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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicHizbul Mujahideen

Topic: Hizbul Mujahideen

In J&K, the police are the ‘intimate enemy’ battling guilt of working against their own & fear of death

Lines are often blurry as retired IPS officer says police & militancy exist within same classroom, family, sometimes within same person. 'It is not easy being police here,' he adds.

MK Raina visited his mother in a Srinagar hospital. It was treating militants in the night

In his book, 'Before I Forget: A Memoir', MK Raina narrates his visit to his mother, who was admitted to a hospital in Srinagar.

‘Most wanted’ Hizbul terrorist behind grenade attacks in J&K arrested from Delhi after 13-year chase

Special CP (Special Cell) Dhaliwal says Matoo, who was heading ‘seven-member’ Hizbul module, was arrested from DND while travelling in a stolen car.

Mystery killings in Pakistan in past year — India-designated terrorists, IS, Jaish & LeT operatives

Killings have similar modus operandi, with targets being gunned down usually by motorcycle-borne assailants. A suspected ISI agent was also killed in a similar manner in Nepal.

Seasoned Hizbul militant, tasked with reviving terror in Rajouri & Poonch, killed at LoC

Army sources said Muneer Hussain had crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 1993, returned in 1996 only to go back two years later.

Arrest of Mirwaiz Mohammad Farooq’s killers can uncover the lies behind Kashmiri jihadism

Few leaders have blamed jihadist groups and their sponsors in Pakistan for their crimes. Ensuring the truth is told will be critical to securing the peace in Kashmir.

NIA attaches Kashmir properties of Hizbul chief Syed Salahuddin’s 2 sons, lodged in Tihar

NIA says two properties of sons of Syed Salahuddin have been attached under UAPA & that Hizbul Mujahideen chief continues to operate from Pakistan.

Fauji or LeT, Hizbul worker? A Kashmir man’s identity comes under cloud after being shot dead

Rather’s family and neighbours believed he was working with the Army. But, after he was shot dead by suspected terrorists in March, Army claimed he was ‘overground’ worker.

Viral photo of top Hizbul commander killed in J&K encounter is actually of ISIS militant

The viral photo is not of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Mehrazuddin Halwai, but British security guard-turned ISIS militant, Omar Hussain.

Hizbul commander Saifullah Mir shot dead in Srinagar encounter

Mir, also known as Dr Saifullah, had only taken over the reins of Hizbul in May after his predecessor, Riyaz Naikoo, was killed in a gunbattle at his native village of Beighpora.

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What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

Rich state, borrowed money: Karnataka’s growth story has a debt problem that is only getting worse

Karnataka contributes billions to national growth and FDI, but its own finances show a revenue deficit, spiralling interest costs, and liabilities crossing Rs 11.2 lakh crore.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.