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Three soldiers were killed after militants opened fire on an army convoy in Pampore in Pulwana district on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, the Army said on Saturday. Search operation is underway. Security forces have cordoned off the adjoining residential area and launched search operation to track down the militants, a police official said.

“Terrorists attacked, security forces retaliated. Public was present so we couldn’t fire openly but terrorists were forced to run away,” said IG (Operations) CRPF. NDTV reported the army bus was part of the convoy and was coming from Jammu.

A police official said two soldiers were also injured in the attack that took place at the place crowded with civilians at Kadlabal in Pampore town of Pulwama district this afternoon.

Preliminary investigations suggest that the militants might have used motorcycles to carry out the deadly attack, the official said, adding search operations were going on in the surrounding areas to track down the assailants.

Two militants were killed on Wednesday in separate encounters with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. The encounters took place in Anantnag and Baramulla districts. Militants opened fire on a patrol party of army at Beewra in Srigufwara area of Anantnag district this morning, a police official said. He said the army personnel retaliated, triggering a gunbattle.

A civilian was killed on December 9 in firing at Arwani in south Kashmir as the Army and police launched an operation against militants.

(with inputs from PTI)

 

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Soldiers conduct a search operation after a militant attack on an army convoy at Kadalbal Pampore on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway.

 

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http://www.deccanherald.com/content/587254/army-pays-tributes-3-soldiers.html
Srinagar, Dec 18, 2016, PTI

Army today paid floral tributes to the three soldiers killed in a militant attack on an army convoy at Pampore on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway.

"In a solemn ceremony at Badami Bagh Cantonment here, many senior officials from security agencies including Jammu and Kashmir Police, CRPF, BSF and SSB, joined General Officer Commanding, Chinar Corps, Lt Gen J S Sandhu and all ranks in paying homage to the martyrs on behalf of a proud nation," an army official said.

Many officials from the civil administration, including Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmed Khan were also present on the occasion.

Three soldiers were yesterday killed, while two others jawans were injured in the attack at a place crowded with civilians in Pampore of Jammu and Kashmir.

"Martyr Naik (Gnr) Ratheesh C (35) had joined army in 2001 and hailed from Kotolipram, Kannur district in Kerala and is survived by his wife and a son," the official said.

He said 33-year-old Gunner Farate Sourabh Nandkumar of Bhekrai Nagar village in Pune of Maharasthra had donned the uniform in 2004 and is survived by his wife and twin daughters.

Gunner Shashikant Pandey (24) had four years of service and was on his way to join his unit in the Valley.

Hailing from Zharian area of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand, he is survived by his parents, the official said.

The mortal remains of the martyrs would be flown for last rites to their native places where they would be laid to rest with full military honours, he said.

In this hour of grief, the Army stands in solidarity with the bereaved families of the martyrs and remains committed to their needs and wellbeing, the official said.

 

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By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: December 18, 2016 9:21 pm

Three soldiers were killed in the Pampore attack
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/high-level-security-meeting-after-pampore-attack/


A day after three Indian soldiers were killed in militant attack on an army convoy at Pampore on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, a high-level security meeting was held in Srinagar. The focus of the meeting was on devising foolproof security mechanism for national highway.

The Director General of Police later held a meeting with Srinagar-based Corps Commander Lt Gen J S Sandhu and discussed implementation of different decisions with regard to strengthening and augmentation of security setup across Kashmir Valley.

At the meeting with officials of police, army and paramilitary forces, Kumar emphasised the need for greater coordination and cooperation among the various forces and agencies. The meeting was held at District Police office in Awantipora in south Kashmir, some kms away from Pampore where terrorists struck at an army convoy yesterday, killing three soldiers.

Addressing the meeting, the Director General of Police asked the officers to devise a foolproof plan for the national highway for safe and secure movement of the people and the security forces, a police spokesman said here. Kumar asked the army to strengthen the corridor protection and asked the CRPF to finetune the Road Opening Parties (RoPs) along the highway.

While highlighting the need of tackling the militancy effectively, the DGP said surgical operations with minimum collateral damages should be conducted. In their respective briefs, the officers gave details of the security arrangements made by their organisations for the highway, the spokesman said.

Earlier, Kashmir Zone Inspector General of Police S J M Gillani briefed the meeting about the security situation of south Kashmir and also highlighted recent operations conducted against the militants, he said.

South Kashmir has recently witnessed a number of terror attacks, including two bank robberies. The DGP told the meeting about the measures taken by the police to investigate and solve the bank robberies.

