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Nizamabad: A jawan from Nizamabad was among four security force personnel, including an Army officer, and three militants who were killed during a failed infiltration bid by the militants along the LoC in Machil sector of Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday. The militants made an abortive bid to infiltrate into this side of the LoC […]

The militants made an abortive bid during the night to infiltrate into the Indian side of the LoC in Machil sector in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

A defence spokesperson said militants trying to infiltrate were intercepted by a patrol party of the Army and contact with them was established.

A police official said as the search operation was going on, militants fired indiscriminately, resulting in injuries to two persons.

The Resistance Front (TRF), which is believed to be a shadow group of LeT, claimed responsibility for the killings.

Srinagar: Three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) members, including a district youth wing leader, were shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Thursday night, police said. Police said Kulgam police received information about a terror incident at Y.K. Pora village where terrorists had fired upon three BJP workers and senior police officers […]

The case was registered on October 8 under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).

A top police officer said that two terrorists' bodies are visible and expressed possibility that there could be one more as searches are still underway.

"At least three other non-governmental organisations (NGOs) founded in 2000 were raided by the NIA for alleged terror funding in Jammu and Kashmir."

The first Indo-Pakistani war started after armed tribesmen from Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province invaded Kashmir in October 1947.

Indian Army troops shot down a Pakistan Army quadcopter around 8 am today along Line of Control in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Melhura in Zainapora area of Shopian on Monday evening.

"We became aware of this technical issue on Sunday, and understand and respect the sensitivities around it. The teams have worked swiftly to investigate and resolve the concerned geotag issue," a Twitter spokesperson said.

The injured CRPF personnel has been hospitalised.

The ED case is based on an FIR filed by the CBI, which booked former JKCA office-bearers, including general secretary Mohammed Saleem Khan and former treasurer Ahsan Ahmad Mirza.

"About 11,000 candidates had initially applied and gone through the physical tests. Out of these, 5,151 male and 438 female shortlisted candidates have appeared for the written test today."

The matter was raised Kanchan Gupta, Distinguished Fellow, Observer Research Foundation (ORF) after tweets showed J&K as a part of China.

Officials said the Pakistani Rangers started the firing in the Pansar-Manyari area of Hiranagar sector around 9.45 pm on Saturday

"A joint operation was launched today early morning in Anantnag based on Jammu and Kashmir Police inputs."

The Centre had ended the special status of Jammu and Kashmir and bifurcated it into union territories on August 5 last year.