JAMMU — A Village Defence Guard (VDG) member was killed in a gunfight with militants in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district early Sunday, officials said. A massive search operation is underway to flush out the militants, who are believed to have recently infiltrated from Pakistan, they said. The exchange of fire […]
PULWAMA (KIMS) — A local militant, affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit has been killed in an encounter in Pulwama district of South Kashmir on Thursday. The encounter broke out between a joint team of forces including Indian Army, J&K Police and CRPF and militants at Frassipora village in Pulwama district during early hours today. Earlier, […]
JAMMU — A small contingent of women personnel of the Special Operations Group, a specially-trained counter-insurgency force of the Jammu and Kashmir Police, has been deployed in Jammu ahead of Lok Sabha elections. Voting for the Jammu parliamentary seat will be held on April 26 in the second phase of elections. The eight-member team, fully […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least two militants were killed after security forces foiled an infiltration bid along Line of Control (LoC) in Uri area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday, officials said. The Indian Army’s Srinagar based Chinar Corps in a statement said, “Based on numerous inputs received from multiple Intelligence agencies regarding militant […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces conducted flag marches across the Kashmir Valley on Saturday to instil a sense of security and confidence among the voters ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, officials said. Of the three Lok Sabha seats in Kashmir, Anantnag-Rajouri will go to polls on May 7, Srinagar on May 13 and Baramulla on […]
JAMMU — The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) can be revoked when militancy is completely over in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said on Wednesday, as he highlighted a positive change in the overall security situation in the Union Territory. He was reacting to the statement of Home Minister Amit Shah that […]
NEW DELHI — Former governor of Jammu and Kashmir N N Vohra on Wednesday hailed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement that the Centre plans to pull back troops from the Union Territory and leave law and order to the police there. Vohra also welcomed Shah’s intention to revoke the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act […]
NEW DELHI — In an interview with the JK Media Group, Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced plans to reconsider the revocation of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act in Jammu and Kashmir, indicating a shift towards entrusting law and order responsibilities solely to the Jammu and Kashmir Police, as reported by PTI. Shah highlighted […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — The security forces on Friday morning launched search operation in forest area of Dassal Gujran in Rajouri district after a firefight between them and militants. A Defense Spokesperson in a statement said, In a joint operation by Indian Army in coordination with Jammu and Kashmir Police, the intelligence based ambushes noticed a […]
RAJOURI (KIMS) — Security forces on Thursday said that they recovered a Pakistani drone along with ammunition and cash in Beri Pattan area of Sunderbani sector in Rajouri district. Lt Col Devender Anand, PRO Defense, Jammu, in a statement said, On the intervening night of 12-13 April 2023, the alert troops of Indian Army in […]