Tag: Gunfight

Srinagar: Four militants of the Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind (AGH) were killed on Sunday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. This was the second gunfight with AGH militants this month and came within a month of the new outfit’s commander Zakir Musa’s death in a gunfight in Pulwama district. Director General of […]

Srinagar:  A militant was killed on Wednesday morning in a gunfight with the security forces in Tral area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. A Defence Ministry statement said: “A terrorist has been killed in Branpathri forest area encounter today. Arms and ammunition have been recovered. The operation is still going on”. Police sources said […]

Bijapur: Two CRPF personnel died and another was injured in an encounter with naxals, while a girl was killed after being caught in the crossfire, in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Friday, police said. The gun-battle took place around 11 am close to a culvert near Keshkutul village when a team of the CRPF’s 199th battalion […]

Srinagar: One militant was killed on Sunday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, police said. The gunfight started after the militants fired at the security forces who were carrying out a search and cordon operation in Bugam village of Chadoora area. “The identity of the slain militant is […]

Srinagar: One militant was killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sopore town, police said. The encounter took place in Gund Brath in the outskirts of the town. the body of the militant has been recovered along with a weapon. “Exact identity and group affiliation is being ascertained, […]

Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday summoned Indian Deputy High Commissioner Gaurav Ahluwalia and lodged a formal protest over alleged ceasefire violations by Indian forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in its administered Kashmir, which it said killed two civilians and injured four others. Director-General at the South Asian Desk of the Foreign Ministry Mohammad Faisal […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district. Police said after receiving information about the presence of militants there, security forces started a cordon and search operation in Bonbazar area of Shopian town early Saturday. “As the cordon around the hiding militants was […]

Jammu: An Indian Army soldier was killed on Tuesday in firing by the Pakistan Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Naik Krishan Lal, 34, who belonged to Ghagriyal village in Akhnoor area of Jammu district, was killed after the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Sunderbani […]

Srinagar: A gunfight started on Wednesday between security forces and holed-up militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. Following specific information about presence of militants in Baderhama village of Zawoora area in Shopian, security forces launched a cordon and search operation, a police officer said. “As the cordon around the hiding militants was […]

Srinagar: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces in Sopore town of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. On specific information about the presence of militants in Warpora area of Sopore, security forces launched a cordon and search operation, a police official said. He said as the forces were […]

Srinagar: Army has foiled an attack by Pakistan’s Border Action Team (BAT) on a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir, killing at least five to seven intruders, according to a defence spokesman here. The BAT generally comprises special forces personnel of the Pakistani Army and terrorists. […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: The killing of seven Maoists in an encounter in Rajnandgaon district of neighbouring Chhatisgarh is certain to boost the morale of security forces on both sides of the border as they have been working in close cooperation to end the menace of left wing extremism. Both Chhatisgarh and Odisha have been […]

Jammu: An Army jawan was killed in a fierce gunfight that broke out between Indian troops and suspected infiltrators aided by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday, officials said. They said Pakistan Army has been aiding the suspects by opening heavy fire at the Indian […]

New Delhi: Pakistan resorted to heavy ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Uri sector, leading to retaliation by the Indian side in which two Pakistan Army soldiers were killed on Wednesday. In a tweet, Pakistan Army’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations admitted that it violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) […]

Kandhamal: A day after at least four Maoists were gunned down, another Maoist was killed during an exchange of fire with security forces in Kandhamal district, police said on Tuesday. The encounter took place in Sirla forest under Tumudibandha police limits on Monday evening. Acting on a tip-off, a joint team of the District Voluntary […]