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Officers said this is first time that a fidayeen or suicide attacker has recorded a provocative message like this before carrying out an attack. (Photo: PTI)

J&K: Policeman son who joined JeM recorded video before CRPF camp attack

'God willing, when this message reaches you, I will already be a guest of my Lord in his heaven,' said the attacker in video.

01 Jan 2018 3:02 PM

A report said that one of the jawans died of cardiac arrest while being evacuated along with many others who were trapped in the camp’s residential buildings. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

J&K: 5 jawans dead in CRPF camp attack at Pulwama

Another CRPF official said that the militants were carrying AK-47 rifles and under-barrel grenade launchers when they targeted the camp.

01 Jan 2018 12:50 AM

Kashmiri villagers look on during the funeral procession of militant Tanveer Ahmed at Batmurran Kellar village in Shopian. (Photo: AFP)

1 woman, 2 JeM men killed in J&K clashes

As many as 58 people were injured in the daylong clashes with the police and other security forces.

20 Dec 2017 1:24 AM

Two Naxals killed, three jawans injured

Hardcore Maoist Papa Rao’s gunwoman among 2 dead.

16 Dec 2017 12:20 AM

A senior police official said that the preliminary investigation suggested that it was a 'well calculated' attack by Yadav on his colleagues. (Representational Image)

Chattisgarh: CRPF cop accused of shooting colleagues denies charges

4 CRPF personnel, including two sub-inspectors, were killed and another injured in a gunfire allegedly opened on them by Yadav.

11 Dec 2017 1:22 PM

According to police official, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the early hours in Unisoo village of Handwara following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the area. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

J&K: 3 militants, 1 woman killed in encounter, search operation underway

DGP S P Vaid said the search operation turned into an encounter as the hiding militants fired upon the forces conducting the searches.

11 Dec 2017 10:36 AM

Four CRPF jawans in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh were killed by their colleague on Saturday. (Photo: File | PTI)

C'garh: 4 CRPF jawans killed, 1 injured after their colleague opens fire

According to reports, the incident took place in Basguda camp of the CRPF in the state's Bijapur district.

09 Dec 2017 8:06 PM

Roy will have about three to four commandos with him, whenever he is in West Bengal,’ a senior official said. (Photo: File)

Day after joining BJP, Centre grants special VIP security to Mukul Roy

The CRPF has been entrusted with the task of safeguarding the former railway minister under the UPA regime, official sources said.

05 Nov 2017 12:22 PM

During the encounter, violent protests broke out in the area leaving, at least, one person dead and 35 others injured. (Photo: H.U. Naqash)

LeT commander, one militant killed in Pulwama encounter

Lashkar-e-Tayyaba commander Waseem Shah carried a reward of Rs 1 million.

15 Oct 2017 3:30 AM

The bullets, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and manufactured by the Ordnance factory based in Pune, can be fitted in the AK series of assault rifles and will be an alternative to the much-criticised pellet shotguns. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

CRPF sends 21,000 rounds of plastic bullets to Kashmir as alternative to pellet guns

This will be the newest less lethal ammunition the force has introduced to tackle crowds and counter stone pelters in the Valley.

07 Oct 2017 7:19 PM

BSF to focus on Maoist bases in remote areas

ADG said the Union Cabinet’s recent approval of a proposal for modernisation of police would boost the morale of the security personnel.

29 Sep 2017 3:25 AM

Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: PTI)

Rajnath Singh to J&K forces: Pursue terrorists with aggression

The Union home minister’s directive comes in the backdrop of recent successes. About 148 militants have been killed by security forces since January.

17 Sep 2017 2:16 AM

The naxalites took advantage of the darkness and fled from the scene leaving the woman naxal dead with some firearms. (Representational Image)

1 naxal killed in encounter, CRPF jawan shoots self

A group of naxalites opened indiscriminate firing on a police patrol party around 6 am which the police promptly returned fire.

16 Sep 2017 3:00 AM

Amnesty International releases its report ‘Losing Sight in Kashmir: Impact of pellet-firing shotguns’ at a hotel in Srinagar. (Photo: H. U. Naqash)

Amnesty International calls for immediate ban on pellet shotgun in J&K

It’s responsible for blinding, killing hundreds in Kashmir Valley, says rights body.

14 Sep 2017 3:28 AM

A policeman walks near a damaged auto-rickshaw near the scene of the grenade blast at Jehangir Chowk in Srinagar. (Photo: PTI)

One killed, 13 injured after grenade explodes in Srinagar

They were shifted to Sri Maharaj Hari Singh Hospital where one of them succumbed to his injuries.

08 Sep 2017 1:40 AM

Two dozen women commands of Chhattisgarh police camped in the village of Tindori, a Naxal stronghold, in the district for a week to provide security to the construction workers to build a bridge and a road in the area.

Female Chhattisgarh cops build bridge in Naxal-hit zone

Incidentally, 25 CRPF jawans were massacred by Naxals in Burkhapal in south Bastar district of Sukma on April 24 this year.

03 Sep 2017 1:24 AM

CRPF jawans Dhanawade Ravindra and Jaswant Singh who lost their lives in Pulwama encounter. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Martyr served in CRPF against mom’s wishes

Dhanawade had extended his CRPF service despite the fact that he had to serve at the border most of the time.

28 Aug 2017 2:58 AM

CRPF jawans Dhanawade Ravindra and Jaswant Singh who lost their lives in Pulwama encounter on Saturday. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

8 jawans martyred in suicide attack by militants in J&K's Pulwama

The terror strike took place at the crack of dawn when the militants entered the police complex in the worst-hit Pulwama district.

26 Aug 2017 8:19 PM

The Shopian Police, 62 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), 3 RR and the 14th Battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are conducting the search operations. (Photo: File/Representational)

J&K: Security forces conduct cordon, search ops in 10 villages of Shopian

Cordon and search operations are being carried out in at least ten villages in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district.

19 Aug 2017 10:47 AM

President awards 5 Kirti Chakras on Independence Day

Two Armymen, among the five awardees, sacrificed their lives during anti-terror operations in Kashmir and Nagaland.

15 Aug 2017 12:24 AM

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