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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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Insha Lost Her Vision To Pellets In Kashmir, Not Hope. Clears Class X Exam
Nearly 18 months after Insha Mushtaq became the face of Kashmir's pellet gun tragedy, the 15-year-old has come to symbolise hope and resilience in the Kashmir valley. Once aspiring to be a doctor, the girl was blinded by the pellet gun injuries she had received in the summer of 2016 but nevertheless continued her studies and qualified her class X b...
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To Minimise Damage By Pellet Guns In Kashmir, Comes This Modification
The controversial pellet gun is going in for a modification to minimise its lethal effects. The shot gun has caused serious injuries, including blinding hundreds of people during the months-long unrest in Kashmir last year. The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has now come up with a deflector that will be fit on the muzzle of the gun so that th...
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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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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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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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Tear Gas Shell Kills Man In Kashmir, 80-Year-Old Gets Pellet Injuries
Massive protests erupted in downtown Srinagar this evening after a young man was killed in tear gas shelling at Fateh Kadal area.
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On A Quiet Night In Kashmir, 20-Year-Old Shot Full Of Pellets. Murder Case Filed.
Anger spilled over the streets of downtown Srinagar as a 20-year-old died from pellet injuries. Post-mortem report says 360 pellets were found in the body of Reyaz Ahmad Shah - most of them were in his abdomen.
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Rahul Gandhi Visits Kashmiri Pellet Gun Victims At AIIMS
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi to enquire about the condition of five Kashmiri patients admitted with severe eye injuries due to pellet guns, hospital authorities said.
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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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Sorry About Kashmir Injuries, But Pellets Our 'Least Lethal' Option, Says CRPF Chief
CRPF, accused of disproportionate use of force in Jammu and Kashmir, today expressed regret for injuries caused to youths due to firing of pellet guns in the Valley and said it would use this "least-lethal" weapon only in "extreme" situations as of now.
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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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As Kashmir Hospitals Struggle With Eye Injuries, Centre Rushes Doctors' Team
Patients lying on the floor, crammed between beds - that's how the ophthalmology ward of Srinagar's SMHS hospital looks. Over the last 5 days, the hospital has received more than 100 patients with serious eye injuries -- all victims of pellet guns used by security forces to control protesters.
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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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Insha Lost Her Vision To Pellets In Kashmir, Not Hope. Clears Class X Exam
Nearly 18 months after Insha Mushtaq became the face of Kashmir's pellet gun tragedy, the 15-year-old has come to symbolise hope and resilience in the Kashmir valley. Once aspiring to be a doctor, the girl was blinded by the pellet gun injuries she had received in the summer of 2016 but nevertheless continued her studies and qualified her class X b...
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To Minimise Damage By Pellet Guns In Kashmir, Comes This Modification
The controversial pellet gun is going in for a modification to minimise its lethal effects. The shot gun has caused serious injuries, including blinding hundreds of people during the months-long unrest in Kashmir last year. The Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF has now come up with a deflector that will be fit on the muzzle of the gun so that th...
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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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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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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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Tear Gas Shell Kills Man In Kashmir, 80-Year-Old Gets Pellet Injuries
Massive protests erupted in downtown Srinagar this evening after a young man was killed in tear gas shelling at Fateh Kadal area.
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On A Quiet Night In Kashmir, 20-Year-Old Shot Full Of Pellets. Murder Case Filed.
Anger spilled over the streets of downtown Srinagar as a 20-year-old died from pellet injuries. Post-mortem report says 360 pellets were found in the body of Reyaz Ahmad Shah - most of them were in his abdomen.
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Rahul Gandhi Visits Kashmiri Pellet Gun Victims At AIIMS
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today visited the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi to enquire about the condition of five Kashmiri patients admitted with severe eye injuries due to pellet guns, hospital authorities said.
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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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Sorry About Kashmir Injuries, But Pellets Our 'Least Lethal' Option, Says CRPF Chief
CRPF, accused of disproportionate use of force in Jammu and Kashmir, today expressed regret for injuries caused to youths due to firing of pellet guns in the Valley and said it would use this "least-lethal" weapon only in "extreme" situations as of now.
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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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As Kashmir Hospitals Struggle With Eye Injuries, Centre Rushes Doctors' Team
Patients lying on the floor, crammed between beds - that's how the ophthalmology ward of Srinagar's SMHS hospital looks. Over the last 5 days, the hospital has received more than 100 patients with serious eye injuries -- all victims of pellet guns used by security forces to control protesters.
