Jammu and Kashmir: Army’s rescue operation in flood-hit Rajouri saves 11 civilians
Among the 11 rescued persons, five were children. They were stranded at different places in the flood-affected district following incessant rainfall.
One militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday. S.P.Vaid,…
IANS | Srinagar | December 26, 2017 10:24 am
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One militant was killed in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Tuesday.
S.P.Vaid, Jammu and Kashmir police chief said an encounter had started between the security forces and holed up militants in Samboora village after the area was surrounded by the security forces late on Monday evening.
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“There was information that two to three militants are hiding in the area after which an operation was started,” the police chief said.
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Among the 11 rescued persons, five were children. They were stranded at different places in the flood-affected district following incessant rainfall.
Authorities informed that at least three bodies have been recovered in Surankote after landslides, flash floods, and torrential rainfall, while several people remain unaccounted for.
Officials informed that this coincides with the suspension of the Shri Amarnathji Yatra due to the inclement weather forecast.
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