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Topic: Militants

2 Jaish-e-Mohammad militants gunned down by security forces in J&K

Police said that the two JeM militants who were killed were behind the abductions and killings of many civilians and police personnel.

J&K Police arrest student Owais for Banihal suicide blast, blame militant Owais for it

The police first put out images of Owais Mir, a Hizb militant, as the perpetrator of the failed Banihal bombing, but later said it had arrested Owais Rather, a BBA student.

3 militants, including two Pakistanis & minor held hostage by the ultras, killed in J&K

The terrorists who were killed in the Hajin encounter were identified as Pakistani nationals.

Gunman kills 25-year-old youth in Pulwama district

Police are hunting down the assailant who killed the man near his residence

Special Police Officer shot dead by militants outside her home in J&K’s Shopian district

Security officers have launched a hunt for the militants who shot SPO Khushboo Jan from close range at her home in Shopian district's Vehil.

2 Jaish militants arrested in Deoband confess to recruiting youths

Shahnawaz Teli and Aquib Ahmad Malik were found with a .32 bore pistol and several incriminating documents

Kashmir conflict: Making of child soldiers like Burhan Wani in the time of social media

The state must show greater sensitivity in dealing with children participating in political violence and make efforts to rehabilitate them.

J&K Police declare Baramulla as first ‘terrorist-free’ district in Kashmir Valley

Over 50 terrorists have been killed in the last 2 years in Baramulla, the first district to earn the tag since militancy hit Kashmir in the late 1980s.

Pakistan’s ‘gun valley’: A town of 80,000 people & 2,000 weapon shops

Pakistan has been debating how to regularise its weapons market, and a state-run company is about to set up an industrial estate around the old ‘gun valley’.

Soldier, four militants killed in Shopian encounter

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area after receiving inputs about the presence of militants.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

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?