Kashmir Militancy

"Local Militants Are Sons Of The Soil, Assets": Mehbooba Mufti

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

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".

3 Kashmiri Students Arrested In Punjab With AK-47, Explosives: Police

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 10, 2018

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).

Make Your Children Give Up Violence: BJP Leader To Mothers Of "Misguided Youths"

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 13, 2018

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.

In Kashmir Orphanages, Efforts To Provide Children More Than Just A Roof

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Sunday January 7, 2018

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...

Terrorists Target Minister's Convoy At Tral Near Srinagar, 3 Civilians Dead

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Thursday September 21, 2017

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

Supreme Court Refuses To Reopen 215 Cases In Kashmiri Pandits' Killings

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Mala Das | Monday July 24, 2017

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...

Blog: Image Of A Kashmiri Mother Offering Milk To Dead Teen Went Viral

Blog | Nazir Masoodi | Tuesday March 14, 2017

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.

Encounter On In Shopian In Kashmir, 3 Terrorists Cornered: Sources

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Friday March 3, 2017

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.

Home Ministry To Deploy Extra Forces In Jammu And Kashmir, Says Jitendra Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 6, 2016

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.

Home Ministry Needs To Take Call On AFSPA Withdrawal From Kashmir: Manohar Parrikar

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 26, 2016

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.

Divided By Militancy, Civilians Fear Mob Justice As Kashmir Boils

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Monday July 18, 2016

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.

'90s Revisted? Kashmir Witnesses Gun Salute At Terrorist's Funeral

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Tuesday January 26, 2016

A video clip showing terrorists giving a gun salute at the funeral of a colleague in Pulwama is worrying the authorities.

Selfies, WhatsApp and Facebook: What Kashmir's Terrorists Use Today

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Saturday October 17, 2015

Wearing sunglasses and flaunting fancy cellphones, Waseem Malla and Zakir Bhat, both in their twenties, were not two regular men who snapped selfies standing in an upscale Srinagar neighbourhood recently.

Open To Dialogue With Groups in Jammu and Kashmir That Do Not Engage In Violence, Says Home Ministry

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2015

The Union Home Ministry today said that it is open to a dialogue with those groups in Jammu and Kashmir which "eschew the path of violence and are willing to work within the framework of the Constitution of India".

1 Killed, 5 Injured in Grenade Attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday July 25, 2015

A grenade attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag has killed one person and injured five.