JAMMU: The nearly 50-hour long encounter between militants and security forces in Rajouri district ended on Monday in which a Lashkar-e-Taiba militant and an Army jawan were killed and three others, including a major, injured.
A total of three LeT militants, believed to be involved in the attack on a bus in Rajouri last week, have been killed in the encounter which started when security forces launched a search operation in Shara Wali forest belt in the district on Saturday, Senior Superintendent of Police, Rajouri, R K Jalla said.
The deceased Army jawan has been identified as Sepoy S K Singha, while the injured have been identified as Major Susheel Mahapatra of 38 Rashtriya Rifles, Special PoliceofficialIftikhar Malik and civilian Abdul Razak.
The LeT militant killed on Monday has been identified as Zargar.
Two LeT militants were killed and constable Nasir Ahmed was injured in the gunbattle in the area on Sunday. The militants were identified as Sajjad Kashmiri and Abu Qamran.
The slain militants were believed to be part of a group involved in the attack on a passenger bus at Der-Ki-Gali area in the district on Wednesday last in which two civilians were killed and 18 others, including two jawans, injured.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/6318680.cms?prtpage=1

2. Suspended J&K cop hurls shoe at Omar
Srinagar, Aug. 15: A suspended J&K policeman facing criminal cases hurled a shoe at chief minister Omar Abdullah from the VIP stand’s back row at Srinagar’s Bakshi Stadium on Sunday morning as the CM was about to unfurl the tricolour. It did not hit him, but fell on the ground near the podium.
Ministers and top officials were taken aback as the shoe came flying over their heads. The shoe-thrower, identified as head constable Abdul Ahad Jan, was swiftly overpowered and whisked away.
The police described him as “mentally sick”, but could not explain how he gained access to the VIP stand. Fifteen policemen, including four officers, were suspended.
n unfazed Mr Abdullah, in his speech later, shrugged off the incident, saying: “It’s the best way to protest… better to hurl shoes and avoid stone-pelting.”
Jammu and Kash mir chief minister Omar Abdullah asked for a serious political initiative by the Centre towards addressing the Kashmir issue but reiterated his plea that the separatist should seize the Prime Minister’s latest offer of talks if they are sincere enough in seeking a peaceful resolution of the imbroglio.
He said that he had made it clear to the Prime Minister and also UPA chairperson, Mrs Sonia Gandhi during their visit to Anantnag some time ago that Kashmir is a political problem which can’t be solved by economic, employment or development packages alone. He asserted that the “trust deficit” between the Centre and people of the state could be bridged by restoring autonomy.“This is a historic opportunity for us. We must take advantage of it. I appeal to separatist leaders to come to the table for talks and play their role in solving the Kashmir issue,” he aid. http://epaper.asianage.com/ASIAN/AAGE/2010/08/16/ArticleHtmls/16_08_2010_001_057.shtml?Mode=1