โForce, repression, propaganda and underhandedness as a state policy being pursued in J&K, in the long run, will only be counterproductive and fatal.โ SRINAGAR โ All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) on Wednesday said that 2021 was one more year lost to killings, bloodshed and violence in J&K, which it said, was a result of the…
โEarlier, they used to target policemen involved in anti-militancy operations. Now everyone is targeted.โ SRINAGAR โ The Jammu and Kashmir police said that it has killed 171 militants in about 88 military operations in 2021 across the Kashmir valley. The slain militants include 151 local militants and 20 foreigners. A police official said that 82…
โPeople in Kashmir are living in distress, they are fearful, have restricted certain activities and have stopped talking about particular things due to the fear of getting booked under draconian laws.โ SRINAGAR โ On November 22, a prominent human rights activist, Khurram Parvez, was arrested after National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided and searched his home…
86 local militants active; 128 locals joined militancy this year. 73 were killed, says IGP Kashmir. SRINAGAR โย The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Thursday said that for the first time in the past 30 years of militancy in Kashmir, the number of active militants in the Kashmir Valley has come down to…
Zainab, the nine-year-old daughter of slain Rauf, asked, โWill my father never come back?โ SRINAGAR โ A pall of gloom has descended upon Mirjanpora locality of Downtown Srinagar, a day after Rauf Ahmadโa property dealerโwas shot dead by unknown gunmen outside his home. Rauf had gone out to buy groceries when he was fired upon…
A police spokesperson said that Saifullah was also involved in the killing of BJPโs Bandipora President Waseem Bari, his brother and father. Srinagar โ The Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday claimed to have killed a foreign militant in a military operation in the Harwan area of Kashmirโs capital city Srinagar. Police said that the…
The residents said they feel choked and helpless. SRINAGAR โ The residents of Wanbal area of capital city Srinagar are living in fear after the Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested mother-daughter duo on charges of โriotingโ following accusations that they were part of protests that erupted after a recent shootout in the area. The two…
โEarlier in Hydepora, five kids were orphaned. I just want to ask, who will look after these kids now? Iโm afraid that the next generation will be a generation of orphans.โ SOPORE โ At around 4pm on 10 December 2021, Mohammad Sultan, 43, video-called his wife, Naza, and insisted for a long chat.ย Given his…
โDuring the peak of 2010 agitation, the late Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani had agreed for a dialogue with India on certain conditions including demilitarisation and revocation of the draconian laws like AFSPA.โ SRINAGAR โ The killings of Nagaland villagers in an Army ambush gone horribly wrong has brought the controversial Armed Forces (Special) Powers…
The recent strikes followed by the swelling security footfall have once again made Srinagar a bunkered city where the strife clashes have returned to dominate the news. The quick-fire strike in Srinagarโs heartland on November 24 once again catalyzed the capital shift. Those covering โsecurity beatโ in the strife zone from the last three decades…