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Army personnel beat up school bus driver in Shopian, traffic policeman in Srinagar; video circulated on social media
•In Jammu and Kashmir, a school bus driver and a traffic policeman were allegedly beaten up by army personnel in two separate incidents in Srinagar and Shopian districts.
Four highly-trained snipers active in Kashmir's Pulwama district since September, say security officials
•These terrorists, according to the officials, have been thoroughly trained by Pakistan's ISI for carrying out sniper attacks in Kashmir and have been armed with M-4 carbines, used by the US-led allied forces in Afghanistan.
Terrorists hurl grenade at CISF camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowgam; ASI Rajesh Kumar killed in attack
•The CISF officer, Rajesh Kumar, deployed at Wagoora, Nowgam got wounded on Friday night. He later succumbed to his injuries. The area has been cordoned off. Further details are awaited.
Encounters underway between security forces, militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Athoora and Kheri
•On Wednesday, two terrorists were gunned down by security forces in Nowgam area of Anantnag district.
MPhil scholar among two militants killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowgam district
•"Acting on a tip-off about presence of militants in Suthu Kothair locality of Nowgam, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the early hours," the police official said.
Two terrorists killed in Nowgam encounter in Jammu and Kashmir: Schools, colleges shut; probe initiated
Fp Staff •Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Sooth, Nowgam, in the outskirts of Srinagar city
In Kashmir, braid choppers haunt women; locals allege 'govt' is trying to reinforce fear
Ishfaqnaseem •Jammu and Kashmir Police announced Rs 6 lakh reward to help nab miscreants chopping women's braids in state, however, locals claim that the govt is using it to reinforce fear
LeT Kashmir chief Abu Ismail killed: Pakistani national was behind many attacks in Kashmir
Fp Staff •On Thursday, security forces killed Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) Kashmir chief Abu Ismail. Here is all you need to know about the militant.
Amarnath attack mastermind, LeT commander Abu Ismail killed: Chapter has been closed, says IGP Muneer Khan
Fp Staff •Jammu and Kashmir IGP Muneer Khan congratulated the security forces for killing Amarnath Yatra attack mastermind and Let terrorist Abu Ismail in a crisp, brief encounter
LeT Kashmir chief Abu Ismail killed: Amarnath attack mastermind was caught unaware while walking on road
Ishfaqnaseem •Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant Abu Ismail was shot dead while walking on a road in a 15-20 minutes-long joint operation of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian Army