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Army chief General Bipin Rawat interacts with students on National Integration/Educational Tour organised by the Army in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Brutal Army operations narrative in J&K motivated: Bipin Rawat

Army Chief said that military operations in Valley are people-friendly.

30 Jun 2018 1:16 AM

The Modi government now faces a conundrum as it cannot revert to a pure iron-fisted approach, unaccompanied by a hearts-and–minds outreach, as its actions will be closely watched in Geneva. (Photo: AFP)

UN report on Kashmir is a challenge to Delhi

While the report attempts to appear balanced, criticising Pak actions in the parts of Kashmir that it occupies, the real target is clearly India.

18 Jun 2018 4:44 AM

Youth throw stones at security personnel during clashes in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

Killings fire up youth in Valley

All the 13 had taken up the gun between October 2016 and February 2018, preliminary police investigations reveal.

08 Apr 2018 12:42 AM

Tourists taking photos at Asia’s largest Tulip Garden in Srinagar. (Photo: H.U.Naqash)

Multi-pronged strategy to boost Valley tourism

The return of trouble, albeit on a smaller scale, has been a cause of worry for traders and other stakeholders in the tourism sector.

07 Apr 2018 11:04 AM

Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani offered congregational Friday prayers at the Jamia Masjid Hyderpora for the first time after 2010. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

J&K lifts curbs on separatist leadership

Geelani, widely known as a hard nut to crack among the separatist, had been under house arrest for the past eight years.

31 Mar 2018 4:59 AM

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rawat right on J&K: Can’t ignore ‘politics’

The number of terrorists killed in the Valley in the past 12 months has been higher than in the previous year, suggesting more encounters.

16 Jan 2018 12:21 AM

Following Wani's death, widespread protest spread in the Kashmir Valley and a curfew was imposed for 53 consecutive days. (Photo: ANI)

NC MLA praises Burhan Wani, calls all militants 'martyrs'

Wani was responsible for several attacks against security personnel in Kashmir and was killed in encounter with Indian security forces.

23 Dec 2017 12:30 PM

Wani, who was responsible for several attacks against security personnel in Kashmir, was killed in an encounter with Indian security forces in 2016 on July 8. (photo: File)

Hizbul commander Burhan Wani a 'martyr': J&K NC MLA strikes row

NC MLA Abdul Majeed Larmi says that those who fight for issues are ‘martyrs’, including militants killed in Kashmir, like Burhan Wani.

23 Dec 2017 9:49 AM

Donald Trump’s open invitation to India to play a greater role in Afghanistan was perhaps more to needle Pakistan than to get India to play a security role there. (Photo: AFP/File)

Tackling Pak is India’s job, don’t leave it to US

Trump’s August speech outlining his Afghanistan policy clearly denounced Pakistan’s duplicitous policy of selective counter-terrorism.

09 Dec 2017 1:49 AM

Victims of pellet firing at a press briefing organised by Amnesty International in Srinagar in September. Many of these, who lost their vision permanently, are now learning Braille.

Jammu & Kashmir: Scarred for life, Pellet victims move on

1,725 pellet injury victims to be rehabilitated and compensated by the J&K government.

25 Nov 2017 1:19 AM

Over 4,500 cases were registered against youth who were found indulging in stone pelting for the first time. (Photo: PTI/File)

4,500 cases against youth involved in stone-pelting for first time to be dropped

The decisions were considered to be part of discussions held by Sharma during his visit to the Valley for talking with all stakeholders.

21 Nov 2017 8:46 PM

Former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma (Photo: ANI)

A policeman posing as a postman in Kashmir

Sharma will have “sustained interaction and dialogue to understand the legitimate aspirations of a wide cross-section of society”.

29 Oct 2017 12:30 AM

Jammu and Kashmir kill figures peak in 2017 unrest

This averages over 17 killings of hardcore militants every month for this year.

15 Sep 2017 2:24 AM

Shah was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate on July 25 from Srinagar and was brought to Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Terror funding case: Delhi Court dismisses bail plea of separatist Shabir Shah

The court earlier had sent Shabir Shah to judicial custody for his involvement in a money laundering case for alleged terror financing.

22 Aug 2017 5:48 PM

So far in 2017, as many as 136 militants, including six commanders have been ‘neutralised’. (Photo: Twitter/@DigSkr)

Hizb commander, 2 other militants killed in Shopian encounter

The security forces have launched ‘Operation all-out’ against militants across the Kashmir Valley.

13 Aug 2017 8:16 PM

ISIS has been trying hard for some time now to radicalise Indian youth while effectively using the social media.

ISI eyes Kashmir youth for ISIS?

Sources claimed that Indian agencies are likely to share this information with their counterparts in some other countries.

22 Jul 2017 6:33 AM

Targeted on 2 fronts

China has already been engaged in a troop buildup in the guise of road building in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

11 Jul 2017 4:40 AM

Normal life back in J&K, Internet services restored

Kashmir remained by and large peaceful on the anniversary on Saturday.

10 Jul 2017 3:23 AM

India targets Pakistan Army for hailing Burhan Wani

Television news reports said the Indian Army had destroyed three Pakistani posts near the LoC.

10 Jul 2017 1:22 AM

Members of a non-governmental organization 'Youth Forum for Kashmir' chant anti-Indian slogans during a rally to mark 1st anniversary of the death Burhan Wani, who was killed by Indian troops last year. (Photo: AP)

India attacks Pak for glorifying Burhan Wani, supporting terror

Baglay's comments came a day after Pakistan Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa praised Burhan Wani who was killed in an encounter with Army.

09 Jul 2017 4:41 PM

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