Kupwara  

The actions of Captain Ayush Yadav, Subedar Bhoop Singh and Naik B V Ramana provided the quick reaction team crucial time to engage the terrorists and ultimately neutralise them
 

On December 24, Saurabh Katara, an Indian Army soldier was martyred in a terrorist attack in Kashmir's Kupwara district

 

Minutes after Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire and killed two Indian soldiers and a civilian in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara, Indian Army launched artillery attacks on terrorist camps situated inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Taking a serious note in this regard, defence minister Rajnath Singh is personally monitoring the situation.

Three top JeM terrorists, who were involved in several cases in past, were reportedly killed. One of the terrorists, Khalid, was active since the past eight years in Kashmir

Faiyaz Ahmad Lone had a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head and had been evading arrest since 2015. 

 

 

The encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in the wee hours of Thursday after Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police launched a joint operation

The slain terrorist Mannan Wani had said he received more than education at AMU; that Jinnah, whose portrait at the varsity created a political storm, presented an identity which Indian Muslims might need again; and that AMU was born to the blood of Muslims

According to the officials, the CRPF jawans and policemen were killed after a terrorist, who was presumed to be dead, suddenly rose from the debris of a house and fired indiscriminately at the security forces

The encounter broke out in the early hours of Friday in Babagund and Kralgund areas of Kupwara. According to the information, a cordon and search operation was started by joint troops of CRPF, Army and Jammu and Kashmir police about 1 am
 

But soon, and very soon, the deaths will be forgotten, reduced to mere footnotes on the blood-splattered pages of this ever-unfolding tragic narrative. At the end, only the emotionless statistics will remain: 40 in Pulwama, 20 in Kupwara, 17 in Srinagar and so on. The country, meanwhile, will get back to watching and sharing pointless, puerile WhatsApp forwards

The avalanche prone areas include Kulgam, Budgam, Anantnag, Baramulla, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Bandipora, Kargil and Leh. 

A senior police official told MyNation that the arrested BSF jawan Shakir was posted outside the state and was arrested when he was on leave. 'Both of them were providing support to terrorists and luring local youth to join terror ranks,' he said

The Internet services in the Kupwara district have been suspended “as a precautionary measure”. Schools and colleges have also been closed in the district and also in south Kashmir.