Stone pelting cases decline in Jammu and Kashmir due to NIA: Rajnath Singh
7 years, 7 months ago

Stone pelting cases decline in Jammu and Kashmir due to NIA: Rajnath Singh

Live Mint  

Lucknow: Incidents of stone-pelting have reduced in Jammu and Kashmir due to the role of the National Investigation Agency, home minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday. He said the incidents of naxalism, terrorism and extremism have “You have seen the role of the NIA in Jammu and Kashmir, where incidents of stone pelting have come down. Its name sends fear down the spine of those indulging in terror funding.” On the occasion, chief minister Yogi Adityanath suggested holding a meeting every six months between the NIA and state agencies. He said the NIA was probing 165 cases and due to its “scientific probe there is an approximately 955% conviction rate.” Singh said NIA has established itself as a credible investigating agency.

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Pakistan-backed Terror Conspiracy Case: NIA Raids 6 Locations in Jammu, Seizes Data, Documents
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan-backed Terror Conspiracy Case: NIA Raids 6 Locations in Jammu, Seizes Data, Documents

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday raided six locations across the Jammu province in connection with the Pakistan-backed conspiracy to spread terror in the region. The agency said in a statement that extensive raids and searches were conducted in the Doda, Ramban, and Kishtwar districts of Jammu province by NIA teams in the case relating to the conspiracy by banned …

NIA Searches 6 Locations in Jammu Province in Pak-backed terror conspiracy case
10 months, 3 weeks ago

NIA Searches 6 Locations in Jammu Province in Pak-backed terror conspiracy case

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Saturday searched six locations across Jammu province in the Pakistan-backed conspiracy to spread terror in the region. Extensive searches were conducted in Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar districts of Jammu province by NIA teams in the case RC-05/2022/NIA/JMU, relating to the conspiracy by banned terrorist organisations and their offshoots to carry out violent attacks …

How Stone-pelting Incidents Fell in Kashmir Post Abrogation of Article 370
1 year, 3 months ago

How Stone-pelting Incidents Fell in Kashmir Post Abrogation of Article 370

News 18  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Rajya Sabha on Monday that Article 370 gave rise to separatism and terrorism in Kashmir and suggested that its abolition had cleared the way for an end of terrorism in the valley. Addressing the Lok Sabha last week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that in 2010, there were 2,654 stone pelting incidents …

How stone-pelting incidents have fallen in J&K after abrogation of Article 370
1 year, 3 months ago

How stone-pelting incidents have fallen in J&K after abrogation of Article 370

Firstpost  

The Centre told the Supreme Court in July that Jammu and Kashmir has witnessed ‘unprecedented progress and security’ since it revoked Article 370. Let’s take a look at how stone-pelting incidents have fallen in the Valley since 2019: ‘Unprecedented progress and security’ As per Business Today, the Centre told the apex court that organised stone-pelting incidents – which had a …

NIA conducts raids in J-K’s Pulwama in terror-related cases
1 year, 8 months ago

NIA conducts raids in J-K’s Pulwama in terror-related cases

Live Mint  

The National Investigation Agency and Counter Intelligence of Kashmir have started conducting raids at various places in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with terror links and terror-funding cases, according to a report published by the news agency ANI. Earlier in June, the agency also conducted raids at more than half a dozen places in four Jammu …

Jammu and Kashmir: NIA carries out raids at multiple locations in NGO terror-funding case
1 year, 8 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: NIA carries out raids at multiple locations in NGO terror-funding case

India TV News  

In a fresh crackdown on an NGO terror-funding case, the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday carried out raids at multiple locations in four districts of Jammu and Kashmir. As part of its ongoing efforts to disrupt and dismantle the terror financing network in Kashmir, the federal agency conducted comprehensive searches of the case linked to the raising of funds for …

NIA raids 5 places in South Kashmir in terror conspiracy case
1 year, 8 months ago

NIA raids 5 places in South Kashmir in terror conspiracy case

India TV News  

NIA raids: In a terror conspiracy case, the National Investigation Agency on Tuesday conducted searches at five locations in South Kashmir. According to NIA, proscribed terrorist organisations, as part of a larger conspiracy to commit acts of terror and violence, were planning to unleash violent terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir with sticky bombs, Improvised Explosive Devices and small arms. …

NIA conducts searches across Jammu and Kashmir in terror-related case
1 year, 9 months ago

NIA conducts searches across Jammu and Kashmir in terror-related case

Live Mint  

The National Investigation Agency has started conducting searches in more than half a dozen places in four Jammu and Kashmir districts as part of an investigation in a terror-related case, officials said on Monday. The raids were carried out after the NIA conducted searches at 13 locations in five districts of Jammu and Kashmir in a case pertaining to the …

NIA cracks down on newly floated terror outfits across Kashmir, seizes incriminating material
1 year, 10 months ago

NIA cracks down on newly floated terror outfits across Kashmir, seizes incriminating material

India TV News  

The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday cracked down once again on the newly floated terrorist outfits in Jammu and Kashmir, and seized incriminating literature and several digital devices. The searches were conducted at three locations in the Kashmir valley, in the residential premises of sympathizers/cadres, hybrid terrorists and Over Ground Workers linked with the newly-formed offshoots and affiliates of several …

