Two Army personnel were killed and two civilians injured in a fierce gunfight with terrorists in the Ahlan Gagarmandu forest area of Anantnag district Saturday.
Polling was held in Anantnag-Rajouri seat in 6th phase Saturday. Many, like 82-yr-old Mohammed Bhat, said they were happy about being able to exercise their right to vote.
Some users expressed concern about the impact on the college's reputation and students' values while others were downright critical and disrespectful in their comments.
Though battle is between NC & PDP on paper, results cannot be taken for granted as there are players like DPAP, Apni Party. Constituency is geographically & ethnically diverse.
A spokesperson of PDP said Mufti was safe and did not suffer any injuries. Her vehicle was badly damaged in the accident, but she went ahead with her scheduled visit in another car.
There were 16 local & 12 Pakistani terrorists active in Kulgam, Anantnag prior to Kokernag op, it is learnt. Security forces' main target there is Hizbul commander known as 'Doctor'.
Security forces said there were several cave-like hideouts in Gadole forest area and that drones were being used to pinpoint location of terrorists to carry out attacks on them.
The killings of 1 police and 3 Army officers in Anantnag this week was a grim reminder of growing militancy in the Pir Panjal region, which spans Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.
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