News Topic:Encounters
Kashmir
Amid CASO, firing underway in Riyaz Naikoo’s village
Exchange of fire is going on between militants and government forces in the native village of Hizbul Mujahideen commander in south Kashmir.
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Kashmir
Gunfight rages in Awantipora’s Beighpora village
After lengthy searches, finally a gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Beighpora area of Awantipora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Wednesday.
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Kashmir
Nocturnal gunfight rages in Awantipora village
A nocturnal gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Shar Shali area of Khrew in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district.
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Kashmir
Colonel, Major among five security men killed in Handwara
An Army Colonel and a Major were among five security personnel killed in an encounter at a village in Handwara in north Kashmir that also saw the elimination of two militants, officials said on Sunday.
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Kashmir
Handwara Gunfight: Top officers among security men lose contact with colleagues
Two senior army officers are among several security men who have lost contact and their fate is unknown following an encounter with militants in Chanjimulla area of Handwara in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
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Gunbattle: Two militants killed in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama
Two militants have been killed in an encounter that raged between government forces and militants in Hydergund Dangerpora area of southern Kashmir's Pulwama town on Saturday morning.
Kashmir
Two bodies recovered as gunfight ends in Pulwama
A senior police officer said that the bodies of the militants were recovered from under the debris of the houses during the search operation.
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Kashmir
Gunfight breaks out in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama
A gunfight broke out between militants and government forces in Dangerpora area of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday.
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