Jammu And Kashmir Stone Pelting

Jammu and Kashmir has seen a complete stop in stone pelting incidents and strikes in the valley, according to data shared by the Union Home Ministry on Monday.

Six policemen, including an officer, were among eight injured after an anti-encroachment drive led to members of a nomadic clashing with cops in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Saturday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government has rebuilt Jammu and Kashmir, ending an era of terrorism and violence and giving wings to development by rolling out massive infrastructure and welfare schemes.

A youth was arrested for allegedly pelting stones at the film crew of Emraan Hashmi-starrer 'Ground Zero' in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.

Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a spike in stone-throwing incidents in 2019 as compared to 2018 recording 1,996 such cases, of which 1,193 took place after the Centre scrapped special status and divided the state into two Union Territories.

A Kashmiri truck driver was killed on Sunday after he was attacked with stones by protesters in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.

Clashes erupted between stone pelting youths and the security forces in some parts of the Kashmir Valley immediately after the Eid prayers ended today, police said.

Terrorist violence has come down in Jammu and Kashmir substantially ever since the state has been placed under Governor's rule but incidents of stone pelting have increased marginally according to data complied by the Home Ministry.

Less than a week after Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in a landmark move, said cases against minors for 'stone pelting' in Jammu and Kashmir have been withdrawn, a parliamentarian of his own party said "stone pelters should be shot dead."

With a shower of tears and the anguished cry of a bereaved mother, a 22-year old man from Tamil Nadu, who died of injuries after being hit by stone pelters in Kashmir, was laid to rest in a cemetery.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the death of a tourist who was targeted by stone throwers in Jammu and Kashmir was "completely condemnable" and not "very conducive" for tourism in the valley.

Mobile internet services have been suspended in parts of Kashmir Valley amid a shutdown call by separatists today over the death of two civilians in Army firing in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday evening. The Army says the firing was in "self-defence" when its convoy came under "unprovoked and intense stone pelting" by a mob. The p...

Centre has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to formulate a new surrender and rehabilitation policy to help youngsters who joined terrorism in recent times come back to the mainstream. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also advised the state to set up a high-level committee to review all stone pelting cases against students.

As a disgruntled student, Afshan Ashiq led other girls in throwing stones at the police on Srinagar streets. Today, the poster girl of stone throwers is the captain of Jammu and Kashmir's women's football team -- a dream transformation that also speaks of the government's success in winning the hearts of Kashmiris.

The Centre's outreach to "first time offenders" in Jammu and Kashmir could mean freedom for 4,500 young men. All of them had been arrested for stone-pelting, mostly during the five-month unrest in the valley that started after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani. All of them have been in police lock-up since their arrest.

Jammu and Kashmir has seen a complete stop in stone pelting incidents and strikes in the valley, according to data shared by the Union Home Ministry on Monday.

Six policemen, including an officer, were among eight injured after an anti-encroachment drive led to members of a nomadic clashing with cops in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Saturday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Narendra Modi government has rebuilt Jammu and Kashmir, ending an era of terrorism and violence and giving wings to development by rolling out massive infrastructure and welfare schemes.

A youth was arrested for allegedly pelting stones at the film crew of Emraan Hashmi-starrer 'Ground Zero' in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday.

Jammu and Kashmir witnessed a spike in stone-throwing incidents in 2019 as compared to 2018 recording 1,996 such cases, of which 1,193 took place after the Centre scrapped special status and divided the state into two Union Territories.

A Kashmiri truck driver was killed on Sunday after he was attacked with stones by protesters in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, police said.

Clashes erupted between stone pelting youths and the security forces in some parts of the Kashmir Valley immediately after the Eid prayers ended today, police said.

Terrorist violence has come down in Jammu and Kashmir substantially ever since the state has been placed under Governor's rule but incidents of stone pelting have increased marginally according to data complied by the Home Ministry.

Less than a week after Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in a landmark move, said cases against minors for 'stone pelting' in Jammu and Kashmir have been withdrawn, a parliamentarian of his own party said "stone pelters should be shot dead."

With a shower of tears and the anguished cry of a bereaved mother, a 22-year old man from Tamil Nadu, who died of injuries after being hit by stone pelters in Kashmir, was laid to rest in a cemetery.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the death of a tourist who was targeted by stone throwers in Jammu and Kashmir was "completely condemnable" and not "very conducive" for tourism in the valley.

Mobile internet services have been suspended in parts of Kashmir Valley amid a shutdown call by separatists today over the death of two civilians in Army firing in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Saturday evening. The Army says the firing was in "self-defence" when its convoy came under "unprovoked and intense stone pelting" by a mob. The p...

Centre has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to formulate a new surrender and rehabilitation policy to help youngsters who joined terrorism in recent times come back to the mainstream. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also advised the state to set up a high-level committee to review all stone pelting cases against students.

As a disgruntled student, Afshan Ashiq led other girls in throwing stones at the police on Srinagar streets. Today, the poster girl of stone throwers is the captain of Jammu and Kashmir's women's football team -- a dream transformation that also speaks of the government's success in winning the hearts of Kashmiris.

The Centre's outreach to "first time offenders" in Jammu and Kashmir could mean freedom for 4,500 young men. All of them had been arrested for stone-pelting, mostly during the five-month unrest in the valley that started after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani. All of them have been in police lock-up since their arrest.