Army troopers killed in Indian-Administered Kashmir

Fri, 29 Jan 2010

Militants have killed two Indian army troopers while clashes continue in the Indian-Administered Kashmir, where heavy snowfall has blocked normal traffic.

An Indian army spokesperson in Jammu, Lt. Col. Biplab Nath, said on Friday that the operation is still underway in Tandar village of Kishtwar, some 245 km (150 miles) northeast of Jammu, where the fighting broke out late Thursday.

The troops have cordoned off the entire area and called in further reinforcements to "neutralize" militant presence in the area, he said.

"So far we don't have any reports about militant deaths in this encounter," Nath said.

Meanwhile, Kashmir was on Friday covered with snow as heavy snowfall continued all over the valley, blocking normal traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Indian-Administered Kashmir.

The strategic 300-kilometer (185-mile) long National Highway is the Kashmir valley's only land connection with the rest of the country. Hundreds of trucks and other vehicles traveling through the highway were stranded due to the accumulation of snow.

The highway passes through some of the most tricky mountain terrains in Kashmir's Pir Panjal range.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=117379§ionid=351020402.