Two militants killed in encounter in J-K's Anantnag
Srinagar (PTI): Two militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, officials said.
The encounter broke out near Halkan Gali in the Shangus-Larnoo area of the south Kashmir district.
Of the two militants killed, one was a foreigner and the other a local. Their group affiliation was yet to be ascertained, the officials said.
The operation is underway and further details were awaited, they said.
Another encounter is underway in the Khanyar area of Srinagar. So far, there are no reports of any casualties on either side, according to officials.
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Goods vehicle topples on road in Hanur taluk while returning from temple; over 30 injured
Chamarajanagar: More than 30 people returning from a visit to the Thattekare Mahadeshwara temple were injured as the goods vehicle they were traveling in toppled on the road near Hunasepalya in Hanur taluk on Friday night.
Driver of the vehicle Nagendra and his father Mahadevaswamy were found grievously injured.
The devotees, learned to be residents of VS Doddi, Wodeyarapalya and Kariyappanadoddi villages of Hanur taluk, were returning after offering prayers at the temple on the second day of Diwali on Friday, when the accident occurred.
The people injured in the accident are being treated at the Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) Hospital.
