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Thursday, October 3, 2024
TopicJammu and Kashmir

Topic: Jammu and Kashmir

Riyaz Naikoo — dreaded militant who ‘looted farmers and brought new ruthlessness to Hizbul’

Top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo, 35, was killed Wednesday. His death triggered protests around the Valley, especially in south Kashmir.

Intruders, a house besieged, gunfire — 12-hour J&K encounter that killed Indian Army colonel

Five security personnel, including an Army Major who got married just four months ago, died in a gun battle at Kashmir’s Handwara Saturday. 

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.

India must galvanise global pressure against Pakistan, can’t let guard down due to Covid

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15-yr-old boy killed in Handwara encounter was differently-abled and out playing with friends

The body of Hazim Bhat, a native of J&K's Khaipora village, was buried at a cemetery used to bury foreign or unidentified militants. 

2 terrorists killed in Handwara were ‘reception party’ for group of Pakistani infiltrators

Authorities suspect that the attack that left three CRPF personnel dead on Monday was carried out by the group of infiltrators.

3 CRPF personnel killed in militant attack in Kupwara, Jammu & Kashmir

Officials said the area has been cordoned off and additional forces rushed to track down the assailants.

28 terrorists killed in Kashmir in April — highest since the scrapping of Article 370

According to official figures of armed forces, 35 local youths have joined terror groups in first four months of this year. Local recruitment in 2019 was 119.

Ban on high-speed internet not proving enough to prevent rising violence in Kashmir

Officials involved with counter-insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir are concerned about rising violence in the Union territory.

Army says ‘punishment’ being inflicted as Pakistan violates LoC ceasefire at 6 locations

Ceasefire violations by Pakistan began on Sunday evening at six locations along the LoC including five in Jammu.

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Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?