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Nov 09, 2018
Centuries-old tradition of stone-pelting marked in Himachal Pradesh's Dhami village on the day after Diwali
People believe that the erstwhile queen of Dhami sacrificed herself to end the practice of human sacrifice and asked people to start a fair in which people of two clans will throw stones at the sky and continue until someone is hit, and the blood of that person would be then offered to the goddess Kali. -
Oct 26, 2018
Jammu and Kashmir: Indian Army soldier dies after being hit by stone thrown by youth in Anantnag
An Indian Army soldier in Jammu and Kashmir has died in a stone-pelting incident -
Sep 09, 2018
CRPF DG Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar says 360 terrorists killed in Kashmir in two years, security forces operating in 'good synergy'
Back-to-back operations by security forces in the Kashmir valley have reduced the "shelf life" of terrorists, CRPF chief Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar said. -
Sep 08, 2018
Toy guns, covert cops: Jammu and Kashmir Police plants its men among stone pelters to catch real culprits in action
The Jammu and Kashmir Police Friday adopted a fresh strategy of nabbing stone pelters by planting its men among them at historic Jama Masjid downtown to arrest the real culprits in action. -
Aug 27, 2018
Major Leetul Gogoi indicted in Srinagar hotel case: Farooq Ahmad Dar says 'justice has been finally done'
The Court of Inquiry indicted Major Leetul Gogoi on two counts - allegedly "fraternising" with a local woman in a Srinagar hotel and being away from his place of duty -
Aug 27, 2018
BJP accuses Congress of pelting stones at Vasundhara Raje's rally in Pipad, claims Ashok Gehlot afraid of Rajasthan chief minister
The Congress has condemned the stone pelting incident at Vasundhara Raje's meeting in Pipad town of Rajasthan's Jodhpur division and said it does not employ such tactics. -
Aug 27, 2018
Army officer Leetul Gogoi to face action: Ostracised family of woman he was caught with says indictment won't restore dignity
Major Leetul Gogoi was caught with a woman at a Srinagar hotel earlier this year. Indian Army officers are prohibited from fraternising with local residents of areas where they are deployed. -
Aug 23, 2018
Satya Pal Malik appointed new Jammu and Kashmir governor: Replacing NN Vohra rocks the boat unnecessarily
There is anecdotal evidence from senior officers that former Jammu and Kashmir governor NN Vohra had kept a tight leash on 'collateral damage' by security forces in the Valley -
Aug 01, 2018
NN Vohra amends Public Safety Act in Jammu and Kashmir: Observers decry 'dictatorial' and 'draconian' move
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Jul 16, 2018
Sterlite protests: In 2,445-page report on Thoothukudi police firing, civil society groups accuse officers of arson, stone-pelting
Police firing had killed 13 people at the Sterlite protests in Thoothukudi in May, and the arson and stone-pelting had added to the chaos and violence.
