Why do militants in J&K only seem to target Pandits and non-locals?
2 years, 6 months ago

Why do militants in J&K only seem to target Pandits and non-locals?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST A spate of killings rocked Kashmir in recent weeks, with terrorists waging a targeted and relentless attack on Kashmiri Pandits and some non-locals, marking a retreat to the ignominious days of 1990 when the Hindu community in the Valley fled to the safe haven of Jammu. He said: “Pandits returning to the Valley were not targeted in the past 12 or 14 years; why is there a backlash now?” He described the killings as a fallout of the government’s decision to encroach on the Muslim identity, manifest in a name-changing spree of public institutions and roads, and inundating the Jamnmu and Kashmir administration with non-locals. Handa asked: “Where are the Hindutva foot soldiers as Hindu brethren fall to bullets in Kashmir?” The government reacted to the relentless attacks by deciding to transfer Kashmiri Pandit and non-local officials to eight safe zones spread across Kashmir’s eight districts. A senior member of Srinagar’s district administration, who did not want to be named, said: “They are easy prey with the potential to create a frenzy.” Changing tactics The thinking within the security apparatus is that militancy sustains itself on the hysteria it creates, besides the flow of money. “That would be falling into Pakistan’s trap,” said Nirmal Singh of the BJP, a former Deputy Chief Minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State.

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119 terrorists active in J&K: Exclusive Intel reveals shifting trends in terror ops
1 month, 1 week ago

119 terrorists active in J&K: Exclusive Intel reveals shifting trends in terror ops

India Today  

A total of 119 terrorists are currently active in Jammu and Kashmir, with operations and recruitment patterns showing evolving trends in the region’s ongoing security challenges, as per intelligence inputs exclusively accessed by India Today TV. Intelligence inputs confirm that security forces have neutralised 61 terrorists in 2024, with 45 killed within Jammu and Kashmir’s hinterland and 16 near the …

Eternal Vigil Needed to Counter Terror in Kashmir Valley
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Eternal Vigil Needed to Counter Terror in Kashmir Valley

Deccan Chronicle  

Terrorist attacks disrupt peace in Srinagar, India. The recent surge in terror has shifted from Jammu to Srinagar, disrupting the peaceful atmosphere that existed due to the restoration of statehood in the Valley. The attacks have caused significant injuries and caused a sense of fear and uncertainty among the local population. The government must take immediate action to combat terrorism …

J&K Polls: 300 paramilitary companies deployed ahead of Assembly Elections
3 months, 3 weeks ago

J&K Polls: 300 paramilitary companies deployed ahead of Assembly Elections

The Hindu  

Over 300 additional companies of paramilitary forces will be deployed in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the three-phase assembly elections commencing from September 18 in the union territory, officials said on Thursday, August 29, 2024). According to the officials, the Deputy Inspector General of the Jammu-Kathua range, Shiv Kumar Sharma arrived at the Police Reception Centre at Bari Brahmna Railway …

Frustrated by dwindling local recruitment, Pakistan pushing foreign terrorists into J-K: L-G Sinha
4 months, 1 week ago

Frustrated by dwindling local recruitment, Pakistan pushing foreign terrorists into J-K: L-G Sinha

New Indian Express  

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said Pakistan was pushing foreign terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir as it was frustrated by dwindling local recruitment and increasing faith of people in democracy, reflected in record turnouts during the Lok Sabha polls here. "A country which is unable to provide basic amenities like two square meals to its own citizens, is …

6 J&K Employees, Part of Cross-LoC 'Narco-Terror Network', Sacked
4 months, 3 weeks ago

6 J&K Employees, Part of Cross-LoC 'Narco-Terror Network', Sacked

Deccan Chronicle  

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday fired six of its employees including five policemen and a schoolteacher on charges of being involved in ‘narco-terrorism’ and other anti-national activities. The statement said that he is “deeply motivated and committed drug peddler as well as an Over Ground Worker for the terrorists of proscribed Hizb-ul-Mujahideen” and he had “established drug …

‘New wave’: Why suspected rebel attacks are rising in Kashmir’s Jammu area
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘New wave’: Why suspected rebel attacks are rising in Kashmir’s Jammu area

Al Jazeera  

For decades, Jammu has been relatively peaceful, even amid clashes in other parts of Indian-administered Kashmir. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told parliament last month that the armed rebellion in Indian-administered Kashmir was in its final stages due to his government’s “multipronged” strategy, implemented since his government scrapped the region’s special status five years ago. While there has been an …

