• About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
Tuesday, July 8, 2025
Lake City Times
No Result
View All Result
  • Top News
  • Region
  • City News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Edit-Oped
  • Tourism
  • National
  • World
  • ePaper
  • Top News
  • Region
  • City News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Edit-Oped
  • Tourism
  • National
  • World
  • ePaper
No Result
View All Result
Lake City News
No Result
View All Result
Home Top News

‘Five militants still active in Srinagar’

LCT Desk by LCT Desk
May 17, 2021
in Top News
Reading Time: 1min read
A A
Share on FacebookShare on TwitterWhatsappTelegram

Abid Bashir

Srinagar, May 17: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir Vijay Kumar Monday said that there are five militants active in Srinagar who are being tracked while as there is a vast network of Over Ground Workers (OGWs) in the district of which many were arrested while C-category OGWs are being counselled and handed over to their families.
“There were six active militants in Srinagar of which one was recently killed in Kokernag (Anantnag) gunfight. Now there are five local militants still active in Srinagar who would either be killed or apprehended,” IGP Kashmir told reporters at Pantha Chowk, Srinagar.
He said that there is a vast network of OGWs active in Srinagar district of which many have already been arrested and booked under PSA and many are still on the police radar. “There are C-category OGWs who are being counselled and handed over their families,” the IGP said.
Asked whether there was any foreign militant active in Srinagar, he said inputs about the movement of foreign militants continues to pour in but as of now “no foreign militant is permanently active in Srinagar district.”
To a query that IEDs are turning out to be a major challenge for security forces, the Kashmir police chief said that security forces are effectively dealing with the IED threat as evident with the recent seizure of 10-kg IED material in Shopian followed by the detection of another IED by the army. “We are aware of the IED threat and are effectively dealing with the same by timely detection,” he said.

READ ALSO

BRICS Summit: PM Modi calls for strong global action against terrorism

BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack

Related Posts

Top News

BRICS Summit: PM Modi calls for strong global action against terrorism

July 8, 2025
BRICS Summit: PM Modi calls for strong global action against terrorism

Rio de Janeiro, Jul 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday participated in the 17th BRICS Summit being held in Rio...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack

July 8, 2025
BRICS condemns Pahalgam terror attack

Srinagar, Jul 7: Echoing India’s position for adopting a "zero tolerance" approach towards terrorism the BRICS grouping has condemned the...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

Pak wants to derail J&K’s development journey: Lt Governor

July 8, 2025
Pak wants to derail J&K’s development journey: Lt Governor

Jahangeer Ganaie Anantnag, Jul 7: Describing Pakistan as “terrorist country” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday accused it of attempting...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

Amarnath Yatra: 23,857 pilgrims pay obeisance on 5th day

July 8, 2025
Amarnath Yatra completes one month

Umaisar Gull Ganie Pahalgam, Jul 7: With the Amarnath Yatra 2025 gaining momentum, the pilgrimage witnessed its busiest day on...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

Schools to reopen today; SED under severe criticism

July 8, 2025
Headless schools in Anantnag takes toll on academics

Riyaz Bhat Srinagar, Jul 7: Following the 15-days summer break, the government Monday decided to reopen the schools in Kashmir...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Top News

Torrential downpour brings relief from heatwave

July 8, 2025
MeT forecasts widespread rains in JK

Owais Gul Srinagar, Jul 7: A major relief from the ongoing heatwave was observed in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday...

Read more
by LCT Desk
0 Comments
Next Post
Two Al-Badr militants killed in Khonmoh gunfight

Two Al-Badr militants killed in Khonmoh gunfight

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Our Team
  • Advertising
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service

© 2021 Lake City Times - Premium theme by GITS.

No Result
View All Result
  • Top News
  • Region
  • City News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Health
  • Edit-Oped
  • Tourism
  • National
  • World
  • ePaper

© 2021 Lake City Times - Premium theme by GITS.