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Thursday, August 21, 2025
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Topic: Militants

Mizoram MP meets Myanmar militants in push to speed up work on key connectivity project

RS MP K. Vanlalvena meets Arakan Army rebels, Indian & Myanmar construction companies for Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project that will link Lawngtlai with Sittwe port.

Three Army personnel killed in encounter with militants in J&K’s Kulgam

Security forces launched cordon & search operation in higher reaches of the Halan forest of Kulgam following inputs about the presence of militants there, a police officer said.

Attack on Uganda school, ‘militants allied to Islamic State kill 25 people’

Allied Democratic Forces, a Uganda group that pledges allegiance to Islamic State, attacked a secondary school in Mpondwe, burnt dormitory & looted food, said the country's police.

Encounter between militants and security forces in J&K’s Anantnag, ‘no casualties so far’

The security forces had launched a search and cordon operation in Sangam area of Anantnag district following information about presence of militants there, said a police officer.

Two Assam Rifles jawans injured in shootout with militants in Nagaland’s Mon district

The militants, belonging to the Yung Aung faction of NSCN(K), opened fire early Monday at Assam Rifles troops who were guarding sensitive areas in the region.

‘Won’t quit govt jobs’ — Kashmiri Hindus fleeing Valley after killings say ‘we want safety’

Hundreds of Kashmiri Hindu govt employees have left the Kashmir Valley over the last 10 days in the light of alleged targeted killings by terrorists, and returned to Jammu.

3 Pakistani militants killed in Baramulla encounter, 1 policeman dead too

Valley has seen increasing violence since last October with targeted killings of administrative officials and Kashmiri Pandits.

5 terrorists belonging to LeT and JeM killed in two separate overnight encounters

4 terrorists were killed in the encounter in Naira area of Pulwama and 1 ultra was killed in Chrar-i-Sharief area of the central Kashmir's Budgam district, a police official said.

3 JeM terrorists killed in overnight encounter with security forces in J&K’s Budgam district

The encounter broke out in Budgam's Zolwa village late Thursday. Three AK 56 rifles & other incriminating material were recovered from the site of the encounter, police official said.

Another Bihari vendor shot dead in Srinagar

Arvind Kumar's murder outside a park comes after police claimed to have gunned down three terrorists involved in civilian killings.

On Camera

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?