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An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in <keyword id="17605" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword>'s Srinagar on Monday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in <keyword id="10091407" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="old-barzulla-area">Old Barzulla area</keyword> of the city here in the early hours of Monday after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said. Around 7:45 AM, when searches were underway, the militants opened on the forces, he said. The forces retaliated and an encounter ensued, he added. After the initial contact, there was a lull for half an hour and then the firing resumed, the official said. The operation is underway and further details are awaited, he said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/china-launches-earth-observation-satellite-amid-border-tensions-with-india/articleshow/78613147.cms">China launches Earth observation satellite amid border tensions with India</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/razorpay-is-the-latest-to-join-the-unicorn-club-with-its-new-100-million-fundraise/articleshow/78612631.cms">Razorpay is the latest to join the unicorn club with its new $100 million fundraise</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tcs-beats-accenture-to-become-the-worlds-most-valuable-it-services-company/articleshow/78566487.cms">TCS beats Accenture to become the world’s most valuable IT services company — but this not the first time it has raced ahead</a>

Encounter breaks out between security forces and militants in Srinagar

Four suspected Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorists were killed and two policemen were injured in a gunbattle on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after a truck carrying a group of freshly infiltrated militants was intercepted by security forces on the outskirts of Jammu city on Thursday, top police officials said. The terrorists had come to execute a "big plan" which has now been foiled, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu, Mukesh Singh, said. In Srinagar, IGP, Kashmir, Vijay Kumar said the four terrorists were on their way to the Kashmir valley to disturb the District Development Council (DDC) polls scheduled later this month, as Pakistan has been trying to cause trouble in the political process. Giving details of the encounter, IGP Singh told a press conference in Jammu that during checking a truck was stopped at Ban toll plaza in Nagrota area at 5 am but the driver fled leaving behind the vehicle. CRPF and police personnel moved to search the vehicle and came under fire of the terrorists hiding in the truck.They retaliated resulting in an encounter. Other forces also joined resulting in a fierce gunbattle in which terrorists fired grenades and arms, he said. In the three-hour-long gunbattle, four terrorists were killed and two policemen were injured, he said, adding the policemen were out of danger. A huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material was recovered including 11 AK rifles, 3 pistols, 29 grenades and 6 UBGL grenades, he said. As per weapon recovery and past instances, it appears that they belong to JeM, he added. Speaking on the sidelines of a function in Srinagar, IGP Kumar said, "For the last few days, Pakistan has increased attempts to infiltrate militants into this side and to disturb the elections for which the process is on. In this context, Jammu Police and security forces have done a good job by neutralising four Pakistanis (militants). Their (militants') aim was to come to Kashmir to disturb the election process". He said there were apprehensions about militants targeting the elections, but the security forces were fully prepared to deal with the situation. "Whether there is an election or August 15 or January 26 or even a VIP visit, apprehensions are always there, but we are fully prepared... We are providing security to the candidates and they have started going to the field for campaigning from yesterday and there is nothing to fear," he said. Kumar, however, said providing security to each candidate contesting the polls, which begin on November 28, was difficult. "Providing security to each candidate is difficult. We are providing them collective security and they are being put up in secure areas. Whenever any candidate goes out for campaigning, we provide a double escort with him and secure the area for him to campaign," he said when pointed out that the candidates were alleging that they had not been provided security. DDC polls will be held from November 28 to December 22. Results will be declared on December 22. These polls will be the first major political activity in <keyword id="17605" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword> since August 5 last year, when the Centre revoked the special status of the erstwhile state under Article 370 of the Constitution and split it into two Union territories -- Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/wipro-ceo-delaportes-new-plan-could-allow-company-to-catch-up-to-to-tcs-infosys-hcl-tech-and-others/articleshow/79299467.cms">Wipro CEO Delaporte’s new plan could give the Indian IT services giant the edge it needs to catch up to its peers, according to analysts</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/spicejet-shares-gain-over-15-after-american-air-regulator-gives-boeings-737-max-clearance/articleshow/79299146.cms">SpiceJet shares gain over 15% after FAA Boeing’s 737 Max clearance — DGCA says will take some time before making a decision</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/zomato-is-being-pulled-apart-in-a-polarised-india-for-pushing-advertising-money-to-backing-a-partisan-news-outfit/articleshow/79296969.cms">Zomato is being pulled apart in a polarised India⁠ for pushing advertising money to back a partisan news outfit</a>

