In case, this (pellet gun) is withdrawn from the options available with the CRPF, CRPF personnel would have no recourse in extreme situatio...

Describing the youth of Kashmir as "patriots", he said in "there is an attempt to misguide some" of them and a "mindset that stokes baseles...

The pellet guns, however, will continue to be used as the last resort in the non-lethal category.

The minister, in a written reply, also said the government has constituted an expert committee on July 26, 2016 to explore alternatives to ...

During the last hearing on April 28, the government had ruled out talks with separatist elements or those raising the issues of "accession ...

SC gave two weeks to the J&K Bar Associations to contest the Central govt's stand that military forces had no option but to use pellet guns...

The apex court asked Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi to file a detailed reply on what alternate effective steps could be taken to deal with ...

A bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur issued notices to the Centre and the Jammu and Kashmir government while seeking their replies on...

What kind of force has to be used at the relevant point of time or in a given situation or place, has to be decided by the persons in-charg...

Security forces are being trained in the use of PAVA shells and they will start using these in a few days, they said about the non-lethal w...

The Home Minister cleared the file for use of Pelargonic Acid Vanillyl Amide (PAVA) also called Nonivamide as an alternative to the pellet ...

Senior government functionaries have arrived at this conclusion after extensive consultations with security forces and examining the ground...

The committee early this week held a full-fledged demonstration of the maiden shells at a test field in the national capital and gave its t...

At the meeting, Yechury and CPI's National Secretary D Raja pressed for a dialogue with all stakeholders in Kashmir and stopping the use of...

Pellet guns were first used in 2010 when protests engulfed Kashmir. The then National Conference (NC) government led by Omar Abdullah allow...

The Central government had also sent a team of doctors to Kashmir Valley to treat youths injured due to firing by pellet guns.

We use it only when the situation is going out of control and where loss of life (of jawans) is imminent, we use them only in extreme situa...