Six people died in targeted terror attacks in Dhangri village this week. It may have been worse if a member of the defunct Village Defence Committee hadn’t fired his rifle, locals say.
Militants have stepped up attacks in the Kashmir valley over the past week. A policeman was killed in Nowhatta on Sunday and a migrant labourer in Bandipora last week.
The death of labourer, Mohd Amrez, comes a day after three army personnel were killed while fighting two terrorists, who were attempting to carry out a suicide bomb attack at Rajouri.
Hindus accuse the J&K govt of turning a deaf ear to their requests for leaves and urgent transfers to safer areas; Kulgam chief education officer says 'never denied leaves'
The incident took place in the Hashoora Chadoora area of the central Kashmir district. The woman was identified as Amreen Bhat and her nephew as Farhan Zubair.
Security agencies had picked up phone chatter and other inputs suggesting that Hindus and non-Muslims staying in Kashmir could be targeted by terrorists.
Killing of pharmacist Makhan Lal Bindroo shocked many, but subsequent murders of school teacher and principal for being non-Muslims has had a ripple effect on Hindus and Sikhs.
Supinder Kour and Deepak Chand were teachers at a govt school in Srinagar. Thursday's attack has taken the number of civilians shot dead in the Valley to seven in the last five days.
The Southeast Asian theatre is central to the Great Power contest between the US and China. It’s also a landscape where middle powers—France, the UK, Turkey—are shaping the strategic environment.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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