Two militants killed in J&K gunfight
Srinagar, July 25 : Two militants were killed on Wednesday in a gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag town.
Security forces had surrounded the Kotwal Mohalla after receiving intelligence inputs about the presence of two Lashkar-e-Taiha (LeT) militants hiding in the area.
Civilians were evacuated from the densely populated neighbourhood before the flushing out of the militants began.
The final assault on the hiding militants came after they opened fire at the security forces as the cordon around them was tightened, police said.
"We have recovered two bodies of militants from the encounter site. Firing has stopped, but searches are still going on. Identification will follow," the police officer said.
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
