Kashmir Militants

These employees have returned to Jammu after their colleague, Rajni Bala, was shot dead by terrorists at a school in south Kashmir's Kulgam district on Tuesday

Three security personnel and an arrested Pakistani terrorist were injured on Sunday when militants opened fire

Two militants were killed and a policeman was injured during encounters in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag and Bandipora districts on Monday, police said. Security forces had launched a cordon and search operation at Khagund in Anantnag district's Verinag area following information about the presence of militants there, an official said. The search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire on the security forces, who retaliated, he said. The police official said that while one militant has been killed, a policeman suffered injuries. He added that the operation is going on. In another encounter, which broke out at Gundjahangir in Bandipora district's Hajin area, a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed. "Killed terrorist has been identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Dar affiliated with proscribed terror outfit LeT (TRF). He was involved in recent civilian killing at Shahgund Bandipora," Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar tweeted.

Militants shot dead a special police officer, his wife and daughter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Monday.

A policeman was injured when militants fired upon the residence of a BJP leader in Nowgam area of the city on Thursday, police said

Two terrorists surrendered on Tuesday during an encounter with the security forces in South Kashmir's Kulgam district, officials said

Militants hurled a grenade on a CRPF camp in Noorbagh area of Srinagar, police said

Militants opened fire on Wasim Ahmad Bari, BJP district president, outside his shop near police station Bandipora at around 9 pm

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Joint troops of 178 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operation Group (SOG) at Zainapora launch a cordon and search operation in Shopian

A security forces spokesman said a contact has been established with the militants and a "top terrorist commander" is trapped, without mentioning his name

He also said a large number of militants had managed to sneak into the state from across the border recently even as the counter-infiltration grid scuttled various attempts by eliminating infiltrators

Militants killed policemen in two separate incidents and fled with their weapons

Authorities have suspended Internet services in the district to prevent spread of rumours

This is the third infiltration bid foiled by the Army in north Kashmir in the past fortnight

Shopian and Pulwama have seen a spate of attacks this month

On Tuesday, unidentified gunmen robbed the Yaripora branch of the same bank

Till March, security agencies put the such head count at nearly 250