Hardeep Bedi A team of specially abled veteran soldiers, under the banner of CLAW_Global, has recently created a world record by becoming "the largest number of people with disabilities to scale the world's highest battlefield (Siachen Glacier)." CLAW is an international organisation for soldiers disabled during active service. The Indian Army facilitated and trained the … [Read more...] about Indian Army’s socio-cultural outreach in J&K
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Syed Geelani: Architect of a dark, turbulent period in the history of Kashmir
Jaibans Singh "It is a real tragedy that Geelani was buried in India and not in Pakistan." This statement posted on Facebook by Indu Jalali, a Kashmiri Pandit lady living in Europe, aptly summarises the widespread sentiment at the demise, due to old age, of the Kashmiri separatist, Syed Ali Geelani, at age 91, on 1 September. Geelani was the kingpin of separatism in … [Read more...] about Syed Geelani: Architect of a dark, turbulent period in the history of Kashmir
Army’s outreach to contain terrorist recruitment
Dr. Simrit Kahlon In what is heralded as the first outreach of its kind, Lt. General DP Pandey, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar based Chinar Corps of the India Army, “directly and face to face” addressed 83 family members of active terrorists and urged them to guide their wards back into the mainstream of society. The interaction took place at Shopian on 31 … [Read more...] about Army’s outreach to contain terrorist recruitment
J&K: Fear of resurrection of terror through Taliban is unfounded
Hardeep Bedi The Kashmir Valley has witnessed enhanced activity in the security domain over the last two weeks. Security Forces (SF) have achieved considerable operational success against terrorists. A major operation by the SF in Thanamandi, District Rajouri on 19 August, led to the killing of two terrorists. Sadly, a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the army, Subedar … [Read more...] about J&K: Fear of resurrection of terror through Taliban is unfounded
Brighter Kashmir: A professional newspaper being published in Kashmir
DefenceInfo Bureau Brighter Kashmir is an English language daily newspaper published from Kashmir. The newspaper mostly covers the sensitive Jammu and Kashmir region of India while also giving considerable reporting to national and international issues. Brighter Kashmir was launched as a private venture on 10 September 2010. The motivation behind the venture was to … [Read more...] about Brighter Kashmir: A professional newspaper being published in Kashmir