The third encounter was on in Kachdoora area of Shopian where some civilians were trapped
Migrant workers are a soft target for militants, West Bengal govt said
Clashes broke out between protesters and securitymen in Hawoora Mishipora village in Qoimoh area of south Kashmir's Kulgam, a police official said
The incident took place in Pulwama's Padgampora area
A group of suspected militants attacked an army camp in Chowkibal's Panzgam area
The ban in Jammu and kashmir will be in place for a month or till further orders
Reportedly, Indian posts were targeted by Pakistani rocket launchers
The Shiv Sena blatantly attacked Modi govt over its manner of handling the current situation Kashmir
The police officer was carrying out his duties as usual when the miscreants attacked him
One AK 47 rifle has been recovered from the encounter site
The NC leader's comment comes against the backdrop of a series of ceasefire violations by the Pakistani forces along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir
Shujaat Bukhari started his career as a young reporter with Kashmir Times and moved to The Hindu in the 1990s. Later, he established his own English daily Rising Kashmir
The Kashmir valley witnessed horrors last month with the shooting of senior journalist Shujaat Bukhari and murder of Rifleman Aurangzeb
The attack comes a day before a delegation of European Union MPs is visiting the Valley
Mobile internet services have been suspended in Budgam
Sunday's was the biggest anti-militancy operation in the Kashmir Valley in a long time
At a joint press conference of the Army, police, and CRPF, the Jammu and Kashmir Police chief said that this was one of the biggest counter-offensives against terrorist groups in recent times
The security forces had cordoned off the area last night following specific intelligence inputs
Security forces have recovered arms and ammunition from the encounter site
He said Pakistan wants to prevent the transportation of apple crop-- which provides livelihood to majority of Kashmiris-- to the markets outside