Kashmir Militancy

Explained: The Kashmiri Pandit exodus that Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’ tells us about

What happened on the fateful night of 19 January 1990 in Kashmir? Why did lakhs of Kashmiri Pandits flee their homes? A look at the tragedy, which has once again kicked up a storm in India, after the release of 'The Kashmir Files'

Jammu and Kashmir: Militants shoot dead BJP leader Rakesh Pandit at his home in Pulwama

A woman — whose identity is being ascertained — also sustained injuries in the firing by militants, officials said

India carrying out 'pinpoint strikes' on terror launchpads inside Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir: Govt sources

The sources said intelligence-based targeted strikes are being conducted by the Indian Army to neutralise mostly Pakistani and foreign terrorists, and the collateral damage has been very negligible in these operations

Slain LeT terrorist who attacked fruit-seller's family in Sopore shows how stone-pelters are turning to militancy

On 7 September, top-ranking LeT terrorist Asif Maqbool Bhat shot a two-and-a -half-year-old child through her leg in Sopore — as a punishment for her grandfather defying jihadist calls to shut down his business.

J&K governor upbeat, but talks with Hurriyat unlikely due to Pakistan meddling, BJP's caveat and separatists' house arrests

The Pakistani connection to separatist leaders in Jammu and Kashmir rules out the possibility of a dialogue with the Hurriyat or any other group in the near future and also raises the question of whether the olive branch is a ploy or a mark of serious intent to resolve the Kashmir dispute.

Death of 9 security personnel in 5 days in Kashmir alarm officials as militants 'hit back' against counter-insurgency ops

Expressing concern over the increase in the number of security personnel killed in Kashmir, a senior police officer said that rise in attacks shows that militants in the Valley have started hitting back against counter-insurgency ops

High alert in Kashmir over possible IED attacks; officials express concern over increasing recruitment of youth by militants

Government forces sounded a high alert in Kashmir after intelligence inputs warned of possible IED attacks amid a surge in incidents of militancy. The warning has come right before the annual Amarnath Yatra is set to begin in the state.

Militant and overground worker killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian; one gunman escapes

In Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, two people, a militant and an overground worker for militants, were killed in an encounter with security forces on Monday.

Militant Zakir Musa believed to be killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Tral, say officials

Officials said two terrorists were killed in the encounter but there was no confirmation about their identities as the bodies were yet to be retrieved. However, Musa's family confirmed that he was present at the encounter site.

'Trained in Muzaffarabad': Pakistani LeT militant Mohammad Waqar Awan arrested in Baramulla

Mohammad Waqar Awan, a resident of Mohalla Miana in Mianwali area of Punjab in Pakistan, was arrested earlier this week and paraded before the media on Wednesday at the Police Control Room.