Police on Monday said that it killed two militants in south Kashmir.
“A joint party of police and troops cordoned off Machipora village near Qaimoh this afternoon and launched searches. Militants present there opened fire on the search party which was retaliated triggering an encounter in which two militants were killed,” a police officer said.
He said the searches in the area were on when reports last came in.

New Delhi: The Home Minister P Chidambaram on Monday said that not filing a case against the booker award winner Arundhati Roy by Delhi Police was in accordance with the letter and spirit of law.
‘Not taking action is also an action’, Chidambaram replied when a journalist asked him that why the police was not taking action against her seditious speech on Kashmir.
“Section 124(A) of the IPC is for deterrence and punishment. The spirit of the law and true interpretation of law is that unless there is direct incitement to violence, the state must show tolerance and forbearance,” he added.
Pertinently, the noted writer recently had said that Kashmir was not an integral part of India.

Hurriyat Conference (G) spearheading the ongoing “Quit Kashmir Movement” on Monday amended its protest calendar and decided to give relaxation on Diwali day (November 5).
“Many delegations of minorities including Sikhs approached Geelani Sahib during the past few days urging him to amend the calendar for Diwali. After deliberations it was decided that there will be no strike on November 5 so that minorities living in Kashmir are able to perform their religious duties smoothly,”
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