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Saturday, October 5, 2024
TopicJammu and Kashmir

Topic: Jammu and Kashmir

J&K DSP ‘ferried wanted Hizbul militant to Jammu last year too, hosted him at home’

J&K DSP Davinder Singh was arrested over the weekend after he was allegedly caught ferrying Hizbul commander Syed Naveed from Kashmir to Jammu.

After SC, how Tripura High Court added muscle to freedom of speech & expression

In two judgments on 9 and 10 January, Tripura High Court upheld freedom of speech and expression — specifically in relation to social media — under Article 19.

Davinder Singh tortured me, told me I had to do small job for him: Afzal Guru letter

Afzal Guru alleges that Davinder Singh and other J&K police officers introduced him to one of the men who attacked Parliament, asked him to arrange for logistics.

Modi govt’s trip for envoys to J&K exposes rift between home and external affairs ministries

If Modi government intended the envoys to see the situation in Kashmir ‘first-hand’, it needed to do more than letting the diplomats spend 3-4 hours there.

In Uri villages along LoC, how constant threat to life is ‘destroying’ a generation

Threat of shelling & fatal injuries is constant in LoC villages of Uri block. In last one year, at least 50 houses damaged in Jabda village, affecting over 250 people.

Arrest of J&K DSP along with militants puts police in a fix, questions arise about his past

DSP Davinder Singh, who had met foreign envoys in Srinagar Thursday, has also been linked to the 2001 Parliament attack case.

Envoys found J&K ‘normal’ but US scuttles party with statement on restrictions

Not all of the 15 envoys who visited the Valley last week had their misgivings addressed. Sources said they found the Valley looking ‘normal’ and without any significant danger of massive protests.

Pakistan Army’s BAT beheads two civilians in Poonch

While earlier reports said the civilians were killed in ceasefire actions, pictures have now revealed that they were also beheaded.

We remain concerned over detentions and internet restrictions in J&K: US envoy

The restrictions were imposed on 5 August last year when India scrapped Article 370, that gave special powers to Jammu and Kashmir.

J&K police nab 2 militants & senior police officer who was with them

Police have not yet filed an FIR as they are trying to determine if the DSP, who had received foreign envoys, was part of a covert mission to capture militants.

On Camera

I met Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2005. He told me he was an admirer of MK Gandhi

Shuttle diplomacy at a high level is indicated, along the lines of the famous Kissingerian shuttles following the 1973 Arab-Israeli war.

#ByeByeAP to #LuluBackInAP: Naidu’s moves to make Andhra ‘business friendly’ & woo back investors

The Jagan Reddy govt has been accused of scuppering various investment deals. Under Naidu, the govt, is trying to make AP a top investment destination, officials and industrialists say.

IAF chief AP Singh red-flags Tejas delay, says China ahead in technology & production capacity

Air force chief says HAL needs to churn out 24 aircraft per year. It is important for IAF to have indigenous weapons systems to deal with any security challenges, he says.

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?