Pakistan ducks question on UN photo gaffe, blames India for pellets
Pakistan on Thursday dodged a question on the recent photograph gaffe by its top diplomat in the UN General Assembly, saying the incident cannot be used to deny an "indisputable fact" that Indian security forces were using pellet guns in Kashmir.
Sep 29, 2017, 06:23 AM IST
Pellet guns in J&K: Supreme Court to hear plea after summer vacation
The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred hearing on a plea, seeking a ban on the use of pellet guns to quell agitating and stone-pelting mobs in the Kashmir valley, till after the summer break.
May 09, 2017, 19:17 PM IST
DNA: Analysing SC's verdict against J&K HC Bar Association petition to ban pellet guns
Analysing the SC's verdict against J&K HC Bar Association petition of banning pellet guns use. Watch complete news story for getting the detailed news updates!
Apr 29, 2017, 00:36 AM IST
Security forces to use plastic bullets for crowd control in J&K; pellet guns only as 'last resort'
Security forces to use plastic bullets instead of pellet guns against stone pelters in the Kashmir Valley.
Apr 17, 2017, 18:37 PM IST
Pellet guns: SC asks J&K lawyers' body to respond to issues raised by the Centre
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association to respond to the issues raised by the Centre while defending the use of pellet guns to quell stone-pelting mobs in Kashmir valley, stressing that the lawyers' body cannot take sides.
Apr 10, 2017, 17:45 PM IST
Pellet guns are last resort, exploring option of ''rubber bullets'': Centre assures SC
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association had earlier alleged that the pellet guns are being `misused`.
Apr 10, 2017, 15:35 PM IST
SC to hear J&K Bar Association's plea against use of pellet gun
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Bar Association's plea against use of pellet guns in the state.In the last hearing, the apex court had asked the Centre to consider effective means other than use of pellet guns to quell stone pelting mobs in Jammu and Kashmir as it concerns life and death.
Apr 10, 2017, 09:45 AM IST
Now a grenade with spicy jelly to tackle protests in J&K
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 quelling violent protests but pellet guns will stay.
Mar 28, 2017, 21:53 PM IST
If PAVA fails, forces may use pellet guns in Kashmir: Govt
Pellet guns "may be" used by the security forces in Kashmir valley to disperse the rioters if their alternatives fail, the government said on Tuesday.
Mar 28, 2017, 15:49 PM IST
Consider alternative to pellet guns in Jammu and Kashmir, SC tells Centre; allots two-week time
The Supreme Court on Monday allotted a two-week time to Centre to consider effective alternatives to use of pellet guns and devise ways to quell agitating mobs in Jammu and Kashmir as it concerns life and death.
Mar 27, 2017, 13:53 PM IST
Misuse of pellets guns in J&K: SC to hear plea filed by KHBA
The Supreme Court will on Monday hear the plea filed by Kashmir High Court Bar Association (KHBA) seeking direction in the use of pellet guns.
Mar 27, 2017, 10:10 AM IST
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.
Feb 27, 2017, 17:56 PM IST
Apply mind before using pellet guns, don't use them indiscriminately in Jammu and Kashmir: SC
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday asked security forces to differentiate between stone-pelters/militants and their families.
Dec 14, 2016, 22:39 PM IST
Kashmir unrest, day 91: Curfew in Srinagar as 13-year-old dies in pellet gun firing, hundreds protest
The death toll of the Kashmir unrest, which has been prolonged for three months now, has increased to 91 as yet another youth succumbed to his injuries after a clash which took place on Friday night.
Oct 08, 2016, 11:56 AM IST
J&K High Court refuses to ban pellet guns, says 'use of force by army inevitable'
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has declined to ban pellet guns and justified the use of pellet guns by the security forces in volatile situations.
Sep 22, 2016, 12:03 PM IST
Pakistan raises Kashmir issue at NAM summit
Continuing with its efforts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, Pakistan on Sunday raised the matter here at the NAM summit, saying the 120-nation group should be outraged by the situation there.
Sep 19, 2016, 02:12 AM IST
Youth found dead with pellet injuries in Srinagar
The death toll in ongoing unrest in Kashmir went up to 81 as the pellet-ridden body of a youth was found here in the summer capital.
Sep 17, 2016, 10:25 AM IST
Separatists ask children to fight bullets, pellets, teargas but themselves fear a policeman: Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday hit out at the separatists for "spoiling" the youth of the Kashmir Valley.
Sep 06, 2016, 21:23 PM IST
Rajnath approves use of chilli-based PAVA shells for crowd control in Kashmir
The non-lethal PAVA shells can temporarily incapacitate the targets and render them immobile for several minutes.
Sep 03, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
Small group holding majority to ransom: Manohar Parrikar on Kashmir
Alleging that forces across the border are fomenting trouble in violence-hit Kashmir, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that "a small percentage" of people in the Valley are holding the majority to ransom.
Aug 30, 2016, 06:03 AM IST
