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July - 4 
A joint team of SFs busted a terrorist hideout in Dodassan Bala village in Thanamandi Police Station area in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on July 4, reports The Times of India. SFs recovered a sizeable number of arms and ammunition including one Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher
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A joint team of SFs busted a terrorist hideout in Dodassan Bala village in Thanamandi Police Station area in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on July 4, reports The Times of India. SFs recovered a sizeable number of arms and ammunition including one Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), 11 UBGL grenades, 14 AK magazines, 920 AK rounds, two Chinese pistols, two pistol magazines, one Chinese grenade, detonators with Improvised Explosive Device (IED)-making material, one pressure mine and one Pika round.
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July - 10 
An Army personnel was killed in Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) violation by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on July 10 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Pakistan troops opened fire and shelled forward posts alon
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An Army personnel was killed in Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) violation by the Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on July 10 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Pakistan troops opened fire and shelled forward posts along the LoC in Nowshera sector in the early hours, in which an Army personnel suffered injuries and was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to injuries. Officials said Indian troops guarding the borderline retaliated, resulting in exchanges.
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July - 12 
The Pakistan Army shelled forward areas violating the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch Districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on July 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Officials said, Pakistan initiated unprovoked CFA violation by firing with small a
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The Pakistan Army shelled forward areas violating the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri and Poonch Districts of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on July 12, reports Daily Excelsior. Officials said, Pakistan initiated unprovoked CFA violation by firing with small arms and shelling mortars along LoC in Nowshera sector in Rajouri and the Indian troops retaliated befittingly. The Pakistani CFA violation was also retaliated befittingly at Kirni and Qasba sectors of Poonch.
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July - 19 
Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on forward areas violating the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on July 19 evening, reports Daily Excelsior. A defence spokesman said, “At about 7.15 pm, Pakista
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Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing and shelling on forward areas violating the Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on July 19 evening, reports Daily Excelsior. A defence spokesman said, “At about 7.15 pm, Pakistan initiated the unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and intense shelling with mortars in Sunderbani sector (Rajouri).” However, Indian Army retaliated, the spokesman said, adding, there was no immediate report of any casualty on the Indian side.
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July - 21 
Pakistani troops violated Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) by resorting to firing and mortar shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on July 21, reports Daily Excelsior. A defence spokesman said, “At about 1715 hours today (July 21)
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Pakistani troops violated Cease Fire Agreement (CFA) by resorting to firing and mortar shelling on forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India on July 21, reports Daily Excelsior. A defence spokesman said, “At about 1715 hours today (July 21), Pak army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing with small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Sunderbani Sector of Rajouri district,” adding, the Indian Army retaliated befittingly to the Pakistani aggression.
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July - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) in a joint operation neutralised a militant hideout and recovered cache of arms and ammunition in Thanamandi area in Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India late on July 21, reports Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said
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Security Forces (SFs) in a joint operation neutralised a militant hideout and recovered cache of arms and ammunition in Thanamandi area in Rajouri District in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) of India late on July 21, reports Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said, in another major success on Anti-Militancy front, Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) and Army have busted a militant hideout during a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in Manyal area of Thanamandi. He said that an information was received by Police regarding suspected presence of an old militant hideout in Manyal area, after which teams of Rajouri Police, Special Operation Group (SOG) and Rashtriya Rifles (RR) launched a CASO in the late evening on July 21, adding that one Pike Rifle, one Chinese Pistol, one Local Pistol, one AK Magazines, two Pistol Magazines,168 Pika rounds, 47 AK rounds, four pistol rounds, two Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenades, one Binocular, eight Ammunition belts, one Antenna and one Tape recorder have been recovered from the hideout busted during the operation.
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July - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) unearthed a terror hideout and recovered a Pika gun among other arms and ammunition in Rajouri District in J&K of India on July 22, reports Daily Excelsior. The hideout was unearthed during a major anti-militancy operation launched by Rajouri Police and the Army’s Thanamandi-ba
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Security Forces (SFs) unearthed a terror hideout and recovered a Pika gun among other arms and ammunition in Rajouri District in J&K of India on July 22, reports Daily Excelsior. The hideout was unearthed during a major anti-militancy operation launched by Rajouri Police and the Army’s Thanamandi-based 38 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) in Manyal area, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Rajouri, Chandan Kohli said. A Pika rifle, a Chinese pistol, a local pistol, an AK magazine, 2 pistol magazines, 168 Pika rounds, 47 AK rounds, 4 pistol rounds, 2 UBGL grenades and 8 ammunition belts have been recovered from the hideout.
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July - 28 
One militant was killed when a group of four to five militants from Pakistan tried to sneak into Indian side of the fence in the Kalal area Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshehra sector in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on July 28, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said, a
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One militant was killed when a group of four to five militants from Pakistan tried to sneak into Indian side of the fence in the Kalal area Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshehra sector in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in India on July 28, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said, a movement of a group of militants was seen in Samhani Bagsar in Nowshera sector (on the Pakistani side) and it was intercepted before they could have managed to cross the LoC and were engaged. “Amid engagement of militants, an explosion took place in the area after one of the infiltrators stepped over a land mine or an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and died on the spot,” sources added and said that the body of the killed militant has not been recovered as it was taken away by the militants who returned back to Pakistan.
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