Militancy can’t be wiped out without public support: J&K CM Omar Abdullah
2 days, 2 hours ago

Militancy can’t be wiped out without public support: J&K CM Omar Abdullah

Hindustan Times  

Asserting that militancy in Jammu and Kashmir cannot be finished without the support of people, chief minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said his government is extending support to the Union home ministry to ensure the security situation remains peaceful in the Union Territory. Security personnel keeping strict vigil during a joint search operation launched by Jammu and Kashmir Police and troops of Rising Star Corps on an input regarding the presence of terrorists at Sanyal in Hiranagar sector of Kathua on Sunday. Meanwhile, security forces, comprising army, BSF and special operations group personnel, intensified the search for a group of four to five Jaish terrorists in the Sanyal area since early on Monday. “Based on Intelligence Input regarding presence of terrorists, a Joint Operation has been launched by @JmuKmrPolice & troops of #RisingStar Corps on 23 Mar 25 in general area Saniyal #Hiranagar.

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Security Forces Engage in Intense Encounter with Terrorists in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir
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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Security Forces Engage in Intense Encounter with Terrorists in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

India TV News  

An intense encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in the Khanyar area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on Saturday. The operation was initiated following credible intelligence regarding the presence of terrorists in the vicinity, prompting security forces to launch a cordon and search operation. The situation escalated when the terrorists opened fire on the search party, leading to …

NC’s Abdullah berates Kashmir police chief for ‘stepping into politics’
8 months, 1 week ago

NC’s Abdullah berates Kashmir police chief for ‘stepping into politics’

The Hindu  

Additional Director General of Police Vijay Kumar on July 17 described the remarks of J&K Director General of Police R.R. Swain on Kashmir’s mainstream parties as “his personal opinion.” National Conference vice president, Omar Abdullah, was more outspoken in asking DGP Swain “to leave politics to politicians.” “The J&K Police has been an apolitical force from the beginning. NC vice …

Three Pakistani terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda
9 months ago

Three Pakistani terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda

India TV News  

Doda Encounter: At least three terrorists were killed during an ongoing encounter with security forces in a forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Wednesday, police officials said. US-made M4 rifle recovered A senior police officer said that three militants have been killed so far and a search operation is still underway in the area. Earlier a joint …

Jammu and Kashmir DGP's strong response on terror attacks: 'Pak handlers making desperate attempts...'
9 months, 1 week ago

Jammu and Kashmir DGP's strong response on terror attacks: 'Pak handlers making desperate attempts...'

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, RR Swain, said on Saturday that after recent terrorist incidents in the state, attempts were made by cross-border terrorists' infiltrations to sustain terrorist networks in Kashmir despite suffering heavy losses. Days of terrorism numbered: DGP The state's police chief said, "When you talk about a danger or challenge, you see how serious or …

Unjust and unwise: The Hindu Editorial on counter-insurgency operations in J&K
1 year, 2 months ago

Unjust and unwise: The Hindu Editorial on counter-insurgency operations in J&K

The Hindu  

December 28, 2023 12:30 am | Updated 12:30 am IST In a conflict-prone border province such as Jammu and Kashmir, security forces have to tackle not only terrorism but also engage in counter-insurgency operations in a precise and just manner. The Pir Panjal Valley, comprising Poonch and Rajouri districts, has witnessed fierce encounters between security forces and militants in jungle …

DC Edit | Army officers, DSP pay a price
1 year, 6 months ago

DC Edit | Army officers, DSP pay a price

Deccan Chronicle  

India paid a terrible price for its eternal vigil in Jammu & Kashmir against state- Proof of Pakistan’s complicity was in abundance in the frontier Rajouri district where a cache of Pakistani arms and ammunition, besides medicines made in Pakistan, were recovered after two terrorists who had crossed the border were shot down. Members of the Indian Army and paramilitary …

VIDEO | Militancy returns to Jammu, disrupting 15 years of relative peace
1 year, 8 months ago

VIDEO | Militancy returns to Jammu, disrupting 15 years of relative peace

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 30, 2023 08:39 IST - 1 MIN READ Tucked away in a protected area of forested hills and ridges stretching across the tri-border zone between Surankote and Mendhar tehsil in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch and Thanamandi in adjoining Rajouri district is the village of Bhata Durian. After 15 years of peace, in less than two years, the …

