J’khand carrot & stick policy weans villagers from Maoism

By: Sapna Singh At a time when Naxals’ influence has been confined to a few pockets in the bordering areas of Jharkhand, police officers deployed in these areas are still finding it difficult to wean villagers from Naxal ideologies, but ...

Army commando martyred, another injured in Kupwara encounter

A soldier was martyred and another was injured  when militants attacked a patrol party in the woods in the frontier district of Kupwara in Kashmir on Wednesday, official sources said. They said security forces launched a search opera...

Shopian encounter: Two militants killed, Army JCO injured

Two militants were killed and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) was injured in an encounter which ensued after security forces launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in south Kashmir district of Shopian early Tuesday, official sources sa...

Rajnath visits Kashmir to review security situation

Home minister Rajnath Singh arrived in Srinagar on Wednesday on a two-day visit to the valley to review the security situation and pay obeisance at Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas.This is Singh’s first visit to the state after t...