NIA cracks down on terror groups, launches fresh raids in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 10 months ago

NIA cracks down on terror groups, launches fresh raids in Jammu and Kashmir

Live Mint  

The National Investigation Agency launched fresh raids at 16 locations across Jammu and Kashmir in a Pakistan-backed terror conspiracy case on Tuesday. The development came mere days after the federal agency conducted raids at 12 locations and seized incriminating material and digital devices in connection with the case. The case pertains to the hatching of a conspiracy and plans by …

Jammu and Kashmir: NIA raids underway in several regions in connection with terror funding case
2 years ago

Jammu and Kashmir: NIA raids underway in several regions in connection with terror funding case

India TV News  

NIA raids in J&K: The National Investigation Agency has continued its raids in several parts of Jammu and Kashmir, including Srinagar, Shopian, Pulwama, Anantnag and Kulgam. As per information, NIA teams are conducting raids in the Wachi area of Shopian, Nehama and Litter area of Pulwama district and the Fresal area of Kulgam district and one team had reached Achawal …

Stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir 'almost nil' since Article 370 was abrogated: CRPF DG
3 years ago

Stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir 'almost nil' since Article 370 was abrogated: CRPF DG

Op India  

Speaking about the present law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir, CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, said that presently the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is ‘very good’ and is improving further. The Central Reserve Police Force chief also confirmed that since the repeal of Article 370 in 2019, there have been almost no incidents …

J&K witnesses massive decrease in stone pelting in 2020: Details
4 years, 2 months ago

J&K witnesses massive decrease in stone pelting in 2020: Details

Op India  

In a positive development, incidents of stone-pelting saw an 87.13% drop in 2020, as compared to 2019 in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Singh said, “There have been 255 stone-pelting incidents in 2020 as compared to the incidents in 2019 and the year, witnessed an 87.31 per cent decline.” He further emphasised, “Law and order situation is well …

Officials Say a Sharp Decline in Stone Pelting Incidents in J&K Since Aug 5 Last Year
4 years, 8 months ago

Officials Say a Sharp Decline in Stone Pelting Incidents in J&K Since Aug 5 Last Year

News 18  

Incidents of stone pelting have come down sharply in Jammu and Kashmir after abrogation of the special status of the erstwhile state, officials said on Wednesday. Comparing the figures of stone pelting incidents during the first six months of 2020 with previous years, they said the number has fallen down considerably from 944 in 2018 to 211 so far this …

Hurriyat linked groups behind stone pelting in Kashmir
5 years, 3 months ago

Hurriyat linked groups behind stone pelting in Kashmir

India TV News  

Organisations and activists which are part of the Hurriyat are behind stone-pelting incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, the government said on Wednesday. He also said that 5,161 persons were taken into preventive custody in the Valley since August 4, 2019, a day before abrogation of Article 370, that gave special status to Kashmir, and its bifurcation into two UTs. In …

J&K post Article 370: Only 609 out of 5,000 originally detained still under preventive custody
5 years, 3 months ago

J&K post Article 370: Only 609 out of 5,000 originally detained still under preventive custody

India TV News  

Over 5,000 people were taken into preventive custody since the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir, the Parliament was informed on Wednesday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha regarding militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State for Home G. Kishan Reddy said that to prevent breach of peace, activities prejudicial to the …

Stone pelting reduced by 40-45% after Article 370 abrogation: Amit Shah
5 years, 4 months ago

Stone pelting reduced by 40-45% after Article 370 abrogation: Amit Shah

India Today  

Incidents of pelting stones at security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have reduced by 40-45 per cent since the abrogation of provisions under Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. The home minister said Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian refugees coming from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh because of religious persecution would be given Indian citizenship. …

Jammu and Kashmir: 765 people arrested for stone-pelting post abrogation of Article 370
5 years, 4 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: 765 people arrested for stone-pelting post abrogation of Article 370

Op India  

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that 765 people have been arrested in Jammu and Kashmir for involving in stone-pelting since the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5. Responding to another question, Reddy said the Jammu and Kashmir administration had informed that a total of 34,10,219 tourists, including 12,934 foreigners, visited Jammu and Kashmir …

No stone pelting in Kashmir Valley for last 48 hours
5 years, 6 months ago

No stone pelting in Kashmir Valley for last 48 hours

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Not a single stone pelting incident or protest has been reported in the Kashmir valley in the last 48 hours. Sources in the Jammu and Kashmir administration told Deccan Chronicle that the daily situation report of the last two days had “nil reports” of stone pelting and protests in the Valley. The stone pelting incidents rose by another 175 …

Excerpt: A New Militancy & ‘The Generation of Rage in Kashmir’
6 years, 6 months ago

Excerpt: A New Militancy & ‘The Generation of Rage in Kashmir’

The Quint  

There was little awareness of the various nuances in the opinions and aspirations of young Kashmiris—or of differences across space and time—which the survey findings explained in Chapter 4, ‘Varied Opinions’, showed. Some Indian analysts described ‘stone pelting’ in 2010 as a new form of militancy. By 2015–16, common people at places near an ongoing encounter took to pelting stones …

