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PM Narendra Modi condemns killing of BJP workers in J&K’s Kulgam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday condemned the killing of three local BJP leaders in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir. Taking to microblogging site Twitter, PM Modi said, "I condemn the killing of 3 of our young Karyakartas. They were bright youngsters doing excellent work in J&K. My thoughts are with their families in this time of grief. May their souls rest in peace." Three local BJP leaders were shot dead by unidentified terrorists in Qazigund area of J&K's Kulgam district on Thursday evening. Jammu and Kashmir…
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3 Madrassa teachers arrested under PSA in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian after 13 students join terror outfits

Jammu and Kashmir authorities booked three teachers of a madrassa at Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district of Public Safety Act (PSA) after some students of this school were found involved in terror-related activities. According to police, 13 students of the madrassa joined terror outfits after which the entire institution came under the scanner of the intelligence agencies. Students from three districts of Kulgam, Shopian and Anantnag are mostly enrolled in this school. Among the alumni of this religious school was Sajad Bhat, the suicide bomber who carried…
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IAF helicopter rescues 7 people caught between floods for over 34 hrs in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua

Security forces Thursday acted swiftly to save 34 stranded people from drowning in different water bodies in Jammu region where major rivers and streams are in spate due to incessant rains over the past three days.  Seven people from Dhaloti in Kathua district, 8 people from Gursai area of Poonch district, four at Khanetar-Salotri area, also in Poonch, and 15 mini-bus passengers were stranded in Jammu district were those who were rescued by security forces. An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter rescued at least 7 people, almost…
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Terrorist hideout busted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama, AK-47 magazines, grenades recovered

Just two days before Independence Day, security forces busted a terrorist hideout during search operation at Awantipora in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday (August 13). The terrorist hideout was busted by security forces during cordon and search operation in Barsoo village of Awantipora. A police officer said “search operation is being carried out by a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Army”.  Based on the credible input at about presence of terrorists of proscribed outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba in the forest area of Badroo…
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Only 200 terrorists active in J&K, most terror group leaderless now: DGP Dilbagh Singh

After the completion of one year of the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, active militancy is in its lowest phase in the erstwhile state in decades and all terror groups are leaderless due to the continuous anti-terror operations by the security forces as well as the administration. Dilbag Singh, J&K Director General of Police said that active terrorists in J&K has been around 200 compared to 350 or 400 earlier. "All the terror organisations are leaderless now and those militants who are recruited as…
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In a first, ‘Rifle Women’ of Assam Rifles deployed on LoC duty

For the first time, the Indian Army has deployed 'rifle women' along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir on national security duty. This is probably for the first time in the history of the Indian Army that women have been deployed on regular security duty along with their male counterparts in the areas adjacent to the LoC. Deployed at an altitude of ten thousand feet, at the top of the Sadhana Top of the LoC, nearly half a dozen ‘rifle…
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Security forces bust LeT terror module in J&K, 5 terrorist associates held

The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam on Wednesday busted a terror module of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and arrested five terrorist supporters.  The SSP of Budgam police in a statement said, "Acting on a specific input Budgam police and Army 2 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) arrested five terror associates from Narbal area during a search operation." The terror associates have been identified as Imran Rashid, Ifshan Ahmad Ganie, Owais Ahmad, Mohsin Qadir and Abid Rather.  The police recovered 28 live rounds AK 47, one magazine AK 47 and…
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One terrorist killed in encounter in J&K’s Awantipora, operation continues

A terrorist has been killed in an ongoing encounter at Meej in the Pampore area of Awantipora, said Kashmir Zone Police on Thursday (June 18). “Last night Awantipur Police Launched an operation at village Meez Pampore,along with Army and other security forces. Target was House was adjoining a Big Mosque, After initial exchange of fire and a grenade throw while the cordon was being laid the terrorists seemed to have shifted to the mosque. Exchange of fire resumed as the terrorists shifted to adjoining shed. One militant killed…
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5.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Jammu and Kashmir, epicentre in Tajikistan

An earthquake measuring 5.8 on Richter scale struck Jammu and Kashmir at 7 am on Tuesday (June 16). This was the third earthquake to hit the union territory in three days.  According to officials, the epicentre of earthquake was in Tajikistan at a depth of around 100 Km. People living in most parts of the Kashmir Valley, including Srinagar, Kishtwar and Doda districts felt the tremors. Mild tremors were also felt in Jammu. An earthquake of magnitude 3.6 hit Jammu and Kashmir on Monday (June 15) night…
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Encounter underway between security forces, terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian

An encounter started between security forces and terrorists in Reban area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Sunday (June 7). A joint team of 178 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force, Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operation Group (SOG) are carrying out the operation. The exchange of fire between the security forces and terrorists started few hours ago. Confirming that’s DGP Jammu kashmir Dilbag Singh said, “On a credible police input operation launched early this morning by Shopian Police along with Local Army and CRPF units at…
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