Terror Attack In Kashmir

Terrorists on Friday shot dead two persons and injured another by firing at them from a close range in Karfali Mohalla area of the city, two days ahead of polling for first phase of elections for urban local bodies in Kashmir, police said.

The US has said that the terror prepetrators are actually trying to disrupt India-Pakistan relations and harming the cause of Kashmir.

One CRPF Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) was killed after terrorists fired upon the troopers at Gangoo in South Kashmir's Pulwama district, officials said on Sunday.

India on Tuesday summoned the acting high commissioner of Pakistan and issued a demarche over the infiltration by a group of JeM terrorists who killed eight security personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama last month.

The House was adjourned for 15 minutes as pleas from the Chair failed to persuade the agitated members to go back to their seats.

The attack on security personnel in Kupwara district of J&K this morning is the ninth terror attack in the state this year. So far 10 security personnel have died in terror attacks in Kashmir and 20 terrorists have been killed. Seven civilian lives have also been lost in terror attacks.

Terrorists fired at the vehicles of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) which were ferrying the personnel to their camp after performing law and order duties in the city. Security forces immediately cordoned off the area and launched search operations to track down the militants.

The security for the Indian cricket team was beefed up on Sunday following terror attack in Uri in Kashmir.

Two Armymen and a cop were killed while three other security personnel were injured on Wednesday in a terrorist attack in Baramulla district of Kashmir, police said. Terrorists ambushed an Army convoy at Khwajabagh in Baramulla at 2.30 am, a police official said.

At least nine CRPF men were injured when Hizbul Mujahideen terrorists hurled a grenade at their camp at Lariyar village of Tral in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, the police said. “They lobbed a grenade on 180 Battalion CRPF camp at Lariyar on Tuesday . Nine CRPF men received splinter injuries and they were shifted to Army's 92 Base Hospital in Srinagar,“ a senior police officer said.

A tragic terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, resulted in the death of 28 tourists. Celebrities like Shahid Kapoor, Shah Rukh Khan, and Priyanka Chopra condemned the violence. They expressed grief and offered condolences to the affected families. Many other Bollywood stars, including Alia Bhatt and Akshay Kumar, shared their sorrow and anger on social media.

Two policemen were killed by terrorists in the Baghat area on high security airport road here on Friday, police said. The terrorists shot the two policemen from close range, a police official said, adding they were taken to a hospital where both of them succumbed.

Following the terror attack in Pahalgam, which resulted in the deaths of at least 28 tourists, the Leader of Opposition spoke with Home Minister Amit Shah to assess the situation. He also contacted Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and J&K PCC President Tariq Karra, advocating for justice and support for the victims' families.

In a condolence message to external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj on Friday, foreign minister Wang Yi said he was "shocked to learn that a suicide attack was carried out in Kashmir and heavy casualties were caused". While extending condolences, he said "terrorism is the common enemy of mankind. The Chinese side resolutely opposes and strongly condemns all forms of terrorism".

The Andhra Pradesh government has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the martyred Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans in Pulwama terror attack in kashmir.

A day after four terror attacks in Kashmir, the BJP said Narendra Modi will go ahead with his election rally in Srinagar as scheduled on December 8.

The rising temperature in Indo-Pak relations over last week's serial terror attacks in Kashmir had an unlikely fall out in the Capital.

Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde said the suicide attack is an indicator that the government has to remain "very alert" in Kashmir Valley.

The terrorists don't appear to be local but from across the border and first impressions are that they are possibly from Pakistan, Union home secretary R K Singh said.