News Topic:Indian Army

Probably for the first time since the eruption of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, the number of militants killed is equal to the number of casualties suffered by government forces in a single month of any year.

Days after Army sought to purchase a chunk of land in Pattan Baramulla, authorities at Department of Sheep Husbandry on Saturday said the land is needed for livestock and can't be given to the security forces.

Security forces on Wednesday thwarted last year’s Pulwama-type fidayeen attack by recovering a 45-kilogram explosive laden car left behind by a possible suicide bomber at Ayegund area of Rajpora in southern district of Pulwama.

Three persons were injured in a mysterious blast at Tosamaidan, an old artillery training area of Army, in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Tuesday.

Police and Army on Tuesday recovered two UBGL grenades during a cordon and search operation here at Zunreshi area of Kralpora, sources said.

Pakistan continued violating ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) for the fifth consecutive day on Friday by using small arms and mortars in Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu Division.

An Army Commanding Officer Saturday pacified angry mob and stopped the issue getting snowballed into a major controversy when he ‘apologized’ to people who alleged that a soldier, part of a patrolling party, passed ‘lewd’ comments on a young girl in Singhpora area of Pattan town here in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Saturday morning.

Operational Chief Commander of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Riyaz Naikoo and his associate were killed in a gunfight with a joint team of police, Army and CRPF at Beighpora area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials said on Wednesday.