A defence spokesman said that a group of terrorists tried to infiltrate from across the LoC in Keran.
The GoC said the security forces have also recovered a huge quantity of narcotics which establishes a deep nexus between defence establishments in Pakistan and terrorist groups.
A Pakistani intruder was also killed in the exchange of fire, they added.
The army on Friday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Gurez sector of Jammu and Kashmir, killing a militant in the operation.
Amid questions over what happened during the long intrusion by infiltrators from Pakistan in Keran sector, the Union government has refused to accept claims of Army, saying there was no evidence on ground to suggest any infiltration bid.
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The encounter took place when the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of J&K Police launched a joint cordon and search operation at Dhari Gote Urarbagi in Desa forest belt, some 55 km from Doda town, late Monday evening, the officials said.
Alert troops posted on guard duty along the LoC intercepted the terrorists.
Security forces foiled an infiltration bid and gunned down three militants on the Line of Control in frontier Poonch district on Thursday evening.
Army troops have foiled an infiltration bid by a group of militants along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.
State school education minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi assured that action will be taken against the speaker for his controversial speech at a government school in Chennai.
Holding that Bangladeshi infiltrators have spread all over the country, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Saturday demanded that the Centre and state governments take steps to check the border, detect and deport them.
Expressing apprehensions about rise in infiltration of militants from across the LoC, security agencies in Jammu and Kashmir today said effective and concrete measures have been taken to prevent sneaking of militants into the Valley.
The Border Security Force troops shot dead a Pakistani infiltrator along the International Border in R S Pura sub-sector of Jammu district on Sunday.
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A senior police official said on Monday police here have taken a serious note of it and launched an investigation after lodging an FIR.
The Army on Sunday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control in the Rajouri district of Jammu region.
Army personnel and a group of heavily armed terrorists backed by suspected Pakistan Army Special Forces troopers exchanged sporadic fire along the Line of Control in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir for the tenth day in Thursday but there was no fresh report any casualty.
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The area has been cordoned off and counter-operations are in progress.
Army on Tuesday foiled an infiltration attempt by three armed militants from across the Line of Control in the Sunderbani sector in the Jammu region a Defence spokesman said.
Fresh encounter broke out between the army and militants in the Toot Maar Gali area in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.
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The army foiled the infiltration bid -- the first such attempt this year -- by the Pakistan-based outfit in an overnight operation
With infiltration showing upward curve, the Jammu and Kashmir police has identified 21 major infiltration routes of militants along Indo-Pak border in the state. "We have surveyed and identified 21 major infiltration routes along Indo-Pak border...This will help security agencies to pin down infiltrating militants...," a senior police officer told PTI.
This is the second successful anti-infiltration operation by the Army in the last 24 hours.
'The terrorists are using better technology to secure their communication.' 'It does appear that excessive reliance on technology led to a weakening of human intelligence.'
"The infiltrators were challenged to surrender after they were surrounded upon which they opened fire at the troops leading to an encounter, which has now ended. All the three infiltrators were killed," Lt Col J S Brar told rediff.com.
Amid reports of an increase in infiltration bids, the Centre on Tuesday directed the Border Security Force to set up a real time intelligence sharing grid and seal all vulnerable points along the Indo-Pak border.
This was the first encounter between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir in more than three months.
A major infiltration bid by Pakistan-based terrorists to strike ahead of US President Barack Obama's visit has been foiled by the BSF along the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir.
There was movement of suspected persons along the International Border in Kulian-Suchetpur Border Out Posts in Samba district in the wee hours, police said.
The Supreme Court on Friday said there was a need to impose stricter punishment on those infiltrating into the country from neighbouring countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh.
Cross-border infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir is on the rise with terrorists making 433 such attempts this year, nearly 90 more than last year.
There are always attempts from across the border to push in more terrorists before the onset of winter and closure of tracks due to heavy snowfall, but the security forces are alert and would foil any infiltration bids, Border Security Force Director General Nitin Agrawal said in Srinagar Thursday.
The deployment of modern weapons has helped in effectively checking infiltration on the borders
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The gunfight, lasting more than an hour, took place at Jaddan Bata village in the Kastigarh area around 2 am when the terrorists opened fire on a temporary camp established in a government school for the ongoing search operation, they said.
