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The roots of insurgency in Kashmir go back to 1966 when a young man named Ghulam Rasool Zahgir, a resident of Dabtal in downtown Srinagar, led a group of six members in executing the first militant attack in Kashmir. These six young Kashmiris comprised the ‘Students Revolutionary Council’ (SRC), a small underground group that drew its inspiration from ‘Operation Gibraltar’ initiated by Pakistan in August 1965.

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KASHMIR

The roots of insurgency in Kashmir go back to 1966 when a young man named Ghulam Rasool Zahgir, a resident of Dabtal in downtown Srinagar, led a group of six members in executing the first militant attack in Kashmir. These six young Kashmiris comprised the ‘Students Revolutionary Council’ (SRC), a small underground group that drew its inspiration from ‘Operation Gibraltar’ initiated by Pakistan in August 1965.

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The Baramulla-Kupwara Lok Sabha constituency in North Kashmir witnessed an unprecedented voter turnout of 59%, marking the highest ever recorded for the constituency, according to J&K Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) P.K. Pole. He claimed that the milestone was reached without any incidents of violence.