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A police vehicle drives past a burning drum that was set up as a road block by protesters in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

Two militants, including scholar, killed in Kashmir

A group of Hizb militants appeared at the scene and offered their slain colleague a gun salute, the witnesses said.

25 Oct 2018 5:19 AM IST

A file photo of security forces playing with a child in Kashmir (Photo: PTI)

It's time to win back the trust and confidence of Kashmiris

The militancy in the Valley, however, also seems to have developed an autonomous raison d'etre in the absence of any...

22 Nov 2018 4:16 AM IST

Security sources said that they had prior alert about the movement of militants in the area. (Photo: AP)

MHA tries to check free movement of Northeast ultras

Security sources said that the security review meeting stressed the need of coordinated efforts to check the movement of...

15 Nov 2018 6:21 AM IST

The Army has also finalised the specifications for a new 7.62 mm assault rifle and the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), the defence ministrys highest decision making body on procurement, is expected to give the go-ahead for the much- needed procurement soon.

J&K: 2 killed, 9 injured after Army opens fire at violent crowd in...

The Jammu and Kashmir police has registered a case against the Army and taken up investigations.

27 Jan 2018 6:59 PM IST

People stand in queue to buy tickets for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Ulfa(I) calls for boycott of Republic Day celebrations

Security agencies, however, admitted that they are looking into the video and trying to identify the Ulfa(I) cadres...

26 Jan 2018 6:00 AM IST

BSF jawans retaliating to the Pak army firing. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

2 militants killed in encounter in J&K; teenage boy dies in crossfire

Fighting broke out in Shopian's Chaigund village after the security forces laid siege to it on learning about the...

24 Jan 2018 9:33 PM IST

The encounter between militants holed up in a building in Karan Nagar area of Srinagar and security forces resumed on Tuesday morning after an overnight lull. (Photo: PTI)

J&K: 2 LeT terrorists killed in Karan Nagar encounter, mopping ops on

After an overnight lull, encounter between security forces and terrorists hiding in a building in Srinagar's Karan Nagar...

13 Feb 2018 10:54 AM IST

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said the condition was tensed last year in the valley and now the situation is slowly normalising. The people of the state think that their identity can be in danger. (Photo: PTI)

In 2018, stabilising of J&K is a key challenge

In recent weeks, some important events outline just how the Deep State's strategy has been panning.

5 Feb 2018 12:17 AM IST

A BSF spokesman said cross-border firing was underway in the area from Octroi to Chenab (Akhnoor) in Suchetgarh sector of R S Pura from this morning. (Photo: PTI)

166 per cent increase in civilian casualties in J&K last year

Infiltration attempts from across the border also witnessed an increase from 371 in 2016 to 406 in 2017.

19 April 2018 2:27 AM IST

The Army has also submitted photographs of the vehicles damaged in the stone pelting by the unruly mob. (Representational Image)

Kashmiri mobs adopt Hamas line on protest

Civilian killings provoke extreme grief and even greater anger, further fuelling the cycle of violence.

14 April 2018 1:13 AM IST

Taliban militants ambushed a checkpoint in western Afghanistan, killing at least nine policemen, officials said on Friday. (Photo: AP)

Militants kill 11 policemen in western Afghanistan

Taliban militants ambushed a checkpoint in western Afghanistan, killing at least nine policemen, officials said on...

13 April 2018 3:19 PM IST

The Taliban have claimed responsibility for a blistering attack on a government compound in Afghanistans central province of Ghazni that killed at least 15 members of the security forces. (Representational image: AFP)

Taliban claim attack on Afghan government post, killing 18

The assault killed three top local officials the district's governor, intelligence chief and deputy police chief.

12 April 2018 2:17 PM IST