Four suspected Jaish terrorists killed in encounter on their way execute a 'big plan', say J&K police officials

<ul><li>One army officer and four soldiers among killed. </li><li>A gunfight erupted facing off security personnel and up to three militants. </li><li>The overnight encounter took place 10 kilometres from site of <keyword id="43212" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pulwama">Pulwama</keyword> attack.</li></ul>Less than 5 days after one of the deadliest militant attacks in Kashmir, an overnight encounter between Indian security forces and three militants in Pulwama, Kashmir has reportedly killed at least four army personnel. Seven people, including an Indian Army major and two Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants, were reportedly killed in a gunfight in <keyword id="17605" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword>'s Pulwama district. Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said: "One of the two slain JeM terrorists was a top commander and belonged to Pakistan." According to an NDTV <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/4-armymen-killed-in-overnight-encounter-in-pulwama-in-jammu-and-kashmir-1995055?pfrom=home-topscroll">report</a>, one army officer and three soldiers were killed during the encounter when terrorists opened fire on Indian security forces in Pulwama. On Sunday night, a gunfight erupted facing off security personnel from the Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and militants, after the former received a tip off that militants from Jaish-e-Muhammad were hiding there, IANS reported. “As the cordon was tightened, the holed-up militants fired triggering the gunfight," IANS reported citing police sources. As of Monday morning, a search operation was still underway at the site some 10 kilometres away from the spot where last week an SUV packed with explosives rammed into a bus carrying CRPF personnel, killing at least 45 Indian security personnel, in one of the worst militant attacks in the valley. With IANS See also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pulwama-attack-on-crpf-in-kashmir-condemned-by-pm-modi/articleshow/67997003.cms">India vows an ‘unforgettable lesson’ for the terrorists who killed 42 troopers</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/modi-on-pulwama-attack-indias-pakistan-policy/articleshow/68005611.cms">Indian government is raging at Pakistan again—here's a look at its policy so far</a>

Four soldiers killed in Pulwama during encounter between Indian security forces and militants: Report

<ul><li>In the wake of the <keyword id="41453" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Suicide-attack">suicide attack</keyword> in <keyword id="43212" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pulwama">Pulwama</keyword> last week, Kashmiri students are being forced to leave their colleges and return home out of fear for their lives. </li><li>On Sunday, 20 female Kashmiri students were forced to barricade themselves in a hostel in <keyword id="45016" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dehradun">Dehradun</keyword>, the state capital of <keyword id="44522" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</keyword>, as a mob raged outside. </li><li>There were also reports of Kashmiri students in Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra being assaulted as police forces received distress calls in these states. </li></ul>In the wake of the suicide attack in Pulwama last week, wherein 45 Indian soldiers were killed, it seems that students from Jammu &amp; Kashmir who are studying across different parts of North India have become an unlikely target of the anti-militant backlash. As a result, they’re being forced to leave their colleges and return home out of fear for their lives. On Sunday, 20 female Kashmiri students were forced to barricade themselves in a hostel in Dehradun, the state capital of Uttarakhand, as a mob raged outside. The mob reportedly claimed that the students had declared pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans - a claim <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/kashmiri-students-staying-outside-jk-face-backlash/articleshow/68040425.cms">they denied</a>. There were also reports of Kashmiri students in Punjab, <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/facing-threats-abuses-kashmiri-students-return-to-valley/article26297585.ece">Haryana and Maharashtra</a> being assaulted as police forces received distress calls in these states. Some students were also booked for reportedly “celebrating” the attack on social media. Meanwhile, at Aligarh Muslim University, Kashmiri students have been issued directions to “not leave campus”. To make matters worse, two colleges in Dehradun even issued a decree temporarily <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/india/in-dehradun-two-colleges-say-wont-admit-kashmiris-5588503/">banning the admission of students</a> from Jammu &amp; Kashmir, citing safety concerns amid aggressive protests from student unions allied with the <keyword id="42498" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="RSS">RSS</keyword> like the ABVP, VHP and <keyword id="6365937" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="bajrang-dal">Bajrang Dal</keyword>. In fact, in order to placate the student mob, which numbered in the hundreds, the head of the Baba Farid Institute of Technology, Dr Aslam Siddiqui, said that any students engaging in “anti-national” activities would be expelled and that no Kashmiri students would be admitted in the next academic session. The same stance was taken by S K Chauhan, the head of Dehradun’s Alpine College of Management and Technology. The day before, on Saturday, the Delhi Commission for Minorities, a minority rights panel, reportedly said that the local protests in the wake of the Pulwama attack were being co-opted by Hindutva groups <a href="https://thewire.in/communalism/minorities-panel-says-hindutva-groups-using-pulwama-to-target-muslims-kashmiris">to target Kashmiris and Muslims</a>. In response to these attacks, the Jammu &amp; Kashmir government has <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/jammu-and-kashmir-government-asks-liaison-officers-to-ensure-students-safety-1995057">directed its liaison officers</a>, which are stationed throughout the country, to work with local authorities to ensure the safety of Kashmiri students. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pulwama-four-soldiers-killed-in-pulwama-during-encounter-between-indian-forces-and-militants/articleshow/68042373.cms">Four soldiers killed in Pulwama during encounter between Indian security forces and militants: Report</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/jaish-e-mohammad-from-pakistan-kills-45-indian-soldiers-but-government-denies-link/articleshow/68003080.cms">Pakistan denies hand in Pulwama attack claimed by a terror outfit based there</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/pulwama-attack-on-crpf-in-kashmir-condemned-by-pm-modi/articleshow/67997003.cms">India vows an ‘unforgettable lesson’ for the terrorists who killed 42 troopers</a>

