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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicJammu and Kashmir police

Topic: Jammu and Kashmir police

Personnel of J&K Police killed in ongoing encounter with terrorists in Kathua district

Further details awaited. Earlier, exchange of fire between security forces & terrorists was reported from Kathua during an anti-terrorist operation by forces in Suffain area of Kathua.

Two Village Defence Guards abducted and killed by terrorists in J-K’s Kishtwar

Killing of two innocents was condemned by leaders including L-G Manoj Sinha &CM Omar Abdullah. Police & Army have launched joint search in a dense forest after the gruesome killings.

How a 15-yr-old boy helped J&K cops bust LeT ‘recruitment module’, with some persuasion from his mother

14 boys were recruited by module, radicalised & given online training in shooting. Guardians, parents of juveniles were called, counselled & then released, 7 adults arrested.

In J&K, the police are the ‘intimate enemy’ battling guilt of working against their own & fear of death

Lines are often blurry as retired IPS officer says police & militancy exist within same classroom, family, sometimes within same person. 'It is not easy being police here,' he adds.

3 Army men & a police officer who led J&K counter-terrorism ops. Who are 4 Kirti Chakra awardees

President Droupadi Murmu also approved 18 Shaurya Chakras, 63 Sena Medals, 1 Bar to Sena Medal, 11 Nao Sena Medals & 6 Vayu Sena Medals. Of these, 9 have been awarded posthumously.

9 ‘Jaish sympathisers who facilitated terror infiltration’ arrested in J&K, booked under Enemy Act

The 'over ground workers' allegedly helped 3 terrorists, who were later killed in the Gandoh encounter in June, hide and travel without being detected.

Missing boy’s body recovered from Jhelum in J&K’s Awantipora, family demands police probe

PDP chief & former J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti while referring to issue demanded action against cops who allegedly assaulted journalist covering demonstration by deceased's family.

4 held under UAPA for waving Hezbollah flag at Muharram rally in Srinagar. Oppn slams ‘brazen’ arrests

FIR was lodged as there were flags of Iran-backed outfit during procession, says cops. Srinagar MP, PDP functionaries slam arrests made under stringent law.

Our take on BJP-NCP strife, RSS remarks on BJP, and NEET scam—in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

On Camera

Chinese memes, videos & commentaries say Modi overshadowed other leaders at SCO

On Douyin, many videos highlighted how Modi was all smiles during his China visit. Others focused on his handholding with Putin and Trump’s supposed irritation.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.