Fighting militants in the mountains of Jammu
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Fighting militants in the mountains of Jammu

The Hindu  

It has been 45 days since 20-year-old Abishek Badkali’s father, Amarjit Sharma, a chemist, was murdered at night in Mela village in Kathua district of Jammu division. Security officials describe the Pir Panjal and the Chenab valleys as “Jammu’s Tora Bora”, the mountain ranges in Afghanistan where al-Qaeda survived for years. Located around 20 km from the International Border between …

‘J&K parties cultivated terror leaders for votes’, alleges DGP
5 months, 1 week ago

‘J&K parties cultivated terror leaders for votes’, alleges DGP

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police RR Swain on Monday blamed regional politics in the Valley for Pakistan's ‘successful’ infiltration into the Kashmiri civil society. Continuing his attack, Swain alleged that visiting homes of terrorists killed by security forces and expressing sympathy for them in public was “normal”. Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police RR Swain said visiting …

Joint command, local engagement foils for Jammu terror attacks
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Joint command, local engagement foils for Jammu terror attacks

New Indian Express  

Five Indian Army soldiers were killed and five injured on Monday in an ambush by militants in Badnota, a village about 80 km from Jammu’s Kathua district. The incidents came days after the new Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi’s first visit to forward locations along the LoC in Poonch, where he reviewed anti-terror operations and arrangements for the …

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces foil infiltration bid along LoC in Uri, 2 terrorists believed killed
6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces foil infiltration bid along LoC in Uri, 2 terrorists believed killed

India TV News  

Two terrorists were believed to be neutralised as security forces on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, the officials said. Army personnel noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in the Gohallan area of north Kashmir's Uri sector, they added. Terrorists struck at four places in Reasi, …

Militancy Moves from Kashmir to Jammu: What Are The Challenges and Implications?
6 months ago

Militancy Moves from Kashmir to Jammu: What Are The Challenges and Implications?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 20, 2024 15:26 IST - 7 MINS READ Ajeet Singh, 34, from Salal village in Reasi district of Jammu, is worried. “The massive militarisation, area domination, and the growing human intelligence network in Kashmir have forced foreign militants to shift their focus to Jammu,” a senior intelligence officer said. “Militants keep changing their strategies based on their …

The Jammu Jihad: Is Pakistan marching to Beijing’s beat?
6 months ago

The Jammu Jihad: Is Pakistan marching to Beijing’s beat?

New Indian Express  

Does terror have a new address? Was Delhi caught napping as Pakistan’s terror machine came alive after a five-year hiatus with four back-to-back attacks—not in the Kashmir Valley as earlier—but in its new hunting ground of Jammu? Pakistan’s Army is returning to its old playbook, putting Kashmir front and centre of the long-running India-Pakistan confrontation, after a ceasefire agreement in …

Jammu and Kashmir DGP's strong response on terror attacks: 'Pak handlers making desperate attempts...'
6 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir DGP's strong response on terror attacks: 'Pak handlers making desperate attempts...'

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, RR Swain, said on Saturday that after recent terrorist incidents in the state, attempts were made by cross-border terrorists' infiltrations to sustain terrorist networks in Kashmir despite suffering heavy losses. Days of terrorism numbered: DGP The state's police chief said, "When you talk about a danger or challenge, you see how serious or …

J-K terror attacks: Massive searches continue to hunt down terrorists; PM Modi reviews situation
6 months, 1 week ago

J-K terror attacks: Massive searches continue to hunt down terrorists; PM Modi reviews situation

Live Mint  

The search operation has been launched in Jammu and Kashmir to track down and neutralise terrorists after the June 9 attack. Over the past few days, terrorists struck at four places in Reasi, Kathua and Doda districts, killing nine people, including seven pilgrims and a CRPF jawan, and leaving seven security personnel and others injured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on …

3 terror attacks in 3 days: What is going on in Jammu and Kashmir?
6 months, 1 week ago

3 terror attacks in 3 days: What is going on in Jammu and Kashmir?

