Armed miscreants attack security forces in Manipur’s Moreh town
Sources said around 4 am, the miscreants ambushed the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel using rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and live rounds from the hilltop of Chikim Village.
Sources said around 4 am, the miscreants ambushed the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel using rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) and live rounds from the hilltop of Chikim Village.
Anjaney Varshney, Superintendent of Police, Bijapur, said that the incident occurred within the jurisdiction of Gangalur police station area.
Security forces will soon launch an operation to flush out Pakistani and local terrorists from the high reaches in the Kashmir valley where they are believed to be hiding to strike during the winters.
The official further said that the District Reserve Guards recovered two bodies of Naxals, along with arms and ammunition
About 500 fake registration permits have so far been detected for the pilgrimage that began on 1 July.
Jammu and Kashmir was put under virtual curfew on 5 August when the Modi government scrapped Article 370 and split the state into two union territories.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir is under a lockdown with Section 144 imposed across Srinagar and other sensitive areas of the Valley.
In an unprecedented move, Union Home Minister Amit Shah proposed in the Rajya Sabha to revoke Article 370, that grants special status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The dramatic security clampdown had already stoked fears of the Centre scrapping Article 35A, which gives exclusive rights to the state’s residents in government jobs and land, or Article 370 which gives autonomous status to the state.
Mobile internet services have been suspended across the state to 'prevent anti-social elements from spreading rumours'.