News Topic:Village Defence Guards
Jammu
Jammu Police, VDGs conduct search operation in Akhnoor ahead of I-Day
Jammu Police, in coordination with Village Defence Guards (VDGs), carried out a CASO along with a long-range patrol in the Akhnoor area on Saturday.
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Jammu
BSF conducts training programme for Village Defence Guards in Jammu
To enhance weapons handling and response to any security threat, the Border Security Force is conducting training programmes for the Village Defence Guards in Jammu.
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Jammu
Protest erupts in Kishtwar over VDG members’ killing
Scores of people, including women, took to the streets in Kuntwara Kishtwar on Friday to protest the killing of two Village Defense Guard (VDG) members.
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Jammu
Suspected militants kill two Village Defense Guards in Kishtwar
Two Village Defense Guards (VDG) were reportedly killed by the militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.
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Jammu
Search continues in Udhampur to track down militants after killing of VDG
The search operation to track down the militants in Udhumpur district entered the second day on Monday.
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Jammu
Village Defence Guard killed in gunfight with militants in Udhampur
A Village Defence Guard (VDG) member was killed in a gunfight with militants in a remote village in Udhampur district early Sunday, officials said.
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J&K
Year 2022 saw highest number of anti-militancy operations in J-K in five years: MHA
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday said that the year 2022 saw the highest number of anti-militancy operations in J&K.
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Jammu
VDC member resorts to aerial firing in Rajouri village
A Village Defence Committee (VDC) member fired in the air on Tuesday evening after he mistook hue and cry over a fire incident in Draman village of Rajouri district.
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