Agencies:

Militant groups in the valley suffered a major setback as 8 militants were killed in counter-insurgency operations in 2 different areas in South Kashmir. The gunfights had raged yesterday in Pampore and Shopian areas and today both these operations ended on a bloody note- killing 8 militants.
Yesterday one militant each were killed in Meej Pampore and Bandapawa Shopian. Sources told that 3 militants killed in Pampore are affiliated with Jaish-e-Muhammad while in Shopian five militants killed were associated with Lashkar-e-Taiba.
However a police official said identities of alin militants are being ascertained. In Meej Pampore, a militant was killed yesterday but the remaining two militants had taken shelter in a mosque.
Both militants hiding inside mosque killed: IGP Kashmir Vijay Kumar tweeted.