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Saturday, August 2, 2025
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Topic: Militants

Militant snipers add grisly new chapter to Kashmir insurgency with three kills

Three security personnel have been killed by snipers in Kashmir since 18 October – one likely sighted with the help of the light of his phone screen.  

Bomb blast kills 6 civilians in Kashmir’s Kulgam after 3 militants are killed in encounter

Officials said immediately after the gunfight ended and forces withdrew, civilians rushed to the spot and an explosive substance went off, killing them.

Kashmir trickles out to vote in shadow of militant threat for first civic polls in 13 years

Elaborate security arrangements were in place for the first phase of J&K civic polls Monday, with 400 additional companies of security forces deployed.

Militants kidnap family members of 7 policemen in south Kashmir

The kidnappings came on the same day when NIA arrested the second son of terrorist Syed Salahuddin.

Army major, 3 soldiers killed in an encounter with militants in Kashmir

At least two out of eight militants were gunned down while attempting to cross the border.

4 militants killed in fresh exchange of fire with security forces in Kashmir

The number of militants killed in the overnight operation reached five with these deaths.

Policeman found dead after being kidnapped by militants in Jammu & Kashmir

Constable Javaid Ahmad was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from his home at Vehil Thursday night. Srinagar: Police today recovered the body of a policeman who was kidnapped...

Rashmi Saksena shows the women who are taking to militancy in India

‘She Goes to War’ tells stories about women militants in India, but not through the prism of militancy

Militants killed in Anantnag encounter are members of ‘Islamic State of J&K’, say police

DGP S.P. Vaid said while there was no IS presence as such in J&K, local militants got influenced by its ideology online.

Kashmir’s witnessing a new chapter of darkness. Even shadows can’t be trusted

A carpet of mutual suspicion covers everybody in Kashmir these days. Nobody knows who is tipping off the army and bringing the boots to your door.

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