Two SPOs go missing in J&K's Kishtwar; massive search operation launchedTwo Special Police Officers from Kishtwar district disappeared while traveling to an Army post, prompting serious concerns. After their pho...
11 Nov, 2026, 11.20 PM IST
Deserter SPOs among 4 militants killed in PulwamaThe SPOs were working with J&K Police and had vanished from District Police Lines Pulwama on Thursday along with their service rifles.
07 Jun, 2019, 03.19 PM IST
Post-killings, govt doubles salaries of J&K SPOs who have served for 15 yearsThe Centre on Wednesday doubled the salary for special police officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir who have been serving the state for 15 y...
27 Sep, 2018, 01.40 PM IST
ISI messages intercepted, asked militants to kill SPOsThe reason behind the dramatic reversal were intercepted messages from Pakistan giving specific instructions to terrorists in J&K to kill t...
23 Sep, 2018, 07.36 AM IST
Frequent killings a worry for Kashmir copsSo far this year, around 30 J&K policemen were targeted and killed in encounters when they visited their homes or native villages. Last yea...
27 Aug, 2018, 07.53 AM IST
Two militants killed in encounter in Jammu and KashmirThis is after four years that an encounter has taken place in Doda district, which has been almost free from any presence of militants.
13 Jul, 2018, 05.10 PM IST
Udhampur terror attack: Militants attack police post, 2 SPOs injuredSuspected militants tonight attacked a police post in a remote area of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two special police ...
13 Jul, 2018, 04.23 PM IST
25K aspirants turn up to serve as SPOs in KashmirThere are already 25,000 SPOs in the state, engaged on a monthly honorarium of Rs 6,000.
25 Sep, 2016, 10.22 AM IST
- Salwa Judum is unconstitutional, says SC
SC asks Chhattisgarh & Centre to desist from arming tribals in name of SPOs (special police officers).
06 Jul, 2011, 02.48 AM IST
- SC reserves verdict on validity of special police officers to fight Naxalism
The SC on Thursday reserved its orders on the validity of tribal youth being recruited and armed as special police officers by the Chhattis...
06 May, 2011, 05.23 AM IST
- Arming SPOs to fight naxals a dangerous game: SC
The SC said the Centre and the Chhattisgarh govt were "playing a dangerous game" by recruiting tribal youth as special police officers (SPO...
05 May, 2011, 03.31 AM IST
- SC asks Chhattisgarh to file ATR on extra-judicial killings
The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Chhattisgarh government to file an Action Taken Report on the findings of the National Human Righ...
17 Dec, 2008, 04.26 AM IST
- Security-centric approach not right way to deal with Naxals: NHRC
It said the tribals cannot be denied the right to defend themselves against the atrocities perpetrated by Naxalites, especially when the la...
24 Sep, 2008, 03.38 AM IST
- Manipuris volunteered to defend their villages
Civil rights activists may have gone into an overdrive against the Manipur government’s decision to arm civilians against militants, but th...
06 May, 2008, 06.34 AM IST
- Centre realises Salwa Judum’s importance
The Centre appears to have finally realised that going along with those who have a fetish for human rights of Naxalites could corrode the s...
17 Apr, 2008, 01.19 AM IST
- Cannot stifle Salwa Judum: Chhattisgarh to SC
The Chhattisgarh government has told the Supreme Court that the Naxal menace has reached alarming proportions in the state and it cannot st...
15 Apr, 2008, 03.33 AM IST
- SPOs in Naxalite belts get 300% hike in wages
With the Salwa Judum experiment going awry and exposing the local civilians employed as special police officers (SPOs) to Naxal backlash, t...
19 Oct, 2007, 12.00 AM IST