Army chief visits forward areas in Baramulla

SRINAGAR, May 15 (PTI): Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, on his visit to the forward areas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday, lauded troops for dominating the Line of Control during Operation Sindoor. He asked them to always remain prepared to respond to any challenge with decisive force. In an X post, the […]
Operation Sindoor biggest ever response to terrorism: Rajnath Singh in Srinagar

Srinagar, May 15: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that ‘Operation Sindoor’ is the biggest ever response against terrorism and that terrorists killed innocents on the basis of ‘dharam’ and action against them was based on their ‘karam’. Soon after arriving in Srinagar, Rajnath Singh drove to Badami Bagh cantonment where he addressed the […]
Update: 3 terrorists killed in encounter at Tral in Pulwama

SRINAGAR, May 15 (PTI): Three unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Nader Tral area of Awantipora in the south Kashmir district after receiving specific inputs about the presence of terrorists […]
Pak signals willingness to engage on Indus Waters Treaty with India

New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) Weeks after India placed the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance following the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan has signalled its willingness to discuss New Delhi’s long-standing concerns about the treaty, sources said. According to the sources, Pakistan’s Water Resources Secretary Syed Ali Murtaza has responded to the […]
SC to hear pleas challenging Waqf law provisions on May 20 for passing interim orders

NEW DELHI, May 15 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will take up on May 20 the issue of considering interim relief on pleas challenging validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025. A bench comprising Chief Justice B R Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih asked senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for those […]
Search operation underway in Reasi after reports of suspicious movement

JAMMU, May 15 (PTI): Security forces launched a search operation following reports of suspected movement in a forest area of Reasi district, officials said. Acting on information that a woman spotted two suspected persons in Bhaga area of the district Wednesday night, a joint search operation was launched in the forest belt, they said. The […]
Rajnath Singh reaches Srinagar, to review security situation in JK

SRINAGAR, May 15 (PTI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday landed here to review the overall security scenario and the combat readiness of the armed forces in Jammu and Kashmir. It is his first trip to the union territory since Operation Sindoor was launched. Singh will review the overall security situation and the combat readiness […]
Tral encounter: One Terrorist killed as operation continues

Srinagar, May 15: One unidentified terrorist has been killed in the on-going gunfight at Nadar Lorgam in Tral area of south Kashmir’s Awantipora on Thursday. A police officer said that one terrorist has been killed in the on-going operation. However, the identity of the slain terrorist will be ascertained once the operation is over, he […]
Unidentified body recovered in south Kashmir’s Shopian

Srinagar, May 15: An unidentified dead body was recovered from river Ranbiara in Bohrihalan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday morning. An official said that locals spotted the unidentified body in Ranbiara following which they informed the local police unit who arrived at the spot soon after. He said that the body was […]
India ramps up efforts for UN listing of LeT front ‘The Resistance Front’

UNITED NATIONS, May 15 (PTI): An Indian delegation met top officials of the UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) and Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate here even as New Delhi stepped up efforts to designate The Resistance Front, an LeT proxy, as a UN-listed terror outfit for its alleged involvement in the Pahalgam attack. The Resistance Front […]