Target security forces’ picket near high-security civil secretariat; Hizb claims responsibility Militants on Tuesday attacked Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel guarding the civil secretariat, […]
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Kashmir
Scores injured in clashes during CASO in Kulgam
At least thirty people were injured, one of them critically, in clashes with government forces during a cordon-and-search-operation (CASO) in Khudwani area in Kulgam district […]
Recruitment announcements & Punishment videos: Hizb changes its public messaging in Kashmir
On July 8, a WhatsApp message went viral in Kashmir. It seemed to console the unsuccessful “applicants” in a recruitment drive. But this was no […]
Minor boys dismembered body sends shockwaves across Valley, Kupwara shuts in protest
The body of a 10-year-old boy with a chopped arm was recovered from a nullah at Gushi village in Kupwara district on Thursday evening. Umar […]
Shopian villagers accuse Army of thrashing civilians, vandalizing houses
Residents stage protest against ‘Army’s highhandedness’ Army went on a rampage in Mochwara village on south Kashmir’s Shopian district Tuesday night during which around 11 […]
Violence sees new high across Kashmir Valley in last three years: MHA
A total of 256 incidents of violence — a steep hike from 2017 and 2016 — have taken place in Jammu and Kashmir in just […]
From Stones to Guns — Kashmir’s vicious cycle of violence
The road to Tral in a remote sub-district in south Kashmir crisscrosses wet rice fields and icy streams as the Himalayan Mountains arch high on […]
Teachers detained in Baramulla for allegedly glorifying militancy
Thirteen teachers of a private school in north Kashmir’s Baramulla town were detained last week for allegedly ‘glorifying militancy’ and motivating students to become militants. […]
Rebels release another group photo 2 months after last of ‘Burhan’s Boys’ killed
The new group photo came just a week after Hizbul flooded the social media with individual pictures of around 18 young men holding guns on […]
United Nations report on human rights violation in Kashmir baseless: Nirmala Sitharaman
The United Nations (UN) report on the human rights situation in Kashmir is baseless and without seeing the ground realities, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said […]