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Drones, Army choppers pressed into service in ethnic violence-hit Manipur

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Imphal: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) and Army helicopters have been pressed into service for aerial surveillance in ethnic violence-hit Manipur, while the Army, Assam Rifles, and other Central paramilitary forces are on round-the-clock vigil in the trouble-torn districts.
Defence sources said that multiple rounds of aerial surveillance using Cheetah helicopters have already been conducted by the Army since Saturday morning in different parts of Manipur.
“The ongoing crisis in Manipur may create a new security dimension as insurgent groups staying in camps along the India-Myanmar border may prove detrimental to the massive efforts to restore normalcy in the state,” said a source.

The issue is being addressed pro-actively by the security forces who are leaving no stone unturned to thwart the nefarious designs, the source said.
“While Assam Rifles is enhancing its deployment on ground zero with round-the-clock vigil and border surveillance, the Army and other security forces are working in tandem to quell the present unrest in Manipur at the earliest,” the source said.
A defence spokesman said, “The Indian Air Force ferried additional Army and paramilitary troops from two airfields in Assam employing C17 Globemaster and AN 32 aircraft. Evacuation of civilians of all communities from the affected areas is going on.”
According to a top official, at least 20 people have died in Manipur since May 3, while the local media and unconfirmed reports put the toll at 50-55, including women.
Manipur government’s newly-appointed security advisor Kuldiep Singh, a former CRPF chief, said that at least 18 to 20 people were killed in the series of ethnic violence in different districts of Manipur.

However, local media quoting hospital sources said that at least 50 to 55 people, including women, have been killed in the attacks and counter-attacks by the rival ethnic groups in at least six districts since May 3.
“Over 100 people have been injured in these attacks. More than 500 houses, along with a large number of vehicles, shops and other properties were either burnt down or damaged in these attacks since May 3,” Singh told the media in Imphal on Saturday.
He said that 23 police stations in different districts have been identified as most vulnerable and the Army and Central Armed Police Forces were adequately deployed in these areas.
Flag marches by the Army and Assam Rifles are continuing in more than six districts, especially in the most volatile Churachandpur district, Singh said.
In view of the prevailing unrest in Manipur, the Central government has already imposed Article 355 in the state to bring the situation under control.
Article 355 is part of emergency provisions contained in the Constitution that empowers the Centre to take all necessary steps to protect a state against internal disturbances or external aggression.
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May 6, 2023
LG laid wreath and paid tributes to the slain army personnel

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Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha laid wreath and paid tributes to the brave army personnel who made supreme sacrifice in the ongoing operations against terrorists in Kandi forest, Rajouri.
“The entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the families of the brave martyrs. Grateful nation will always be indebted to their unparalleled valour,” the Lt Governor said.
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May 6, 2023
Sudan army sends envoys to Saudi Arabia for truce talks

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Khartoum: The Sudanese Army said that it has sent negotiators to the Saudi port city of Jeddah to discuss the humanitarian truce as part of a Saudi-American initiative to end the conflict in the African country.
As part of the Saudi-American initiative, a delegation of the Sudanese Armed Forces left for Jeddah to discuss the details relating to the truce, Xinhua news agency reported, citing a statement issued on Friday by the Sudanese army.
“This tends to secure and prepare the suitable circumstances to deal with the humanitarian aspects for our citizens under the current conditions,” the statement added.

Earlier this week, both the Sudanese army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) agreed to extend the truce for seven days.
The RSF has not officially confirmed that it had sent negotiators to Jeddah, though local media reports said so.
Sudan has been witnessing deadly armed clashes between the Sudanese army and the RSF in the capital city of Khartoum and other areas since April 15, with the two sides accusing each other of initiating the conflict.
According to UN statistics, thousands of Sudanese citizens have been displaced or forced to seek refuge in safe areas in Sudan and neighboring countries, including Egypt, Ethiopia and Chad.
So far, the deadly clashes have left 550 people dead and 4,926 others wounded, according to the Sudanese health ministry.

(Except for the headline, the story has not been edited by Siasat staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
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May 6, 2023
Telangana: Martyred Army jawan’s to be held with state honours

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Hyderabad: Martyred Army jawan Pabbala Anil’s final rites will be performed with full state honours at his native place Malkapur of Bonipalli Mandal on Saturday.
Anil died and two others sustained severe injuries on Thursday when an Army HAL Dhruv chopper crashed after a hard landing on the hill of the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Anil’s body will arrive at Gangadhara Chowk at 9 a.m. on Saturday, where a procession will be taken to the Malkapur burial ground. Army officials also arrived in the village and made all arrangements for the funeral rites.

