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Security forces launch massive search operation after Kathua encounter

The area was placed under a cordon after the Monday night gunfire between police and terrorists

Gunshots fired in Kathua during search for terrorists, night cordon laid

Security forces have intensified their search for the three, bolstered by aerial surveillance and sniffer dogs

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Search operations intensified in J&K to track down terrorists; 6 held

Security forces have intensified search operations using aerial surveillance and sniffer dogs following a night-long cordon after fresh reports of suspected movement of three individuals, believed to be terrorists, who escaped a recent encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said. Two terrorists and four policemen were killed while three others, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured during a gunfight in a remote forested area in the Sanyal belt of the district on Thursday. Security forces, which have picked up six persons for questioning, have also launched a search operation in Samba sector near the international border to sanitise the area, while the entire border belt has been put on alert, officials said. On Sunday night, three suspected terrorists entered a house in Rui village, several kilometres from the encounter site, and took away food from her kitchen, they said. "Multi-tier combing operations have been intensified following fresh

Movement of 3 terrorists likely detected in J-K's Kathua, area cordoned off

Security forces and police have cordoned off an area on Sunday following fresh suspected movement of three persons, believed to be terrorists who escaped from a recent encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, sources said. Two terrorists and four policemen were killed, and three others, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured in a fierce gunfight in a remote forested area of the Sanyal belt of Kathua district on Thursday. Security forces received fresh inputs about the movement of three persons, suspected to be escaped terrorists, in the Juthana area of the Rajbagh belt and immediately put the area under cordon to conduct searches, they said. According to reports, a resident of the village informed the police that three suspects entered a house, asked for food, and then headed into the nearby jungle late Sunday evening. Police are tracking a group of terrorists after intercepting them last Sunday within a 'dhok', a local term for an enclosure in a nursery

Need more steps to improve security situation in J&K, says CM Abdullah

Shifting of army personnel from Jammu to Ladakh to counter Chinese incursions allowed terrorists to exploit the situation, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Saturday, asserting more steps were needed to improve the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Abdullah was talking to reporters after visiting the bereaved families of four police personnel in Kathua, Reasi and Jammu districts. The cops were killed in a gunfight with infiltrating terrorists in the Safiyan forest of Kathua district on Thursday. Two Pakistani terrorists, believed to be affiliated with the proscribed Jaish-e-Mohammad, were also killed in the encounter. A massive search operation is underway to track and neutralise other members of the group. "Visited the families of our bravehearts -- Balvinder Singh, Tariq Ahmad, Jaswant Singh and Jagbir Singh -- who laid down their lives in the line of duty during the Kathua encounter. Their sacrifice is etched in our hearts forever. We stand with their families in this .

Bodies of 3 cops found as Kathua encounter continues; DGP warns terrorists

The bodies of three of the four Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel killed in an encounter with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were retrieved on Friday as the fierce gunfight between security forces and the ultras entered its second day in the remote forested region of Jammu's Kathua, officials said here. Director General of Police (DGP), Jammu and Kashmir, Nalin Prabhat confirmed that this was the same group of terrorists that was intercepted in Saniyal village in the Hiranagar sector on March 23, but managed to escape, while resolving that his force will not sleep or take rest till all terror groups are appropriately dealt with. The operation, centred near Jakhole village in the Ghati Juthana area of Rajbagh, began on Thursday morning following intensified police operations against recently-infiltrated terrorists from across the International Border in the Hiranagar sector. The encounter has resulted in the deaths of four police personnel and two JeM terrorists, while seven ...

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Body of 4th cop sighted as security forces resume operation in J&K's Kathua

This is the fourth cop to be have died in the gunfight in which three terrorists are also confirmed to have been killed, officials said

Three terrorists, three cops killed in day-long gunfight in J&K's Kathua

A fierce gun battle in a remote forested area of Kathua district has left two terrorists dead and five security personnel injured as the security forces intensified their operation to neutralise an infiltrating group of about five militants, officials said on Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether it was the same group that had been evading an earlier cordon in Sanyal forest of Kathua region or another batch of freshly infiltrated terrorists. The encounter triggered intense firing and explosions, the officials said. The gunfight, centred near Jakhole village in the Ghati Juthana area of Rajbagh, involved a group of approximately five terrorists and an initial exchange of gunfire resulted in injuries to Special Police Officer Bharat Chalotra, who sustained facial wounds. He was treated at a Kathua hospital before being transferred to Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu, where his condition was stated to be stable. The officials said that two terrorists were killed

Firing reported in J-K's Kathua after some terrorists spotted in area

A firing incident was reported in the Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir after some terrorists were spotted in the area, said police officials on Thursday.The Jammu and Kashmir police stated that the area has been cordoned off by the security forces.More details awaited.Earlier on March 23, firing was reported at the Hiranagar area in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua while security forces were conducting a search operation.After this, Jammu and Kashmir (J-K) Police and troops of the Rising Star Corps of the Indian Army had launched an intelligence-based joint operation in Hiranagar, Kathua."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. Operations in Progress," Rising Star Corps, Indian Army informed in a social media post on X.Earlier on Wednesday in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir police carried out searches at several places across the ...

