News Topic:Gunbattles

Local LeT militant killed in encounter in Shopian

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday said that a local Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was killed in Chotigam village of south Kashmir’s Shopian district.

Gunfight breaks out in Chotigam Shopian

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday morning confirmed that government forces engaged in a gunfight with militants in Chotigam area of Shopian district.

Forces thwart infiltration attempt in Akhnoor

Security forces successfully thwarted an infiltration attempt along the International Border in the Khour sector of Akhnoor, resulting in the elimination of a militant.

Three men found dead near ambush site in Poonch

Three men were found dead under suspicious circumstances on Friday near the site of an ambush by militants on two army vehicles in Poonch district.

DGP RR Swain reaches gunfight site in Poonch

Director General of Police RR Swain arrived at the encounter site in Surankote area of Poonch district, as confirmed by officials familiar with the situation.

NIA team arrives at Poonch attack site

In response to the recent attack in the Rajouri district of Jammu, a team from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has reached the site.

5 soldiers killed, 2 injured in militant attack in Poonch

A tense situation unfolded as five soldiers lost their lives and two sustained injuries during an ongoing encounter in Surankote, Poonch, officials confirmed.

Four soldiers killed as militants ambush army vehicle in Rajouri

In a deadly attack, militants targeted an army vehicle in the Thanamandi area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, resulting in the loss of four soldiers' lives.

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Govt in J&K will collapse on its own, BJP won’t topple it: LoP Sunil Sharma

Senior BJP leader Sunil Sharma on Friday said the present government in the Union Territory would "collapse on its own."

Time to review AFSPA as security situation improved in J&K: Minister Sakina Itoo

Sakeena Itoo on Friday said the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) should be reconsidered in view of an improved security environment in Jammu and Kashmir.

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