Kashmiri students bear the brunt of post-Pulwama backlash

<ul><li>The information was revealed by a <keyword id="41305" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="LeT">LeT</keyword> militant, captured on 7 April. </li><li>Calls made from the device cannot be intercepted by intelligence agencies.</li></ul> <keyword id="6552102" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="zaibullah">Zaibullah</keyword> alias <keyword id="225804" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hamza">Hamza</keyword>, a 20-year-old Multan-based <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lashkar-e-Taiba">Lashkar-e-Taiba</a> (LeT) militant, has made some worrisome <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/let-has-developed-an-untraceable-mobile-trains-terrorists-in-underground-facility-claims-captured-terrorist/articleshow/64283814.cms">revelations</a> after his capture on April 7th. Zaibullah was apprehended from a house in Kupwara, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Apparently, the terror outfit has developed a mobile phone that is specially made for the communication of LeT members. The handset uses a particular chip that enables the mobile device to connect to the nearest mobile tower, irrespective of telecom service provider. The militant also claims that the calls cannot be traced by intelligence agencies and if any call is even intercepted, it will disconnect automatically. The LeT has trained about 450 men out of different places in Pakistan for anti-India operations last year, says a report by <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/let-has-developed-an-untraceable-mobile-trains-terrorists-in-underground-facility-claims-captured-terrorist/articleshow/64283814.cms">Economic Times</a>. Zaibullah, son of an income tax officer in Pakistan was one of them. He crossed over to India in March with five others. All his associates who crossed the border with him were killed in an encounter with the Indian Army on March 20. Zaibullah even took a bullet to his hand in the encounter but escaped the scene. He was caught 15 days later. He says that the LeT chiefs also visit training camps where boys like him between the age of 15-25 are trained. All the trainees are motivated towards ‘jihad’ and are even been motivated in the name of ‘<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burhan_Wani">Burhan Wani</a>’. Zabiullah also <a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/let-has-developed-an-untraceable-mobile-trains-terrorists-in-underground-facility-claims-captured-terrorist/articleshow/64283814.cms">claims</a> that his father, an income tax officer in Pakistan, encouraged his activities and donated Rs 1,000 per month to a ‘jihad fund’.

