So far, security forces are using PAVA shells and pellet guns. PAVA (Pelargonic Acid Vanillylamide) is a chilli-based ammunition, which is less lethal and immobilises […]
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Unprecedented poll boycott unnerved New Delhi: Geelani
Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Geelani today claimed that the unprecedented poll boycott of parliamentary by-election in Central Kashmir has “unnerved” New Delhi. Reacting […]
Stone Pelters probably paid by govt: Farooq Abdullah
Stoking another controversy, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who is also the contestant for the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, today alleged that some of the […]
Re-polling will trigger more violence and killings; Javaid Mustafa Mir
Expressing shock and resentment over the decision of Election Commission to go for re-polling in some parts of Central Kashmir, People’s Democratic Party legislator and […]
12 Yr old battles bullet, Pellet injuries; 35 Yr old critical; 21 Pellet victims may lose eyesight: Poll Day Horror
Another injured, Shakoor Ahmad of Rajouri, who was brought to SKIMS with head injuries, continues to be in “critical condition.” “He has multiple fractures in […]
At 7.1%, Kashmir’s mainstream faces existential crisis
With the Srinagar constituency seeing an unprecedented boycott, clouding the next by election in the extremely volatile south Kashmir, the mainstream political parties in the […]
7.14% Polling in Srinagar seat, lowest ever in 5 decades
Amid large-scale protests and clashes, the high-profile Srinagar parliamentary segment that went to polls on Sunday recorded the lowest-ever voter turnout, with the Election Commission […]
Resistance group calls for 2 Day Shutdown, Hails people for boycott; asks NC, PDP to apologize to people
Hailing people for boycotting the bypolls to Lok Sabha parliamentary seat, joint Hurriyat leadership Sunday called for complete shutdown on April 10 and 11 against […]
A new death wish in Kashmir
The violent state of affairs, which is source of frequent death and destruction, has become dangerously routinised in Kashmir. The reigning public mood is to […]
Banihal-Qazigund road tunnel work to be expedited
Excavation likely within one and a half months, land acquisition almost complete A few days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s assertions to “emotionally and physically” […]