Firstpost  

Jammu and Kashmir is seeing an escalation of violence, spreading fear in the region. It all began on 9 June when a bus plunged into a gorge after being attacked by terrorists, followed by an attack on a village in Kathua and then an exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces in Doda district The Union Territory of Jammu …

Unjust and unwise: The Hindu Editorial on counter-insurgency operations in J&K
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Unjust and unwise: The Hindu Editorial on counter-insurgency operations in J&K

The Hindu  

December 28, 2023 12:30 am | Updated 12:30 am IST In a conflict-prone border province such as Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have to tackle not only terrorism but also engage in counter-insurgency operations in a precise and just manner. The Pir Panjal Valley, comprising Poonch and Rajouri districts, has witnessed fierce encounters between security forces and militants in jungle …

J&K police sharpen focus to contain militant recruitments in Kashmir
1 year, 1 month ago

J&K police sharpen focus to contain militant recruitments in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The Jammu & Kashmir police said that they have decided to shift its focus on containing the recruitment of local youth into militant organisation in Kashmir. “It will be a matter of investigation as to who motivated him to join the terrorist gang; who provided arms ammunition; who motivated him; which school or madrasa he was attending; who were his …

DC Edit | Army officers, DSP pay a price
1 year, 3 months ago

DC Edit | Army officers, DSP pay a price

Deccan Chronicle  

India paid a terrible price for its eternal vigil in Jammu & Kashmir against state- Proof of Pakistan’s complicity was in abundance in the frontier Rajouri district where a cache of Pakistani arms and ammunition, besides medicines made in Pakistan, were recovered after two terrorists who had crossed the border were shot down. Members of the Indian Army and paramilitary …

Explained | Provision for reservation for Kashmiri migrants, PoJK refugees in J&K Assembly
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Provision for reservation for Kashmiri migrants, PoJK refugees in J&K Assembly

The Hindu  

The story so far: Amid uncertainty over a long-pending Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir and while the Supreme Court examines the abrogation of Article 370, the Centre has tabled a Bill to reserve three seats in the Legislative Assembly for Kashmiri migrants and representatives of people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir. To summarise, “the term ‘displaced person’ means …

BJP defends move to reserve seats for Kashmiri Pandits in J&K Assembly
1 year, 4 months ago

BJP defends move to reserve seats for Kashmiri Pandits in J&K Assembly

The Hindu  

The BJP on July 28 defended the move to reserve seats for Kashmiri Pandits and displaced residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in the Assembly of the Union Territory. Mufti Muhammad Sayeed was Union Home Minister and Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Chief Minister, when Kashmir saw a mass migration of Pandits,” Tarun Chugh, national general secretary of the BJP, said in a video …

Jammu and Kashmir: 5 terrorists killed in encounter in Kupwara district; search on
1 year, 6 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: 5 terrorists killed in encounter in Kupwara district; search on

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir: An encounter broke out between terrorists and security personnel on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district. "An encounter has started between #terrorists and joint parties of Army & Police on a specific input of Kupwara Police in Jumagund area of LoC of #Kupwara district. The terrorists, seasoned in guerilla warfare in Afghan-Pakistan theater, were trying to …

Number of militants all-time low in Jammu and Kashmir: DGP Dilbag Singh
1 year, 8 months ago

Number of militants all-time low in Jammu and Kashmir: DGP Dilbag Singh

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir director general of police Dilbag Singh on Thursday said that the number of militants was at an all-time low in recent years in J&K stressing that militancy was ending, if not over yet. Singh said that the youth in J&K are not drawn towards militancy now. In March Dilbag Singh had said that efforts were on to …

Unending ordeal: The Hindu Editorial on the continued civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir
1 year, 9 months ago

Unending ordeal: The Hindu Editorial on the continued civilian killings in Jammu and Kashmir

The Hindu  

The death of Kashmiri Pandit and bank guard Sanjay Sharma at the hands of terrorist gunmen in Pulwama is yet another murder in a series of attacks on the minority community in the Valley. Last year, militant attacks resulted in the deaths of 29 civilians including three local Pandits, three other Hindus and eight non-local labourers and also caused the …

Even as locals protest Kashmiri Pandit’s killing in Pulwama, fear grips those staying back since 1990s
1 year, 9 months ago

Even as locals protest Kashmiri Pandit’s killing in Pulwama, fear grips those staying back since 1990s

The Hindu  

Local Muslims held protests and in hundreds joined the family of slain Kashmir Pandit Sanjay Sharma for the last rites in Pulwama’s Achan area on February 27, but the targeted killing has further shattered the confidence of the miniscule population of those Pandits who preferred to stay back despite raging militancy in the 1990s in the Kashmir valley. “Raliv, Galiv …