Terrorists have reportedly developed an untraceable mobile phone

Two <keyword id="6354354" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="crpf">CRPF</keyword> jawans and a policeman were killed in a <keyword id="67202" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Militant-attack">militant attack</keyword> in Baramulla district of <keyword id="17605" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword> on Monday, police said. Militants attacked a security forces party at a 'naka' in Kreeri area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir this morning, a police official said. He said two CRPF personnel and a special police officer (SPO) of Jammu and Kashmir police were killed in the firing. Security forces have cordoned off the area and a hunt has been launched to nab the militants. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tech-mahindra-hcl-tech-wipro-and-likes-are-hoping-global-5g-race-resumes-next-year-bringing-some-large-deals-before-that/articleshow/77583638.cms">Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Wipro and likes are hoping global 5G race resumes next year⁠ — bringing some large deals before that</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/international/news/gaza-strips-only-power-plant-may-run-out-fuel-in-the-next-24-hours-following-israel-border-shut-warns-expert/articleshow/77584765.cms">Gaza Strip's only power plant may run out fuel in the next 24 hours following Israel border shut, warns expert</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/the-heat-is-on-mark-zuckerberg-in-india-as-facebook-and-whatsapp-incur-the-ire-of-modis-rivals/articleshow/77575358.cms">The heat is on Mark Zuckerberg in India as Facebook and WhatsApp incur the ire of Modi's rivals</a>

Three killed in Jammu and Kashmir amid militant attack

<keyword id="6354495" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="kashmir">Kashmir</keyword> has been a political issue for the longest and as is with such politically charged situations, there are rumors abound. However, for a lot of us, the real timeline is either unknown or has become hazy over a period of time. So, here is a complete timeline of what has happened-bare facts of how the state of Jammu&amp;Kasmir has unraveled over the last seven decades. 
 
 
 
1947 – The British rule ended in India and the nation was divided into mainly Hindu India and Muslim-majority state of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Pakistan&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Pakistan</a>. 
 1947 – The Pakistan tribal army starts attacking the <keyword id="3744025" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="kashmir-region">Kashmir region</keyword> and the Maharaja of Kashmir signs a treaty of accession with India. War breaks out between India and Pakistan over the region. 
 1948 – India raises <keyword id="64132" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kashmir-issue">Kashmir issue</keyword> in the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=UN+Security+Council&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">UN Security Council</a>, which in Resolution 47 calls for a referendum on the status of the territory. It aslo calls on Pakistan to withdraw its troops and India to cut its military presence to a minimum. A ceasefire comes into force, but Pakistan refuses to evacuate its troops. Kashmir is for practical purposes partitioned. 
 1951 – Elections are held in the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir back accession to India. India feels that this makes a referendum <keyword id="6355835" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="UN">un</keyword>necessary. The UN and Pakistan say a referendum needs to take into account the views of voters throughout the former princely state. 
 
 
 1953 - Pro-Indian authorities arrest and dismiss Prime Minister <keyword id="293003" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sheikh-Abdullah">Sheikh Abdullah</keyword>, leader of the governing <keyword id="43898" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="National-Conference">National Conference</keyword>, as he takes a pro-referendum stance and delays formal accession to India. A new Jammu and Kashmir government ratifies accession to India. 
 
1957 - The constitution of Indian-administrated Jammu and Kashmir defines it as part of India. 
 
 
 1950s - China gradually occupies eastern Kashmir (<keyword id="71796" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Aksai-Chin">Aksai Chin</keyword>). 
 1962 – a war starts between India and China and China defeats India in a short war for control of <keyword id="3978218" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="aksai-china">Aksai China</keyword>. 
 
1963 - Pakistan cedes the Trans-Karakoram Tract of Kashmir to China. 
 
 
 
1965 - A small war between Indian and Pakistan over Kashmir starts and ends in a ceasefire and a return to the previous positions. 
 
1971-72 - Another Indo-Pakistan war ends in defeat for Pakistan and leads to the 1972 Simla Agreement.This turns the Kashmir ceasefire line into the Line of Control, pledges both sides to settle their differences through negotiations, and calls for a final settlement of the Kashmir dispute. The Agreement forms the basis of Pakistani-Indian relations thereafter. 
 
 
 
1974 - The Opposition Plebiscite Front in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir drops demand for a referendum in return for extensive autonomy in an agreement with the Indian government. Sheikh Abdullah becomes chief minister, and his political dynasty continues to dominate the National Conference and state after his death in 1982. 
 
