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DPS Srinagar encounter: Two suspected militants killed, three commandos injured on second day
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DPS Srinagar encounter: Two suspected militants killed, three commandos injured on second day

Two suspected militants were killed and three para commandos were injured on Sunday afternoon in an encounter at Pantha Chowk, on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Pampore attack destroyed the entrepreneurship dreams of Kashmir's youngsters
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Pampore attack destroyed the entrepreneurship dreams of Kashmir's youngsters

In the June of 2010, when the valley was seething with uncontrollable rage, 25 young boys from all three regions of Jammu and Kashmir regularly huddled in one of the classrooms at the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI).

Pampore attack: Kashmir supercop Altaf 'laptop’ was killed just when EDI attackers crossed LoC
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Pampore attack: Kashmir supercop Altaf 'laptop’ was killed just when EDI attackers crossed LoC

This particularly lethal group of eight or nine fidayeen are linked to some of the most high-profile militant encounters of the past year.

Pampore attack: Wrecked by two gunfights this year, EDI set for another tough start
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Pampore attack: Wrecked by two gunfights this year, EDI set for another tough start

Established in March 1997, the Jammu and Kashmir government mandated the EDI with developing entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial culture in the state.

Pampore attackers were trained like terrorists of 26/11 Mumbai attack
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Pampore attackers were trained like terrorists of 26/11 Mumbai attack

One might think of the Mumbai attack as a test run. It would be best to be prepared for more attacks of that level.

Pampore attack: Has Kashmir's EDI actually promoted any entrepreneurship?
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Pampore attack: Has Kashmir's EDI actually promoted any entrepreneurship?

Since militant encounters have destroyed Kashmir’s lavish Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) in Pampore twice during this year

Pampore encounter ends after more than 56 hours; army says slain militants were probably from LeT
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Pampore encounter ends after more than 56 hours; army says slain militants were probably from LeT

Security forces have been pounding the building of Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) in Pampore since Monday after three militants barged inside the complex

Pampore attack: One soldier injured in ongoing clash as army surrounds militants
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Pampore attack: One soldier injured in ongoing clash as army surrounds militants

A soldier was on Monday injured in the exchange of fire between security forces and militants holed up inside Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) in South Kashmir's Pampore Town, which had witnessed a suicide attack in February this year.

Pampore attack: Militants holed up inside govt building; combing operations intensify
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Pampore attack: Militants holed up inside govt building; combing operations intensify

On Monday morning, at around 6 am, one the employee of the EDI in Pampore, a skill-training institute, saw smoke emanating from a building in campus.

Pampore attack: Combing operations still on; EDI staff back to work
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Pampore attack: Combing operations still on; EDI staff back to work

A day after the 48-hour encounter ended, security forces were still combing the EDI complex on Tuesday for any explosives even as its employees resumed work