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Ceasefire Day 1: 4 soldiers among 14 killed

Mukhtar Ahmad in Srinagar

Just hours after a unilateral ceasefire came into force in Jammu and Kashmir, at least 14 people, including four soldiers and nine militants, were killed while over a dozen security personnel were wounded seriously in the valley in a series of blasts and encounters.

As Day-1 of the ceasefire - a bold step on the part of the Indian government to engage militants in talks - came to an end, it became clear that New Delhi would now come under fresh pressure to withdraw the Ramadan truce.

Three army soldiers were killed and 12 others injured in a powerful landmine blast at village Kreeri Nowpora near Dooru in southern Anantnag district late Tuesday afternoon.

Police said a bullet-proof army vehicle hit a landmine at Kreeri village resulting in a massive blast. Two soldiers died on the spot, while one succumbed to his injuries a little later in a hospital.

The condition of five of the 12 injured soldiers is critical.

The frontline Hizbul Mujaheedin has owned responsibility for the blast.

Troops clashed with a group of intruders at village Saujiyan in Poonch district early Tuesday morning. Five militants, an army soldier and two civilians were killed in the exchange of fire.

Militants this morning opened fire on a passing army vehicle near Erin Bandipore in north Kashmir. The troops retaliated, but nobody was injured.

In yet another encounter, two foreign militants were killed at village Fazalabad in Poonch district. One woman identified as Naseema Akhtar was also killed in the crossfire, while another civilian received injuries.

A powerful blast resulted in serious injuries to one jawan at Arnas in Udhampur district in Jammu region.

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