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As tensions rise in Kashmir again, why the continued conflict between India, Pak and China is unlikely to resolve any issues
Samrat • 5 years agoThe fighting has escalated again in Kashmir. Last Saturday night, two officers and two jawans of the Indian Army and a police sub-inspector were killed in militant violence in Handwara in Kashmir. A day later, three men of the Central Reserve Police Force died in another attack in the same area.
Hizbul commander Riyaz Naikoo killed by security forces in J&K's Pulwama, say reports; mobile internet suspended in region
Fp Staff • 5 years agoRiyaz Naikoo, a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander who had been on the run for eight years, has reportedly been killed by security forces
Four Indian Army personnel, one policeman killed in encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara
• 5 years agoFive security force personnel, including a Colonel and a Major and a police officer, were killed in the gunbattle with terrorists in Handwara in north Kashmir
25 terrorists killed by security forces in 2020 but at least 250 militants still active in Valley, says Jammu and Kashmir DGP
• 5 years agoThe number of listed militants in Kashmir has come down to less than 250, while 25 terrorists were killed by security forces in nearly a dozen operations in the first two months of this year
Kashmir PSA detainee Ghulam Mohammed Bhat dies in UP jail: 'They told me you have to just bring him back home,' says 32-year-old son
Rehbar Naqvi • 5 years agoGhulam Mohammed Bhat died 16,000 kilometres away from his home in Naini Central Prison. Bhat, who was frail when jailed, was among 20 Kashmiri prisoners brought to Naini prison from Anantnag. They had been detained under the stringent PSA immediately after the Centre scrapped the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.
Fresh restrictions imposed in Kashmir Valley under Section 144 ahead of Friday prayers, public transport remains off roads for 54th day
• 5 years agoFresh restrictions were imposed in Kashmir to maintain law and order in view of prayers, as markets remained shut and public transport was off the roads.
Kashmir after Article 370: Weekly flea market opens in Srinagar, other establishments keep shut; public transport off roads
• 5 years agoSecurity forces were deployed along the axis to keep an eye on miscreants who might try to force vendors to wind up the stalls, the officials said
Malala Yousafzai urges UN to help Kashmiri children go back to school, work towards peace in the Valley
• 5 years agoNormal life has remained affected in Kashmir since 5 August, when the special status for Jammu and Kashmir was scrapped and restrictions were imposed
Survivors of torture in Kashmir Part 1: 25 yrs on, Nazir Ahmad Sheikh, who lost both legs to Indian Army's assault awaits justice
Safwat Zargar • 6 years agoIn custody, the army personnel allegedly used rollers on Sheikh's body, pushed his hands into a wood-burning stove and subjected him to severe beatings. "16 people in total mounted on the two sides of the iron roller and then they rolled it down on my legs. This torture continued for a period of one month and nine days," he explained.
Baramulla Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 LIVE Updates: Mohammad Akbar Lone of National Conference leading
Fp Research • 6 years agoPDP candidate Muzaffar Hussain Baig won the Lok Sabha election in 2014.