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Murder of Air Force personnel in 1990: Key witnesses identify terrorist Yasin Malik as the shooter

ANI - 19 January, 2024

Malik, who is serving life imprisonment in Tihar Jail in a terror funding case, was charge-sheeted by the Central Bureau of Investigation before the TADA court in Jammu on August 31, 1990, in connection with the case.

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‘Tehreek-e-Hurriyat Jammu and Kashmir’ founded by Syed Ali Shah Geelani declared ‘Unlawful Association’ under UAPA by union govt

OpIndia Staff - 31 December, 2023

Govt of India declared ‘Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir (TeH)’ as an 'Unlawful Association' under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967.

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“Inciting people to establish Islamic rule”: MHA declares Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction) ‘Unlawful Association’ under UAPA

ANI - 27 December, 2023

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday declared the 'Muslim League Jammu Kashmir (Masarat Alam faction)' MLJK-M as an 'Unlawful Association'

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Lt Colonel Karanbir Singh Natt, who was in coma after encounter with terrorists in Kupwara, dies after 8 years

OpIndia Staff - 25 December, 2023

Lt Col Karanbir Singh Natt was leading a combing operation against terrorists holed up in a village near Kupwara at the time of the incident

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Jammu and Kashmir: Retired SSP Mohammad Shafi Mir shot dead by terrorists during azan in a mosque

OpIndia Staff - 24 December, 2023

Following the terrorist attack, security forces quickly cordoned off the surrounding area and launched a search operation to apprehend the terrorists involved.

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J & K: Jaish-e-Mohammed’s proxy People’s Anti-Fascist Front (PAFF) claims responsibility for the terrorist attack in Rajouri

OpIndia Staff - 23 December, 2023

In January 2023, the PAFF was officially banned by the Union Home Ministry under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) due to its involvement in various terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir.

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‘Now terrorists sit on floor even in front of NIA officials, earlier they sat with PM’: Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha

OpIndia Staff - 14 December, 2023

"When a terrorist is neutralised in Jammu and Kashmir, his funeral procession is no longer allowed to be taken around the city amidst sloganeering; instead," LG Manoj Sinha said.

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66% decline in killing of security personnel in J&K during encounters with terrorists between 2018 and 2022: MHA talks numbers in LS

ANI - 13 December, 2023

There has been a significant 66 per cent decline in the killing of security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir during encounters with terrorists that took place between 2018 and 2022

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