Iran hanged a man in public on Monday who had been convicted of killing two members of security forces, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported, the second execution of people involved in anti-government protests in less than a week. Nationwide protests, in their third month, erupted after the death of…
The Jammu and Kashmir Police said one Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist has been killed in the encounter that broke out in Poonch on Tuesday. The statement of the police read: In a successful joint operation, Indian Army and JKP eliminated one terrorist in Behramgala, district Poonch(J&K). The operation was launched…
The Nagaland government has granted an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the 14 people killed in firing by security forces in Mon district. Nagaland transport minister Paiwang Konyak handed over the ex-gratia to the village council chairman on Sunday night. At least 14 civilians were killed in an…
The main road connecting Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri to Thanamandi was briefly closed for traffic on Saturday as security forces extended the ongoing search for a group of terrorists to the Khabla forest following information about their suspected movement in the area, officials said. The counter-insurgency…
AMaoist carrying a reward of Rs five lakh on his head was killed by security forces during an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Friday. The encounter broke out in a forest under Geedam police station area at around 4 pm when a team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) of the police ran into a group…
Srinagar Police on Friday, November 5, said firing ensued between security forces and terrorists for some time in Kashmir. The incident occurred at SKIMS Hospital, Bemina. “Terrorists managed to escape taking advantage of civilian presence,” the Srinagar Police tweeted. On October 24, a civilian was killed in…