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Killing of Kashmiri professor—has govt outreach failed with more educated youth turning to militancy?

In the Shopian encounter Sunday, five suspected militants were killed, including an assistant professor. Has the government outreach failed with more educated youth turning to militancy? Experts weigh in.

Burhan’s social media-savvy militancy chapter ends with aide Paddar’s death

Paddar was killed with four other suspected militants, including a sociology professor at the University of Kashmir, in an encounter at Badigam in south Kashmir’s Shopian.

In a first, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq admits Hurriyat has ‘lost connect’ with people of Kashmir

Moderate leader says the separatists are concerned about the youth picking up guns, blames the Centre for pushing them against a wall.

Shopian school bus attack not the first in Kashmir, kids in Valley targeted since 2016

25 schools were torched in the Valley soon after the encounter of Burhan Wani in 2016. On 1 April this year, a school bus was also attacked by protesters.

‘The Making of Early Kashmir’ rediscovers the Valley’s grand Sanskrit heritage

Little is known about Kashmir beyond the media's tales of violence. Shonaleeka Kaul’s book looks at the state that was once a premier centre of Sanskrit scholarship.

Last Laughs: Modi-Xi talks in China and the historic step by Kim Jong-un & Moon Jae-in

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Kashmiri soldier who joined Hizbul ‘never showed inclination towards militancy’, say kin

Family members of Idrees Mir say they were clueless about him joining a militant group until his picture brandishing an AK-47 went viral on social media.

Eight accused in Kathua rape-murder plead not guilty, seek narco test

The seven accused were presented before the district and sessions judge on Monday, while the bail application for the accused juvenile will be heard later in the day. 

Kathua rape-murder: SC to hear plea seeking transfer of trial from J&K

Deepika Singh Rajawat, a lawyer representing the victim’s kin, will personally appear before the apex court to inform it about the alleged threats she has received.

How India beat Pakistan to gain control of the world’s highest battlefield 34 years ago

On 13 April 1985, India launched Operation Meghdoot to wrest control of Siachen Glacier and gain a strategic upper hand on Pakistan.

On Camera

Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

15 Vir Chakras awarded for Op Sindoor, 9 go to IAF pilots who struck Pakistani terror camps

For the first time, 2 Agniveers were awarded the Sena Medal for Operation Sindoor roles, among others. A 3rd Agniveer received a Mention in Despatches.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.