities
Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief today asked people to stand up against atrocities and accused the Centre of creating a Palestine-like situation in Kashmir.
-
Revival Of Militancy, Young People Picking Up Guns In J&K: Omar Abdullah
All claims made by the BJP-led Central government to justify the abrogation of Article 370 proved to be wrong as Jammu and Kashmir still faces militancy, separatism, destruction and injustice, National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah said on
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"Local Militants Are Sons Of The Soil, Assets": Mehbooba Mufti
Terming local militants as "sons of the soil", PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said on Tuesday that efforts should be made to save them, adding that the Centre should initiate dialogue with the militant leadership in Jammu and Kashmir to end the "gun culture".
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3 Kashmiri Students Arrested In Punjab With AK-47, Explosives: Police
In a joint operation, the Punjab Police and Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday busted a terror module in Punjab's Jalandhar city with the arrest of three Kashmiri students linked to Kashmiri terror outfit Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH).
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Make Your Children Give Up Violence: BJP Leader To Mothers Of "Misguided Youths"
BJP leader Priya Sethi exhorted Sunday the mothers of "misguided youths" in Jammu and Kashmir to convince their wards to give up violence and join the mainstream.
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In Kashmir Orphanages, Efforts To Provide Children More Than Just A Roof
The Kashmir Valley has seen a surge in the number of orphans since the early 1990s when the militancy peaked. With most of the orphans live in unregistered orphanages, the focus so far has been on improving the facilities for the children. Now, efforts are also being made to develop the personalities, thus helping them to grow into responsible citi...
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Terrorists Target Minister's Convoy At Tral Near Srinagar, 3 Civilians Dead
Three civilians have been killed and six security personnel are reported injured in a terrorist attack in Tral, about 25 miles south of Srinagar, in Jammu and Kashmir. Minister Naeem Akhtar escaped unhurt in the attack
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Supreme Court Refuses To Reopen 215 Cases In Kashmiri Pandits' Killings
The Supreme Court today refused to re-open investigation in 215 cases relating to the murder of more than 700 Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990s, which led to a mass exodus of people from the community. The petitioner had sought that separatists like Yasin Mailk and Bitta Karate, named in the first information reports (FIRs), be in...
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Image Of A Kashmiri Mother Offering Milk To Dead Teen Went Viral
Amir Nazir was barely 15. He was killed on Thursday and buried after his body was garlanded like a groom. The images of his mother offering milk to her dead son went viral and captured the imagination of people across Kashmir.
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Encounter On In Shopian In Kashmir, 3 Terrorists Cornered: Sources
A fierce encounter has broken out between security forces and terrorists at Chillipora village in Shopian district of south Kashmir. Police sources say three terrorists are holed up inside a house and a major gun battle is on.
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Home Ministry To Deploy Extra Forces In Jammu And Kashmir, Says Jitendra Singh
Expressing concern over spillover of unrest to certain parts of Jammu region, Union Minister Jitendra Singh today said the Home Ministry will deploy additional forces to contain the situation.
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Home Ministry Needs To Take Call On AFSPA Withdrawal From Kashmir: Manohar Parrikar
Steering away from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's comment that AFSPA should be revoked from some areas on experimental basis, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said the issue comes under the Home Ministry and it needs to take a call on the matter.
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Divided By Militancy, Civilians Fear Mob Justice As Kashmir Boils
Even days before Burhan Wani, considered the face of militancy in Kashmir, was killed, the simmering tension in the Valley had become palpable. Anyone seen to be providing information against militants had become a target.
