Bandipora District
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Kashmiri teen Saqib Bilal, who cameoed in film Haider, killed in encounter with security forces on outskirts of Srinagar
Fp Staff •Saqib and his friend Mudasir Parray (who also died in the encounter) went missing from their home in Hajin area of Bandipora district on 31 August and joined the LeT. Police officials told Hindustan Times that the two teenagers joined militants immediately after they disappeared.

Jammu and Kashmir civic polls: Bleak voter turnout seen in urban local body elections in the Valley; Kargil records 73.6% voting
Fp Staff •About six percent of the electorate voted in the first six hours of polling in 83 wards of urban local bodies in militancy-wracked Kashmir Valley, where elections are being held amid tight security, officials said Monday.

Wife of Peoples Democratic Party worker stabbed to death in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district
•45-year-old woman died on Monday after she was stabbed by unknown assailants inside her house in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir: Four cricketers arrested in Bandipora for standing for Pakistan national anthem
Ians •Four Kashmiri boys were arrested on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district for lining up as Pakistan's national anthem was played before the start of a cricket match.

Over-ground LeT worker Idress Ahmad Baba arrested in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora; ammunition seized
•An over-ground worker of the LeT has been arrested in north Kashmir's Bandipora district and some arms and ammunition were seized from his possession

Encounter in Bandipora: Two IAF Garud commandos, two terrorists killed in J&K's Hajin; one militant identified as Pak national
Fp Staff •An encounter broke out on Wednesday between security forces and militants in the Hajin area of Bandipora in Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir unrest: Army opens fire as vehicle jumps checkpost, injures two civilians
•Two civilians were injured on Friday when army personnel opened fire on their vehicle after it did not stop at a check-point in north Kashmir's Bandipora district.

Rajnath Singh: Terrorists prepared for prolonged siege, armed heavily; praises CRPF
•The terrorists who tried to storm a CRPF camp in Jammu and Kashmir, intended a prolonged siege and extensive damage, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said.

CRPF personnel, Chetan Cheeta critically injured in Kashmir encounter; Bipin Rawat visits officer
Fp Staff •Cheeta received multiple gunshot injuries in a gunfight with militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district on Tuesday.

Gunshots heard in north Kashmir's Bandipora after security forces cordon off Gurez village
Fp Staff •Gunshots were heard after security forces cordoned off Bagtor area in Gurez village in north Kashmir's Bandipora district near LoC on Monday.



