Kashmir Valley  

Section 144 has been imposed on Jammu and Kashmir and as a result no trucks are allowed to and from the Union territory. Good trains, even those that carry perishable goods have been stalled at Jammu border for the last two days.

 

Pakistan-made mine and a huge cache of arms were seized from along the Amarnath Yatra route. The Corps commander said Pakistan and its army were desperate to disrupt peace in Kashmir Valley.
 

Earlier too the Amarnath yatra was suspended on July 8 and July 13 due to a strike called by separatists in the Kashmir valley. The death toll has risen to 30 and this time yatra has been suspended till August 4 due to warning of bad weather

 

According to the rules, after the proclamation, the powers of the state legislature shall be exercisable by or under the authority of the Parliament and all the decisions taken thereof shall have a concurrence of the President

According to officials, a cordon and search operation was launched jointly by police and security forces after they got a specific input about terrorists hiding in the area.

According to sources, the two slain militants were affiliated with the Ansar Gazwatul Hind (AGH) militant outfit, which is inspired by the ideologies of Islamic State (IS)

After the encounter of Zakir Musa on May 23, al-Qaeda has released a 12-minute video announcing the name of its new chief and expansion plan in the Valley

The clarification has come after media reports claimed that Home Minister Amit Shah has discussed the issue with other Cabinet ministers in a meeting

According to a list accessed by MyNation, Osama alias Wasim Ahmed who is the district commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Chief Commander of Hizbul Mujahideen Riyaz Ahmed Naikoo, district commander of Anantnag and Baramulla, Pulwama and others have been included

According to senior officials, Musa's messages and videos are being circulated widely. Terrorists are using this as a trigger for fresh recruits. Funeral pictures of Musa, in which people participated by the thousands, have gone viral

In his post, the Kashmiri student has used ‘Zindabad’ and ‘Miss you’ in reference to Musa, who was the chief of terror outfit Ansar Ghazwatul Hind and member of slain terrorist Burhan Wani’s group

According to the senior officers in the forces, the army is going all guns ablaze to clean up terrorists in Kashmir. They want to keep a check on fresh recruitment, and by killing Musa, the message is loud and clear that no one will be spared if they stand against the forces. 

Zakir Musa was the head of the Ansar Ghazwatul Hind. He was persuaded to surrender but is said to have retaliated and fired back at the forces
 

In 2010, as many as 270 militants were killed in action by security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. The number reduced to 119 in 2011. Then in 2012, 84 ultras were killed, 100 in 2013, 110 (2014), 113 (2015), 165 (2016) and 218 last year

An encounter had broken out between terrorists and troops of 130 Battalion CRPF, 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group (SOG) at 2.10 AM.