Search operation to track terrorists enters fourth day in J&K's Kathua

A massive multi-tier combing operation to track down a group of infiltrating terrorists continued for the fourth consecutive day on Wednesday in forested areas of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district. A local woman informed the police on Tuesday that two men in army uniform asked her for water while they were having food in the Ding Amb belt of the district, prompting the area to be cordoned off. "They took water and headed towards the nearby forest area," Darshana Devi said. Security has been intensified along the Jammu-Pathankot National Highway in the Samba-Kathua section, with increased vigilance on border roads, officials said. The search operation is concurrently underway in multiple areas from Sanyal to Ding Amb and beyond, covering several kilometers. The operation involving the army, NSG, BSF, police, Special Operation Group, and CRPF armed with technical and surveillance equipment, is supported by helicopter, UAVs, drones, bulletproof vehicles, and sniffer dogs. Security

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Amit Shah welcomes 2 Hurriyat-linked groups severing ties with separatism

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in a post on X, called upon other separatist groups to shed separatism. He further said that separatism in Kashmir is 'now a thing of the past'

Delhi HC reserves order on MP Rashid's plea to attend Parliament in custody

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on a plea by Jammu and Kashmir MP Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is in jail in a terror funding case, seeking permission to attend the ongoing Parliament session. A bench of Justices Chandra Dhari Singh and Anup Jairam Bhambhani, which was initially inclined to grant the permission, later said a detailed order would be passed. The bench deliberated on certain conditions which could be imposed on Rashid in case the plea is allowed, including that the Lok Sabha Speaker could be requested to grant special permission to a police official to accompany the independent Baramulla MP in Parliament's premises. Rashid's plea was vehemently opposed by the NIA which said the court would have no jurisdiction inside Parliament. A trial court had on March 19 dismissed Rashid's regular bail in the case. Rashid, who is facing trial under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) in a 2017 terror funding case, has challenged a March 10 trial court o

Rifles, grenades seized as forces intensify anti-terror operation in Kathua

A cache of incriminating material, including several loaded magazines of M4 carbine assault rifles and a couple of grenades, were seized as security forces intensified their search to neutralise a group of infiltrating terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district on Monday, officials said. The operation, personally led by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, was launched on Sunday evening in the Hiranagar sector. It was intensified with additional deployment of commandos, drones and sniffer dogs on Monday morning, they said. An army helicopter was also seen hovering over the area later in the day. The operation was launched by police with a Special Operations Group after they got intelligence about the presence of terrorists inside a 'dhok' -- a local term for an enclosure -- in a nursery of Sanyal village, approximately five kilometres from the Pakistan border, the officials said. The terrorists launched a barrage of fire at the police party, leading to an intense gunfig

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Protests against Waqf Amendment Bill understandable: J-K CM Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said the protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill across the country are understandable as only a particular religion is being "targeted". "Charitable activities are linked to all religions and Muslims carry out these through Waqf. When a particular religion is targeted, there will be tension," he told reporters outside the assembly. The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Sunday announced a nationwide agitation against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2024, with large sit-ins planned in front of the state assemblies in Patna and Vijayawada on March 26 and 29, respectively, as part of the first phase of the protest. Parliament's joint committee has submitted its report on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill. Though not listed yet, there is speculation that the proposed legislation could be brought for passage in Parliament during the ongoing Budget session. The 31-member panel on the Bill, after multiple sittings and hearings,

Development projects underway in J-K's Nowshera; PMAY-G surveys done

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J&K police, army intensify joint operation to hunt terrorists in Kathua

Security personnel has deployed unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in continuation of the cordon and search operation in the Saniyal area of Hiranagar in the Kathua region of Jammu and Kashmir to track down terrorists following intelligence inputs about their presence.The joint operation, involving Jammu and Kashmir Police and troops of the Rising Star Corps, was launched late last night in response to the reports.According to officials, the operation began on the night of March 23 after credible intelligence indicated terrorist activity in the region."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. Operations in Progress," the Rising Star Corps, Indian Army, stated in a post on X.The operation follows a firing incident reported in the Hiranagar area of Kathua during an ongoing search by security forces."A firing incident was reported in .