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J&K: A Militants Killed In GunFight In Shopian

Srinagar: A militant was killed in a gunfight that started Wednesday morning in South Kashmirโ€™s Shopian district. As many as 22 militants have been killed during encounter with security forces in the Kashmir Valley this year.

On Wednesday morning, a joint team of J-K Police, army and paramilitary forces cordoned off Nadigam village in Shopian after getting inputs about presence of militants in the village.

Police officials said that the joint team zeroed in on the target, the hiding militants opened fire and tried to escape. The joint team of forces retaliated triggering a gunfight in which one militant was killed.

Police officials said the identity of the militant is yet to be ascertained. Officials also said that military operation against the militants in going on.

The valley has seen a sudden increase in gun fights in past few months. According to official figures, 22 militants including eight foreign militants have been killed in 12 operations this year alone. Police figures reveal that of the 22 killed militants, 13 belong to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).

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South Africa Hit By Fourth Covid Wave, Driven By New Variant Omicron

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Cape Town : South Africa is being hit by a fourth wave of COVID-19 infections driven by the Omicron variant which has been detected in seven of the countryโ€™s nine provinces, Health Minister Joe Phaahla said on Friday.

Omicron, which has raised global fears of a surge in infections, was first detected in southern Africa last month and has prompted governments across continents to impose travel curbs and take other measures to contain it.

Phaahla told a media briefing that he hoped that the variant could be managed without causing too many deaths.

He urged South Africans to get fully vaccinated, adding that the country could manage the fourth wave without stricter lockdown restrictions over Christmas.

โ€œWe can still manage this in a manner where government doesnโ€™t have to invoke serious restrictions over the next few days if we all just do our basic duties of the safety measures, but also if more and more of us who are eligible โ€ฆ approach their nearest vaccination sites,โ€ Phaahla said.

Top scientist Michelle Groome of South Africaโ€™s National Institute for Communicable Diseases said at the briefing the country was facing an โ€œunprecedented riseโ€ in infections over a short time due to Omicron.

The infections were also moving from the younger age cohort into older people, she said.

It was important for surge preparedness to include paediatric beds and staff as there has been increased admissions among children under four, she said.

Omicron has been listed as a โ€œvariant of concernโ€ by the WHO and scientists are still gathering data to establish how contagious Omicron is, and the severity of the illness it causes.

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