x

Like our Facebook Page

   
Early Times Newspaper Jammu, Leading Newspaper Jammu
 
Breaking News :   Well done, Charak | Where cinema begins again: The quiet power of restored classics | The Global Population Challenge | Humans Vs Machines: who will win the future of human resource management | India cannot function without Ram, Krishna, Shiva: CM Yogi | New UP is rushing from heat wave to green wave under Yogi Govt, reveals Forest Deptt report | Balbir remembered Guru Ravidass on Guru Purnima | DC Bandipora visits Gurez, reviews developmental projects | 420 MT Rotor lowered in Unit-I of Pakal Dul H.E. Project, CVPPL | Power Shut down | LG warns people giving irresponsible statements, propagating TRF narrative | LG congratulates Rajat Charak | Post-Operation Sindoor, demand for ‘Make in India’ weapons has seen sharp rise: LG Sinha | Lithium auction in Reasi expected after final survey report | J&K has evolved into year-round, all-segment tourism destination: CM Omar | Arms cache recovered in Poonch | Nabbed with Rs 70 Lakh Heroin, a family from RS Pura’s Tanda village running cross-border narcotics network | Amarnath Yatra: 7,307 pilgrims leave Jammu Base Camp | SC says ECI’s roll revision drive mandated in Constitution, but questions timing | ACB arrests Patwari for accepting bribe | Landslide kills girl | 7 injured in Udhampur accident | Goods train derails in Kathua | Joint Director Tourism Jammu Aijaz Qaiser interacts with social media influencers | MLA Arvind felicitates young Wushu Stars for bringing laurels to J&K | Div Com Jammu reviews preparations for Annual Basohli Utsav | Illegal pony operator booked & temple theft case solved in Katra | J&K Govt embarks on study to establish IT/ITES Parks | HC Grants bail to CE in corruption case | J&K High Court conducts plantation drive at Janipur complex | Kavinder pays obeisance to Hridayadeep Ji Maharaj on Guru Purnima | Pipping ceremony of Assistant Sub-Inspector held | Drug peddler arrested, intoxicant capsules recovered by Udhampur police | ADGP Armed J&K visits IRP 4th Battalion, Kupwara | Mehbooba seeks EAM's intervention to save Indian nurse on death row in Yemen | India's higher education ecosytem has undergone fundamental transformation: Pradhan at VC conference | ED books 29 Actors, Influencers, YouTubers in online betting linked PMLA case | Govt to sell minority stake in LIC | Delhi cop receives extortion call of Rs 10 crore; FIR registered, probe on | Dogri song "Ambli Banage Daal" released in Jammu | "Rotary Club Jammu Elite and SIBA organize successful medical camp | Balwant Thakur to visit England from July 25 to expand Natrang's international network | Modi Govt sets new benchmark for corruption-free governance: Rohiin Chandan | JKAACL hosts "Meet the Author" event | Field office of Union Ministry of MSME organizes Seminar | Samba police arrests absconder | SHKSSJ celebrates Guru Purnima with devotion and grandeur | KSS celebrate Guru Purnima with traditional religious fervor | GAMC&H Akhnoor students visited Sitlee Water Purification Plant | Workshop on Bloom's Taxonomy to Empower Educators | SJVN organizes two-day Orientation Programme for CMDs and Directors of CPSEs | SJVN organizes two-day Orientation Programme for CMDs and Directors of CPSEs | SIPS Hosts CBSE Cluster XVIIl Kabaddi Tournament | SBSSU becomes first University in Punjab to implement mandatory "Entrepreneurship Mindset" curriculum | Preserving our ecosystem, a collective responsibility: Committee on Environment | KU holds special marathon for differently-abled students | Shreyanka, Sadhu named in India A squad to tour Australia, Radha to lead | New Delhi to host two major international shooting competitions in 2027-28 | Back Issues  
 
news details
Kishtwar encounter: 2 more terrorists killed, toll 3
4/12/2025 11:25:02 PM
Early Times Report

