Manipur has been rocked by ethnic violence since May last year and over 180 people were killed. The violence erupted on May 3 after a ‘Tribal Solidarity March’ was organised in the hill districts to protest against the Meitei community’s demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status.
Jammu and Kashmir news: DGP Swain said that about 6,000 bravehearts from different forces of the country have made the supreme sacrifice, and over 1,600 of them are from the J&K Police alone.
More than 180 people have been killed and several hundred injured since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3 when a 'Tribal Solidarity March' was organised in the hill districts to protest against the majority Meitei community's demand for Scheduled Tribe status.
Police sources said following specific information about presence of militants in Barote village of Thanamandi area in Rajouri district.
Two militants were killed on Monday in an encounter with security forces in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, a police official said. The gun battle took place at Khud Hanjipora area of the district
Police sources said restrictions have been imposed in Nowhatta area of Old City Srinagar on the second death anniversary of militant, Sajad Ahmad Gilkar.
The Indian deep state alarmed over the widespread toxicity of Islamic indoctrination in the Valley of Kashmir, in the main south Kashmir has changed tack on the prism from which it is viewing rising levels of local militancy.
General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the Army's Srinagar-based 15 Corps, Lt Gen KJS Dhillon also appealed the parents to stop their children from joining militant ranks.
According to officials, 45 youths, including MBA to PHD Scholars, from the Kashmir valley joined militancy this year till mid-april.
There were 61 terror attacks during the month of Ramadan, and as many as nine security personnel, including four from the Army, were killed.
According to the top brass of the security establishment in the border state, Shopian and Kulgam in south Kashmir have emerged as a major hub by respectively accounting for 12 and 9 of the 45 youths.
A photograph of Abdi Nazir, who completed B.Tech from a college in Punjab, brandishing a gun is doing the rounds on social media.
"As many as 66 youths joined militancy in 2015, 88 in 2016 and 126 in 2017," the chief minister said while replying to a written question by National Conference leader Ali Mohammed Sagar.
There has been a sharp spike in the number of young Kashmiris joining militant groups this year, with the number crossing 100 for the first time since such data started being collated in 2010.
The development coincides with Home minister Rajnath Singh's ongoing four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked Pakistan to stop backing militancy in the state and enable restoration of peace so that a dialogue process could begin.
Militant sympathisers, who are settled outside the country, are suspected to use bank accounts of ordinary Kashmiris to route money to finance their activities in the restive state, prompting the National Investigation Agency to launch
New Delhi: Kashmiri Pandits, forced out of their homes and living a miserable life of refugees in their own country, are observing January 19 as the 26th anniversary of their forcible eviction from Jammu and
New Delhi: In an attempt to keep the youngsters in the Jammu and Kashmir from getting misled by radical elements, the Narendra Modi government is preparing a comprehensive plan to engage the young Kashmiris in
Shillong: Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma today blamed the “political instability” for equally contributing to the increasing militancy and insurgency problem in the state, specially in the Garo Hills region. “Political instability is also equally
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