Srinagar: stone pelting terrorists wave Pakistani and ISIS flags, disrupt Eid celebrations
6 years, 7 months ago

Srinagar: stone pelting terrorists wave Pakistani and ISIS flags, disrupt Eid celebrations

Op India  

According to an ANI report, the celebrations of Eid-Al-Adha were marred by violence when stone pelting terrorists came out on the street, chanted slogans waved the Pakistan and ISIS flags and clashed with police personnel on duty in Srinagar’s Eidgah area, soon after Eid prayers. In one such similar ghastly act, stone pelters had attacked the funeral procession of Lt …

Government mulling amnesty for 5,500 first-time stone pelters: J&K Police
7 years, 3 months ago

Government mulling amnesty for 5,500 first-time stone pelters: J&K Police

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday said that it was reviewing cases of nearly 5,500 people against whom cases of stone pelting have been registered in last two years. Director General of Police SP Vaida said that stone pelting cases registered in 2016 and 2017 are under review and that the government was mulling to give amnesty to first-time offenders. …

After Dineshwar Sharma’s report, Jammu and Kashmir govt withdraws all cases against 4,327 first-time stone-pelters
7 years, 4 months ago

After Dineshwar Sharma’s report, Jammu and Kashmir govt withdraws all cases against 4,327 first-time stone-pelters

India TV News  

After Dineshwar Sharma’s report, Jammu and Kashmir govt withdraws all cases against 4,327 first-time stone-pelters The decision was taken after Union Home Ministry made the recommendation in this regard after the newly-appointed Kashmir interlocutor Dineshwar Sharma submitted his report. The Jammu and Kashmir government today withdrew all cases against 4,327 people who were put behind bars after being booked on …

90% dip in stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir in 2017: J&K police chief
7 years, 4 months ago

90% dip in stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir in 2017: J&K police chief

Live Mint  

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir police chief S.P. NIA raids, he said, were not alone responsible for the change in situation in the Kashmir Valley and maintained there were multiple factors at play including demonetisation and action against top militant commanders. “ a more than 90% fall in stone pelting in Kashmir Valley as compared to the last year.It is a …

90 per cent dip in stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir this year, claims DGP of Jammu and Kashmir
7 years, 4 months ago

90 per cent dip in stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir this year, claims DGP of Jammu and Kashmir

India TV News  

Stone-pelting incidents in the Kashmir Valley have seen a drastic fall in 2017 as compared to last year, Jammu and Kashmir Police chief S P Vaid has said, crediting the people of Kashmir for the markled improvement in the situation in the restive region. " NIA raids, he said, were not alone responsible for the change in situation in the …

Kashmir terror funding case: NIA questions trader body head and Kashmiri student, names Hurriyat factions in FIR
7 years, 6 months ago

Kashmir terror funding case: NIA questions trader body head and Kashmiri student, names Hurriyat factions in FIR

Firstpost  

The NIA Monday examined the head of a traders’ body and a Kashmir University PhD student in connection with a case related to the funding of terror activities in Kashmir, officials said New Delhi: The NIA Monday examined the head of a traders’ body and a Kashmir University PhD student in connection with a case related to the funding of …

Downward Trend in Stone-Pelting Suggests NIA Raids Have Hit Home
7 years, 6 months ago

Downward Trend in Stone-Pelting Suggests NIA Raids Have Hit Home

The Quint  

Officials told The Quint that the absence of adverse reaction to the NIA raids at around two dozen locations in Kashmir on 6 and 7 September, as well as earlier search operations held in June and July, are positive signs for the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh who is arriving in Srinagar on 9 September on a four-day-long tour. It …

NIA conducts fresh raids in Kashmir over terror funding
7 years, 9 months ago

NIA conducts fresh raids in Kashmir over terror funding

India TV News  

Continuing its probe into terror funding by Pakistan-based groups to stoke unrest in the Kashmir, the National Investigative Agency today conducted fresh raids across five locations in Jammu and Kashmir and seized incriminating documents and foreign currency. "NIA took up fresh searches at five more locations belonging to secessionist and separatist elements and traders suspected of hawala activities and terror …

NIA raids 22 locations of separatists in Kashmir and Delhi over alleged Pakistan funding
7 years, 9 months ago

NIA raids 22 locations of separatists in Kashmir and Delhi over alleged Pakistan funding

Firstpost  

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday carried out searches at 14 places in Kashmir and eight places in Delhi in connection with terror funding received from Pakistan for carrying out subversive activities in the Valley. Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Saturday carried out searches at 14 places in Kashmir and eight places in Delhi in connection with terror funding …

Kashmir sees sharp decline in stone pelting incidents after demonetisation move, says Parrikar
8 years, 4 months ago

Kashmir sees sharp decline in stone pelting incidents after demonetisation move, says Parrikar

India TV News  

Incidents of stone pelting on security forces in violence-hit Kashmir have reduced drastically since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the scrapping of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said. Speaking at an event here on Monday, Parrikar thanked the Prime Minister for the ‘daring’ move, which, he said, will also help clamp down on the …

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