A miscellany of book reviews
From books on US policies, the Russia-Ukraine War to notorious terrorist bodies operating in India and the trans-national arena, here' a miscellany of book reviews.
From books on US policies, the Russia-Ukraine War to notorious terrorist bodies operating in India and the trans-national arena, here' a miscellany of book reviews.
The importance of coastal security was acknowledged long ago. In the evolving world, types of threats have diversified.
A Junior Commissioned Officer was among three Army soldiers injured on Sunday in a gunfight with terrorists, involved in the killing of two Village Defence Guards in the forest of Kishtwar in the Jammu division.
A civilian porter was killed and five soldiers injured when an Army convoy was reportedly attacked by terrorists near the Nagin area of Botapathari in North Kashmir's Gulmarg.
An encounter is underway between security personnel and terrorists in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, said Kashmir Zone Police on Saturday morning.
The gunfight between the terrorists and security forces started on Thursday after a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.
An Army soldier was martyred and two soldiers and a policeman were wounded during the encounters in Anantnag and Kulgam districts.
"128 local terrorists had joined this year, out of which 73 were killed in encounters and 16 were arrested. Only 39 are active currently. The numbers are significantly down as compared to the last 2 years," said Kumar.
The two encounters broke out in the Hardumir area of Tral and Chowgam in Shopian. Two terrorists were killed in each of these encounters. The encounter in Tral lasted a few minutes.
Police confirmed these killings and said search operations have been launched at both places by security forces.
