This year October turned out the bloodiest month in which 45 persons were killed in militancy related incidents in Jammu Kashmir. Data available with news agency Kashmir News Trust reveals that 20 militants, 12 army soldiers and 13 civilians lost their lives in the month of October. From casualty point of view, October turns out the deadliest month. In October, 20 militants were neutralized, though the highest number of militants killed this year was in the month of July and the count was 31. Among the 13 civilians killed in October, 2 were shot dead at security check-points while 11 were killed by suspected militants. The slain civilians were Abdul Rehman Guroo from Galwanteng Chatabal, PDD employee Muhammad Shafi Dar of SD Colony Batamaloo, Bindro Medicate owner Makhan Lal, vend...

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti was put under house yet again when she was planning to visit the residence of slain youth Shahid Ahmed Rather who was shot dead under suspicious circumstances by CRPF at Shopian. Shahid Ahmad Rather, a resident of the Arwani area in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. A daily-wage labourer, Shahid was reportedly hired by a farmer in Shopian to help with harvesting the apple crop. Speaking to this reporter a source within PDP termed these frequents house arrests as a sign of nervousness on the part of administration. "Is consoling the family who have lost their breadwinner to security forces bullet under suspicious circumstances a crime now," he said. Terming silence of the government as unfortunate the source said taki...

Twenty-five people have been arrested by the National Intelligence Service for aiding terrorists in Kashmir since the ast few weeks. On the 10th of last month, the National Investigating Agency filed a case alleging that Militants belonging to movements including Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen were plotting to carry out attacks in Kashmir. Twenty-three people were arrested by the NIA in Kashmir on the basis of aiding and abetting these militants. Two more people have been arrested in connection with the case. A spokesman for the National Intelligence Agency said that the 25 were supporters of Militants and provided assistance to the militant groups.

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh on Sunday said that guns and stones should be dropped and replaced with pens and books as nobody in Kashmir wants violence. Singh, while talking to reporters in the sidelines of J&K police Marathon event in Srinagar, said that the security forces specially the armed forces always try to organize these events for people especially for children and youth in order to boost their confidence. "Earlier, Jashn-e-Dal program was organized at Dal Lake and cycle race event. These events are organized to create a sense of confidence among the youth to make them competent in every sphere," he said. Singh said that today’s program was organized to promote peace and unity as on 31st October is celebrated as National Unity Day, so th...