Kashmir Insurgency

After eight years, the BJP-led government at the Centre has been substantially successful in controlling terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the North-East, and Left wing extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.

Security forces have killed 100 terrorists in Kashmir during counter insurgency operations since the beginning of this year with Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit bearing the maximum brunt as it lost 63 cadres, officials said here on Monday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs or the MHA has asked security forces operating in Jammu and Kashmir to intensify counter insurgency measures. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Jammu.

Despite inclement weather, the counter-insurgency operation continued for the 13th day on Saturday in the forest belt of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri districts.

India has successfully defeated insurgencies in Punjab and the Northeast and it is now time to strengthen New Delhi's fight against insurgencies in Kashmir, columnist Sunanda Vashisht told a US Congressional hearing on Human Rights in Washington on Thursday. Terrorists trained by Pakistan had caused "ISIS level of horror and brutality" in the Kashm...

In an effort to foil communication between terrorists and their contacts in turbulent areas - especially ones hit by insurgency like Jammu and Kashmir - the government has turned its attention to WhatsApp. The Home Ministry is exploring if and how it can tactically block WhatsApp calling services in these areas to prevent terrorists getting informa...

Hafiz Saeed, Jamaat-ud Dawa chief wanted by India for plotting the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, gives terrorists a pep talk before sending them across the border into Kashmir, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Zaibullah arrested last month has told investigators.

Insurgents and terrorists in the northeast and Kashmir need to be dealt with strongly and a Supreme Court order curbing the use of "excessive and retaliatory force" is hampering army operations in these areas, the Centre told the top court today. The order, the Centre said in an appeal, should be reconsidered.

After a long, hard day at work in counter-insurgency operations, 'Tractor' and 'Sam' trudge into their respective camps located in a remote village of south Kashmir and get a hero's welcome each day.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has directed the security forces to crackdown on those instigating violence and choreographing stone pelting mobs in Kashmir.

In the next 48 hours, thousands more soldiers will be deployed in south Kashmir, with an emphasis on rural areas. The military is moving back into areas that it vacated in the last two years as they were considered militant-free.

In a sign of increased offensive operation by the security forces, the army has killed nearly 72 terrorists this year in Jammu and Kashmir as compared to about 38 last year.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addressed lawmakers in Lok Sabha, attacking the Modi government over black money among other issues. He said Modiji brought a 'Fair and Lovely Yojna' to convert black money into white and blamed him of destroying UPA's work against insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and terrorism. Here are the highlights of Rahul G...

Four militants and a soldier have been killed in a fierce gun battle in Hafruda forest area of Kupwara District.

Pakistan terror groups have sent members to Jammu and Kashmir with orders to plan fidayeen or suicide attacks targeting the annual Amarnath Yatra, said intelligence sources to NDTV.

After eight years, the BJP-led government at the Centre has been substantially successful in controlling terror incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the North-East, and Left wing extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said.

Security forces have killed 100 terrorists in Kashmir during counter insurgency operations since the beginning of this year with Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit bearing the maximum brunt as it lost 63 cadres, officials said here on Monday.

The Ministry of Home Affairs or the MHA has asked security forces operating in Jammu and Kashmir to intensify counter insurgency measures. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Jammu.

Despite inclement weather, the counter-insurgency operation continued for the 13th day on Saturday in the forest belt of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri districts.

India has successfully defeated insurgencies in Punjab and the Northeast and it is now time to strengthen New Delhi's fight against insurgencies in Kashmir, columnist Sunanda Vashisht told a US Congressional hearing on Human Rights in Washington on Thursday. Terrorists trained by Pakistan had caused "ISIS level of horror and brutality" in the Kashm...

In an effort to foil communication between terrorists and their contacts in turbulent areas - especially ones hit by insurgency like Jammu and Kashmir - the government has turned its attention to WhatsApp. The Home Ministry is exploring if and how it can tactically block WhatsApp calling services in these areas to prevent terrorists getting informa...

Hafiz Saeed, Jamaat-ud Dawa chief wanted by India for plotting the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, gives terrorists a pep talk before sending them across the border into Kashmir, a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist Zaibullah arrested last month has told investigators.

Insurgents and terrorists in the northeast and Kashmir need to be dealt with strongly and a Supreme Court order curbing the use of "excessive and retaliatory force" is hampering army operations in these areas, the Centre told the top court today. The order, the Centre said in an appeal, should be reconsidered.

After a long, hard day at work in counter-insurgency operations, 'Tractor' and 'Sam' trudge into their respective camps located in a remote village of south Kashmir and get a hero's welcome each day.

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has directed the security forces to crackdown on those instigating violence and choreographing stone pelting mobs in Kashmir.

In the next 48 hours, thousands more soldiers will be deployed in south Kashmir, with an emphasis on rural areas. The military is moving back into areas that it vacated in the last two years as they were considered militant-free.

In a sign of increased offensive operation by the security forces, the army has killed nearly 72 terrorists this year in Jammu and Kashmir as compared to about 38 last year.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi addressed lawmakers in Lok Sabha, attacking the Modi government over black money among other issues. He said Modiji brought a 'Fair and Lovely Yojna' to convert black money into white and blamed him of destroying UPA's work against insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir and terrorism. Here are the highlights of Rahul G...

Four militants and a soldier have been killed in a fierce gun battle in Hafruda forest area of Kupwara District.

Pakistan terror groups have sent members to Jammu and Kashmir with orders to plan fidayeen or suicide attacks targeting the annual Amarnath Yatra, said intelligence sources to NDTV.