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Kishtwar counter-terror op enters second week

January 31, 2026, 01:53 PM - 3 min read

Thick forest cover, natural caves, and adverse weather — including nearly two feet of fresh snowfall on January 27 — have complicated search efforts in the region. Security forces first engaged the group of terrorists on January 18 near the Chatroo forest belt.

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Fresh encounter with militants in Kishtwar

January 22, 2026, 12:54 PM - 2 min read

The search operation was initiated in Sonnar village near Singhpora in the Chatroo belt on Sunday, leading to a gunfight that left one Special Forces jawan dead and eight other soldiers injured.

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Army officers on Tuesday paid tributes to Havildar Gajendra Singh.

Army pays tribute to soldier killed in Kishtwar Op

January 20, 2026, 02:41 PM - 2 min read

Singh was injured when suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists hurled two grenades and opened fire on security forces during a search operation at a residential makeshift shelter (dhok) in the area.

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Op Trashi-I: 8 soldiers hurt, hunt for terrorists on

Op Trashi-I: 8 soldiers hurt, hunt for terrorists on

January 18, 2026, 04:08 PM - 3 min read

The incident comes days after successive engagements with terrorists in Kathua, followed by another encounter in Samba that evolved into a large-scale search operation after the militants slipped away under dense forest cover.  

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The encounter in Kishtwar entered its second day on Monday after intermittent firing continued as security forces pressed on in their hunt for terrorists in the forest belt, officials said.

Kishtwar encounter Day 2: Forces tighten cordon

August 11, 2025, 04:26 PM - 2 min read

Officials said terrorists are believed to be trapped inside a cave on a mountain cliff in the Bhagna forest of the Dool area, some 25 kilometres from Kishtwar town.

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Kishtwar encounter: Security forces exchange fire with terrorists

August 10, 2025, 08:53 AM - 3 min read

Early Sunday, a gunfight broke out between the Indian Army and terrorists in J&K’s Kishtwar, with the operation still in progress.

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Encounter erupts in J&K's Kishtwar, security op underway

Encounter erupts in J&K's Kishtwar, security op underway

July 20, 2025, 08:05 PM - 2 min read

 An encounter  has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district as the Indian Army launched a major anti-terror operation following specific intelligence inputs. The encounter is ongoing in the remote Dachhan area of the Kishtwar sector.

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Twin encounters underway in J&K’s Udhampur, Kishtwar

Twin encounters underway in J&K’s Udhampur, Kishtwar

April 9, 2025, 05:34 PM - 2 min read

Security personnel, including teams from the Jammu and Kashmir Police and other supporting units, came into contact with militants during the operation, leading to a fierce exchange of gunfire.

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