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Watch: Woman hurls bomb at CRPF bunker in Kashmir’s Sopore; see video here

The fire caused due to the bomb was doused immediately. No injuries have been reported. Further details in the matter are awaited.

How a chaiwallah’s son became a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen killer, and what it says of jihad in Kashmir

Like many of his generation, Mehrajuddin Halwai, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen operative who was killed earlier this week, appears to have been radicalised in the course of the large-scale, Islamist-led street protests which tore across Kashmir from 2006

Top LeT militant among 3 killed in encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla

The encounter had started late on Sunday night as the security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area following information about the presence of at least three militants

Two cops, as many civilians killed in J&K's Sopore after militants open fire

At least three others, including a policeman, were injured in the attack. Security forces have cordoned off the area and further details are awaited, officials said.

Municipal councilor, his personal security guard shot dead by militants in J&K's Sopore

BDC member Reyaz Ahmad and his security guard Shafat Ahmad died on the spot while a civilian sustained injuries in the attack by the militants outside the municipality office in Sopore, a police official said

CRPF jawan, civilian killed as terrorists open fire in J&K's Sopore; toddler rescued by security forces, say officials

The CRPF personnel, on routine patrol duty, returned the fire but the terrorists managed to flee from the area, the officials said.

Three CRPF personnel killed, three injured in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore after terrorists open fire at checkpost

The terrorists fired at a checkpost that was jointly being manned by troops of CRPF's 179th battalion and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, officials said.

'Hunger will kill us before coronavirus does’: Migrant labourers in Kashmir say incomes have dried up and relief shelters are inadequate

In all, about 58,000 labourers from other states are stranded in Jammu and Kashmir, according to a survey by the Union Territory's labour department.

Podcast; Voices from the Lockdown: Victims of pellet guns say lives stand irreparably damaged, political situation in Kashmir only amplifies depression

Having looked at situation in North Kashmir and South Kashmir, we will take a closer look at Central Kashmir in this episode of Firstpost's podcast, Voices from the Lockdown.

Podcast; Voices from the Lockdown: Anger still simmering over Article 370 abrogation, say people in Kashmir's Sopore, Bandipora

The communications blockade in Jammu and Kashmir entered the 119th day on Sunday. While postpaid mobile services have been restored, internet and prepaid services are still non-functional, more than three months since the Centre abrogated Article 370 in the Union Territory.