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The Cost of Speaking Out: National Commission for Women Steps In After Himanshi Narwal Online Ordeal

May 5, 2025 Editor

Tragedy, Response, and the Perils of Social Media By: Javid Amin Srinagar 05 May 2025: The recent terror attack near Pahalgam in South Kashmir, which occurred on April 22nd, and resulted in the tragic deaths of 26 individuals, predominantly tourists, has sent shockwaves throughout the nation. The incident, a brutal act of violence, has not only caused widespread grief but has also ignited a complex and often heated debate about the appropriate response, both in terms of policy and public discourse. In the aftermath of this tragedy, Himanshi Narwal, the…

Unrelenting Fire: Pakistan’s Border Shelling Enters Ninth Day, Raising Alarm Along LoC

May 4, 2025 Editor

Unrelenting Fire: Pakistan’s Border Shelling Enters Ninth Day, Raising Alarm Along LoC Srinagar 04 May 2025: For the ninth consecutive day, the fragile peace along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir has been shattered by persistent cross-border firing initiated by Pakistani troops. This sustained period of unprovoked aggression, involving the use of small arms across multiple sectors, has raised concerns about escalating tensions in the already volatile region. While officials have confirmed that there have been no casualties in these latest border skirmishes, the continuous nature of…

Fratricide incident at LoC: Major fires on fellow officers, 3 injured

October 6, 2023 Editor

The rare incident involves the army’s 48 Rashtriya Rifles unit and took place in Rajouri’s Thanamandi area. An army Major opened fire and lobbed grenades at his fellow soldiers at a forward base near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, resulting in injuries to a few of them, four officials aware of the matter said. The rare incident involves the Indian Army’s 48 Rashtriya Rifles unit and took place in Rajouri’s Thanamandi area. There are no reports of casualties and the Major has been apprehended,…

Army pauses phased withdrawal from J&K after spike in terror attacks

October 4, 2023 Editor

The revised counter-terror strategy, sources said, will consider that attempts to infiltrate the Valley are likely to rise before winter when heavy snowfall makes such bids difficult. The new spurt in terror incidents in J&K, where infiltration peaks before the onset of winter, has prompted security forces to reassess their counter-terror strategy in the Union Territory, and plans to redistribute Rashtriya Rifles (RR) units might not be implemented immediately, top security sources have told The Indian Express. A RR force from J&K was moved to the Line of Actual Control…