The majority of infiltrating terrorists were affiliated to Hizb-ul Mujahideen, Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad, he said.
A defence spokesman in Srinagar said alert troops noticed movement along the LoC in the afternoon in the Kalapahar area of the Uri sector and challenged the infiltrators. "The terrorists opened fire at the troops, which was returned, resulting in an encounter that is still on and so far bodies of five terrorists have been recovered," Lt Col JS Brar said.
Rana's blistering attack came in response to AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi's controversial speech in 2013 that it would take them only '15 minutes' to balance the 'Hindu- Muslim ratio' in the country if the police were removed.
Two Border Security Force jawans were injured in firing from Pakistani side as the border guards foiled an infiltration bid by militants along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir's Khour belt.
Infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir is on the rise, with nearly 100 terrorists sneaking into the Valley this year from across the Line of Control taking routes, including those chosen by Pakistani raiders in 1947, to move towards south, which has emerged as the epicentre of militancy.
A surprise attack by Hamas militants from Gaza at daybreak killed at least 200 Israelis on Saturday even as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared "war" and said his country would extract an "unprecedented price" from its enemy.
India, on Thursday, said infiltration from Pakistan has declined in the recent past, but the threat from terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir is "real" and there is no question of lowering the guard. "Of late, there has been a decline in infiltration in the borders but we cannot say it is an improvement," Defence Minister A K Antony told media-persons after addressing the Unified Commanders' Conference in New Delhi.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday suggested that if the Congress comes to power, it would redistribute wealth of people to Muslims and cited former PM Manmohan Singh's remark that the minority community had the first claim on the country's resources.
Hitting out at Shiv Sena patriarch Bal Thackeray and his family members for targetting Bihari migrants in Maharashtra, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday claimed that the Thackerays were infiltrators as their forefathers had hailed from Bihar.
India failed to extract the 'price' from Pakistan for its Kargil misadventure.
The price could have been military in terms of loss of territory/soldiers/equipment or destruction of terrorist training infrastructure. Giving a 'face saving' option to Pakistan proved disastrous for the future, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Modi can abandon the path of Hindutva only at risk to his position within his own fraternity. But if he pursues a hard line, he faces the risk of being hauled up by his coalition-partners. For the first time in a decade, Modi is not in enviable situation, observes Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
Army troops on Friday foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control, killing four infiltrating terrorists in north Kashmir.
One junior commissioned officer was killed and an army trooper injured when security forces foiled an infiltration bid in the Machil sector of the Line of Control on Saturday morning.
The DGP, along with additional director general of police (law and order) Vijay Kumar and Jammu zone additional director general of police Anand Jain, visited Jammu-based White Knight Corps and interacted with General Officer Commanding Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva, the army said.
Terming the Samba incident as an 'eye opener', the BSF chief said the force was 'proposing' to enhance its strength in the area. A surprised Mitra said this was the first time that terrorists had managed to sneak in by cutting the border fence along the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.
In one of the encounters in the higher reaches of Naugam, 112 kms from Srinagar, the troops cornered a group of infiltrating militants and have killed four so far.
Nearly 450 militants from various training camps and launching pads across the Line of Control are waiting to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir, the Army said on Tuesday. "As per intelligence reports, there are about 42 training camps across the LoC. Nearly 450 odd terrorists are lodged in camps and launching pads, and staged for infiltration," General Officer Commanding, 25 Infantry Division, Major General Om Prakash told reporters.
Troops will have to be alert over the next two months as snow melts
Border Security Force has claimed that at least one militant have been injured or killed.
Repeated violation of ceasefire and frequent infiltration attempts by terrorists will be in top agenda of the meeting between heads of border guards of India and Pakistan to be held in New Delhi next week.
Five army personnel were killed and six injured on Monday when terrorists ambushed their vehicle in the remote Machedi area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said.
This is increasing the potential for hostilities breaking out between India and Pakistan in the wake of a 'triggering event', he told the senate committee.
A group of militants were trying to cross the border in Banawat forward area in Poonch district around late Wednesday night, PRO, Defence S N Acharya told PTI.
Two soldiers were also injured in the Uri operation.
An army soldier was killed as troops foiled yet another bid by terrorists to infiltrate under the cover of firing from Pakistani side along Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior army official said in Jammu on Thursday.
Muslims' share in the reservation will keep on increasing also because of "conversion and infiltration because they are having a secular cover from them (the Congress)", he added.
Launching a strong campaign over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against its manifesto, the Congress said on Monday that party chief Mallikarjun Kharge has sought an appointment with Narendra Modi to "educate him" about its poll promise document.
An infiltration bid by a group of five terrorists was on Sunday foiled by the Army which launched a massive search operation along the Line of Control in the Rajouri sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
The Indian Army on Monday foiled an infiltration bid in Keran sector along the Line of Control in Kashmir, killing a militant in the operation.
The Navi Mumbai police uncovered a plot to kill the actor during their investigation disclosing a video call conversation between Lawrence Bishnoi gang member Ajay Kashyap and another accused.
Sources said the officials told the meeting that a strict watch is being maintained to uphold human rights and efforts were on to achieve the 'zero tolerance' of rights abuses as envisaged by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Pakistan added that it is necessary to establish "veracity of the Indian claim".
Kala Gujjar was arrested from Regal area of Samba district on Saturday and several combat dresses were recovered from his shed. He is believed to have arranged combat dresses for the militants and provided them with guides. Eight persons, including two militants, were killed in the fierce gun battle between security forces and militants at Kaily Mandi area of Samba.
"There is always some support available to militants to infiltrate across the border," Singh told reporters at a defence ministry function in Delhi.
Huge quantity of arms and ammunition, including three AK-47 rifles, 11 hand grenades and a large quantity of ammunition, were recovered from the encounter site.
Some experts feel that Israel got so totally engrossed in countering Iran and in efforts to foil the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme that it has neglected its own backyard.
Jammu and Kashmir recorded "zero infiltration" for the first time in 2011 despite several attempts along the India-Pakistan border, the police said on Tuesday.
"2000 to 2500 armed militants in Pakistan training camps are ready to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir," Brigadier General of Staff, 16 Corps, Brigadier Gurdeep Singh told media-persons at Nagrota Corps headquarters in Jammu on Monday.He said there were approximately 42 training camps across the border out of which 34 are active.
The home minister also reviewed the preparations for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage scheduled to begin on June 29.
