RAJOURI GUNFIGHTS TOLL 26

4 Militants, Trooper Killed in Fresh Gunbattle

SHAFIQ MIR

Rajouri, Apr 2: The toll in the Rajouri gunfights mounted to 26 with the killing of four more militants and a trooper in a fresh encounter on Friday, police said.
The Additional Superintendent of Police Rajouri, Muhammad Shabir, told Greater Kashmir that a joint party of troopers of 63-Rashtriya Rifles and policemen cordoned off the Tatapani area in Kalakote this morning and launched searches. “Militants present there opened fire on the search party and tried to break the cordon, the fire was retaliated triggering an encounter in which four militants and trooper were killed,” the SP added.
A senior police official while giving details of the
casualties said that since Saturday last 20 militants and six troopers have been killed in this frontier district. “A large group of militants had infiltrated into this side on March 23. “Two militants of this group were killed in Dharamshal area on Saturday last while three militants and a trooper were killed on Tuesday, five militants and four troopers were killed on Wednesday and six militants were killed on Thursday,” the official said.
He said that with the killing four more militants and a trooper today death toll in Rajoiri gunfights had mounted to 26.

Lastupdate on : Fri, 2 Apr 2010 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Fri, 2 Apr 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Sat, 3 Apr 2010 00:00:00 IST



  • del.icio.us
  • StumbleUpon
  • Digg
  • TwitThis
  • Mixx
  • Technorati
  • Facebook
  • NewsVine
  • Reddit
  • Google
  • LinkedIn
  • YahooMyWeb
  • Print News
  • YahooMyWeb

Code Image  Load New Code
Enter the Security code exactly as you see it in the image security code is CaSe SeNsItIvE(Cookies must be enabled)
  • MORE FROM FRONTPAGE

  • Kashmir

BJP, RSS creating hurdles in K-resolution: Malik

ZULFIKAR MAJID

Yaripora (Kulgma), Apr 2: The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik, Friday lashed out at Bharatiya Janata Party for “creating hurdles in the settlement of Kashmir dispute.”& More


  • Srinagar City

LAL CHOWK NARROWING TOURISM DEPARTMENT’S BABY, MOCKERY!

PART II

M HYDERI

Srinagar, Apr 2: The narrowing of the historic Lal Chowk, which has drawn flak from various quarters, particularly the tourism players, is being executed by the Tourism department itself.  Greater More



  • Jammu

BAJ for Jammu bandh on April 6

PRC BILL ROW

Jammu, Apr 2: The Bar Association of Jammu today called for Jammu bandh on April 6 if the government did not withdraw Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Certificate bill introduced in the legislative More


  • South Asia

Proof not required for registering FIR in bigamy cases: SC

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

New Delhi, Apr 2: In bigamy cases while lodging a criminal complaint it is not necessary for the aggrieved party to prove that marriage ceremonies were performed as it is for the trial court to decide More


  • GK Business

Mutton sells at Rs 220/kg

CONSUMERS ACCUSE CAPD OF INACTION

WE SEND SQUADS ON RECEIVING COMPLAINTS: DIR CAPD

RABIA NOORSrinagar, Apr 2: In flagrant violation to the rules, the retail mutton dealers in the Valley have hiked the meat rate to Rs 220/kg against the government approved Rs 180.Many consumers told Greater More


  • World

US warns India, Pak against transactions with Iran

PRESS TRUST OF INDIA

Washington/New York, Apr 2: With India still keen to join an ambitious gas pipeline project involving Iran and Pakistan, the US has warned all countries against engaging in transactions with Tehran at More


ADD
Designed Developed and Maintaned By Imobisoft Ltd /Algosol Software Solutions