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RSS leader Indresh Kumar took a dig at political parties for keeping silent in the recent killing of Kashmiri Pandits in Jammu and Kashmir. On May 16, Kumar said, "The anger of Kashmiri Pandits is justified. But the bigger anger is about the silence of political parties that chant slogans of secularism". He also appealed people of Kashmir to stand with Pandits against the terrorism, causing trouble to the Kashmiri pandits.

In Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district, a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist and one more were killed in an encounter with security forces on May 8. The gunfight in the Cheyan Devsar area of the south Kashmir district broke out after security forces launched a cordon and search operation based on intelligence input.  The deceased militants were a Pakistani named Haider and another is identified as Shahbaz Shah.
 

Amarnath pilgrimage for 2022 is set to begin from June 30, confirmed a government official. As per PTI, the decision to schedule the 43-day pilgrimage was taken during a meeting of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board chaired by Lt Governor Manoj Sinha. The 3,880 metre height yatra has been symbolic since past two-years, amid Article 370 and COVID-19 pandemic. Now, finally, pilgrims will be visiting Amarnath from Raksha-Bandhan,… read-more

Unknown gunmen have shot dead a police constable in Hassanpora village of Bijbebara area in Anantnag district of South Kashmir on January 29. Sources said that gunmen suspected to be militants shot at a policeman, identified as Ali Mohammad Ganaie, in Hassanpora village, due to which he received injuries to his head and died on the spot. Reportedly, the area was cordoned off soon after the attack took place.

An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Hasanpora area of Kashmir's Kulgam on January 9. As per police spokesman, "Encounter has started at Hasanpora area of Kulgam. Police and security forces cordoned off the area and started search operation. Further details are awaited, as how many militants are trapped in the area and other details of the militants are yet to be known.