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Plastic Bullet, Substitute To Pellet Shot, Is "500 Times Less Injurious"
There is a new alternative to the pellet bullet, the infamous "non-lethal weapon" being used to disperse stone throwers in Kashmir. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a less lethal plastic bullet.
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As An Alternative To Pellet Guns, Rajnath Singh Approves Use Of PAVA Shells In Kashmir
Use of chilli-filled grenades as an alternative to pellet guns, which will be used in rarest of rare cases, was cleared today by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for crowd control ahead of the visit of an all-party delegation led by him to restive Kashmir tomorrow.
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Panel Recommends Alternatives, But No Blanket Ban On Pellet Guns
An expert committee, set up to find alternatives to pellet guns in the Kashmir Valley, has suggested the use of chilli-filled grenades and 'stun lac shells' to control mobs in addition to the pellet guns.
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Former Home Secretary GK Pillai Defends Use Of Pellet Guns In Kashmir
On a day Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said pellet guns -- responsible for the deaths and injuries in Kashmir valley -- will soon be replaced, former Union Home Secretary GK Pillai, who handled the 2010 agitation, said the decision to use pellet guns has been vindicated.
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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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Hundreds Blinded, 3 Dead, Pellet Guns Come Under Scanner In Kashmir
Are pellet guns the non-lethal means to control mobs? That's the question rights groups are asking as hundreds have been blinded by pellets in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir.
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Expert Team Formed To Explore Alternatives To Pellet Guns
An expert team, headed by a Joint Secretary in the Union Home Ministry, was today constituted to explore possible alternatives to pellet guns, amidst strong criticism against their frequent use in Jammu and Kashmir for crowd control.
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Government To Consider Alternatives To Pellet Gun Use In Kashmir: Rajnath Singh
Government plans to reconsider the use of pellet guns by security forces when controlling crowds, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today, after widespread resort to the weapons caused multiple casualties and stirred public anger.
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Plastic Bullet, Substitute To Pellet Shot, Is "500 Times Less Injurious"
There is a new alternative to the pellet bullet, the infamous "non-lethal weapon" being used to disperse stone throwers in Kashmir. The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a less lethal plastic bullet.
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As An Alternative To Pellet Guns, Rajnath Singh Approves Use Of PAVA Shells In Kashmir
Use of chilli-filled grenades as an alternative to pellet guns, which will be used in rarest of rare cases, was cleared today by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for crowd control ahead of the visit of an all-party delegation led by him to restive Kashmir tomorrow.
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Panel Recommends Alternatives, But No Blanket Ban On Pellet Guns
An expert committee, set up to find alternatives to pellet guns in the Kashmir Valley, has suggested the use of chilli-filled grenades and 'stun lac shells' to control mobs in addition to the pellet guns.
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Former Home Secretary GK Pillai Defends Use Of Pellet Guns In Kashmir
On a day Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said pellet guns -- responsible for the deaths and injuries in Kashmir valley -- will soon be replaced, former Union Home Secretary GK Pillai, who handled the 2010 agitation, said the decision to use pellet guns has been vindicated.
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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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Hundreds Blinded, 3 Dead, Pellet Guns Come Under Scanner In Kashmir
Are pellet guns the non-lethal means to control mobs? That's the question rights groups are asking as hundreds have been blinded by pellets in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir.
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Expert Team Formed To Explore Alternatives To Pellet Guns
An expert team, headed by a Joint Secretary in the Union Home Ministry, was today constituted to explore possible alternatives to pellet guns, amidst strong criticism against their frequent use in Jammu and Kashmir for crowd control.
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Government To Consider Alternatives To Pellet Gun Use In Kashmir: Rajnath Singh
Government plans to reconsider the use of pellet guns by security forces when controlling crowds, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today, after widespread resort to the weapons caused multiple casualties and stirred public anger.
