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  • 2 Soldiers Killed, 3 Injured In Ongoing Encounter With Terrorists In J&K’s Anantnag |

    Two Indian Army soldiers were killed in an encounter with terrorists in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, according to Defense officials. The soldiers sustained injuries during a clash with militants in the Kokernag region.

    During the exchange of fire, five army personnel were injured and promptly evacuated to a nearby hospital for treatment. Both the army personnel succumbed to their injuries during the treatment.

    Two civilians have also been reported injured due to reckless firing by terrorists in the ongoing operation; the injured have been provided immediate medical aid and evacuated further, said Army officials.

    Earlier in the day encounter broke out in the Ahlan Gadole area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district this afternoon. The gunfight led to a heavy exchange of fire between the security forces and the militants. 

    The two soldiers were injured when terrorists targeted their patrol during an anti-terror operation in the forested area of Kokernag subdivision. Special forces and army paratroopers have been deployed in the ongoing operation to flush out the terrorists, who are believed to be foreign nationals. 

    In a post on social media platform ‘X’, the Indian army’s Chinar corps said, “Based on specific intelligence input, a Joint Operation was launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & @crpf_srinagar today in general area Kokernag, Anantnag. Contact was established and firefight ensued. Two personnel have been injured and evacuated from the area. Operations are in progress.”

    OP GAGARMANDU, #Anantnag

    Based on specific intelligence input, a Joint Operation was launched by #IndianArmy, @JmuKmrPolice & @crpf_srinagar today in general area Kokernag, Anantnag. Contact was established and firefight ensued. Two personnel have been injured and evacuated from… pic.twitter.com/24DEESGtGZ
    — Chinar Corps – Indian Army (@ChinarcorpsIA) August 10, 2024

    Today’s encounter marks the second major encounter in Kokernag within the past year. In September 2023, a Commanding Officer, a Major, and a Deputy Superintendent of Police were killed during a clash with terrorists in the Kokernag forest. Reinforcements have been dispatched to the area to flush out the terrorists, who are believed to be hiding in the Ahlan Gadole forests. 

  • Instagram restores web page of Indian Military’s Chinar Corps; Fb in procedure

    By means of PTI

    SRINAGAR: After blocking off for over every week, social media massive Instagram restored the deal with of Chinar Corps, the Indian Military’s strategically situated formation within the Kashmir valley, whilst Fb has confident a well timed answer, officers mentioned right here on Wednesday.

    After the problem of Instagram and Fb commencing the pages was once highlighted, the social media web page were given involved with the officers on the Kashmir-based XV Corps, popularly referred to as Chinar Corps, following which the Instagram web page, having round 4 lakh fans, was once restored this morning.

    The corporate had objected to one of the most posts, alleging that they had been towards the principles laid down.

    After email interactions with the technical crew of Fb, the Instagram account was once restored whilst the account on Fb can be restored quickly in spite of everything the fabric from the former deal with was once shifted to a brand new deal with, the officers mentioned.

    On Tuesday, a senior authentic, talking on situation of anonymity, had mentioned that the topic were taken up with government involved in Fb, however there were no reaction from their facet.

    The pages on Fb and Instagram had been created to negate the lies and propaganda flowing from around the border and in addition to apprise other people of the true state of affairs within the Kashmir valley, the authentic mentioned.

    There was once no authentic response from Fb.