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Friday, December 12, 2025
TopicBurhan Wani

Topic: Burhan Wani

The scars of Burhan Wani & PDP-BJP tie-up: What kept south Kashmir away from voting

Anantnag in south Kashmir, the hotbed of homegrown militancy, recorded a 13.61% voter turnout in its first phase of polling.

More boys will take to guns if there are no peace talks: Pulwama suicide bomber’s father

Fathers of Adil Dar, Pulwama bomber, and Burhan Wani, Hizbul commander killed in 2016, say young Kashmiris are impatient & unafraid, and only talks can resolve situation.

Kashmir journalist spends 80 days in jail, family alleges illegal detention

Police claim Aasif Sultan had helped militants involved in 12 August Batamaloo attack near Srinagar & chargesheet will be filed in 2 weeks.

BJP’s ‘betrayal’ a big political setback for Mehbooba Mufti

Once known for being a foot-soldier who created the PDP from the grassroots, Mehbooba has lost her support base today.

UN human rights report on Kashmir ‘fallacious’, violates India’s sovereignty, says govt

The report talks of the killing of Hizbul terrorist Burhan Wani in 2016 that triggered massive protests and the use of pellet guns.

A tourist’s death threatens to kill Kashmir’s revenue lifeline

The tourism industry fears cancellations after the death of the visitor from Chennai. The industry cannot hope for revival until the conflict is resolved,  experts say.

Killing of Kashmiri professor—has govt outreach failed with more educated youth turning to militancy?

In the Shopian encounter Sunday, five suspected militants were killed, including an assistant professor. Has the government outreach failed with more educated youth turning to militancy? Experts weigh in.

Plugged-In: 7 Indians abducted in Afghan, 5 militants killed in Kashmir & storm warnings

Abductions, Assassinations, and Encounters: Sunday took India by storm.

Burhan’s social media-savvy militancy chapter ends with aide Paddar’s death

Paddar was killed with four other suspected militants, including a sociology professor at the University of Kashmir, in an encounter at Badigam in south Kashmir’s Shopian.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.