Stone pelting

Menace of stone pelting during religious festivals

Religious festivals are meant to be times of joy, celebration, and communal harmony. They bring people together, transcending barriers of caste, creed, and religion. However, the recent trend of stone pelting during these sacred occasions has cast a dark shadow over the festivities. This criminal behaviour not only disrupts peace but also endangers lives and […]

Unmasking Kashmir’s conflict industry

The arrest of Sheikh Adil Mushtaq, a DSP in Jammu and Kashmir Police on in Srinagar came as a shock this month. He has been charged with corruption and destroying evidence. His arrest followed a dramatic incident in which he attempted to escape from his house by jumping out of a window and after allegedly […]

Persisting train attacks raise alarms in Kerala

Over the past 20 months, a staggering 56 instances of stone pelting have been documented along the Kozhikode to Mangalore stretch.