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Know about Kishtawar, once an oasis of communal harmony

New Delhi: Kishtawar is a remote place in Jammu and Kashmir. While the place was recently in the  news for communal violence, Kishtwar was the only town in India which was peaceful in terms of




Successive selective killings followed in the erstwhile district of Doda, including in Kishtwar, especially in the period between 1996 and 2001.

The concept of self-defence by forming VDCs and arming the villagers was initiated as most of the communal killings were taking place in remote areas that could not be covered by the army.

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