 
 1984 - <keyword id="6354416" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Indian-Army">Indian Army</keyword> gains control over the Siachen Glacier, an area not demarcated by the Line of Control. Pakistan has been making frequent attempts to capture the area in the following decades. 
 1987 - Disputed state elections in Indian-administrated Jammu and Kashmir give a thrust to a pro-independence insurgency centred around the Jammu and <keyword id="307591" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kashmir-Liberation-Front">Kashmir Liberation Front</keyword> (<keyword id="94546" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="JKLF">JKLF</keyword>). India also accuses Pakistan of fomenting the insurgency by despatching fighters across the Line of Control, which Pakistan denies. 
 
 
 
1990 - The insurgency escalates after the Indian Army kills about 100 demonstrators at Gawakadal Bridge. Attacks and threats lead to the flight of almost all Hindus from the Kashmir Valley area of the state. India imposes Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Jammu and Kashmir. 
 
1990s - The insurgency keeps on continuing, with Kashmiri militants training in Pakistan and India deploying hundreds of thousands of troops in Jammu and Kashmir. It’s the civilians that have been facing violence by both sides. 
 
1999 - India and Pakistan go to war again after militants cross from Pakistani-administered Kashmir into the Indian-administered Kargil district. India repulses the attack, accuses Pakistan of being behind it, and breaks off relations. 
 2001-2004 - Moves to boost relations between the two countries are punctuated by continuing violence, notably an attack on the parliament of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in <keyword id="41568" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Srinagar">Srinagar</keyword> in 2001. 
 
2010 - Major protests erupt in the Kashmir Valley of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir over the summer after a demonstrator is killed by the Indian army. The protests abate in September after the government announce measures to ease tension. 
 2011 August - Chief Minister <keyword id="19464" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Omar-Abdullah">Omar Abdullah</keyword> announces an amnesty for the 1,200 young men who threw stones at security forces during the anti-government protests in the Kashmir Valley in 2010. Indian <keyword id="64385" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="State-Human-Rights-Commission">State Human Rights Commission</keyword> confirms presence of more than 2,000 unidentified bodies in unmarked graves near the Line of Control. Activists say many may be people who disappeared after being arrested by security forces. 
 
 
 2013 February - <keyword id="3978220" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="kashmiri-jaish-e-mohammed">Kashmiri Jaish-e-Mohammed</keyword> member <keyword id="165584" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mohammad-Afzal-Guru">Mohammad Afzal Guru</keyword> hanged over role in 2001 Indian parliament terror attack, prompting protests in which two young men are killed. 
 
2013 September - Prime ministers of India and Pakistan meet and agree to try reduce the number of violent incidents at their disputed border in Kashmir. 
 
2014 August - India cancels talks with Pakistan after accusing it of interfering in India's internal affairs. The decision comes after Pakistan's High Commissioner in Delhi consulted Kashmiri separatist leaders in advance of the talks. 
 During a visit to the disputed border state of Jammu and Kashmir, India's Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> accuses Pakistan of waging a proxy war against India in Kashmir. 
 
2014 October - Pakistan and India exchange strongly-worded warnings, after a flare-up of violence across their common border leaves at least 18 people dead. 
 
 
 2015 March - India's ruling <keyword id="14666" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="BJP">BJP</keyword> party is sworn into government in Indian-administered Kashmir for first time in coalition with local People's <keyword id="155982" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Democratic-Party">Democratic Party</keyword>, with the latter's <keyword id="427966" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mufti-Mohammad-Sayeed">Mufti Mohammad Sayeed</keyword> as chief minister. 
 
2015 September - Muslim separatist leaders in Indian-administered Kashmir close shops, businesses and government departments in protest at the enforcement of a colonial-era ban on eating beef. 
 
2015 November - One person dies in violent protests following a visit to Indian-administered Kashmir by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. 
 
 
 2016 April - <keyword id="6375812" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mehbooba-Mufti">Mehbooba Mufti</keyword>, the leader of the People's Democratic Party (<keyword id="42369" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="PDP">PDP</keyword>), becomes the first female chief minister of Indian-administered Kashmir following the death of her father and party founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. 
 