Targeted killing of Kashmiri Pandit: BJP holds protest against Pakistan; Mufti slams saffron party
1 year, 9 months ago

Targeted killing of Kashmiri Pandit: BJP holds protest against Pakistan; Mufti slams saffron party

India TV News  

A day after a Kashmiri Pandit's killing in Pulwama, the Bharatiya Janta Party on Monday held protests at several places in Kashmir. 40-year-old Kashmiri Pandit bank guard Sanjay Sharma was shot dead in Pulwama district while he was on his way to a local market. Protest against Pakistan "Our Kashmiri Pandit brother was brutally killed in Pulwama. Mehbooba Mufti slams …

Terror group Kashmir Freedom Fighters threatens to kill Kashmiri Pandits, Hindus and tourists
1 year, 9 months ago

Terror group Kashmir Freedom Fighters threatens to kill Kashmiri Pandits, Hindus and tourists

Op India  

Kashmir Freedom Fighters, an offshoot of Pakistan- Sanjay Sharma was shot by terrorists in Pulwama in the early hours of Sunday. — Kashmir Zone Police February 26, 2023 Following the incident, the terror group Kashmir Freedom Fighters claimed responsibility for the same. In a statement, it said, “Today in wee hours our cadre eliminated a Kashmiri Pandit namely Sanjay Sharma, …

Militants gun down Kashmiri Pandit, new terror outfit claims hand in killing
1 year, 9 months ago

Militants gun down Kashmiri Pandit, new terror outfit claims hand in killing

The Hindu  

A Kashmiri Pandit, who was a bank guard by profession, was shot dead by militants in south Kashmir’s Pulwama on Sunday, sparking protests from local political parties. ‘Killed like dogs’ The Sunday attack came just two days after a civilian, who is the brother of a slain policeman, was shot at and injured in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district by unknown …

Day not far when Kashmiri Pandits will return to their homeland: J-K LG Sinha
1 year, 10 months ago

Day not far when Kashmiri Pandits will return to their homeland: J-K LG Sinha

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, said on Thursday that the day is not far when all Kashmiri Pandits would return to their homeland. “With God’s grace, all Kashmiri Pandits would return to their homes in Kashmir and the day is not far,” he told reporters after attending a 3-day-long Mahashivratri mela being held at Jagti Colony, a …

Anand Sahay | J&K: New vistas can open if govt ready to shift focus
1 year, 10 months ago

Anand Sahay | J&K: New vistas can open if govt ready to shift focus

Deccan Chronicle  

Recently, the strong suggestion for “sincere and serious” talks by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif -- although accompanied by the typical Kashmir caveat, possibly for fear of a negative domestic reaction in an election year -- received in India a deprecatory, dismissive, and in some media sections an even supercilious response. Its conditionalities and provisos notwithstanding… it does flag the …

In Jammu, Rahul Gandhi focuses on administration’s response to the Pandit community, pitches for J&K’s Statehood
1 year, 11 months ago

In Jammu, Rahul Gandhi focuses on administration’s response to the Pandit community, pitches for J&K’s Statehood

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday empathised with migrant Kashmiri Pandits and heard their plight in Jammu during the Bharat Jodo Yatra; he also strongly pitched for the restoration of Statehood to J&K, which was split into two Union Territories in 2019 by the BJP-led Central government. Mr. Gandhi interacted with a delegation of Kashmiri Pandits and patiently heard the …

'They're not demanding alms': Rahul Gandhi demands J&K L-G's apology to Kashmiri Pandits
1 year, 11 months ago

'They're not demanding alms': Rahul Gandhi demands J&K L-G's apology to Kashmiri Pandits

India Today  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to apologise to the Kashmiri Pandits for allegedly telling employees recruited under a central scheme that "they should not seek alms". Rahul Gandhi, who is currently in Jammu and Kashmir as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra, made the statement shortly after he met a delegation of …

Rajouri attack: J&K parties target L-G govt., Centre for spurt in violence
1 year, 11 months ago

Rajouri attack: J&K parties target L-G govt., Centre for spurt in violence

The Hindu  

J&K regional parties on Monday targeted Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha’s administration and the Centre’s policies in Kashmir, for the spurt in violence in the Union Territory. If J&K had its own elected government, the same media would have hauled them over the coals,” former Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti said. India including Kashmir is a secular …

