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Three LeT militants, responsible for attack on Amarnath pilgrims in July, killed in encounter in south Kashmir
•Three LeT militants, allegedly responsible for carrying out an attack on Amarnath pilgrims in July this year, were killed in an encounter in South Kashmir.
Amarnath Yatra attack: Three militants arrested, others to be neutralised soon says IGP Munir Khan
•Jammu and Kashmir police said three people, alleged conspirators in the 10 July attack on Amarnath pilgrims, have been arrested by its SIT
Amarnath Yatra accident: Mehbooba Mufti expresses grief over death of 16 pilgrims
•Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 16 Amarnath pilgrims in an accident on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
Amarnath terror attack: Aung San Suu Kyi writes to Narendra Modi offering condolences
•Myanmar's state counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, condemning the terror attack that killed seven Amarnath pilgrims, the government said on Thursday.
Amarnath Yatra terror attack: Kashmiris vow strike won't smear Valley's famed hospitality
Aijaznazir •For many in the tourism industry, the success of Amarnath Yatra this year, before Monday's attack,was to herald a tourist influx in Kashmir. In fact, in the last two weeks after the Eid, tourists too had begun making a beeline to Srinagar.
Amarnath Yatra terror attack: Driver who saved pilgrims is a hero, the fact that he's Muslim is irrelevant
Bikram Vohra •Sheikh Saleem Gafoor did what any decent human being would do. The 37-year-old bus driver saved those in his care and in the process, saved himself.
India-Pakistan Sada-e-Sarhad bus diverted after protests by Hindutva outfits
•The Lahore-Delhi Sada-e-Sarhad bus was diverted on Monday due to a demonstration by Hindutva outfits, including the Shiv Sena, against the terror attack on Amarnath pilgrims in Kashmir, the police said.
Amarnath yatra terror attack: Here's how world leaders reacted to the incident
•Condemnation against the Amarnath attack poured in from the international community on Tuesday, with the US and Iran deploring the strike and Germany, France and Bangladesh expressing their solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism and extremism.
Amarnath Yatra attack: Impose governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir, says Congress's Karan Singh
•Asserting that the PDP-BJP alliance government in Jammu and Kashmir is in a shambles, senior Congress leader Karan Singh on Tuesday demanded imposition of the governor's rule in the state.
Amarnath Yatra terror attack: J&K govt, shrine board to give Rs five lakh to driver Sheikh Saleem Gafoor
•The Jammu and Kashmir government and Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB) separately announced rewards totalling Rs five lakh for Sheikh Saleem Gafoor.