Security beefed up in Kashmir on Republic Day

October 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Applauding the efforts of Jammu and Kashmir security forces' to counter terror from across the border, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday said state police were putting an all out effort to curb infiltration along the Line of Control (LoC). Addressing the media here, Chidambaram said, "Kashmir police is doing a commendable job and are putting all efforts to curb infiltration along the LoC." Speaking about the ongoing operation to flush out nine militants in forests near the Pampore region of the state, he said, "Jammu and Kashmir police is now prepared to be the frontline of the state's security and they are taking the lead to fight these terrorists." He also dismissed a report that Taliban militants are being pushed into Jammu and Kashmir to foment terror, saying that security forces were ready to deal with any situation.

August 14th, 2009 SRINAGAR/AGARTALA/GUWAHATI/PATNA/NEW DELHI - Authorities along border areas have taken extra precautions ahead of the Independence Day to thwart any attempts to disrupt the celebrations. In Srinagar, numerous police and paramilitary personnel are keeping strict vigilance over the city.

July 13th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Security forces arrested two militants of Pakistan based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, who planned to blow up a dam in Kashmir. Mohammad Shafakat and Mohammad Adnan were arrested from the forests of Shamashabari range in Kupwara district, 120 km from Srinagar.

June 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will leave for Srinagar on Thursday for a detailed review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

June 5th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Ahead of the bi-annual Amarnath pilgrimage starting mid-June, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has beefed up security to ensure an unhindered Yatra for pilgrims. "We have stepped up our security set up for smooth conduct and incident-free Yatra from Lakhanpur, Jammu to Amarnath cave in south Kashmir.

June 3rd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Polling for the by-poll elections to the Hazratbal Assembly seat in Jammu and Kashmir began at 7 a.m. on Wednesday morning amid tight security.

June 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - A strike called by separatist leaders and protests by angry youth against the alleged rape and killing of two women in south Kashmir's Shopian district last week paralysed Kashmir Valley Monday, as authorities tightened security. The strike called by senior hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was complete in Srinagar and many other towns in the valley.

April 30th, 2009 POONCH - Police seized a multi-barrel rocket in Surankote block of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir, a top police official said. SD Singh Jamwal, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Rajouri-Poonch range, said that it is the biggest explosive seized in the past 20 years.

April 9th, 2009 BHOPAL - Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has got a bullet proof SUV, courtesy beefed-up security measures after an Intelligence Bureau (IB) alert warning of terror strike, sources said Thursday. Chouhan's security was strengthened after the IB warned of heightened terror threat to political leaders, including 11 chief ministers, across the country.

March 25th, 2009 SRINAGAR - An engineer-turned-legislator in Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday said he has surrendered his police security to protest 'excesses by security forces' in the valley. Sheikh Abdul Rashid, who was elected to the state legislative assembly in the November-December elections as an independent, alleged that people in the Kashmir Valley, particularly in his north Kashmir constituency, continued to suffer at the hands of security forces.

March 21st, 2009 KATHUA - Ahead of general elections, Border Security Force (BSF) beefed up security at Indo-Pakistan international border in Jammu following political upheaval in Pakistan. BSF personnel have been put on high alert and routine patrolling has also been increased along the international border from Paharpur to Akhnoor in Jammu division.

January 24th, 2009 RAIPUR - Security has been beefed up and Chhattisgarh put on high alert after Maoists rebels' call to disrupt the Republic Day celebrations Monday. 'A massive security blanket has been thrown in the state including the Bastar region,' a senior police officer posted in the special intelligence branch Pawan Deo told IANS.

January 23rd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Two suspected separatist guerrillas were killed in a gunfight that erupted during a search operation in a forest area in north Kashmir Saturday, the police said. A police team, in a joint operation with the Indian Army, launched an operation on a specific information in the forest area of Shanagri near Handwara in Kupwara district, 80 km from here.

January 22nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - Security in Jammu and Kashmir summer capital Srinagar has been further tightened ahead of the country’s Republic Day Monday. All vehicles entering the city are being thoroughly inspected and additional check points have been established at scores of places, police said.

January 21st, 2009 BHUJ - Security has been beefed up along the India-Pakistan border touching Kutch and Banaskantha districts in Gujarat ahead of the Jan 26 Republic Day celebrations, a Border Security Force (BSF) official said Thursday. 'While BSF patrols the border routinely, intensive patrolling is being carried out.