Militancy returns to Jammu after 15 years of relative peace
1 year, 9 months ago

Militancy returns to Jammu after 15 years of relative peace

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 02, 2023 16:17 IST - 11 MINS READ Two masked soldiers stand guard on gun-mounted Tatra trucks stationed at the intersection of a dirt road and a highway, not far from the spot where militants ambushed an Army truck on April 20 in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Poonch. On April 26, a police Special Operations …

Number of militants all-time low in Jammu and Kashmir: DGP Dilbag Singh
1 year, 11 months ago

Number of militants all-time low in Jammu and Kashmir: DGP Dilbag Singh

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir director general of police Dilbag Singh on Thursday said that the number of militants was at an all-time low in recent years in J&K stressing that militancy was ending, if not over yet. Singh said that the youth in J&K are not drawn towards militancy now. In March Dilbag Singh had said that efforts were on to …

Revival in militancy seen in Jammu division as well, say officials
2 years, 9 months ago

Revival in militancy seen in Jammu division as well, say officials

The Hindu  

It’s not only in the Kashmir Valley, security agencies are concerned over attempts to revive militancy in the Jammu division as well. In the past one year, police and security forces recovered around 65 improvised explosive devices that had been planted along highways and busy roads in Jammu. The Chenab valley, which comprises Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar districts of the …

People are fed up and want peace: Kashmir DGP on recent spate of encounters in Valley
2 years, 11 months ago

People are fed up and want peace: Kashmir DGP on recent spate of encounters in Valley

Firstpost  

According to Dilbag Singh, a new group of militants have come up and their purpose was to engage the security force deployment meant for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s scheduled visit Four terrorists, including a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, were neutralised in the ongoing encounter that broke out in the Malwah area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district in the early hours …

J&K: 2 terrorists killed during encounter with security forces in Tral area of Awantipora
2 years, 11 months ago

J&K: 2 terrorists killed during encounter with security forces in Tral area of Awantipora

India TV News  

Highlights Police and security forces were on the job as the operation continued Recently, civilian killings have been on a rise in Jammu and Kashmir In a statement, the J&K DGP had said civilian killing shows frustration by the Pakistani terrorists Two militants of proscribed terror outfits Ansar Ghazwatul Hind and Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter with security forces …

J&K: Terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in Bandipora
3 years, 7 months ago

J&K: Terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in Bandipora

India TV News  

J&K: Terrorist killed in encounter with security forces in Bandipora An encounter has started at Chandaji area of Bandipora, said the Kashmir Zone Police on Tuesday. Security forces have gunned down a terrorist in an encounter in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, news agency ANI reported on Tuesday. It includes seven old terrorists namely -- Salim Parray, Yousuf …

Army chief MM Naravane says people in Jammu and Kashmir are fed up with militancy, credits locals for recent successes against terrorists
4 years, 9 months ago

Army chief MM Naravane says people in Jammu and Kashmir are fed up with militancy, credits locals for recent successes against terrorists

Firstpost  

Army Chief General MM Naravane on Saturday said the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have had a lot of successes recently as people there are fed up with militancy and want normalcy to return to the Union territory Dehradun: Army Chief General MM Naravane on Saturday said the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have had a lot of …

Will dismantle terror camps inside PoK if Pak doesn’t mend ways: J&K Governor
5 years, 5 months ago

Will dismantle terror camps inside PoK if Pak doesn’t mend ways: J&K Governor

Live Mint  

Srinagar: J&K Governor Satya Pal Malik on Monday warned Pakistan that Indian forces would cross the Line of Control if the neighbouring country didn't mend its ways and stop supporting terror. "War is a bad thing, but if Pakistan doesn't stop terrorism, our response will be stronger than what happened there yesterday," Malik said in his address at the Police …

Focus of J&K police to isolate terrorists, not let them mislead people: DGP
5 years, 7 months ago

Focus of J&K police to isolate terrorists, not let them mislead people: DGP

The Hindu  

The Jammu and Kashmir police is maintaining pressure on terrorists to isolate them so that they cannot mislead the general public, Director General of Police Dilbagh Singh has said. “While the security teams comprising police, para-military forces and army have done a splendid job, one should not neglect the cooperation extended by people of the state,” he said. And people …

Considerable success in anti-militancy operations in J&K in 2018, Army one step ahead of Pakistan, says Lt Gen Ranbir Singh
6 years, 2 months ago

Considerable success in anti-militancy operations in J&K in 2018, Army one step ahead of Pakistan, says Lt Gen Ranbir Singh

Firstpost  

Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh said the Army was replying befittingly to Pakistan’s aggression along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. Jammu: Security forces met considerable success in anti-militancy operations in Jammu and Kashmir in 2018 by eliminating several top ultras who were targeting security forces and civilians, Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh said …