DC Edit | Fight terror, so J&K develops
1 year, 11 months ago

DC Edit | Fight terror, so J&K develops

Deccan Chronicle  

Union home minister Amit Shah, in his high-level review of security in Jammu and Kashmir, has rightly instructed the entire security mechanism and ecosystem of officials to have zero tolerance for every single person involved with or supporting terrorism, and to harness technology to eliminate such threats and dismantle the terror structure in the larger interest of the people. It …

Kashmiri Pandit staff petition tribunal over relocation issue
1 year, 11 months ago

Kashmiri Pandit staff petition tribunal over relocation issue

The Hindu  

Amid growing differences between the J&K Lieutenant Governor and the BJP over the ongoing protests by Kashmiri Pandits in J&K, migrant Pandit employees, who were posted in Kashmir Valley under a special employment scheme, on Tuesday approached the Central Administrative Tribunal to strike down a clause that makes it mandatory for such Pandit employees to serve only in the Kashmir …

Kashmiri Pandit Employees Approach CAT Challenging Order Prohibiting Transfer from Valley
1 year, 11 months ago

Kashmiri Pandit Employees Approach CAT Challenging Order Prohibiting Transfer from Valley

News 18  

Protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees have approached the Central Administrative Tribunal against a Jammu and Kashmir administration order stating those granted employment under the prime minister’s special package cannot be transferred. Kashmiri Pandit employees have been on a strike for over seven months to demand their “relocation” from the Valley in view of targeted killings by terrorists. The application filed by …

Life more important, shift Kashmiri Pandit employees to Jammu: Ghulam Nabi Azad
1 year, 11 months ago

Life more important, shift Kashmiri Pandit employees to Jammu: Ghulam Nabi Azad

India Today  

Democratic Azad Party Chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday questioned the safety of the Kashmiri Pandits and said that that the Kashmiri Pandit employees should be shifted to Jammu till the situation improves in Kashmir. They can come back once the situation normalizes,” said Ghulam Nabi Azad. He said that life is more …

J&K Politics: With No Pay Or Safe Abode, Will Kashmiri Pandits' Plight Ever End?
2 years ago

J&K Politics: With No Pay Or Safe Abode, Will Kashmiri Pandits' Plight Ever End?

The Quint  

There are around six such transit camps across Kashmir where these employees are living. Earlier this month, the issue of the safety of Pandits cropped up again after the militant group TRF issued a 'hit list' consisting of names of 57 employees working under the PM’s Package in Kashmir. These employees' names appeared in the blog ‘Kashmir Fight’ which has …

No salary to those sitting at home: J&K Lt. Governor tells protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees
2 years ago

No salary to those sitting at home: J&K Lt. Governor tells protesting Kashmiri Pandit employees

The Hindu  

Jammu and Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday asserted all necessary measures have been taken for the safety of minority community employees including Kashmiri Pandits serving in the Valley, and sent out a "loud and clear" message to those protesting for transfer — no salary for sitting at home. Mr. Sinha made the remark amid the ongoing protest by …

Continued threats to Kashmiri pandit employees belie government claims of normalcy: Congress
2 years ago

Continued threats to Kashmiri pandit employees belie government claims of normalcy: Congress

The Hindu  

The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Sunday said the recent terror threats to the Kashmiri Pandit employees in the Valley, belied the government’s claims of normalcy. A blog linked to The Resistance Front, an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, released separate lists of Kashmiri Pandit employees who were recruited under the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package, and threatened to turn their transit …

Discourse on Kashmiri Pandits must move beyond ‘The Kashmir Files’
2 years ago

Discourse on Kashmiri Pandits must move beyond ‘The Kashmir Files’

Firstpost  

If the BJP is serious about addressing the issues faced by Kashmiri Pandits, it needs to think beyond The Kashmir Files so that there are no more files to be made in the future Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s remarks on The Kashmir Files, a film based on the persecution of Kashmiri Pandits by Islamists in Kashmir, at the 53rd edition …

Anand K. Sahay | Kashmir still plagued by undercurrents of crisis
2 years ago

Anand K. Sahay | Kashmir still plagued by undercurrents of crisis

Deccan Chronicle  

Many Kashmiri Pandits who didn’t leave the Valley even in the high noon of terrorism in the early 1990s are now leaving, slowly. The killing of Pandits on a regular basis since 2021 -- with the government at a loss to understand what’s going on -- has taken its toll. When on August 5, 2019 the Narendra Modi government dropped …