 
 2016 July - Authorities impose an indefinite curfew in most parts of Indian-administered Kashmir after the killing of popular militant by security forces of <keyword id="2931728" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Burhan-Wani">Burhan Wani</keyword>, a popular militant and top commander of the <keyword id="50913" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Hizbul-Mujahideen">Hizbul Mujahideen</keyword> group, sparks violent protests. 
 
 
 
2016 August - A curfew in most parts of Indian-administered Kashmir is lifted but schools, shops and most banks remain shut and mobile and internet services remain suspended. At least 68 civilians and two security officials have died and more than 9,000 people injured in over 50 days of violence according to official tallies. 
 
2016 September - India and Pakistan exchange a war of words after 18 Indian soldiers are killed in a raid by gunmen on URI base in Indian-administered Kashmir. 
 
2016 September - India says it has carried out "surgical strikes" against suspected militants along the de-facto border with Pakistan in Kashmir but Pakistan rejects the claims. 
 
 
 
Today: the area is still living under a tension. The civilians are still scared that either the militants or the army will cause them harm. The curfew has led to the loss of lives and business. The main source of income- tourism has been at halt since August. While the nations are still fighting over the land, the leaders have forgotten the fact that there are still people living in that heaven on earth. 
 
(image: IndiaTimes)

Kashmir: The Bare Facts of a region torn into pieces

<ul><li>The attack took place at Lechpora, about 30 kilometres from Srinagar in Kashmir’s Pulwama district </li><li>The Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.</li></ul>In what could become another flashpoint in India-Pakistan relations, at least 42 security personnel in Kashmir have reportedly been killed in a blast on the Srinagar-Jammu highway. The attack took place at Lechpora, about 30 kilometres from Srinagar in Kashmir’s Pulwama district when a van packed with explosives rammed into a bus carrying security personnel, IANS reported citing police sources. The incident took place when some 2,547 CRPF personnel were coming in a convoy of 78 vehicles from the transit camp in Jammu and headed to Srinagar. According to the IANS report, the death toll could rise as some of the injured personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were in a serious condition. The Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack. In 2016, 18 Indian soldiers were killed in the Uri district, following which India conducted a ‘surgical strike’ in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. With IANS

42 security personnel killed in Kashmir in major militant attack: Reports

<ul><li><keyword id="52395" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Baramulla">Baramulla</keyword> constituency close to the Line of Control is a sensitive and volatile area.</li><li>Voter turnout in the first phase of polling on April 11 was 35%, according to reports.</li><li>The state of <keyword id="23412" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-Kashmir">Jammu &amp; Kashmir</keyword> recorded a voter turnout of 54.49% until 5 pm. </li><li>Incidents of stone-pelting and glitches in the electronic voting machines may have also affected the voter turnout.</li></ul>Over 35% of voters turned up to<a href="https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/amid-allegations-of-emv-malfunction-jk-records-over-55-voter-turnout/1514218"> vote</a> on April 11 in Baramulla, a district that stretches to the edge of the tense Line of Control that divides India and Pakistan, in the state of Kashmir. The Baramulla district has been a hotbed of Kashmiri militancy and a haven for separatists up in arms against the Indian state for years. However, earlier this year, the Kashmir Police declared that <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-a-militant-free-baramulla-kashmir-means-5554270/">the district had become ‘militant free’</a>. Glitches in the electronic voting machines and stone-pelting protestors may have also affected the voter turnout. That over a third of the registered voters in the constituency still turned up to vote can be read as a mixed signal, at best. In the state of Jammu and Kashmir, two constituencies Jammu and Baramulla went to polls today. The voter turnout in the state as a whole was recorded to be at 54.49% until 5 pm, according to the Election Commission. The state of Jammu &amp; Kashmir in totality had recorded a voter turnout of 49.52% in the 2014 General Elections, meanwhile Baramulla alone had recorded 39.14% and Jammu had recorded 67.99%. The voter count in the strife-torn areas of Kashmir is a significant signal to assess the appeal of the Indian democracy in the region that sees violent outbursts by separatists, frequently. Expectations were high this time, as the voter turnout in the Panchayat (local administration) elections in Kashmir held in December 2018 saw an average voter turnout of 74%. This time too, Kashmiri separatists had called for <a href="https://www.thestatesman.com/elections-2019/separatists-call-boycott-lok-sabha-elections-beginning-thursday-1502744485.html">boycott of polls</a>, and some incidents of stone pelting were <a href="https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/nearly-25-polling-in-j-k-till-11-a-m-stoning-in-baramulla-119041100443_1.html">reported </a>during the day. In the Parliamentary elections of 1999 and 2004, Jammu and Kashmir National Conference candidate Abdul Rasheed Shaheen was elected from this constituency, followed by Sharief Ud Din Shariq of the same party in 2009. However, the tables turned in 2014 when Muzaffar Hussain Baig from the rival People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won the election in 2014. This time the candidates are M M War, from BJP, Haji Farooq Mir from INC, Abdul Kauam Vani from PDP Mohammad Akbar lone from JKNC. Post the suicide attack in Pulwama in February which had killed over 40 Indian security personnel, the state had been under high alert and political tensions had flared up. The state has been at the centre of terrorist attacks, violence by separatists, civil disobedience and protests, and the major point of contention between India and Pakistan, elections hold major significance. See Also: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/lok-sabha-elections-2019-first-phase-of-polling-key-issues-in-all-states/articleshow/68824300.cms">142 million voters go to polls today in 20 states— here’s a look at the key issues in every state</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/jammu-and-kashmir-lok-sabha-elections-2019-key-issues-affecting-voter-sentiment/articleshow/68822326.cms">Elections 2019: Democracy’s appeal is under test in the shadow of the world’s highest battleground</a>