More Kashmiri youths joining militancy now than ever before: Omar Abdullah
6 years, 7 months ago

More Kashmiri youths joining militancy now than ever before: Omar Abdullah

Hindustan Times  

Alleging that more youths from Jammu and Kashmir have been joining militancy in recent years, former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday regretted that “not enough attention” was paid to the state during the recent no-confidence motion in Parliament. Coming down heavily on the BJP-PDP coalition that ruled Jammu and Kashmir from 2015 till last month, former CM Omar Abdullah …

Jammu and Kashmir: Separatists call for strike tomorrow in protest against civilians' killings
6 years, 9 months ago

Jammu and Kashmir: Separatists call for strike tomorrow in protest against civilians' killings

India TV News  

Separatist groups have called for a strike in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday in protest against the recent killings of civilians the Valley. A 23-year-old man was allegedly killed in security forces firing today after a group of youth pelted stones on them while an encounter was on in Chedar Ban area of Qaimoh in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, …

Governor's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir: Forces gear up to curb militancy, will cover 'no-go' areas in Valley too
6 years, 9 months ago

Governor's Rule in Jammu and Kashmir: Forces gear up to curb militancy, will cover 'no-go' areas in Valley too

Firstpost  

The audit of different security outposts, increasing the patrolling in the militancy-infested areas and working on intelligence inputs to launch special anti-militancy operations are some of the measures which are being undertaken to deal with the rise in incidents of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. Deputy Inspector General of Police, North Kashmir, Sunil Gupta, said that the anti-militancy operations would …

Militancy growing in J&K as terrorist influx continues, warn officials
7 years, 5 months ago

Militancy growing in J&K as terrorist influx continues, warn officials

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Senior security and intelligence officials warned that militancy continues to grow in Kashmir after security forces gunned down a fourth Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist in Uri town of Baramulla district on Monday in operations that began on Sunday. Officials said militancy was exacerbated by the fact that there was a continuing influx of terrorists from Pakistan and emergence of militants …

Terrors attacks do not suggest resurgence of militancy: Army | IndiaTV News
9 years, 11 months ago

Terrors attacks do not suggest resurgence of militancy: Army | IndiaTV News

India TV News  

Srinagar: Army today said there were lessons to be learnt from yesterday's militant attacks in Kashmir that claimed lives of three policemen, but dismissed suggestions that militancy in the Valley was resurging. Replying to a question, Lt Gen Saha said the spurt in militant attacks cannot be termed as resurgence or revival of militancy in the Valley. Lt Gen Saha …

Jammu attacks: Terrorists will not succeed in derailing peace dialogue, says PM
11 years, 6 months ago

Jammu attacks: Terrorists will not succeed in derailing peace dialogue, says PM

India TV News  

Frankfurt: Terming the twin terror strikes in Jammu region as a provocative and barbaric action by enemies of peace, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asserted that India will defeat such forces who receive encouragement from across the border and it will not allow them to derail the dialogue process. “This is one more in a series of provocations and barbaric …

Revival of militancy in Kashmir? Hurriyat leaders had met Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin in Pakistan
12 years, 2 months ago

Revival of militancy in Kashmir? Hurriyat leaders had met Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin in Pakistan

India TV News  

Hurriyat leaders have openly said that both Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin told them that militancy in the valley would escaate soon after the US-led ISAF troops leave Afghanistan in 2014.The Hurriyat leaders had also met Pakistan Army Chief, Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who told them to try to bring the Kashmir issue back into focus for the world arena.“Pakistani …

Remove AFSPA from some regions of J&K: Omar
12 years, 11 months ago

Remove AFSPA from some regions of J&K: Omar

Firstpost  

J&K CM Omar Abdullah spoke on a variety of issues at the Chief Minister’s conference, including Indo-Pak relations vis-a-vis Kashmir, withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act and removal of 24 bunkers from Srinagar city. New Delhi: Stressing on “progressively” decreasing the footprints of security forces in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said conciliation and dialogue will …

Contours of militancy
24 years, 5 months ago

Contours of militancy

The Hindu  

OVER a decade after armed militancy erupted in Kashmir, people seem to be no wiser about its roots, the recent impetus, its varied nature, motivation, and its objectives. Meanwhile, in 1967 some college teachers were arrested for being the "core group" of Mohammed Maqbool Butt's Kashmir National Liberation Front. In Newsline of May 1990, Maleeha Lodhi noted the "transformation" in …

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