“Legal action will be taken against the house owner where these two militants were hiding and the property will be seized.” SRINAGAR — Two foreign LeT militants were killed in a military operation in the Beshembar Nagar area of Srinagar on Sunday morning, police said. Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kashmir Vijay Kumar, said that police…

PSA dossiers of all these accused are being prepared for booking them under the PSA act as well, in addition to the case. SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir police on Saturday claimed to have arrested 13 accused persons involved in sloganeering inside the historic Jamia Masjid during the Friday congregational prayers. “Yesterday afternoon, there were…

“The investigation established that all these pseudo-outfits are in fact offshoots/rechristened versions of militant organisations based in Pakistan and have been floated under a deep-rooted conspiracy to portray militancy in J&K as a home-grown insurgency.” SRINAGAR — National Investigation Agency (NIA) of India on Friday said that it has filed a charge sheet against 25…

LeT militant commander Nisar Ahmad Dar resident of Redwani Bala Kulgam has been killed in Sirhama. SRINAGAR — Two military operations are underway in the Anantnag and Kulgam districts of south Kashmir. One operation is already underway in Anantnag’s Sirhama village where officials have confirmed the exchange of gunfire between militants and armed forces. A Lashkar-i-Taiba…

Figures suggest that among a total of 172 militants active in Jammu and Kashmir, 79 are foreigners while 93 are local militants. SRINAGAR — The number of foreign militants in Kashmir has gone up in the first three months of 2022 (January-March) as the number of local militants falls considerably, official data compiled by the…

“A highly sensitive decision like withdrawal of the AFSPA from some parts of Jammu and Kashmir can be taken only at the highest political level of the government on the basis of a thorough assessment of the ground situation.” NEW DELHI — The Modi-led government is considering the removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers…

“One of the injured, Surinder, has a bullet injury on the left side of his chest and has been referred to Srinagar’s SMHS hospital for advanced treatment, and the other, Dheraj Dutta, has injuries in the leg and is under treatment.” SRINAGAR — Two non-locals were shot at and injured by militants in Litter area…

“The captain was facing court-martial proceedings for violating the powers vested under the AFSPA and for not following the Do’s and Don’ts of the Army as approved by the Supreme Court.” SRINAGAR — The Army has initiated general court-martial proceedings against a captain for the killing of three men in a staged encounter in Amshipora…

The slain militant has been identified as Muneeb Ahmad Shiekh, 20, resident of Tak Mohalla, Shopian. SHOPIAN — A militant has been killed in a military operation with security forces in Turkwangam village of Zainapora area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, police said on Friday. A police officer identified the slain militant as Muneeb Ahmad…

The month of March witnessed 24 human casualties, followed by January with 23 killings and February recorded 11 killings. SRINAGAR — Twenty-four persons were killed in the concluding month of March across the Kashmir Valley in different militancy-related incidents. These include a Panch, 2 Sarpanchs, 4 civilians, 2 cops, a soldier, and a trooper. Besides…