The attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on February 14 killed 44 CRPF personnel in the deadliest attack on security forces in decades. The death of jawans in terror attacks has risen 106 percent in Jammu and Kashmir in the past five years, according to data from the South Asia Terrorism Portal. In … Read more
Security forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir since 1989 have done well during all these years of secessionist violence and terrorism. They have prevented a large number of terror attacks and also exposed series of major terror plots leading to timely detection and recovery of over 13,000 kilograms of RDX explosive material. … Read more
BJP on Tuesday pulled out of the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the governor’s rule in the troubled state. Here are six reasons why BJP pulled the plug in the state: 1. Both PDP and BJP were looking for an exit to shore up credentials among respective constituencies. BJP moved pre-emptively to … Read more
Pakistan-sponsored terrorism has claimed the lives of about 14,000 civilians and 5,123 personnel of security forces in the state since 1990. The scourge of terrorism has also extensively drained the coffers of the Central government, which has paid a whopping over Rs 7,500 crore to the state government under the security related expenditure (SRE) to … Read more
Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today disclosed that in all, 363 militants, including 246 foreigners, and 71 civilians were killed during the last two years in the state. In all, 176 militants and suspects were also arrested in the state during the same period. The civilians were either killed by ultras or they lost their lives … Read more
Terrorist Sajad Ahmad Gilkar, a terrorist and the leader of the mob, who brutally lynched Dy SP Ayub Pandith was gunned down a few days back. Read also: Why glowing tributes to people killed on 13th July 1931? His funeral made news as he became the first terrorist, in 28 years of militancy in the state, … Read more
Security forces and Jammu and Kashmir Police have killed 102 terrorists till now this year, making it the highest number of killings in the January-July period in seven years, a police official said today. The security forces also have prepared a hit-list of several other terrorists belonging to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad and Hizbul Mujahideen. The … Read more
Lucknow, July 13 : From petty crimes, it was just a matter of time that Sandeep Sharma, the youth from Muzaffarnagar arrested by Jammu and Kashmir police for ‘waging war against the country’ on Monday, got sucked into jihad after falling in love with a Kashmiri girl. During questioning, sleuths from anti-terror squad (ATS) of … Read more
Kashmir has seen a number of terrorist attacks. While each of the attacks left a scar on the heart of every Indian. In latest attack terrorists killed seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, and injured 32 others as they struck at a bus in Kashmir’s Anantnag district on the annual pilgrimage since the year 2000. … Read more
On June 6, 2017, Danish Farooq of Handwara, a close aide of slain terrorist, Sabzar Bhat laid down arms and expressed his desire to come back to normal life. If we go by local dailies this case is being considered under the J&K Surrendered Militants Rehabilitation Policy. This mention made us question what are the … Read more