Earlier in the day, the Army paid floral tributes to the three soldiers killed in a militant attack. Many officials from the civil administration, including Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmed Khan were also present on the occasion.

(With inputs from PTI)

 

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Migratory birds at the Gharana Wetland near the India-Pakistan international border in Ranbir Singh Pura in Jammu.

 

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http://zeenews.india.com/news/india...injured-in-landmine-blast-on-loc_1959980.html

Jammu: A soldier was injured in a landmine explosion on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Monday, police said.

"A soldier identified as Minter Singh of 21 Punjab Regiment was seriously injured in a mine explosion on the LoC in Mendhar sector.

"The injured soldier was immediately evacuated to Mendhar hospital for treatment," said police here.

Landmines are used by security forces to secure infiltration-prone areas on the LoC.


First Published: Monday, December 19, 2016 - 23:37

 

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http://indianexpress.com/article/in...enade-at-ssps-house-no-damage-caused-4435988/
By: PTI | Srinagar | Published December 19, 2016 11:38 pm
Militants targeted the residence of a Senior Superintendent of Police here by lobbing a grenade but there was no damage, police said. The ultras lobbed the grenade at the residence of Ghulam Jeelani, who is posted as SSP Handwara, in Bagh-e-Mehtab area of the city on Sunday night, a police official said.

He said the grenade landed and exploded in the compound of the house but no damage was caused by it. The police official and his family were not present at their residence when the attack took place, he added.

 

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Army personnel conduct house to house search at Pampore on Srinagar Jammu national highway after militants attacked army convoy in which three soldiers were killed on Saturday. UNI PHOTO

 

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http://zeenews.india.com/news/india...mba-kathua-rajbagh-last-year-nia_1960305.html
Delhi: The blasts in Tangdhar, Samba, Kathua and Rajbagh in Jammu and Kashmir last year is linked to Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), the chargesheet filed by NIA in the Pathankot terror attack case has revealed.

According to a report in The Times of India, Kashif Jan, main handler of Pathankot attackers, had claimed in his Facebook messages that he had planned the attacks at Kathua and Samba on March 20-21 last year.

Jan is said to have been in constant touch with the Pathankot attackers over phone during the strike.

Three people were killed in Kathua.

As per the NIA, documentary and digital evidence points to JeM's role in Samba and Rajbagh attacks too.

The terrorists had left two slips of paper in the Pathankot attack, which read as - "Jaish-e-Mohammad zindabad, Tangdhar se le kar Samba Kathua Rajbagh aur Delhi tak, Afzal Gurushaheed ke jan nisar tum ko milte rahenge."

The media house quotes from the chargesheet as follows - "The slips, along with other corroborative evidence, established they were JeM members based in Pakistan and that the attack was one of the series carried out by them after Tangdhar, Samba, Kathua, Rajbagh in revenge for the death of Afzal Guru".

On December 19, wrapping up investigations in the Pathankot airbase attack case, NIA had filed a chargesheet against JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother and two others for hatching the conspiracy of the January 02 audacious terror strike that left seven personnel dead and 37 others injured.

The chargesheet was filed in the NIA court at Panchkula in which all the four have been slapped with charges under Indian Penal Code, Explosive Substances Act, Arms Act and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.

Besides Azhar, his brother Mufti Abdul Rauf Asghar and two handlers - Shahid Latif and Kashif Jan - have been named in the exhaustive chargesheet.

The terrorists were engaged in a gunfight only at 0320 hours of January two, 19 hours after they had entered the IAF base.

Giving details about the infiltration and activities of the four terrorists, the NIA said in its chargesheet that all the four terrorists underwent extensive motivational, physical, military and tactical training and were radicalized to carry out terror strikes in India, as per PTI.

The four terrorists armed with ammunition and other logistical items illegally crossed the Indo-Pak international border through the forest area near the Simbal Border Outpost on December 30.

Empty food packets manufactured in Pakistan and other food articles from the neighbouring country were recovered from the forest area near the Simbal Border Outpost, during investigation.

(With Agency inputs)


First Published: Wednesday, December 21, 2016 - 05:42

 

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http://www.hindustantimes.com/india...n-baramulla/story-c3cb3iF80tJdkAK2t9vD5N.html
Suspected militants shot dead a person in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday night, police said.

Nazir Ahmad Mir was shot at by suspected militants near his residence at Bahrampora in Dangiwacha area of the district, a police official said.


Mir was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the official said.

