Topic: Jammu and Kashmir
Another Bihari vendor shot dead in Srinagar
Arvind Kumar's murder outside a park comes after police claimed to have gunned down three terrorists involved in civilian killings.
Two militants, including LeT commander, killed in encounter in J-K’s Pulwama
LeT commander Umar Mushtaq Khandey was among the top 10 wanted militants and had killed two police constables in Srinagar's Baghat in February.
16 J&K districts achieve 100% coverage of Covid vaccine’s first dose in 18+ age category
A total of 96,550 doses were administered Wednesday across the Union territory pushing the cumulative number of doses administered here to 13,430,141.
2 militants killed in separate encounter in Shopian, hours after 3 LeT terrorists gunned down
Security forces had launched a search in the Feeripora area of south Kashmir's Shopian and it turned into an encounter after militants opened fire on the forces.
3 TRF militants killed in Shopian, including one who had gunned down Bihar street vendor
Police said the militants belonged to The Resistance Front — a front of Lashkar-e-Taiba. Militant Mukhtar Shah shifted to Shopian after killing the street vendor on 5 October.
‘Jammu, Dogras neglected’ — Omar Abdullah ex-adviser & NC’s Jammu face Devender Rana joins BJP
Rana, a three-term MLA, was seen as the NC’s face in Jammu region. Despite the BJP’s sweep in the Jammu region in the 2014 assembly elections, he won from Nagrota.
Pakistan changes LoC strategy as winter approaches, terror launch pads full but ceasefire holds
The primary focus of the Pakistan Army is to push in arms and ammunition more than terrorists, which is why those who’ve been caught have been carrying huge cache of them.
Five Army personnel killed in encounter in J&K’s Poonch
The security forces had launched an anti-insurgency operation following intelligence inputs about presence of terrorists.
2 militants shot dead in Jammu & Kashmir’s Anantnag, Bandipora districts
One of the terrorists killed has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar affiliated with LET (TRF) and was involved in recent civilian killing at Shahgund, Kashmir IGP Vijay Kumar said.
Jammu & Kashmir’s elite anti-terror unit gets full-time head after a gap of 5 months
Appointment of Iftikhar Talib to head the Special Operations Group comes amid a spate of minority killings in Srinagar that took security forces by surprise.
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CO2 is not just the culprit, but also an ally in the fight against climate change
For some sectors, it is extremely difficult to completely avoid CO2 emissions but they have a way out.
Climate financing still area of worry, says Sitharaman, flags questions on $100 bn pledge
The remarks came ahead of the upcoming COP-26 Summit to be held in UK. Leaders of nearly 200 countries will gather at the summit in Glasgow to discuss climate action.
Defence
Military exercise with Sri Lanka will promote synergy, strengthen bilateral ties: Indian Army
The 8th edition of Exercise #MitraShakti21 between Indian & Sri Lankan armies culminated at the island nation's Ampara district with a focus on enhancing counter-terror cooperation.
Mohan Bhagwat is right, China is the big threat. But his prescription to counter it is flawed
India can fight China, but it needs peace & stability at home. It can't take on Beijing while re-lighting old fires like NRC or polarising Hindus & Muslims to win elections.