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Pellet Removed From Jammu And Kashmir's Youngest Survivor's Eye
Doctors on Wednesday successfully removed the pellet lodged in the right eye of an 18-month-old girl, Hiba Nisar, the youngest pellet victim in Kashmir who was injured after getting hit inside her house last month.
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Kashmir Infant, Hit By Pellet In Eye, May Not Regain Full Vision: Doctors
Eighteen-month-old Hiba Nisar, the infant who was injured with pellet gun fire in Shopian, has been discharged from hospital after surgery on her right eye. The doctors are not sure if her eyesight will be restored completely.
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After Comparing Haryana Violence To Kashmir, Omar Abdullah Retracts Tweet
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned why pellet guns and human shields were not used to control mob violence in Haryana, wondering whether the forces kept them "only for protesting Kashmiris", but withdrew his tweets "unconditionally" after deaths were reported in the violence.
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Grenade With Spicy Jelly Could Be Used To Tackle Protesters In Jammu and Kashmir. But Pellet Guns Stay
A grenade packed with spicy jelly, which causes irritation in the eyes on exploding, is likely to be included in the weaponry of security forces in Kashmir for controlling violent protests. Pellet guns will, however, stay.
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Modified Pellet Guns To Be Used In Jammu And Kashmir
With pellet guns leaving hundreds of protesters in Jammu and Kashmir with severe eye injuries, a modified version of the weapon will now be used to ward off any protest ahead or during any anti-terrorism operations. CRPF Director General K Durga Prasad, who is retiring tomorrow, said the paramilitary force had taken the decision of modifying the pe...
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Apply Mind Before Using Pellet Guns In Kashmir, Says Supreme Court
Pellet guns cannot be used "indiscriminately" to control street protests in Kashmir, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The authorities, the court said, can take a decision to use them only after "proper application of mind".
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Try Not To Use Pellet Guns: Mehbooba Mufti To Security Forces
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked security forces to restrain themselves from using pellet guns and differentiate between stone-pelters and their families, while noting that force was used to deal with law and order in the Valley during the recent unrest.
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Curfew In Srinagar As 12-Year-Old Dies In Pellet Firing, PDP Demands Probe
A 12-year-old boy was killed after security forces fired pellet guns at protesters in Srinagar on Friday evening, sparking widespread anger in the city and prompting authorities to impose a curfew.
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Jammu And Kashmir High Court Refuses To Ban Pellet Guns
Rejecting a plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns in controlling street protests, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cited the ground situation and observed that as long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable.
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2 Killed In Fresh Clashes In Kashmir, Civilian Deaths Rise To 78
A man was killed today when security forces fired pellet guns in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to control protesters who were throwing stones at security forces. Another person died after being hit by a teargas shell in neighbouring Shopian.
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'Are You Angry With Me?' Mehbooba Mufti Asks Girl Blinded by Pellets
A day after suggesting three-point plan to resolve tension in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited a teenager undergoing treatment for pellet injuries at Delhi's AIIMS.
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Kashmir Crisis: 'Alternative To Pellet Guns Soon,' Says Home Minister Rajnath Singh
As part of the government's latest outreach in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that an alternative to pellet guns - used by security personnel for crowd control - will be proposed within a few days. Attacked with stones by protesters, security forces have retaliated with pellet guns leaving hundreds injured in near-daily clashes in ...
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Mehbooba Mufti Loses Cool In Press Meet Where Rajnath Singh Was Present
Home Minister Rajnath Singh indicated in Kashmir today that the government is ready to talk to separatists and also said an alternative to pellet guns would be announced soon.
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Fatalities May Rise If Pellet Guns Are Banned: Paramilitary Tells High Court
The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has informed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities.
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Opinion: This Is Insha, 14, Blinded By A Pellet Gun In Kashmir
She is no terrorist, she is the price Kashmir is paying for broken promises, for opportunist alliances, for the nature of the Indian State which believes that the force of a bullet or a lathi or a security camp can answer the political questions raised by history.