A case has been registered and a hunt is on to nab the assailants, police said.

 

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...r’s-Pulwama/article16950622.ece?homepage=true
Suspected militants opened fired on a civilian and a police patrol in two separate incidents in Kashmir valley on Tuesday evening.

Around 7:15 pm, militants disembarked from a car and fired at Bashir Ahmad Sheikh at Ashtengoo village of Bandipora, 40 km north of Srinagar.

Police officials said the victim, also a former municipality ward number, sustained bullet injuries in the abdomen. “He was shifted to the district hospital treatment as his conditions continue to be critical,” said the spokesman.

Preliminary reports suggest he was associated with the Congress and runs local cable network.

In a separate incident, militants late Tuesday evening opened fire at a police patrol in south Kashmir’s volatile Pulwama district, 30 km away from Srinagar.

The exchange of fire took place when the police stopped a load carrier in Lassipora area. “The militants aboard the vehicle fired at the police party. No one was injured,” said a police official.

The armed militants and the driver fled from the spot. A manhunt has been launched to nab the militants. The vehicle has been seized.

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Militants shot at and injured a Congress worker in Bandipora district of Kashmir on Tuesday night, police said.

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The militants shot Baahir Ahmad Shiekh (40) inside his residence at Ashtengoo at around 7.30 p.m., a police official said.

He said Shiekh was rushed to a local hospital where the doctors referred him to a hospital here for better treatment.

 

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Over 26 people, including 14 security personnel, have been killed in ceasefire violations since the surgical strike on terrorist launch pads in Azad Kashmir.
http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...n-by-Pakistan-near-Poonch/article16965495.ece
On December 16, Pakistan had violated ceasefire by targeting Indian positions along the LoC in Balakote sector of the same district.
One civilian was killed as Pakistani Army indulged in heavy cross border firing targeting Indian positions and civilian areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting the Indian side to retaliate.

“Pakistani troops targeted the Indian Army posts and civilian areas along the LoC in Poonch sector with small arms, automatic and mortars at 1655 hours,” an army officer said.

He said the army was retaliating strongly and effectively to the ceasefire violation.

One civilian identified as Tanveer Ahmed died when a shell fired by the Pakistani troops fell on his house. The civilians shifted him to the Poonch Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.

On December 16, Pakistan had violated ceasefire by targeting Indian positions along the LoC in Balakote sector of the same district.

The ceasefire violation had come after a lull of over three weeks after the Indian troops had launched a counter- offensive against Pakistan on November 23 against the killing of three soldiers in the Machhil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

In the cross-LoC attack by suspected Pakistani terrorists, three Indian soldiers were killed on November 22, with body of one of them being mutilated. Following the incident, Indian Army had vowed a heavy “retribution”.

The 2003 India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement has virtually become redundant with over 300 incidents of firing and shelling along the LoC and IB in Jammu and Kashmir by Pakistani troops.

Over 26 people, including 14 security personnel, have been killed in ceasefire violations since the surgical strike on terrorist launch pads in Azad Kashmir.

(With inputs from Peerzada Ashiq)

 

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A Large number of Indian Army uniforms, badges and other materials recovered from bushes, in Rajouri.

 

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http://indianexpress.com/article/india/jk-cop-killed-in-militant-attack-4453621/
Srinagar | Published:January 1, 2017 12:34 am

A policeman was killed when militants attacked a police party in north Kashmir’s Handwara area on Saturday evening. Militants fired on the police party at a check-post, according to reports. One police constable, who was injured in the attack, later succumbed.

Police and Army cordoned the area and began searching for militants responsible for the attack.

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http://indianexpress.com/article/in...mes-in-poonch-after-a-nigh-long-lull-4452745/

AFTER a night-long lull, Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and began targeting forward Indian positions in Poonch sector on Saturday morning.

Sources said the latest round of shelling from across the Line of Control started around 7.45 am in Degwar area, where a civilian was killed in nearly hour-long firing on Friday evening.As the Indian Army retaliated, shelling from the Pakistan side stopped within half-an-hour, according to the sources.

On Friday evening, Pakistani troops had resorted to intense mortar shelling on forward Indian positions in Khari Karmara and Degwar areas.

Shelling had stopped after an hour around 6.05 pm, followed by a tenuous calm along the border in Khari Karmara area.

The fresh spate of ceasefire violation by Pakistan started a day after outgoing Army chief General Dalbir Singh visited Kalal, along the LoC in Nowshera sector, and reviewed the situation there.