SRINAGAR: An Army Major and six militants were among 10 people killed since Feb. 11 in Kashmir valley

Security forces rescued a hostage and nabbed 11 others during search and cordon operations, an official spokesman said

The Army Major was killed in a shootout at Chadoora, about 16 km from here, early on Sunday morning. official sources said, adding that a bullet hit the Major who died on the SPOL

Security forces sieged the entire area and conduced house-to-house searches to not those responsible for the Killing of the Army officer

Security forces intercepted a car and rescued one Imtiyaz Ahmad who was being taken by his kidnapper to an unknown destination.

Article extracted from this publication >> February 17, 1995