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Pellet Removed From Jammu And Kashmir's Youngest Survivor's Eye
Doctors on Wednesday successfully removed the pellet lodged in the right eye of an 18-month-old girl, Hiba Nisar, the youngest pellet victim in Kashmir who was injured after getting hit inside her house last month.
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Kashmir Infant, Hit By Pellet In Eye, May Not Regain Full Vision: Doctors
Eighteen-month-old Hiba Nisar, the infant who was injured with pellet gun fire in Shopian, has been discharged from hospital after surgery on her right eye. The doctors are not sure if her eyesight will be restored completely.
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After Comparing Haryana Violence To Kashmir, Omar Abdullah Retracts Tweet
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah questioned why pellet guns and human shields were not used to control mob violence in Haryana, wondering whether the forces kept them "only for protesting Kashmiris", but withdrew his tweets "unconditionally" after deaths were reported in the violence.
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Grenade With Spicy Jelly Could Be Used To Tackle Protesters In Jammu and Kashmir. But Pellet Guns Stay
A grenade packed with spicy jelly, which causes irritation in the eyes on exploding, is likely to be included in the weaponry of security forces in Kashmir for controlling violent protests. Pellet guns will, however, stay.
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Modified Pellet Guns To Be Used In Jammu And Kashmir
With pellet guns leaving hundreds of protesters in Jammu and Kashmir with severe eye injuries, a modified version of the weapon will now be used to ward off any protest ahead or during any anti-terrorism operations. CRPF Director General K Durga Prasad, who is retiring tomorrow, said the paramilitary force had taken the decision of modifying the pe...
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Apply Mind Before Using Pellet Guns In Kashmir, Says Supreme Court
Pellet guns cannot be used "indiscriminately" to control street protests in Kashmir, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday. The authorities, the court said, can take a decision to use them only after "proper application of mind".
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Try Not To Use Pellet Guns: Mehbooba Mufti To Security Forces
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today asked security forces to restrain themselves from using pellet guns and differentiate between stone-pelters and their families, while noting that force was used to deal with law and order in the Valley during the recent unrest.
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Curfew In Srinagar As 12-Year-Old Dies In Pellet Firing, PDP Demands Probe
A 12-year-old boy was killed after security forces fired pellet guns at protesters in Srinagar on Friday evening, sparking widespread anger in the city and prompting authorities to impose a curfew.
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Jammu And Kashmir High Court Refuses To Ban Pellet Guns
Rejecting a plea seeking ban on use of pellet guns in controlling street protests, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has cited the ground situation and observed that as long as there is violence by unruly mobs, use of force is inevitable.
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2 Killed In Fresh Clashes In Kashmir, Civilian Deaths Rise To 78
A man was killed today when security forces fired pellet guns in South Kashmir's Anantnag district to control protesters who were throwing stones at security forces. Another person died after being hit by a teargas shell in neighbouring Shopian.
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'Are You Angry With Me?' Mehbooba Mufti Asks Girl Blinded by Pellets
A day after suggesting three-point plan to resolve tension in Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti visited a teenager undergoing treatment for pellet injuries at Delhi's AIIMS.
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Kashmir Crisis: 'Alternative To Pellet Guns Soon,' Says Home Minister Rajnath Singh
As part of the government's latest outreach in Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that an alternative to pellet guns - used by security personnel for crowd control - will be proposed within a few days. Attacked with stones by protesters, security forces have retaliated with pellet guns leaving hundreds injured in near-daily clashes in ...
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Mehbooba Mufti Loses Cool In Press Meet Where Rajnath Singh Was Present
Home Minister Rajnath Singh indicated in Kashmir today that the government is ready to talk to separatists and also said an alternative to pellet guns would be announced soon.
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Fatalities May Rise If Pellet Guns Are Banned: Paramilitary Tells High Court
The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has informed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court that if pellet guns are banned as a crowd control measure, its personnel will be forced to fire bullets in extreme situations, which can cause more fatalities.
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Opinion: This Is Insha, 14, Blinded By A Pellet Gun In Kashmir
She is no terrorist, she is the price Kashmir is paying for broken promises, for opportunist alliances, for the nature of the Indian State which believes that the force of a bullet or a lathi or a security camp can answer the political questions raised by history.
