Pakistani prisoners shifted from Jammu and Kashmir to PunjabOctober 13th, 2009 JAMMU - Twenty-six Pakistani prisoners, including five militants, have been shifted from Jammu and Kashmir jails to Amritsar in Punjab to provide them access to the Pakistani consulate, an official said Tuesday. Pakistanis and residents of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, most of whom had inadvertently crossed the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan, were shifted to Amritsar late Monday for consular access as a prelude to their release, the official said.
Infiltration bid foiled in Jammu and KashmirOctober 10th, 2009 GUREZ - Army foiled an infiltration bid from across the border by killing two militants in Gurez Sector of Jammu and Kashmir this morning. According to sources, troops guarding the border noticed suspicious movement on the border.
South Kashmir encounter ends after 7 hrsSeptember 28th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The seven-hour long encounter in Pulwama district of south Kashmir has ended today. Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants and an elderly woman were killed in an encounter with security forces.
Two Pakistani terrorists killed in Kashmir gunfightSeptember 23rd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Two Pakistani terrorists and two Indian security personnel were killed in a 24-hour gun battle in a north Kashmir village that ended Wednesday evening, an official said. Police identified the terrorists as Pasha and Musa, both working with Hizbul Mujahideen.
34 militants arrested in PakistanAugust 18th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistani security forces have arrested 34 militants in northwest Pakistan, the army said in a statement Tuesday. The militants were captured during search operations in Swat and Malakand division by the security forces and pro-government militias in the past 24 hours to Tuesday evening.
Infiltration on rise, militancy shows a decline in Kashmir: AntonyAugust 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Defence minister A.K. Antony on Saturday said there has been a surge in the incidents of infiltration from across the border from Pakistan side since last month even though there has been a substantial decline in militancy in Kashmir.
Six militants killed in separate encounters in KashmirAugust 5th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Six militants, including a top Hizbul Mujahideen commander were killed in three separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. According to the Defence Ministry's PRO for the Kashmir Valley and the Ladakh region, Lt.Colonel J.
Soldier killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir (Second Lead)June 29th, 2009 JAMMU - A soldier was killed in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir by a group of militants from Pakistan who were trying to infiltrate into Indian territory, an army official said Monday. Mohinder Singh of 8 Kumaon fell to a bullet fired from across the Line of Control (LoC) late Sunday, while another soldier had a narrow escape.
Soldier killed in Jammu and KashmirJune 29th, 2009 JAMMU - A soldier was killed while foiling an infiltration bid by a group of militants from Pakistan in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, army officials said Monday. Mohinder Singh of 8 Kumaon fell to a bullet fired from across the Line of Control (LoC) late Sunday, while another soldier had a narrow escape.
Kashmiri militants enter India through Nepal, two arrestedMay 3rd, 2009 JAMMU - Another two militants have been arrested after they entered India from Nepal carrying Pakistani passports, senior Superintendent of Police in Jammu said here today. About half a dozen militants, holding Pakistani passports have been caught in Jammu and Kashmir during the past three months.
Indian army accuses Pakistan of helping 31 rebels enter Indian-controlled KashmirApril 25th, 2009 India says Pakistan helped Kashmir rebelsSRINAGAR, India — Pakistani troops helped 31 Islamic militants infiltrate the Indian-administered portion of Kashmir in recent weeks, the Indian army said Saturday. "The armed forces across (the border) have been giving them full support," Brig.
Two foreign militants killed in Kashmir gunfightMarch 30th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Two foreign militants of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit were gunned down in a south Kashmir gun battle with security forces Monday, the police said. Army troops in a joint operation with the police surrounded a house in Moshwara village of south Kashmir Shopian district, 40 km from here in the morning.
Militants regrouping to infiltrate into Kashmir: OmarMarch 25th, 2009 JAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday asked security forces on the frontiers with Pakistan to be on alert against infiltration attempts by militants from across the border. The long drawn shootout between militants and security forces in north Kashmir Kupwara district 'indicates that efforts (by militants) to infiltrate will continue and our efforts to thwart that must also continue', Abdullah told reporters here.
Army major among eight killed in KashmirMarch 22nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Eight people, including an army major, have been killed in two ongoing gunfights between militants and security forces in north Kashmir, officials said Sunday. Three soldiers, a major and four militants have been killed in the two gun battles in Shamsbari forests of Chokibal area in Kupwara district, Lieutenant Colonel J.S.
Woman held in Jammu and Kashmir for helping LeTMarch 18th, 2009 JAMMU - A woman was arrested Wednesday for providing logistic support to militants of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit in the mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said. The woman, identified as 35-year-old Suraiya Begum, a resident of Thathri in Doda district, some 175 km north-east of Jammu, was arrested by the police following a tip off.
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