Connect with us

JAMMU & KASHMIR

Four militants killed in Boniyar gunfight | KNO

REPRESENTATION PHOTO

Published

on

kno news

Baramulla, October 18 (KNO) : Four unidentified militants have been killed in an encounter with government forces in upper reaches of forests of Boniyar in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Thursday. Official sources told (KNO) a search team of army’s 5 Grenadier intercepted a group of militants at Torna post in the woods of Boniyar at around 8:30 am after getting specific inputs . "After being intercepted, the infiltrated militants opened fire on forces which triggering off the gunfight for hours. An army officer also confirmed the incident and said that four unidentified militants have been killed and their identity and group affiliation are being ascertained. “Three bodies have been recovered near post by the forces and additional reinforcements of army and later one more body was recovered late in because of highly dense forest cover,” the officer said. (KNO)

Trending

TOP STORIES ago

Mirwaiz pays tribute to veteran leader Anwar Ashai | KNO

TOP STORIES9 hours ago

Har Ghar Tiranga must remain high in our thoughts, character, actions: LG Sinha | KNO

TOP STORIES9 hours ago

SIA Kashmir conducts searches at nine locations across J&K in 1990 double-murder case | KNO

TOP STORIES20 hours ago

From Displaced Roots to an Environmental Voice | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

J&K govt notifies consolidated ex-gratia relief norms for L&O disturbance victims | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

J&K proposes over 300 PG medical seats to National Medical Commission | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Heavy rain likely in Jammu division over next 24 hours | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Security stepped up across Srinagar ahead of Aug 15 celebrations | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Ahead of I-Day, security forces step up vigil along LoC, border | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Multi-tier security arrangements put in place across Kashmir ahead of I-Day: IGP Birdi | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Macadamisation works resume in Srinagar, pace to pick up after Aug 15 | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Apple scab threat looms over Kashmir orchards | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

‘End unnecessary suspicion of Kashmiri youth’: NC chief spokesperson urges Centre, J&K admin | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Repora emerges as Kashmir’s ‘Grape Village’ as centuries-old cultivation thrives in Ganderbal | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Declining chestnut yield worries Wular Lake-dependent communities | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

J&K gets Rs 261.87 cr under PMGSY in 2025-26; 2,132 habitations connected | KNO

TOP STORIES21 hours ago

Drug seizures in J&K drop to 4,977 kg in 2024, convictions rise | KNO

Copyright © 2021