An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. Mukhtar Ahmed/ Rediff.com reports.
A turnout of about 59 percent -- the highest in the past seven elections -- was recorded in the first phase of assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, Chief Electoral Officer P K Pole said, adding polling passed off peacefully.
The youths were detained from Pulwama and Awantipora during the night on suspicion of links with the planning of the suicide attack.
The search operation turned into an encounter after terrorists fired upon a search party of the forces, who retaliated.
The story of two Adils, one a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist and the other a pony 'wallah' who died protecting tourists, highlights the contrasting realities of life in Kashmir. While the terrorist, Aadil Thokar, is accused of the deadly attack on tourists in Baisaran, the heroic pony 'wallah', Syed Adil Hussain Shah, sacrificed his life to save them. Their stories, though separated by a tragic event, reveal the deep-rooted conflict and the enduring spirit of compassion in Kashmir.
A suspected Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorist was killed on Thursday in a brief gunfight with security forces in a village in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said.
'It is India's first vehicle that can be driven on road, marshy terrain and in water as well.'
"According to you Congress should guarantee foolproof intelligence to BJP and nothing should be asked of the BJP," Raj said in a post on X.
'Whatever we do, the purpose will be to re-establish deterrence.'
'Killed #terrorist identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat of #Pulwama (A category). He initially worked for HM #terror outfit, nowadays he had been working with TRF. #Killer of late Sanjay Sharma #neutralised,' Kumar tweeted.
Two cops and a civilian were killed in another militant ambush on the Jammu Srinagar highway near Pampore in south Kashmir Pulwama district on Wednesday evening.
The encounter took place at Qasbayar area of the south Kashmir district.
The slain militants are reported to belong to the district.
"The killing of Abdul Rehman alias Fauji Bhai alias Fauji Baba, a Pakistani national, is a big success for security forces as he was a master in assembling improvised explosive devices for JeM," Inspector General of Police Vijay Kumar told reporters in Srinagar.
Tral, the former hotbed of terrorism, rocks to the music of democracy.
One civilian was also killed after he caught in the crossfire.
'Diplomatic and economic responses are first announced and then implemented. A military response is announced only after it is done.'
An encounter broke out on Monday night between security forces and militants holed up in a village in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said.
Three terrorists of the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit including a divisional commander were killed in a south Kashmir encounter in Srinagar on Monday.
The search operation turned into an encounter after the ultras opened fire at the search party, who retaliated.
Abdul Gani Dar was shot at three times from a close range with an AK assault rifle, he said, adding two bullets hit him in the chest and one in the shoulder.
Officials said Bilal Ahmed Kuchey had allowed the terrorists to use his house as a hideout and also provided them with high-end mobile phones.
Two militants, including a commander of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit, were killed in a fierce south Kashmir encounter that ended on Saturday evening.
Two terrorists believed to be behind Sunday's killing of a Kashmiri Pandit were gunned down early on Tuesday in an encounter with security forces inside a mosque in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. An Indian Army jawan was also killed.
'There's a lot of sense in what Prime Minister Modi did, but the Indian government has to be really prepared for a really sharp escalation spiral.'
Militants snatched an automatic rifle along with a magazine from a cop and decamped with it in south Kashmir Pulwama town on Tuesday afternoon.
Security agencies braced for a march called by separatists on Monday.
The agency has re-registered the case and formed a team to investigate the terror strike.
A police official was shot dead by unidentified terrorists in south Kashmir Pulwama town on Friday afternoon.
Raising anti-Pakistan, anti-terrorist slogans, the protestors demanded action against Pakistan for "sponsoring terrorism in the Valley."
Two cops were killed in a terrorist hit-and-run attack on the Jammu and Kashmir police outside the district court complex in south Kashmir Pulwama town on Monday afternoon.
An A+++ category terrorist, Dujana had taken over the reins of the Lashkar-e-Tayiba in the Kashmir Valley after the group's divisional commander Abu Qassim was killed in 2013.
Terrorists blew up a portion of the Anantnag-Baramulla rail track near Galbugh in the south Kashmir Pulwama district late on Thursday night.
A Central Reserve Police Force trooper and a civilian received serious injuries in a hand grenade explosion in south Kashmir's Pulwama town on Tuesday afternoon.
It's just not a date. It's just not about selecting a candidate. It's not about helping some candidate win. It's about expressing emotion, after ten years, that could reach out in India and beyond it, notes Sheela Bhatt.
The search operation was on in the area, the official said.
A police official said the curbs have been imposed to maintain law and order in view of the separatists call for a march to the three districts of Baramulla, Pulwama and Srinagar.
Dr Sheikh Jalal, a leading cardiologist of Kashmir was seriously injured in a militant ambush that left his two police guards dead.
Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in Samboora village of Pampore area following information about the presence of some terrorists there.
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