Pulwama

Terrorist neutralised, 2 civilians injured as encounter breaks out in J&K's Pampore

At least one unidentified terrorist was killed during an ongoing encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The gunfight, which began Thursday evening was reported from Lalpora area of Pampore.

22 days ago

Kashmir school teacher pasted threat posters as fake terror outfit; arrested

A private school teacher in south Kashmir's Pulwama district allegedly involved in threatening locals by pasting threat posters in Kakapora area was arrested by the Police .

Sep 29, 2020

How Kashmiri locals rescued injured Army jawan after accident

An Army soldier sustained injuries after an army vehicle met with an accident in Pulwama's Lethpora. The locals rushed to the spot and came to the rescue of the injured jawan providing first aid.

Aug 19, 2020

NIA makes 7th arrest in Pulwama attack case

Bilal Ahmed Kuchey, a resident of Hajibal of the Kakapora area in the Pulwama district, was taken into custody on July 5 for harbouring and extending logistic support to Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists in the Pulwama attack.

Jul 7, 2020

Pulwama IED blast: CRPF convoy attacked in Kashmir, 1 injured

A CRPF trooper of 182 Battalions CRPF sustained minor injuries following an IED attack. However, his condition is now stable.

Jul 5, 2020

Major vehicle-borne IED attack thwarted by security forces in Kashmir's Pulwama district

An improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from a Santro car on Thursday morning, May 28 in Ayengund area of Rajpora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district was defused by the personnel of the bomb disposal squad.

May 28, 2020

'India will never forget their martyrdom:' PM Modi, Amit Shah pay tribute to Pulwama attack martyrs

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and several others paid homage to 40 CRPF troopers who were martyred in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama last year.

Feb 14, 2020

India's Balakot-proven eye-in-the-sky fleet to get a boost with new platforms

DRDO will acquire two more Airbus A330 and modify them by mounting advanced radar and electronic suite to see deeper into Pakistan while remaining on the Indian side.

Nov 22, 2019

J&K BDC Election: In first-ever polls, state witnesses 98.3% turnout amid boycott by Congress, NC and PDP

According to the officials, Srinagar district witnessed the highest poll percentage of 100 per cent while southern districts of Shopian and Pulwama recorded the lowest percentage of 85.3 and 86.2 percent respectively.

Oct 25, 2019

Explainer: All you need to know about advantages Rafale gives Indian defence

French aircraft Rafale gives IAF a decisive technological edge that it lacked against PAF F-16s; superior sensors, radar and weapons make Rafale handsdown winner against any other warplane currently in service in the subcontinent

Oct 9, 2019

Who is Ahmed Nengroo? Police informer who turned into Jaish's new poster boy in PoK

After the recent drone droppings in Punjab, Indian security agencies have launched a massive manhunt in the Kashmir Valley to nab more than 40 terrorists.

Oct 7, 2019

Rajnath Singh to receive first Rafale fighter jet on October 8; to fly sortie

Rajnath Singh is proving to be a real hands-on defence minister with proposed flight on Rafale jet in France after his historic 30-minute sortie on indigenous LCA Tejas.

Oct 4, 2019

Abhinandan Varthaman relives with IAF chief the heroics of daring F-16 kill

Wing Commander Abhinandan flew MiG-21 sortie with Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa to relive historic dogfight of February 27 in which he shot down PAF's US-built F-16.

Sep 2, 2019

Cold Start doctrine begins, deep strike groups to be based in Jammu, Punjab and Rajasthan

Defence establishment gives the 'Cold Start' doctrine more teeth by raising integrated battle groups (IBG) that can rapidly deploy and strike deep across the border

Aug 13, 2019

J&K developments: Trade ban will hurt Pakistani traders more than Indians

Imran Khan's decision to cut off trade ties with India over Jammu and Kashmir developments will harm Pakistani traders who enjoyed the most favoured nation status with India until recently while Indians will be hit to a lesser extent.

Aug 8, 2019

Longer-range BrahMos upgrade for Su-30MKIs makes India's air superiority total

Upgraded BrahMos missile of 500km range has been successfully testfired from IAF's advanced frontline fighter Su-30MKI, making India the only country with fighter jets armed with long-range supersonic cruise missiles.

Jul 8, 2019

Union Budget 2019: Sitharaman increases the financial outlay for defence

Sitharaman's omission of defence allocation in speech surprised many, she being a former defence minister, but the finance minister defended her choice of highlights for the speech at the post-budget press conference

Jul 5, 2019

Will former defence minister's first budget set right defence outlay anomaly?

As a former defence minister, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to realise how Rs 3.05-lakh crore allocation in interim budget in actual terms meant a reduction in the outlay amid worsening geopolitical tensions

Jul 4, 2019

Does Sitharaman's 'surgical strike' show PM Modi's displeasure over Jaitley's term?

Poll-bound PM Modi's worst headaches were the departments under the finance ministry that churned out contradictory data on the state of the economy exposing the government to relentless opposition fire.

Jun 11, 2019

IAF eyes regional air superiority with faster BrahMos integration in Su-30MKI

The government has launched several measures to strengthen the IAF's combat prowess. HAL has been advised to put additional manpower to speed up all such projects.

Jun 10, 2019