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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
 

People have demanded that the water should be treated by industries at least three times before leaving it to the KC Valley. The Valley has turned green due to the release of untreated and pollutant-filled water

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. 
 

Terror outfits have already threatened to boycott polls. Coincidentally the 17th day of Ramzan is on May 23, and even in past militants have chosen the 17th day of Ramzan, which is also the day of the battle of Jang-e-Badr, to attack security installations in the Valley.
 

Pro-Kannada organisations and lake activists warned Tamil Nadu for asking the treated sewage water of KC Valley project that is being used to fill parched lakes of Kolar and Chikkaballapura districts

Several trading groups were working in collaboration with banned terrorist organisations involved in encouraging separatism in the Kashmir Valley.
 

According to Observer Research Foundation, which studied the Household Consumer Expenditure Surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), consumer expenditure (acquisition of goods and services by individuals or families) of people in the Valley not only increased but also surpassed the national average from 1999-2012

Adinath Mangeshkar said apart from Rs 1 crore by Lata Mangeshkar, the Mangeshkar family and friends will be donating an additional Rs 11 lakh to the families of the BSF jawans who lost their lives in the Kashmir Valley.

BOI has been working across the country for the upliftment of Brahmins in India and this time they have decided to reach out to the Kashmir migrants who are the victims of Pakistani terrorism

Jammu and Baramulla Lok Sabha constituencies enter polls in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election amid calls of boycott issued by separatists as well as militant groups in the Valley. Voters queue up to cast their vote in North Kashmir's Baramulla and Uri district. Voters talk about the uncertain state of Kashmir and how peace is what they want. Apart from that unemployment and infrastructural issues are also a major concern for the locals. In these two constituencies, more than 3.3 million people are to choose their parliamentary representatives from among 33 candidates. In Jammu, where 24 candidates are in the fray, the fight is mainly between the BJP’s Jugal Kishore and the Congress’ Raman Bhalla as the regional parties, National Conference (NCP) and People's Democratic Party (PDP), decided not to field their candidates to consolidate the “secular vote” against BJP. 

Watch: Kolar Congress candidate KH Muniyappa faced tough questions from a voter who was answered by being thrown out of the venue.

 

A spokesperson of Hurriyat has said that Mirwaiz will appear for the investigation in Delhi along with Hurriyat executive members, Prof. Abdul Gani Bhat, Bilal Gani Lone and Masroor Ansari

On February 3, a CBI team was detained by Kolkata Police. This was not the first time the central investigation agency was harassed by the local police for looking into the role of “influential persons” in Saradha and Rose Valley chit fund scams.