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Two terrorist associates of proscribed terrorist outfit Ansar Gazwatul Hind (AGuH) were arrested from Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam district in a joint operation by the police, the army and the CRPF on Friday, officials said.

On Saturday, four terrorists were killed in two separate security operations in Tral area of Awantipora and Shopian.

Security forces were tracking a group of militants in the forest belts of the district for the past one month through digital surveillance, he said.

The officials had earlier said three soldiers were also injured in the gunfight, Srinagar-based PRO Defence Col Emron Musavi said only one Army personnel sustained injuries.

Srinagar: Two militants were killed and three soldiers injured on Thursday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Police sources said the two militants belonging to the Hizbul Mujahideen were killed in the ongoing fighting in Gulshanpora village of Tral tehsil. “The operation is still on,” an officer said. Earlier, three soldiers were […]

Jammu: An exchange of gunfire took place between suspected militants and the Sentry at an army camp in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Sunday, officials said. A suspicious movement was noticed by the Sentry on duty around 1.50 a.m. at Ratnuchak Military Station in Bari Brahmana area, Defence Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel […]

Srinagar: An Indian Army soldier and six Hizbul Mujahideen and the Lashkar-e-Taiba militants have been killed so far in an encounter underway in a Jammu and Kashmir village in Shopian district on Sunday, defence spokesman said. A civilian suffered a bullet injury as intense clashes broke out in the morning between villagers and the security […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Thursday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Acting on a specific tip about the presence of militants, security forces laid a cordon around Athoora village. When challenged, the hidden militants fired at the security forces, triggering a gunfight. “Two militants were killed […]

The terrorists on seeing the troops started firing and ran towards the adjoining forested area. The area was immediately cordoned off and a firefight ensued.

Srinagar: Two militants were killed and two security men injured on Friday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police said that bodies of two militants were recovered from the site in Behrampora village and that the gunfight had now ended. “A soldier and a policeman were injured in this operation,” a police […]

Srinagar: Three militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) outfit were killed on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district in a gunfight with the security forces, police said. All slain militants were locals and were identified as Javed Sheikh, Dawood and Aquib. Sheikh was the Hizbul district commander, a senior police officer said. Three weapons […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces on Saturday in Khunmoh area on the outskirts of Srinagar city in Jammu and Kashmir, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation following information about presence of militants in the area, a police official said, as Republic Day events were being […]

Srinagar: Security forces today killed two unidentified militants in an overnight encounter in Kulgam district of Kashmir while the third was caught alive, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Khudwani area of Kulgam district following specific information about the presence of some militants there, a police spokesperson said. During searches, […]

Srinagar: Five militants were killed on Sunday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Defence Ministry spokesman Col Rajesh Kalia said the five were killed in Kelam village. Police said the precise identity of the slain militants was being ascertained. “Arms and ammunition have been recovered from their possession,” an officer said. Following […]

Islamabad: Pakistan has condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district and said it is a matter of grave concern even as it rejected India pointing out Islamabad’s link to the incident without investigations. At least 37 CRPF personnel were killed and five injured on Thursday in one of the deadliest terror attacks […]

New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday asserted that terrorism cannot divide India and pledged the support of the entire Opposition to the government in the wake of Thursday’s terror attack in Pulwama that killed 45 CRPF troopers. Strongly condemning the attack, the worst-ever in Jammu and Kashmir, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh too […]

Cuttack: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik today announced enhancement of ex-gratia for next of the kin of Odia CRPF jawans Prasanna K Sahoo and Manoj Kumar Behera, who lost their lives in the terror attack on a CRPF convoy on Jammu-Srinagar highway on February 14. They will be given ex-gratia of Rs 25 lakh each instead […]

New Delhi: In the aftermath of the terror attack by the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 49 CRPF personnel, the government’s strategy for retaliation seems clear – launch an international campaign for exposing and isolating Pakistan for its complicity in terror activities, while taking all domestic and global players into confidence […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Friday in a gunfight with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district, police sources said. Bodies of both militants have been recovered from Kralgund village of Langate area and searches were underway to sanitise the place. Information about the militant’s presence was received late on Thursday, following which the […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a 56-hour-long encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday, officials said. The two militants were killed in the encounter, which began on Friday morning when security forces launched a search operation in Babagund area of Kupwara in north Kashmir, following information about presence of the militants there, an […]