A Kashmiri constituency on the edge of India-Pakistan border sees a 35% voter turnout

<ul><li><keyword id="174501" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="ISIS">ISIS</keyword> is claiming a new terrority in India called '<keyword id="7621724" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Wilayah-of-Hind">Wilayah of Hind</keyword>'.</li><li>The country's intelligence agencies are denying all claims. </li><li>Announcing a new branch of ISIS is seen as a part of their strategy to maintain the image of strengthening global affiliations after it was pushed out from the Middle East. </li></ul>The <keyword id="304620" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Islamic-State">Islamic State</keyword> terror group that goes by the name ISIS is claiming that it has a ‘new province’ in India. According to the terror outfit’s broadcast channel, Amaq News, their territory in India is called ‘Wilayah of Hind’ (India Province). But, top officials in the Indian state of Jammu &amp; <keyword id="6354495" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="kashmir">Kashmir</keyword> as well as the country’s intelligence agencies are categorically denying these claims -- in spite of a clash between the region’s militants and the Indian Military, on Friday. Conflicting claims According to a statement by ISIS via the messaging app, Telegram, the clash between the groups occurred in the Amshipora village of Kashmir. Media reports, on the same day, reported that a militant was killed — Ishfaq Sofi a.k.a Abdullah Bhai of Islamic State <keyword id="17605" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jammu-and-kashmir">Jammu and Kashmir</keyword> (ISJK). It was then that ISIS began to claim responsibility for attacks against the Indian Military in Kashmir since 2017. Intelligence agencies and the Director General of Jammu Kashmir Police, Dilbagh Singh, said that the terrorist who died wasn’t from ISIS from an ‘IS-inspired’ group. While he could be potentially influenced by the ideology of IS, he ‘definitely’ did not belong to the group nor has the outfit any footprint in Kashmir. To be fair, ISIS also hasn’t lent any details about the geographic boundaries of their newly founded ‘province’. Not the first time Laying claim to a territory an ISIS ‘province’ is not new for the terror organisation. They’ve reportedly declared a Turkey Province and Central Africa province as well. Announcing a new branch of ISIS is seen as a part of their strategy to maintain the image of strengthening global affiliations after it was pushed out from the Middle East. <div type="twitter" handle="Rita_Katz" handlename="Rita Katz" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/874639290504011776/MYrCCZ85_normal.jpg" favoritecount="28" retweetcount="32" status="1) #ISIS declares its new &quot;Hind Province&quot; while claiming clashes with Indian forces in Amshipora. Of course, the es… https://t.co/DOCIz2rAX3" createdat="1557510477000" id="1126906735808208896"></div>

 These claims may have been rubbished since there was never anything in place that resembled actual governance but Rita Katz, director of the SITE Intelligence Group, warns that they shouldn’t simply be written off either. (with IANS inputs)

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