News Topic:Encounters

Soldier, militant killed in Kupwara gunfight

A soldier and a militant were killed in a gunbattle that erupted on Tuesday evening in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said.

Soldier killed as army foils infiltration bid in Jammu’s Poonch

A soldier was killed in the line of duty as the army thwarted an infiltration bid by militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu's Poonch district early Tuesday.

Gunbattle erupts as militants attempt infiltration in Poonch

Indian army troops foiled an infiltration attempt by suspected militants in the Battal sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Tuesday, officials said.

Security forces thwart infiltration bid in Kupwara, engage militants in Doda

Security forces in J&K foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in the Keran sector of Kupwara while simultaneously engaging militants in Doda's Kastigarh area.

Militants escape after gunfights in Doda forest

After back-to-back gunfights at two different places in Deesa forest area of Doda district, militants reportedly responsible for the twin deadly attacks managed to escape.

Four soldiers, including officer, killed in Doda gunfight

After the death of five soldiers in Kathua, four more soldiers including an officer have been killed in Deesa forest area of Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Three infiltrators killed in Kupwara, large cache of arms recovered: Army

Security forces said they eliminated three hardcore foreign militants who attempted to infiltrate across the LoC in the Keran sector of frontier Kupwara district.

Five soldiers killed, five injured after militants ambush army convoy in Kathua hills

Five army personnel were killed and five injured on Monday when militants ambushed their vehicle in the remote hilly terrain of Kathua district, officials said.

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