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Militant killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora

Srinagar | A militant was today killed in an encounter with security forces in Hajin area of Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Hajin area following information about the presence of militants there, a police official said. He said the search operation turned into an encounter after militants opened fire towards security forces positions. One militant has been killed in the operation, the official said adding searches were still going on.

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Rupee hits fresh record low of 70.82, drops 23 paise against US dollar

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Mumbai | Continuing its free-fall, the rupee today weakened by another 23 paise against the dollar to trade at a life-time low of 70.82 on strong month-end demand for the US currency amid sustained foreign fund outflows.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market, the local currency opened a tad higher at 70.57 a dollar from its previous close of 70.59 but slipped to hit a fresh low of 70.82, down by 23 paise.

Forex dealers said besides strong month-end demand for the American currency, buying by importers, mainly oil refiners in view of surging crude oil prices and capital outflows, weighed on the domestic currency. Furthermore, the dollar strengthens against its rival currencies overseas too put pressure on the rupee, they said.

The rupee had recorded a steep fall of 49 paise, to close at record low of 70.59 against the dollar in the previous session. Meanwhile, the BSE Sensex recovered by 96.13 points, or 0.24 percent, to 38,819.06 in early trade.

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