Telangana planning board vice-chairman, B Vinod Kumar, Collector Anurag Jayanthi, Superintendent of Police (SP) and other army authorities are going to attend the funeral.
Municipal Administration Minister and BRS working president KT Rama Rao expressed his grief over the death of the Army jawan and extended his support to Anil’s family members.
In a statement, KT Rama Rao said, the incident was very unfortunate as we lost a young army jawan. The minister assured full support to family members of the martyred army jawan from the state government.
Choppadandi MLA, Sunke Ravishankar also visited the house of Anil in the morning, consoled his family members, and extended his support.
Anil joined the Indian Army in the year 2011, he was serving as a technical wing. He is survived by his wife Soujanya and two sons Ayan and Arav.

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May 6, 2023
Rajouri Gunfight: Militant killed, Another Likely Injured

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SRINAGAR: One militant has been killed and another likely injured in a fresh exchange of fire that erupted in the woods of Rajouri in the early hours of Saturday.
Five army personnel were killed in the ongoing encounter in the Kandi forest area on Friday morning.
Defence spokesman Lt. Colonel Devender Anand said that one militant was killed while another was likely wounded in the gunfight.
“In the ongoing joint operation in Kandi Forest, Rajouri sector by Indian Army in coordination with JKP & CRPF, at 7:am hours the cordon while closing in spotted and pinned down the terrorists. In the ensuing gunbattle, one terrorist has been neutralized and one terrorist is likely to be injured,” he said.
He further added that Huge recoveries have been made in the operation so far.
The recoveries include one AK56, four magazines of AK, 56 rounds of AK, 1 x 9mm pistol with a mag, three grenades & one ammunition pouch.
“Identity of the neutralized terrorist is being ascertained,” he said.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Army Chief General Manoj Pandey will visit Rajouri to assess the ground situation where troops have launched a massive operation after killing 10 army personnel in the past two weeks.

Officials said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande is likely to chair a high-level security meeting in Jammu before flying back to Delhi.
Meanwhile, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi reached Rajouri early morning to review the ongoing operation.
“Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi Army Commander Northern Command at Ground Zero, reviewing the operational situation on the ongoing operations at Kandi Rajouri where contact was re-established with militants,” Northern Command said in a tweet.
“He was briefed on all aspects of the operations by ground commanders,” it added.

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May 6, 2023
Rajouri Encounter: Militant Killed, Says Army As LG Lays Floral Wreaths On Bodies Of 5 Soldiers

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M S Nazki
Jammu, May 6 (GNS): Army has claimed to have neutralized one militant in the ongoing massive operation in Kandi forest area of Rajouri district. Meanwhile Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid wreaths of the bodies of five soldiers who were killed in the blast triggered by the militants in the woods on Friday, officials said.
“In the ongoing joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice & CRPF, at approx 0700 hours the cordon while closing in spotted & pinned down the (militants),” army said in a tweet, adding, “In the ensuing gunbattle one (militant) has been neutralised & 1 more is likely to be injured.”
Army said that arms and ammunition including one AK 56, four Magazines, 56 rounds, 1×9 mm pistol and 3 grenades and one ammunition Pouch has been recovered so far.
“Identity and affiliation of militant is being ascertained. Operation underway,” he said.
Meanwhile, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid tributes to the soldiers killed in the blast and laid floral wreaths on their bodies.
Yesterday, five soldiers were killed and an officer was injured in a blast triggered by the militants.
Army later issued a statement in which it said: “On specific information about presence of (militants) in the Kandi forest in Rojauri Sector, a joint operation was launched on 03 May 2023. At about 0730 hours on 05 May 2023, a search team established contact with a group of militants well entrenched in a cave. The area is thickly vegetated with rocky and steep cliffs.”
The militants, the army said, triggered an explosive device in retaliation. The Army team suffered two fatal casualties and injuries to four more soldiers including an officer.

