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Two women Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Wednesday morning.

J-K LG Manoj Sinha paid homage to Colonel Manpreet Singh and Major Ashish Dhonchak who were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Anantnag district.

A terrorist was killed and a policeman sustained injuries in an ongoing encounter in a remote area of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district.

Two Maoists were reportedly killed in an exchange of fire between the police and Maoists in Cherla mandal in the district on Sunday.

Asad and Ghulam were wanted in the Umesh Pal murder case of Prayagraj and were carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh each

The deceased Maoist were Kanthi Lingavva alias Anitha (41) from LaxmiSagar village in Kaddampeddur mandal in Nirmal district.

Hyderabad: Justice K Lakshman of the Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the Sessions Court in Adilabad to conduct trial afresh in the alleged fake encounter of Azad alias Cherukuri Raj Kumar, CPI (Maoist) member of Central Committee and Politburo and Hemachandra Pandey in 2010, a journalist who worked for several Hindi language newspapers. Aggrieved […]

Bhopal: Three Naxals, including a woman, collectively carrying a reward of over Rs 30 lakh on their heads, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Madhya Pradesh’s Balaghat district on Monday morning, state Home Minister Narottam Mishra said. One of the slain ultras was identified as Nagesh, a Naxal divisional committee member, who […]

Shopian: An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces in the Shirmal area of Zainapora village in South Kashmir’s Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir. Further details are awaited. Earlier on Sunday, a Pakistani terrorist of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and a local terrorist were killed in the Kulgam district. According to the Jammu and Kashmir […]

Srinagar: An unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, police said. Based on specific input about the presence of terrorists in Srichand Top forest area in Pahalgam area of Anantnag, security forces launched a cordon and search operation there, a police official said. […]

Hyderabad: BJP MLA T Raja Singh on Sunday urged Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao to ‘kill drug peddlers in an encounter.’ In a short video clip released in the wake of a raid conducted by the city police on a pub in Banjara Hills, he said, “You (Chief Minister) are king for Telangana. Please protect […]

Hyderabad: Labour Minister Ch Malla Reddy on Tuesday said the suspect in the Saidabad rape case would be nabbed soon and that he should be killed in an encounter. “It is a terrible crime. There should be an encounter. He will be caught and encountered. There is no question of leaving him,” he told the […]

Deposing on Friday before the inquiry commission, appointed by the Supreme Court, Pinjari Hussain, stated that his son and prime accused, Mohammed Arif alias Ahmed, had been picked up from their home by the police

The encounter broke out after the militants opened fire on a BSF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

On August 8, a drug trafficker was killed and two others, including a police officer, injured in an encounter with a gang of drug dealers in Nagaon district.

The chief minister had earlier said that the police have been given "full operational liberty" under the ambit of the law to fight criminals.

"One unidentified terrorist killed. One AK-47 rifle and one pistol recovered. Search going on," a police officer said.

The security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Warpora area of Sopore on Thursday, following information about the presence of ultras.

The skirmish took place on Aamdai Ghati (valley) under Chhotedongar police station limits when a Road Opening Party (ROP) of the ITBP's 45th battalion was out on patrolling duty.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Check Sadiq Khan area of south Kashmir district on Sunday after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants.