Defence minister promises expeditious investigation & says it is Army’s duty not only to safeguard national interest, but also to win the hearts of the people.
Local Gujjar residents had played a critical role in military operations against the Lashkar-e-Taiba in the Pir Panjal mountains before 2003, setting up special militia to fight terrorism.
Besides civilian killings, the entry of 'hybrid' or 'part-time' terrorists being recruited and trained online call into question Modi govt's claims about normalcy in Kashmir.
Modi govt's Kashmir policy has been a success in changing status of state & redefining what remains negotiable. To expect it was going to end terror & alienation was wishful thinking.
Kashmir IG Vijay Kumar says police retaliating with full force through more encounters & swift arrests. In May alone, 27 terrorists 'killed in encounters and 22 arrested'.
Terrorists from The Resistance Front killed Ishfaq and Umar Dar on 26 March. Their mother's tears haven't dried, father keeps looking for them to return, brother wonders why they were shot.
Vijay Kumar, 1997-batch IPS officer, says in interview that local support for terror outfits is falling, 'hybrid terrorists' are a challenge J&K Police is focussing on.
PM's 1st visit to J&K since Article 370 abrogation. Since it was announced in March, 6 panchayat members killed in attacks, as well as 3 civilians & 5 security personnel.
NIA says new cadres being inducted don't have a record with police or intelligence agencies, and are locals. They carry out attacks and then mingle with populace.
Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.
Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.
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