Data | Terrorism related civilian deaths in J&K cross two-year high in October 2021
The Hindu
There were 25 incidents of killings in October 2021, the fourth-highest for any month since 2012
In October 2021, recorded a sharp increase. Twelve civilians died in October, the highest for any month in the last two years and the fourth-highest since 2012.
After the relatively calm period of 2006-2012, Kashmir has been on the boil. The major inflection point was in 2016 when . Two spells of lockdown — and the second related to COVID-19 — had put a lid on new incidents. However, terror strikes seem to be increasing again now, and civilians, including those of the minority community, are getting targeted more.
The Shakti Scheme in Karnataka has completed its first year, yet the smart cards intended for the beneficiaries remain undistributed. According to Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy, while the smart cards have been prepared, their issuance has been stalled due to the absence of electronic ticketing machines (ETMs) in all buses, making them impractical.