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TopicHizbul Mujahideen

Topic: Hizbul Mujahideen

Kashmir’s most wanted terrorist Riyaz Naikoo killed in encounter in his Pulwama village

Riyaz Naikoo, who took over as Hizbul Mujahideen chief in 2017, carried a bounty of Rs 12 lakh on his head.

J&K ex-sarpanch arrested by NIA for ‘terror links’ fought 2014 assembly polls on BJP ticket

Though he claimed to be a businessman, Tariq Ahmed Mir’s election affidavit said he has no money, no land, no movable or immovable assets.

Shopian families who claimed bodies of 2 slain militants now asked to provide DNA samples

The Hizbul militants were killed in a gun battle Friday, and were buried in a graveyard used for foreign & unidentified militants in Baramulla.

I must have lost my mind: Davinder Singh tells interrogators on his links to militants

Davinder Singh, who was a deputy superintendent of J&K Police, told interrogators he had ferried a Hizbul Mujahideen militant last year as well.

DSP Davinder Singh: Counter-insurgency man known in police circles as corrupt, unscrupulous

Davinder Singh, arrested for ferrying two Hizbul terrorists in a car, was given an out-of-turn promotion and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service.

Soldier, 2 terrorists killed in encounter in J&K’s Pulwama

The encounter broke out during a search operation in Pulwama's Delipora village for an alleged Hizbul Mujahideen commander who, according to intelligence reports, was hiding in the area.

‘Elections are haram’: Kashmiri militant groups ask voters to stay away from Lok Sabha polls

Hizbul Mujahideen and Ansar Ghazwatul Hind commanders release audio clips ‘requesting’ voters to stay away from polls and targeting Kashmiri leaders.

J&K Police arrest student Owais for Banihal suicide blast, blame militant Owais for it

The police first put out images of Owais Mir, a Hizb militant, as the perpetrator of the failed Banihal bombing, but later said it had arrested Owais Rather, a BBA student.

Eight, including J-K journalist, booked for conspiring with Hizbul Mujahideen

Jammu and Kashmir Police registered a case after militants escaped from a residential area of Batmaloo last August. A constable had died during the escape.

Indian Army probing two soldiers for ‘tipping off’ militants who killed rifleman Aurangzeb

Indian Army rifleman Aurangzeb was abducted and killed by militants while he was on leave in June last year.

On Camera

Buying Russian oil, misreading Trump—3 points will define India’s next energy strategy

India should have secured greater savings by pressing Russia for prices nearer the cap while sustaining high volumes. This would have preserved strategic autonomy and served economic logic.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Shadow war over India’s defence procurement on social media raises concerns of dodgy & undue influence

One such website has drawn particular scrutiny for spreading fake stories that have upset not only the Indian but also foreign defence firms by falsely attributing misinformation.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.