Tag: Terrorism

An Austrian Steyr AUG assault rifle was recovered from two slain foreign terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir's Keran sector on July 18. This adds complexity to ongoing terrorism, with the first such weapon seized from militants dating back to 1988. AK series rifles have been used by militants since then, often supplied by Pakistani trainers. Security forces now face advanced weapons like the US-made M4 carbine and Israeli Tavor TAR-21.

The NIA has submitted a charge sheet to a Mumbai Special Court, naming M. Zoheb Khan and Libyan national M. Shoeb Khan as key conspirators in an ISIS-linked terror plot. The investigation revealed their plans to recruit youth for terrorist activities and their international connections with ISIS.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah directed forces to eliminate terrorism in Jammu and ensure safety for the Amarnath Yatra. A high-level meeting with top officials, including NSA Ajit Doval, reviewed J&K's security, focusing on sealing infiltration routes and maintaining vigilant surveillance.

A narco-terror module was dismantled in Kupwara, J&K, with the arrest of three individuals and the seizure of heroin, firearms, and suspected explosives. The operation was a collaboration between the police and the Army, following intelligence inputs.

He said this while appreciating Bulgarian President Rumen Radev's gratitude to the Indian Navy for successfully carrying out a rescue operation on the hijacked Bulgarian ship, MV Ruen, on Monday..

In his Mann Ki Baat radio broadcast, Modi paid homage to those who lost their lives in the 2008 attack which, he noted, had shaken up the country.

Security forces and medical teams are on the ground to support the victims of the suicide bomb attack, Xinhua news agency reported quoting Alasow.

On Tuesday, Pannun told Vancouver-based Global News that protests are slated to take place outside Indian consulates in Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver on September 25.

The firefight, which is still on, started after a joint team of police and security forces got a tip-off about the presence of terrorists in the forward area of Uri in Baramulla district.

The jawan -- Pawan Shankar -- was posted in the 40 AD SR unit of the Army in Ambala Cantt since 2020 where he lived with his wife and two daughters.

The think tank voiced alarm in its report, stating that at least 271 militant attacks took place during the last 6 months, resulting in the loss of 389 lives and injuring 656 individuals.

The official said that a total of five locations, one in Darbhanga and two in Patna (all Bihar), one in Surat (Gujarat), and one in Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), were raided.

Nine AK series rifles, three pistols, four grenades, 288 AK and pistol rounds, 55 suspected narco packets and other huge quantity of war-like stores were recovered.

For China, which is behind the CPEC projects in the region, this trilateral cooperation would go a long way to ensure that security threats are addressed for these projects to be completed, The News reported.

Stating that terrorism is a major threat, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday said that anti-terror measures are the need of the hour.