J-K police to get pepper ball launching guns, ROVs

The Jammu and Kashmir police will procure pepper ball launching guns (PBLGs) and remotely operated vehicles (RoVs) to deal with the law and order situation in Kashmir Valley, an official said. The......

Rajnath okays use of chilli grenades in turbulent Kashmir

Use of chilli-filled grenades as an alternative to pellet shotguns, which will be used in rarest of rare cases, was cleared on Saturday by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh for crowd control ahead......

6,221 pellet-gun injuries in unrest after Burhan Wani killing

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Wednesday said 6,221 people suffered pellet-gun injuries during the unrest in Kashmir after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Burhan Wani in 2016.......

Kashmir: No blanket ban on pellet guns, but to be used in rare cases

Pellet guns, which are being used by security forces for crowd control in Jammu and Kashmir, will not be completely banned but will be fired in “rarest of rare cases”, a top government......

Divya Deshmukh wins World Junior Chess

Immensely gifted Divya Deshmukh of India outclassed Bulgaria's Beloslava Krasteva to clinch the title in the World Junior Girls' chess championship in Gandhinagar on Thursday. With this win Divya,......