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29Oct

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Army Intensifies Patrolling After 7 Attacks In J&K’s Rajouri, Poonch

Rajouri/Jammu: In the wake of a string of terror attacks, the Indian Army, armed with advanced surveillance equipment and weapons, has intensified vigilance and patrolling in the dense forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir's twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, officials said Seven attacks have occurred just in the past two weeks, resulting in 13 fatalities, including two soldiers. Amidst these developments, the Indian Army is executing an aggressive area domination plan across Jammu and Kashmir. As part of this strategy, Area Domination Patrols, speculative Cordon and Search Operations (CASOs), and intelligence-based operations are being conducted regularly to monitor terrorist movements along the LoC and in the hinterlands, the officials said. They are backed up with drones, quadcopt...

17Sep

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Searches continue in Poonch & Kathua – Times of India

JAMMU: A joint team of security forces intensified search operations across Jammu region Monday, especially in Kathua’s Bani and Poonch’s Pathanateer areas, to track down terrorists a day after back-to-back shootouts in J&K, less than a week before the first phase of polling for assembly elections on Sept 18. No fresh contact, however, was established, officials said.On Sunday morning, a gunfight had erupted between security personnel and terrorists in Poonch’s Mendhar sector, while another broke out the same afternoon in the remote Nuknali Bani area of Kathua district.The elections are taking place against a backdrop of escalating violence. Between May 4 and Sept 13, J&K recorded 21 security force fatalities — 17 in Jammu zone and four in Kashmir Valley. The latest casualties occu...

15Sep

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After overnight gunfight in Poonch ends; fresh one erupts in Kathua | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: A fresh encounter broke out between the police and the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua on Sunday afternoon, with the two sides engaged in exchange of fire in the forest region. According to officials, a police search party was attacked by terrorists at the remote Nuknali Nalla in the Bani area.This comes hours after overnight gunfight in Poonch's Pathanateer area ended with a terrorist being injured. Officials reported that blood stains were found near the site of the gunfight, indicating that one of the terrorists may have been injured. The area remains under a security cordon, and a search operation is ongoing to locate the fleeing militants.Following a tip-off about the presence of two to three terrorists, the police and Army had launched a joint search operation in ...

15Sep

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J&K: Gunfight Breaks Out in Poonch A Day After 3 Terrorists Killed In Baramulla Encounter

A gunfight broke out between security forces and terrorists in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Sunday, just days before the voting for the upcoming 2024 Assembly elections. The encounter began when security forces launched a cordon and search operation based on information about the possibility of terrorists being present in the area, an official said on Sunday. Acting on a tip off, a joint search operation was launched by the Army and Jammu and Kashmir police in the Pathanateer area near Gursai top in Mendhar sub-division on Saturday evening, according to news agency PTI. VIDEO | Visuals from Pathanateer area in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, where an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists earlier today.(Note: Visuals deferred by ...