300 militants active in J&K, says Army
2 years, 1 month ago

300 militants active in J&K, says Army

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: The Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir police which have been in the forefront of counterinsurgency operations in the Union Territory said on Tuesday that the security forces have now an upper hand over separatist militants. The Army’s Northern Command Chief Lt. General Upendra Dwivedi while talking to reporters in the frontier town of Poonch said that among 300 …

Kashmir will become Hindu-less if govt doesn't act now: Farooq Abdullah on targeted killings | Exclusive
2 years, 1 month ago

Kashmir will become Hindu-less if govt doesn't act now: Farooq Abdullah on targeted killings | Exclusive

India Today  

With an increase in the targeted killings of Kashmiri Pandits in the union territory, the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference president and former Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah, said that Kashmir will become 100 per cent Hindu-less if the government fails to do anything soon. Talking exclusively to India Today/Aaj Tak, Abdullah said, "If nothing is done immediately in the matter, …

10 Kashmiri Pandit families flee valley after recent targeted killing
2 years, 1 month ago

10 Kashmiri Pandit families flee valley after recent targeted killing

India Today  

As many as 10 Kashmiri Pandit families have fled from south Kashmir's Shopian after the recent targeted killing of Puran Krishan Bhat in the Chowdarygund area. Puran Krishan Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit farmer, was shot dead by terrorists near his residence on October 15. "Ten families comprising 35 to 40 Kashmiri Pandits have migrated out of our village due to …

10 Kashmiri Pandit families leave Shopian village after terrorists kill community member
2 years, 2 months ago

10 Kashmiri Pandit families leave Shopian village after terrorists kill community member

India TV News  

Kashmiri Pandit news: As terrorists carried out a number of targeted killings recently, 10 Kashmiri Pandit families have left their village in Shopian district in south Kashmir out of fear and reached Jammu. Kashmiri Pandit Puran Krishan Bhat was gunned down by terrorists outside his ancestral house in Choudharygund village of Shopian district on October 15. "Ten families comprising 35 …

Murders most foul: The Hindu Editorial on recurring attacks on Kashmiri Pandits in J&K
2 years, 2 months ago

Murders most foul: The Hindu Editorial on recurring attacks on Kashmiri Pandits in J&K

The Hindu  

The dastardly murder of a Kashmiri Pandit farmer in Shopian in south Kashmir recently follows a series of attacks on the minority community in the Union Territory, with at least six Pandits having been killed in targeted attacks by militants this year. At one level, these attacks reflect the desperation of radical elements in the separatist current in the Valley, …

Kashmir: Another Kashmiri Pandit killed by terrorists in Shopian
2 years, 2 months ago

Kashmir: Another Kashmiri Pandit killed by terrorists in Shopian

Firstpost  

The victim has been identified as Puran Krishan. He was attacked by terrorists near his residence in the Chowdhary Gund area of Shopian district in Kashmir Srinagar: Yet another dastardly attack on the Hindu community has taken place in Kashmir. He was attacked by terrorists near his residence in the Chowdhary Gund area of Shopian district in Kashmir, they said, …

J-K at crossroads today where people don\'t have any right, says Mehbooba
2 years, 3 months ago

J-K at crossroads today where people don\'t have any right, says Mehbooba

Deccan Chronicle  

JAMMU: Lambasting the Lieutenant Governor administration for alleged public discontent, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said Jammu and Kashmir today stands at crossroads where people have neither any right and nor any forum to project their grievances. "While the public anger is simmering, the LG administration is busy in showcasing its phony achievements in order to justify what ruling …

A dangerous drift in Kashmir
2 years, 4 months ago

A dangerous drift in Kashmir

The Hindu  

The policies and political projects being pursued by the BJP-led central government in Jammu and Kashmir post-August 5, 2019 — when the erstwhile State’s seven decades-long special constitutional position came to an end — have put unarmed and innocent civilians in the crosshairs of armed militants in Kashmir like never before. For many in the BJP, a cosmopolitan Kashmir may …

Jammu and Kashmir BJP to chalk out strategy against all party meet over inclusion of non-locals in voter list
2 years, 4 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir BJP to chalk out strategy against all party meet over inclusion of non-locals in voter list

The Hindu  

The BJP has convened a meeting of its leaders in Jammy on Monday to chalk out a “counter-strategy” against the meeting called by the National Conference over the issue of "inclusion of non-local voters" in the revised electoral rolls in Jammu and Kashmir. He said the meeting is being held to chalk out a “counter-strategy” against the "all- party" meeting …

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