Jammu, Apr 12: Two terrorists were killed in an ongoing operation in a snow-bound area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, senior security officials said on Saturday, reaffirming their resolve to completely root out terrorism from the region.
The killings raised the number of terrorists neutralised in the ongoing operations in the Chhatru belt of the hilly district in the past two days to three. One terrorist was eliminated by the security forces on Friday morning.
Official sources said the slain terrorists were affiliated with Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit and included a top commander, Saifullah, who was active in the Chenab valley region for the past one year.
Assam Rifles' 5-Sector Commander Brigadier J B S Rathi and Doda-Kishtwar-Ramban Range Deputy Inspector General of Police Shridhar Patil said the operations, started on April 9, continues. The aim is to maintain peace and stability in the region, he said.
"A total of three terrorists was eliminated in the operations while the troops displayed great tactical acumen and swiftness, and ensured zero casualties on our side. Despite the weather and the night-time challenges, the troops displayed great professionalism and also gave the topmost priority to the security of the local population," Brigadier Rathi told reporters in Kishtwar.
He said the operations also brought to the fore the seemless coordination between India Army and police, especially its Special Operations Group (SOG).
"After the first contact on April 9, rapid reinforcements were deployed in terms of special forces with the help of the Indian Air Force, and also to carry out realtime surveillance of the area the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, drones and the night visions were employed basically to ensure that terrorists do not escape from the area," the army officer said.
He said the operation reaffirms the Army's commitment to maintain peace and stability in the south of Jammu, especially in the Pir Panjal Range.
"Certain security measures have been instituted in terms of the rapid force response capabilities, technological integration and inter agency seemless coordination to maintain peace and stability in the region. We are thankful to White Knight Corps and the General Officer Commanding of Delta Force for their guidance and support," he said.
The DIG said the operation is in its final stages after it was first launched on Wednesday following interception of the terrorists.
"Our operations will continue till all the terrorists present in the area are eliminated," Patil said, adding the most important thing during the operations was the special care taken for the safety of the local population and "I appreciate them for their support to security agencies".
He said the coordination and synergy witnessed during the operation will continue and "anyone coming here (from Pakistan) to indulge in terror activities will face the same fate".
In response to question on the killing of Saifullah, the DIG said, "We are not in a stage to confirm the identity of any dead terrorist. We will identify the bodies during our investigation and reveal it once it is established."
On the number of active terrorist groups in the Chenab valley region, he said the numbers are not important and "as I said our operations will continue till all of them are neutralized".
Brigaider Rathi also added that the number does not matter. "Whosoever comes with the aim of disturbing the peace and tranquility in the region will be eliminated."
Patil said a large quantity of war-like stores including M-4 Carbine rifles and AK series rifles were recovered from the dead terrorists.
Asked about the local support enjoyed by terrorists, he said it is part of investigation and will be shared once it comes forth.
Earlier, the Army's White Knight Corps took to X to inform about the killing of two more terrorists in the ongoing operations.
"In the ongoing operations at Chhatru, Kishtwar, despite bad and inclement weather, two more Pakistani terrorists have been eliminated. A large quantity of war like stores including one AK and one M4 rifle have been recovered," the Army's Jammu-based White Knight Corps said.
One ultra was killed Friday morning when security forces established a contact with terrorists during the operations which were launched on Wednesday.
The officials said a separate operation to track down terrorists has also been underway in Basantgarh and Ramnagar areas of Udhampur district since Wednesday.
While there has been an encounter between security forces and search parties in Ramnagar forests on Wednesday, a local villager reported presence of three terrorists after they visited him in Basantgarh forest on Wednesday night.
  Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network  
  Comment on this Story  
 
 
 
Early Times Android App
STOCK UPDATE
  
BSE Sensex
NSE Nifty
 
CRICKET UPDATE
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
Home About Us Top Stories Local News National News Sports News Opinion Editorial ET Cetra Advertise with Us ET E-paper
 
 
J&K RELATED WEBSITES
J&K Govt. Official website
Jammu Kashmir Tourism
JKTDC
Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine Board
Shri Amarnath Ji Shrine Board
Shri Shiv Khori Shrine Board
UTILITY
Train Enquiry
IRCTC
Matavaishnodevi
BSNL
Jammu Kashmir Bank
State Bank of India
PUBLIC INTEREST
Passport Department
Income Tax Department
JK CAMPA
JK GAD
IT Education
Web Site Design Services
EDUCATION
Jammu University
Jammu University Results
JKBOSE
Kashmir University
IGNOU Jammu Center
SMVDU