JAMMU — Security forces have launched a cordon and search operation following information about movement of two suspected militants in a remote village in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. The two armed suspects, dressed in black, were seen moving in Salampura village near Dehra Ki Gali late Monday night, they […]
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Wipe out militants and those aiding, abetting them: LG to security forces
JAMMU — The Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Saturday chaired a high-level meeting with Army Chief, various heads of security and law enforcement agencies on the security situation in Jammu division. Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi; DG BSF, DG CRPF, DGP J&K, Heads of Intelligence Agencies and other senior officials of army, CAPFs […]
Army thwarts infiltration attempt along LoC in Keran Sector, two Pakistani militants killed
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Indian Army thwarted an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of two Pakistani militants. The operation was launched following credible intelligence received on July 17 from the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP), corroborated […]
Army foils infiltration bid in Keran Sector, two militants killed
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least two militants were killed after the army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Thursday. Indian Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps stated that an infiltration attempt has been successfully prevented by eliminating two militants in an ongoing […]
Amid rising militant attacks in Jammu PM Modi chairs security meet
JAMMU — Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security – which also includes Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on Thursday afternoon. The meeting took place amid a rush of militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir; hours before the meet two soldiers were injured in an […]
Brief exchanges of fire between security forces, militants in Doda
JAMMU — Security forces and militants exchanged fire twice briefly within a span of four hours in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, officials said on Wednesday. They said the firing was first reported at Kalaan Bhata at 10.45 pm on Tuesday and then near Panchan Bhata at 2 am during the […]
“Soldiers come to Kashmir for their duty but go back in coffins”: Mehbooba Mufti
SRINAGAR — People’s Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that from all over the country, soldiers come to Kashmir for their duty but go back in “coffins.” “Soldiers from all over the country come to Kashmir for their duty, but go back in coffins. Who is responsible for this if you say […]
Security forces use hi-tech drones to conduct search operation after suspicious movement in Akhnoor
SRINAGAR — After locals reported the sighting of an unidentified person in the Thati area of Akhnoor in Jammu, a joint search operation is being conducted by the Indian Army, Jammu-Kashmir Police, and CRPF here. The search operations are being done using hi-tech spectrum drones equipped with high-definition cameras that have the ability to capture […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Kupwara, three militants killed
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — At least three militants were killed after the army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran Sector of Kupwara district in North Kashmir on Sunday. Indian Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps stated that three militants were eliminated in an ongoing anti-infiltration operation in the Keran Sector on […]
Interstate security review: Senior BSF, police officials meet in Kathua
JAMMU — Senior BSF and police officials gathered at a high-level interstate security review meeting in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua on Thursday, days after militants, who are believed to have infiltrated from across the International Border, ambushed an army patrol. Five army personnel, including a Junior Commissioned Officer, were killed and as many injured when […]