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Handwara encounter ends after 56-hour gunfight; two militants, five security personnel, one civilian killed
Fp Staff •Based on credible input about the presence of terrorists in Baba Gund area of Kralgund in Handwara, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and the security forces in the area on Friday.
Aligarh Muslim University suspends 3 students for trying to hold prayer meet for killed Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Manan Wani
•Aligarh Muslim University Registrar Dr Abdul Hamid on Thursday informed that Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Manan Wani was rusticated from the University and that the varsity had no knowledge of his know-how ever since.
Three militants trapped in ongoing encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara town; schools, colleges shut
Fp Staff •An encounter is ongoing between terrorists and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district on Thursday morning.
Territorial Army soldier killed by militants posing as reporters in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam
Fp Staff •Militants, who were posing as reporters, shot dead a Territorial Army soldier, Mukhtar Ahmad Malik on Monday. Malik had gone home to grieve the death of his son in a road accident a few days ago, in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.
One militant killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara during encounter with security forces
Fp Staff •The security forces cornered two to three militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara town during the encounter.
Encounter breaks out between security forces, militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara; no casualties reported
Fp Staff •An encounter between a joint team of police and army and suspected militants is underway in the Batpora area of Handwara district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Handwara encounter: 3 Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Unisoo village; civilian dies in crossfire
Fp Staff •Three terrorists were gunned down and one civilian was killed during an overnight anti-insurgency operation in a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Handwara town
Kashmir unrest: Army chief warns of tough action against local stone-pelters
•Acknowledging that the hostile conduct of locals was causing higher casualties in the Kashmir valley, Army chief Bipin Rawat on Wednesday warned those attacking security forces during anti-militancy operations of "tough action".