Srinagar Jan 22 PTI Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday recorded 6568 fresh COVID-19 cases its highest single-day spike in infections so far taking the virus tally to 390949 while seven related deaths in the past 24 hours raised the toll to 4598 officials said The Jammu division accounted for 1875 of the new cases in the Union Territory while the Kashmir division logged the remaining 4693 fresh infections they said The Srinagar district recorded a maximum of 1604 fresh coronavirus cases followed by 1236 infections in Jammu district There are 39113 active cases in the Union Territory while the count of recoveries stand at 347238 the officials said PTI SSB CK
Srinagar Jan 22 PTI Two militants belonging to proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba were killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday police saidActing on specific input about the presence of militants in Kilbal area of the south Kashmir district security forces launched a cordon and search operation there a police official saidHe said as the forces were conducting searches in the area the hiding militants fired upon themThe forces retaliated ensuing the encounter in which two militants were killed the official saidHe said those killed were locals of The Resistance Front TRF a shadow group of Lashkar-e-Taiba LeTIncriminating material including arms and ammunition were recovered from the site of the encounterPTI SSB SRY
Srinagar Jan 22 PTI An encounter broke out between security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmirs Shopian district on Saturday police saidActing on specific information about the presence of militants in the Kilbal area of the south Kashmir district security forces launched a cordon and search operation there a police official saidHe said as the forces were conducting searches in the area the hiding militants fired upon themThe forces retaliated and an encounter broke out the official said adding the exchange of fire was going on when last reports came in PTI SSB ANB ANB
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