One terrorist was killed and several arms and ammunition were recovered from his possession by the Jammu and Kashmir Police near the LoC in Kupwara.

A Pakistani terrorist, associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad, was neutralised by the Indian Army in a joint operation with security forces on Monday at Welsbatapura village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Srinagar: A Pakistani terrorist, associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad, was neutralised by the Indian Army in a joint operation with... The post appeared first on .

A Pakistani terrorist, associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad, was neutralised by the Indian Army in a joint operation with security forces on Monday at Welsbatapura village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Srinagar: A Pakistani terrorist, associated with the Jaish-e-Mohammad, was neutralised by the Indian Army in a joint operation with... The post appeared first on .

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], May 14 (ANI): The Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at a drone coming from the Pakistani side in Jammu and Kashmir's Arnia area, during the early hours of Saturday, forcing it to go back.

Srinagar Dec 31 PTI Maintaining law and order following the death of hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani in September despite Pakistans instigation was the biggest achievement of J-K Police in 2021 a top police official said on Friday Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar also said the killing of the maximum top commanders of various militant outfits as well as no strike calls by Hurriyat were the other main achievements of the force in the Valley in 2021 The biggest achievement has been the burial management of Geelani We were preparing for the last 10 years We were under tremendous tension Pakistan and separatists here in Kashmir were preparing for mobilising people taking out protests But there was no stone-pelting no one was injured The biggest contribution was of the people who cooperated with us Kumar told reporters at a press conference here Listing out the achievements of the J-K Police in 2021 he said 171 militants were killed including 19 Pakistanis in the year Eighty-two terrorists or terror associates were arrested 597 over-ground workers OGWs were also arrested About 127 rifles and 167 pistols were recovered the IGP said The security forces also recovered or destroyed 11 IEDs and busted 10 militant hideouts he said Kumar said about 168 militants are active in the Valley -- 85 local and 83 foreigners -- which is almost the same proportion and has happened for the first time in the recent years In north Kashmir 65 terrorists are active which includes 53 FTs foreign terrorists In central Kashmir 16 including seven FTs and in the south 87 including 23 FTs are active he said The number of security forces personnel killed in 2021 was 57 but only 29 were killed in the militancy-related violence in Kashmir Kumar said This includes nine JKP personnel he added I am pained as Kashmir police chief that this year more policemen were killed in my tenure But at the same time I am happy that all the cases of attacks on security forces have been solved except one in Bandipora he said Kumar said last year 167 youths had joined militancy while this year it was 128 Out of 128 30 were killed within a month of their joining he added Pointing to the law and order situation he said while 147 law and order incidents took place in 2020 it was 64 in 2021 This even as there has been instigation from mainstream politicians Hurriyat on little things by spreading rumours But I want to give credit to the general public here as they did not allow the law and order to deteriorate he said The Kashmir police chief said 34 civilians -- 21 local and six outsiders -- were killed by militants this year in the valley Among the 21 seven were political workers he said adding all such cases have been solved He however said during his tenure as the IGP Kashmir not a single civilian was killed in law and order incident Only one innocent civilian killing took place near the encounter sites Kumar said In 2021 9227 persons were taken into preventive detention 438 cases under UAPA were registered and 458 persons were under custody or were arrested he said He said security forces were successful in making the visits of more than 300 MPs around 75 ministers President Ram Nath Kovind Union Home Minister Amit Shah Supreme Court judges and VVIPs from other states to J-K as incident-free Kumar however said there are many challenges for the security forces in 2022 which included the prevention of policemen from becoming soft targets of militants Narcotics cyber crime are the other challenges he added The IGP said Hybrid militants was another challenge for the security apparatus in the valley We will focus on technology analyse social media So far we have identified 25 persons as Hybrid militants It will remain a focus he stressed Kumar said the forces will try to motivate using families the less threatened youth including those who are Hybrid militants to surrender to come back to the mainstream We try to make the militants surrender but if they do not then we will arrest or neutralise them in encountersWe have put on hold many operations just to provide an opportunity to youth to surrender J-K Police does not need to fight the militancy by killing the militants We will use every modus operandi to neutralise a militant which includes surrender arrest etc he said PTI SSB AQS AQS

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 25 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh on Thursday lauded Jammu and Kashmir Police for the huge seizure of narcotics in the Union Territory.

Kashmir (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], November 2 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Monday ordered the grant of Special Security Allowance (SSA) to classified categories of the J-K police, namely Special Operation Group (SOG) and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS).

Srinagar Sep 19 PTI Around 1000 cyclists participated in a cycle race Pedal for Peace organised by the Jammu and Kashmir Police here on Sunday an official spokesperson saidThe event was flagged off by Director General of Police DGP Dilbag Singh near the famous Dal Lake He lauded the cyclists for their participation and said that he hoped that more people would take part in such events organised by police in the futureLater Lt Governor Manoj Sinha presided over the awards ceremony and gave away prizes to the winnersAs part of the Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav celebrations the Jammu and Kashmir Police in collaboration with J-K Cycling Association Srinagar organised a mega sports event Pedal for Peace the police spokesperson saidThe race was flagged off near Environment Park overlooking the Dal Lake here at 630 am The event received an overwhelming response and culminated at 9 am An impressive awards ceremony was held at the Police Golf Course he saidThe event was open for all and there were seven different categories -- senior men above 17 years ATB professional cyclists senior men above 17 years MTB cyclists girls above 14 years MTB cyclists junior boys under 17 years MTB cyclists sub-junior boys under 14 years MTB cyclists sub-junior girls under 14 years MTB cyclists and veteransThree winners from each category were given cash prizes Consolation prizes were also given to the junior category participantsSpeaking at the event DGP Singh lauded the cyclists for their participationThe J-K Police always organises such events for our young boys and girls where sports activities are encouraged Last year about 500 children participated in the event This year the participation has increased he saidI am happy that kids are now coming out to play after the pandemic and are participating in large numbers in such events that we organise for peace he saidSingh said now that Covid is waning he hopes that more youngsters will participate in such events in the coming timeLast year around 70000 youngsters participated in events organised by the policeThis year also various activities have been planned especially under the theme of Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav he addedSporting events are not only good for our own health but also for the health of society They maintain brotherhood as well the DGP said PTI SSB DIV DIV