Tag: Militants Killed

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 […]

Kabul: At least 99 Taliban militants and 12 government security personnel have been killed in a fierce and lengthy battle in Afghanistan’s Badghis province, officials said on Monday. The fighting has been raging since Saturday in Bala-Murghab district of the province and left 25 insurgents and 34 security personnel injured, the Defence Ministry said in […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Saturday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said. “Following a brief shoot out in the orchard area of Gahand village the two militants were killed. Their exact identities and affiliations are being ascertained,” an officer said. The gunfight broke out when […]

Tel Aviv: Approximately 250 rockets were fired by Gaza militants towards Israel, which has responded with airstrikes on over 100 targets across the coastal enclave, to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday. The escalation began Saturday morning with about 50 rockets fired towards Israel within the course of an hour and continued late […]

Srinagar: Two militants were Sunday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, an army official said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Hindsitapur area of Shopian district in south Kashmir following specific information about the presence of militants there, the official said. As the forces were […]

Srinagar: Three terrorists were neutralised and a soldier lost his life on Thursday in a gunfight in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, police said. The gunfight is still continuing in Dolipora village which started early Thursday morning after security forces including Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Special Operations Group (SOG) […]