Topic: pellet guns
‘Use of force inevitable’ during mob violence — J&K High Court junks PIL against pellet guns
The PIL was filed by HC Bar Association of Kashmir in 2016, when the Valley erupted in clashes after the killing of militant Burhan Wani that July.
After scrapping of Article 370, Shias in Kashmir are in a state of relief and caution
Shias, who were seen as ‘friendly’ by cops and CRPF personnel in Kashmir, say Modi govt has bought into the Sunni majoritarian agenda.
Modi govt’s plan to empower Kashmir economically & disempower politically will cost India
Slapping of Public Safety Act on Farooq Abdullah only to justify his detention in Supreme Court clears any doubt about Modi government’s intentions.
Mumbai eye surgeon operated on 200 Kashmir pellet victims in 2016, is ready to help again
Dr S. Natarajan, chief of All India Opthalmological Society, recalls what he saw in Kashmir in 2016, and says what pellet does to a human eye.
Kashmir photojournalist hit with pellets, 3 others hurt while covering Muharram procession
The alleged assault took place around 2pm Saturday at Hasanabad locality in Srinagar, which has a predominantly Shia population.
Kashmir teen dies, police claim he was hit by stones, doctors say shell injury caused death
Deceased teen Asrar Wani's family says authorities have not given them death certificate and even his medical reports.
This is how use of deflectors on pellet guns makes them ‘less lethal’ in J&K
CRPF claims that the muzzle it now uses in J&K diverts 90% pellets in a downward direction, concentrating the hit on the lower part of the body, away from the eyes.
Congress loses big when a Pilot or Scindia rebels but the ‘privileged’ are ultimate losers
Sachin Pilot and Jyotiraditya Scindia became ministers in Congress at an age when others like them were trying to make a name for themselves in student and youth organisations.
Credibility of India’s statistics back in question over official inflation data
Economists aren’t buying the Statistics Department’s methodology for calculating India’s consumer price inflation numbers for April and May.
Defence
No change in India’s position on LAC, both sides looking at ‘complex disengagement’
India, China will keep watch on each other to see how much disengagement is being done. This will entail daily hotline talks at Chushul-Moldo meeting point in Ladakh.
Uttar Pradesh is India’s broken heartland, break it into 4 or 5 states
Uttar Pradesh, our largest state by population and most powerful, is also the worst governed. A state with 1-in-6 Indians has no hope because of its size.