Matoo’s name did not figure in any incident after January 2012, 'as he kept a low profile while being underground', but he remained on the 'most wanted list' as an A++ category terrorist.
According to official statistics, 131 Kashmiri youngsters have joined terror groups this year as against 117 last year. Local recruitment figures stood at 214 in 2018 and 128 in 2017.
Srinagar-based Defence Spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said two AK-47 rifles and three pistols were recovered from the encounter site in Kiloora area of Shopian district.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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