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Gariaband, February 28 Security forces on Saturday recovered over Rs 46 lakh in cash, a laptop, weapons and ammunition from Maoist hideouts in a forested area of Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district, an official said.The recovery was made from Sanpsati, a forested and hilly region, near the...

Jammu, February 28 – Nine rusted, unexploded mortar shells were found on Saturday near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, and were later safely destroyed.Officials said, "At least nine rusted mortar shells were recovered from a village near the Line of Control...

Jammu, February 27 – Security forces opened fire after observing the movement of a drone along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector of J&K on Friday, officials said.Officials said that the movement of a drone was observed over the Gulpur village in the Poonch sector of the LoC."The...

Security forces recovered food, medicines, and other supplies from a makeshift hide during a cordon and search operation in the Kamla forest area of the Pulwama district, officials said.February 27, Srinagar: A joint team of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the 42nd Rashtriya Rifles conducted...

Jammu, February 27 Security forces launched a search operation after a suspected drone movement was detected along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, sources said.The search was conducted in the forward areas of the Gulpur sector.Troops fired several...

Imphal, February 27 Security forces have arrested five militants belonging to various banned outfits from the valley districts of Manipur, the police said on Friday.At least 10 firearms and a cache of ammunition were seized in separate operations in two districts.An active member of the...

Peshawar/Islamabad, February 26 At least 20 security personnel were killed in various terrorist attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, during the first week of the holy month of Ramadan. In addition, security forces killed 18 rebels in two days in Balochistan, the army said on Thursday...

Quetta, February 26 – More than 20 Baloch civilians, including women and minors, were killed and several others injured as a result of direct firing by Pakistani security forces in the districts of Nushki and Kharan in Balochistan, a leading human rights organization said on Thursday.The human...

Raipur, February 26 Almost a thousand firearms, including AK-47, INSAS, and SLR rifles, were recovered in Chhattisgarh over the past six years following encounters with Naxalites, as well as from surrendered and arrested insurgents, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said in the state assembly...

Islamabad, February 26 – The district administration in Pakistan imposed Section 144 in the Upper and Lower Waziristan districts on Thursday due to rising security concerns and to facilitate the movement of logistics. Officials said the decision was taken to ensure the safety of people, maintain...

New Delhi, February 26 – As the Naxalite movement, which has troubled India for decades, comes to an end, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has already begun to formulate a plan to ensure that the problem does not resurface.Officials say that the ideology is officially dead today, but...

In Chhattisgarh, two Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Bijapur district today. Three rifles and other weapons and ammunition have been recovered from the scene.District Superintendent of Police, Dr. Jitendra Yadav, said that a joint team of security forces...

Bijapur, February 26 – Two Maoists were killed, and a cache of weapons and ammunition was recovered following an encounter with security personnel in the Indravati river area of Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh, officials said on Thursday.According to officials, the operation was launched...

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), February 26 Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, according to police.The exchange of fire took place in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security...

Islamabad, February 25 At least 34 terrorists have been killed by Pakistani security forces as part of ongoing counter-terrorism operations, the army said on Wednesday.The security forces killed 26 terrorists in four separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the northwest and another eight...

Mendhar/Jammu, February 25 Security forces on Wednesday unearthed a terrorist hideout in a forward village in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and recovered a cache of arms, including two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and a pistol, officials said.The recovery was made during a joint...

Mendhar/Jammu, February 25 Army troops on Wednesday discovered a cache of explosives and ammunition, including two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), during a search operation in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team of the Army's...

In Jammu and Kashmir, security forces today recovered a cache of weapons and explosives during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in the Kasbalari area of the Mendhar sub-division in the Poonch district. An Akashvani Jammu correspondent reports that, acting on specific intelligence, security...

Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, Commander of the Northern Command, visited Kishtwar following the successful completion of 'Operation TRASHI-I', which resulted in the elimination of three Pakistan-backed terrorists in the region.During the visit, the Army Commander was briefed by senior...

Raipur, February 25 The surrender of Maoist politburo member Devuji, also known as Thippiri Tirupati, and three other senior operatives in Telangana marks a turning point in the fight against Left Wing Extremism (LWE), a senior Chhattisgarh police official has said.The gradual weakening of the...