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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 IST

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...

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

7 Oct 2017 7:19 PM IST

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...

5 Nov 2017 12:22 PM IST

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...

29 Sept 2017 3:25 AM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh, in white, arrives to address a press conference in Srinagar. (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...

17 Sept 2017 2:16 AM IST

Intelligence agencies have cautioned the government about the Naxals new strategy in a recent classified report, details of which have been accessed by this newspaper. (Photo: PTI/File)

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...

16 Sept 2017 3:00 AM IST

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 Sept 2017 3:28 AM IST

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.

8 Sept 2017 1:40 AM IST

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...

3 Sept 2017 1:24 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said those who do not believe in democracy can never be well-wishers of people. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Fill in vacant posts in paramilitary: Rajnath Singh

61,000 vacancies in Central forces.

31 Oct 2018 2:11 AM IST

Naxals had recently put up posters in parts of Bastar calling for boycott of the polls.

Naxal strike kills four CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to make a whirlwind tour of Bastar on November 9 to campaign for the BJP.

28 Oct 2018 3:48 AM IST

Intelligence agencies have cautioned the government about the Naxals new strategy in a recent classified report, details of which have been accessed by this newspaper. (Photo: PTI/File)

2 jawans, eight Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh

Security agencies raided a Maoist camp in Sakler jungle following intelligence inputs on presence of a large number of...

27 Nov 2018 12:06 AM IST