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101 militants including 76 locals killed in 150 days

101 militants including 76 locals killed in 150 days

Srinagar: Indicating a sharp spike in violence in Kashmir, around 101 militants were killed in Kashmir in last 150 days. The dead militants mostly comprise of the local Kashmiris whose number touched the 76 mark. “With killing of 05 terrorist & 101 for last five months, an average of 20 each month so far,” the […]

Two militants killed in Awantipora gunfight, bodies recovered

Two militants killed in Awantipora gunfight, bodies recovered

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Nannar village of Midoora in South Kashmir’s Pulwama District on Friday. A joint team of Army’s 42RR, SOG and 180 BN of CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Nannar. A senior police officer said the joint team of forces launched the cordon […]

Two Hizb militants, youth killed in Shopian gunfight

Two Hizb militants, youth killed in Shopian gunfight

Srinagar: Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants and a youth who was missing since Thursday were killed in an encounter at Dragad Sugan area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Friday. Official said that two among the three bodies which were recovered near the encounter site are that of militants while another is of a missing youth. […]

Two local Lashkar-e-Toiba militants killed in Sopore gunfight

Two local Lashkar-e-Toiba militants killed in Sopore gunfight

Srinagar: Two militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba outfit were killed in an encounter at Dangerpora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. A police spokesman in a statement said that the operation was launched following a credible input about the presence of the militants at Dangerpora area of Sopore. During the search operation, the […]

Shopian CASO called off: No body retrieved, civilian killed, house flattened, dozens injured

Shopian CASO called off: No body retrieved, civilian killed, house flattened, dozens injured

Srinagar: The government forces on Thursday called off the search operation as there was no militant found present at Gugloora area of Pinjura in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. A civilian was killed and several others were injured in government forces action during a cordon-and-search operation late Wednesday evening at Gugloora.  Locals said that government forces […]

OIC hopes India, Pak will resume ‘genuine’ dialogue to resolve Kashmir

OIC hopes India, Pak will resume ‘genuine’ dialogue to resolve Kashmir

Srinagar: Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Thursday expressed hope that India and Pakistan will resume a “genuine” dialogue for addressing all outstanding issues, “particularly the Jammu and Kashmir dispute.” Dr Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen, General Secretary of the OIC, also said that the bloc was following with deep concern the “bloody events against the […]

Pellet horror returns in Kashmir, 90 injured in Shopian, Kulgam

Pellet horror returns in Kashmir, 90 injured in Shopian, Kulgam

Srinagar: At least ninety persons sustained fire arm injuries, sixty of them from pellets, after they clashed with the government forces in South Kashmir’s Kulgam and Shopian districts One of the injured includes, Yawar Ahmad, who received bullet in his abdomen at Kulgam and is reported to be in critical condition. In Kulgam clashes erupted […]