Tag: guns
CRPF Refuses To Give Details On Pellet Guns' Use In Kashmir
In the wake of death of over 90 persons and injuries to over 12,000 from use of pellet guns during the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir, the CRPF has refused to give, in response to an RTI query, details of the number of such weapons and ammunition used.....
2016 Was Year Of Depression, Suppression, Regression: Azad
Targeting the Narendra Modi government over issues ranging from demonetisation to unrest in Kashmir, Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said the year 2016 has been one of "depression, recession, regression and suppression".....
Kashmiri Youth Not Afraid Of Death, Says Farooq Abdullah
Kashmiri youth picked up arms "for a cause" and they can not be intimidated with death threats, former Union Minister and state Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said on Friday.....
Consider Alternatives To Pellet Guns In Kashmir: SC
Telling the Modi government to consider alternatives to pellet guns, the Supreme Court on Monday suggested technology-based solutions to control mobs in Jammu and Kashmir.....
Protestors, Security Forces Clash In Kashmir
Clashes erupted after Friday prayers between security forces and agitating mobs in Srinagar and north Kashmir areas.....
Paris Airport Evacuated As Man Shot Dead
A man has been shot and killed by security forces after attempting to seize a soldiers gun at Orly airport in Paris on Saturday morning, a media report said. ....
Thackeray Trains Guns On Bullet Train Project
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has said the state government will review the Rs 1.10 lakh crore Mumbai-Ahmedabad Bullet Train project, considered as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's dream offering to the nation.....
Taliban Celebrate Victory As Last US Plane Leaves Kabul
Taliban fighters watched the last U.S. planes disappear into the sky over Afghanistan around midnight Monday and then fired their guns into the air, celebrating victory after a 20-year insurgency that drove the world’s most powerful military out of one of the poorest countries.....
Northeast Youth Now Have Computer In Hand In Place Of Guns: Centre
The Centre on Monday informed Parliament that since 2014 it has provided ample employment opportunities to the youth of the northeastern region, with Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy saying that they now have computers in their hands in place of guns, which was the case before 2014, when the erstwhile UPA regime was in power. ....
Rs 5 Lakh Each To Victims Of Unrest In Kashmir Valley: Mehbooba
Every family which lost a member to firing by security forces during last year's unrest in the Kashmir Valley will get Rs 5 lakh, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti announced on Monday.....
