Seven civilians died on Saturday when security forces opened fire at an unruly mob that thronged the site of an encounter in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district in which three terrorists and an army man were killed. read more

Five of the seven civilians killed in security forces’ firing near the scene of a firefight with militants in South Kashmir’s Pulwama on Saturday were teenagers. The rest were in their late 20s, married and only bread earners of their families. read more

After the killing of seven civilians protesting the anti-militancy operation in Pulwama on Saturday, the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) had called for a three day strike and asked people to march towards Badami Bagh cantonment, where the headquarters... read more

Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salaudin had welcomed the soldier, Zahoor Ahmad Thokar, joining the militant ranks. Hizbul Mujahideen had even shared a video of the soldier along with top commanders of the militant group. read more

Seven residents of the Sirnoo village in Pulwama were killed while protesting near the encounter site. Three militants, including an army deserter, and a soldier were also killed in the operation. read more

Separatists, under the banner of Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik, asked people to march to the headquarters of the Army’s Chinar Corps at Badamibagh in Srinagar on Monday. read more

The encounter broke out early on Saturday after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Sirnoo village of the district, a police officer said. read more

Vice President of India, M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and other parliamentarians paid homage to security personnel who lost their lives during the 2001 Parliament attack, on the 17th anniversary of the event, at Parliament House, in New Delhi.

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Two militants have been killed,  the official said, adding the operation was still in progress. read more

Saqib Bilal and another boy, a Class 9 student from Hajin Bandipora, were killed along with a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba militant in an 18-hour gun battle with security forces in Mujgund on the outskirts of Srinagar on December 9. read more

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A teenager had disappeared along with another 17-year-old boy from North Kashmir’s Hajin on August 31. A picture showing him holding a gun had gone viral on social media days before the two were killed along with another militant. read more

On Saturday evening, security forces cordoned the Mujgund area which falls on the road to north Kashmir’s Bandipora district after inputs that militants were hiding there. read more

The encounter happened in the early hours of Saturday morning. One soldier died while three others have been injured. read more

Police and army launched the operation based on reports about the presence of militants. However as the operation was going on, militants opened fire on the forces, triggering an encounter. read more