J&K: 3 army jawans succumb to injuries after encounter with terrorists in Kulgam
Deccan ChronicleKulgam : Three Army jawans have been killed in a gunfight with separatist militants underway in the woods of south Kashmir's Kulgam district since Friday midnight. Confirming it, a defence spokesman here said on Saturday that the soldiers grievously injured in the clash in the Hallan forest area of Kulgam's Damhal Hanjipora area succumbed at a medical facility. Army's Srinagar—based 15 Corps tweeted "On specific inputs regarding presence of terrorists on higher reaches of Hallan in Kulgam, operations launched by security forces on 04 Aug 23. The BJP has planned celebrations throughout the region to mark the day whereas opposition PDP has sought permission from the district authorities to hold a rally in capital Srinagar against the August 5, 2019 decisions of the Narendra Modi government.