Live updates: Pulwama encounter ends; three terrorists killed

Three Jaish terrorists, including a Pakistani commander of the group linked to the February 14 CRPF bombing, and an Army major were among nine people killed in a 16-hour encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, officials said. At least nine security personnel, including a brigade commander and a lieutenant colonel and a deputy inspector general of the J&K police, were injured in the gun battle in Pulwama's Pinglan area, about 12 km from where a suicide bomber belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammed drove his explosives-laden vehicle into a CRPF bus last week, killing 40 jawans.

Pulwama encounter ends; three terrorists killed

A Lieutenant colonel and a Captain have also been injured in the Pulwama encounter. They are being provided medical care: ANI

Soldiers martyred in Pulwama encounter

DIG (south Kashmir) Amit Kumar received a gunshot wound in the abdomen and an Army officer was hurt in the leg.

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police South Kashmir range, Amit Kumar, who was injured in an exchange of fire with terrorists earlier today, has been shifted to Army hospital. His condition is stated to be stable: ANI

Mamata Banerjee on Pulwama Attack

Cross-LoC bus service suspended in J&K's Poonch

The weekly Poonch-Rawalakot cross-LoC bus service was suspended in view of the prevailing law and order situation in Jammu, following the recent terror attack on a CRPF convoy in south Kashmir. A curfew was imposed in Jammu city on Friday following massive anti-Pakistan protests and sporadic incidents of violence over the terror attack in Pulwama district, which left 40 CRPF personnel dead on Thursday. "The cross-LoC (Line of Control) bus service was suspended in view of the prevailing law and order situation," Poonch District Development Commissioner Rahul Yadav said.

Cricketer Mohd Shami donates money to the wives of CRPF Jawans who lost their lives in Pulwama Terror Attack

Morale of armed forces high: Rajnath

The morale of armed forces in the country is high and they are achieving success in neutralising terrorists, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said. The home minister's remarks came days after a terrorist rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a bus carrying CRPF personnel in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir, killing 40 jawans. "Despite all the situations, morale of armed forces is high. You can see how success is being achieved in neutralising terrorists," Singh told reporters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday the Pulwama terrorist attack has shown that the time to talk about tackling terror is over and the world is now required to unitedly take concrete action against terrorism and those behind its spread.

Pulwama terror attack showed time for talks over. Now, world will have to act: PM Narendra Modi

Relaxation given in curfew, imposed in the wake of the Pulwama terror attack, between 2pm-5pm at locations in south Jammu. No relaxation in Digiana, Balicharana and few other areas: Jammu deputy commissioner Ramesh Kumar

The morale of the security forces is high. They are being successful in neutralising the terrorists: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on the ongoing encounter

Curfew continues for fourth day in Jammu following the Pulwama terror attack

Ghazi, who was a Pakistani national, was one of the closest and most trusted aide of Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar

Ghazi was an Afghan war veteran and an IED specialist. He had trained Pulwama bomber Adil Dar, who drove the explosives-laden vehicle into the CRPF convoy

One AK-47 and a pistol have been recovered, reports ANI

Pulwama terror attack mastermind Abdul Rasheed Ghazi alias Kamran killed along with local Jaish terrorist Hilal in the ongoing encounter