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The gun battle comes a day after the Centre decided not to extend its unilateral initiative of a month-long Ramzan ceasefire Current Affairs News : Two militants were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, the Army said. The operation comes a day after the Centre announced its decision not to extend the ceasefire in the state. An Army official said that security forces launched an anti-militancy operation in Bandipora district this morning following information about presence of militants in the area. He said two militants have been killed so far even as the operation continues to be in progress. The identity and group affiliation of the slain militants was not immediately known. Security forces have adopted a proactive approach setting up check barriers at various places across the valley including the summer capital of the state. Police and other security agencies were carrying out random checks o...

The attack on the Army camp comes barely two days after 5 terrorists were gunned down by security forces in a failed infiltration attempt along the LoC Current Affairs News : Terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have clearly rejected the Indian government's gesture to cease operations in the state during the holy month of Ramzan, conducting their first strike since the announcement by attacking an   Indian Army   camp located in the Pulwama district of South Kashmir and killing an Army jawan and a civilian. Police told news agencies that the terrorists attacked the 50 Rashtriya Rifles' camp on Sunday night at Kakapora in the Pulwama district. Authorities told news agencies that Army personnel retaliated to the firing unleashed by the terrorists. The attack left a jawan seriously injured. Further, a civilian, who was identified as Bilal Ahmed, was also caught in the crossfire and left seriously injured. The duos, who were both rushed to a hospital,   ...