Two youths -- Mehraj Ahmad of Kulgam and Arif Ahmad of Khudwani -- were abducted by unidentified militants on Wednesday.
August 9, 2018A day after they killed three militants, security forces on Monday resumed a cordon and search operation in Khudwani area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Police said following specific information about the presence of militants, troops of Rashtriya Rifles, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and police started the operation in Wani Mohalla. “Searches …
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July 23, 2018Constable Saleem Shah was abducted from his residence in the Mutalhama area of Kulgam district in south Kashmir last night.
July 21, 2018A protest has been called by the separatist leaders to mark the second death anniversary of Hizbul commander Burhan Wani.
July 8, 2018Three civilians, including a 16-year-old girl, were killed on Saturday when security forces allegedly opened fire at stone-pelters in Kulgam district.
July 7, 2018A suspected militant who was planning to target security personnel and snatch their weapons has been arrested from Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Thursday. Roshan Zameer Bhat, a resident of Nowpora was held based on an information that members of terror outfits –Hizbul Mujahideen and Lashkar-e-Toiba–were planning to carry out …
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April 12, 2018Police said the security forces surrounded Wani Mohalla in Khudwani area of Kulgam district for searches on Tuesday evening. The gunfight is still underway.
April 11, 2018Police today recovered bullet- riddled body of a man, who was abducted by unknown gunmen two days ago from Vessu area of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Body of Showkat Ahmad Dar (22), a resident of Arwani in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district, was found by police this morning in Vessu area, a police official said. …
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October 3, 2017A protest shutdown was observed on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district against mysterious braid chopping incidents. Markets, public transport and other businesses remained closed in Kulgam town and adjacent villages against over half a dozen braid chopping incidents in the district during the last 15 days. Youths took to streets alleging that two …
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September 26, 2017Two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants were killed and one was captured alive in an encounter at Khudwani in the Kulgam district of South Kashmir on Monday. The deceased militants have been identified as Sayar Ahmad Wani and Dawood Iillahi Khan. AK-47 rifles and ammunition has been recovered from the encounter site. Earlier, security forces had …
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September 11, 2017