Militant

Army launches multiple operations in Manipur; one militant nabbed

The Army on Saturday launched multiple operations in the Imphal valley during which one militant was injured in an encounter at Mongcham area. A spokesperson of the Army's Spear Corps said the injured insurgent was apprehended and a self-loading rifle, ammunition, and war-like stores were recovered. "Multiple operations were launched in the aftermath of incident at Kwakta in Bishnupur in the wee hours on Saturday. "During one such search operation, Indian Army column drew effective fire from armed insurgents from general area Mongcham at approximately 5.30 pm today," the spokesperson said. The Army troops retaliated in a calibrated manner. In the ensuing firefight, one armed insurgent belonging to the KIA group, which has not entered into any peace agreement with the government, sustained a bullet wound and was apprehended, while others managed to flee. One self-loading rifle, ammunition and war-like stores have been recovered. The operation is in progress, the spokesperson ...

Three army personnel killed in encounter with militants in J-K's Kulgam

Three Army personnel were killed in an encounter with militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Friday, officials said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the higher reaches of the Halan forest area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir following inputs about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after the militants fired at the security forces, who retaliated. In the exchange of fire, three security forces personnel were injured, the official said, adding, they succumbed during treatment. "Operation Halan #Kulgam. On specific inputs regarding presence of terrorists on higher reaches of Halan in Kulgam, operations launched by Security Forces on 04 Aug 23. In exchange of firing with terrorists, three personnel sustained injuries and later succumbed. Search operations are continuing, Srinagar-based Chinar Corps of the Army said in a tweet. The official said reinforcement has been

Army seizes arms, ammunition from militant hideout in Assam

Three loaded rifles, 5 hand grenades, three SLR cartridges were recovered, among other things

Bangladesh arrests killer of secular blogger, publisher

Khairul Islam alias Fahim, a leader of intelligence wing of the outlawed Ansar al-Islam, was arrested from Kamlapur Rail Station area in Dhaka last night

Militant hideout busted in J&K's Doda district

A huge cache of arms and ammunition in Chirala forest was busted by security forces