Jammu, July 14 (IANS) Joint security forces launched a search operation in the Thanamandi area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Tuesday after local villagers claimed to have seen two terrorists.Officials said a massive search operation was launched across some villages in the Thanamandi area after CCTV footage purportedly captured the movement of two suspected terrorists.The suspected terrorists were caught on CCTV crossing a road late on Sunday night, prompting the Special Operations …
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New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday upheld a Himachal Pradesh High Court verdict holding that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) had illegally invalided a constable after he lost vision during service, saying authorities were under a statutory duty to accommodate him instead of removing him from employment. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and A.G. Masih dismissed an appeal filed by the Union government and the CRPF, while modifying the relief granted by the Himachal Pra…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) As part of the 88th Raising Day celebrations of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the government has called upon citizens to participate in a range of interactive activities aimed at paying tribute to the force’s personnel for their exceptional courage, unwavering dedication and selfless service to the nation. The initiative has been launched through the government’s citizen engagement platform, encouraging people from across the country to commemorate the occasi…
Srinagar, July 12 (IANS) A day ahead of July 13, authorities on Sunday sealed all routes leading to the martyrs’ graveyard in the old city area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir. July 13 was observed as a state holiday in Jammu and Kashmir until 2019, when Article 370 was abrogated and the erstwhile state was bifurcated into two Union Territories.On July 13, 1931, protesters stormed the Srinagar Central Jail, where a Pathan butler, Abdul Qadeer, was being tried for allegedly making a provocative …
Imphal, July 10 (IANS) A joint team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Manipur Police on Friday arrested a couple from Manipur’s Kangpokpi district for their alleged involvement in the abduction and killing of six Naga civilians, police said. A senior police official said that acting on credible intelligence inputs, the joint team launched a well-coordinated operation in Leilon Vaiphei village in Kangpokpi district during the early hours of Frid…
Srinagar, July 6 (IANS) The search operation by the joint forces to trace two local terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit entered its third day on Monday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district.The operation was started on Saturday after two local LeT terrorists were believed to be hiding in the fruit orchards in Saidpora village of the district.The searches were resumed on Monday with the first light after a nightlong suspension to track down the two terrorists who were spotted by su…
Srinagar, July 3 (IANS) At least six Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans were injured on Friday in a road accident near the tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir’s Sonamarg tourist resort area.The officials said six jawans were injured after the vehicle they were travelling in went out of the driver’s control and skidded off the road near the tunnel in the Sonamarg area of Ganderbal district.Officials said the injured jawans were given first aid on the spot and then shifted to a nearby CRPF cam…
Srinagar, June 22 (IANS) J&K Director General of Police (DGP) Nalin Prabhat on Monday chaired a comprehensive Security Review Meeting (SRM) to assess counter-insurgency measures and security arrangements for the forthcoming Amarnath Yatra 2026.The meeting was attended by senior officers from various security formations deployed in south Kashmir, including the army’s counter-insurgency Victor Force, the Central Reserve Police Force, the Border Security Force, and the Indo-Tibetan Border Polic…
Jaipur, June 13 (IANS) The 22-year-old Air Force Agniveer Khemaram Kumawat, from Panchota village in Rajasthan’s Didwana-Kuchaman district, was among the five personnel killed when an Indian Air Force AN-32 transport aircraft crashed on Saturday while attempting to land at the Rowriah Air Force Station in Assam’s Jorhat district. Khemaram, who had joined the Indian Air Force under the Agnipath scheme in December 2022, was nearing the completion of his tenure.According to family members, discussi…
Raipur, June 13 (IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has unearthed eight Naxal munition dumps in Chhattisgarh during a coordinated anti-insurgency operation, leading to the recovery of arms and explosives, officials said on Saturday.Acting on precise intelligence inputs, a joint team led by Commandant Anand Kumar carried out the operation in the dense forests of Adri, Harra, and Madumpara villages under the Pidia and Kuppaguda areas of Bijapur.Security personnel cordoned off the region…