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Saturday, August 9, 2025
TopicSecurity forces

Topic: security forces

Forces use drones, fire mortar shells in terrorists’ hideouts as Anantnag operation enters Day 3

Officials said drones have been pressed into service to pinpoint the location of the terrorists who have taken positions in the forest area on a hilly terrain in J&K.

Firing by ‘armed miscreants’ triggers clash between mob & security forces in Manipur’s Tengnoupal

Security personel were targeted in morning. Later, clashes occur as crowds refuse to disperse leading to tear gas shelling and baton charge.

Meitei protesters clash with security personnel over barricade in Manipur’s Bishnupur, many injured

COCOMI, a conglomerate of Meitei civil society groups, called on people to push army barricade towards Churachandpur as the state & central govts hadn't removed it despite their demand.

BSF develops tear gas shell-dropping drone system for security forces

A clip shared by the force shows at least 6 tear smoke shells placed tightly in a metal cage fixed under a hexacopter drone. The drone system drops the tear shells from the air.

J&K heating up before Modi visit: Attacks on rise, terrorist chatter on ‘high-grade IED blast’

PM's 1st visit to J&K since Article 370 abrogation. Since it was announced in March, 6 panchayat members killed in attacks, as well as 3 civilians & 5 security personnel.

Two LeT militants killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar

The encounter broke out Saturday after the security forces conducting a search operation in Zakura locality were fired upon by hiding terrorists, police officials said

JeM terrorist, cop killed and 5 injured in encounter in J&K’s Kulgam district

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Pariwan area of the district following information about the presence of militants there, officials said.

Security forces kill 3 JeM militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama

Three militants including a Pakistani national were killed during a search operation in Chandgam village of Pulwama district which turned into an encounter, ​police officials said.

3 JeM militants killed in encounter with security forces in Srinagar

During the encounter, three police personnel and a CRPF personnel were also injured, police officials said. They were rushed to a hospital for treatment.

How legalised ‘controlled ops’ can prevent Army operations like in Nagaland

If there were embedded sources in Nagaland, where a botched Army operation killed 13 villagers, enhanced accuracy of information would have ensured reduced damage.

On Camera

Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

Secret to Pakistan aircraft losses in Op Sindoor could lie in Martin-Baker’s ejection seats records

New Delhi: On 7 May this year, as India and Pakistan entered into what was to be an 88-hour conflict, British firm Martin-Baker, which...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.