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Topic: Militants

J&K police nab 2 militants & senior police officer who was with them

Police have not yet filed an FIR as they are trying to determine if the DSP, who had received foreign envoys, was part of a covert mission to capture militants.

With no internet on mobile networks, Kashmir militants go back to using satellite phones

Police officers say there was a drastic fall in usage of satellite phones after mobiles became popular, but new net-enabled models are now in circulation.

In Kashmir, grief & guilt after murder of 5 men who were guests of Kutroosa for 12 years

A day after the Kulgam killings, Kutroosa residents are in shock, and relatives of the victims wracked by survivor’s guilt.

Militants open fire upon Army patrol party in Kashmir’s Pulwama

Officials said forces also opened retaliatory fire at the militants. No casualties have been reported so far.

An unintended effect of Modi govt’s Kashmir lockdown – militants caught in their own trap

Militants in Kashmir have run into what Mao Zedong would call ‘contradictions of purpose’.

As Kashmir lockdown throttles militants, they move to villages looking to ‘recruit’

Security officials say communication restrictions in J&K have virtually 'neutralised' militants as they are unable to contact each other or their handlers across the border.

Article 370 done, now VHP wants govt to build temples destroyed by militants in Kashmir

VHP wants Modi govt to file criminal cases against those involved in the destruction of the temples. The issue will be discussed at a meeting on 10 August.

National People’s Party MLA and 10 others killed by militants in Arunachal Pradesh

NPP MLA Tirong Aboh and his son were killed when their convoy was ambushed by unknown militants.

Gwadar hotel guests & staff rescued after terror attack, 1 dead

Balochistan Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack in which three armed militants gunned down a security guard at the Pearl Continental Hotel.

On Camera

Mahindra is gearing up for future buyers. Unveils limited edition ‘Bat’ BE6, 4 new concepts

This is the first time Mahindra is making an ‘all-in-one’ platform like global carmakers. However, it will most likely skip hybrid vehicles.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?