“The injured personnel were evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur.” Three among them succumbed to wounds later. (GNS)
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May 6, 2023
Rajouri Gunfight: Contact Again Established With Militants: Army

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Rajouri, May 06: After a lull, gunfight resumes between militants and security forces in Kandi Forest area of Rajouri district on Saturday.
Official sources told GNS that after a lull, contact was again established with militants during wee hours on Saturday.
Yesterday, 5 soldiers were killed, officer was injured in the Rajouri Gunfight.
Army latter issued a statement in which it said that, “On specific information about presence of (militants) in the Kandi Forest in Rajauri Sector, a joint operation was launched on 03 May 2023. At about 0730 hours on 05 May 2023, a search team established contact with a group of militants well entrenched in a cave. The area is thickly vegetated with rocky and steep cliffs.”
The militants, army said, triggered an explosive device in retaliation. The Army team suffered two fatal casualties and injuries to four more soldiers including an officer.
“Additional teams from the vicinity was then directed to the site of encounter. The injured personnel were evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur.” Three among them succumbed to wounds later.
As per initial reports a group of militants are trapped in the area. “There is a likelihood of casualties in militant group”, it reads. (GNS)

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May 6, 2023
5 soldiers killed, officer injured in blast in Rajouri: Army

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Jammu, May 5 (GNS): Five soldiers were killed and an officer injured after militants triggered an explosive during an ongoing encounter in Kesari area of Kandi hamlet in Rajouri district on Friday, officials said.
They told GNS that two soldiers were killed on the spot and four others including an officer were injured in the explosion. The injured were shifted to hospital where three of them succumbed to wounds, taking the toll to five.
They have been identified as L/Nk Ruchin Singh Rawat of Uttrakhand, Paratrooper Siddhant Chettri
Of Darjeeling, (WB), NK Arvind Kumar of Palampur Kangra (H.P), Hav Neelam Singh of Jourian, Akhnoor
Jammu and Paratrooper Pramod Negi of Shillai Sirmaur (H.P).
Earlier army in a statement said that Indian Army columns have been conducting relentless intelligence based operations to flush out a group of militants involved in ambush on an army truck in Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian in Jammu region”, army said in a statement.
“On specific information about presence of (militants) in the Kandi Forest in Rajauri Sector, a joint operation was launched on 03 May 2023. At about 0730 hours on 05 May 2023, a search team established contact with a group of terrorists well entrenched in a cave. The area is thickly vegetated with rocky and steep cliffs.”

The militants, army said, triggered an explosive device in retaliation. The Army team suffered two fatal casualties and injuries to four more soldiers including an officer.
“Additional teams from the vicinity have been directed to the site of encounter. The injured personnel have been evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur.” Three among them succumbed to wounds later.
As per initial reports a group of militants are trapped in the area. “There is a likelihood of casualties in militant group”, it reads.
The operation is in progress and further details are being ascertained, it had added. (GNS)
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May 5, 2023
Homage paid to Army technician from Telangana killed in chopper crash in J&K

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Hyderabad: Rich tributes were paid to technician Pabballa Anil, who was killed in an Army helicopter crash in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, after his mortal remains arrived here on Friday.
Major General Rakesh Manocha, General Officer Commanding Headquarters Telangana & Andhra Sub Area, laid a wreath and paid homage to late Anil at the Air Force Station Hakimpet here, a defence release said.
A wreath-laying ceremony was organised to pay tributes to the valiant soldier, a native of Telangana, by the Indian Army.

The mortal remains departed for his native village of Malkapur in Rajanna Sircilla district by road and the funeral will be conducted with full military honours at his native place, it said.
Anil was killed when the helicopter crashed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. The chopper crashed after a “hard landing” in a forested area in the upper reaches on Thursday following a technical fault, killing the technician and injuring two pilots on board.
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May 5, 2023
Rajouri Gunfight: Two Army Personnel Killed, Four Injured

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SRINAGAR: Two army personnel have been killed and four others injured after a group of militants triggered an explosive during an ongoing encounter in Kesari area of Kandi hamlet in Rajouri district.
The statement reads, “On specific information about the presence of militants in the Kandi Forest in Rajauri Sector, a joint operation was launched on May 3 2023. At about 7: 30 am on May 5 2023, a search team established contact with a group of terrorists well entrenched in a cave. The area is thickly vegetated with rocky and steep cliffs.”
“They triggered an explosive device in retaliation. The Army team has suffered two fatal casualties with injuries to four more soldiers including an officer”, reads the statement.
Additional teams from the vicinity have been directed to the site of the encounter. The injured personnel have been evacuated to Command Hospital, Udhampur.
“As per initial reports, a group of militants are trapped in the area. There is a likelihood of casualties in the militant group”, it reads.
“Indian Army columns have been conducting relentless intelligence-based operations to flush out a group of terrorists involved in ambush on an army truck in Tota Gali area of Bhata Dhurian in Jammu region”, reads a statement.
“The operation is in progress”, reads the statement adding further details are being ascertained. (GNS)

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( With inputs from : kashmirlife.net )

May 5, 2023