Elections to the state assembly of Jammu and Kashmir were going on and heavy voter turnout was recorded in the first two phases.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was due to hold two election rally, in Srinagar and Anantnag.
Eight army soldiers, including a Lieutenant-Colonel Sankalp Kumar of Punjab Regiment, three Jammu and Kashmir policemen and all the six terrorists were killed totalling to 17 people.
[1][2][3][4] Two militants attacked state police at a temporary checkpoint in Ahmadnagar near Srinagar around 1:15 pm IST.
There was no fatalities in Shopian whereas in Tral two civilians died and nine injured when the grenade blasted at the bus stand.