Jammu, Dec 22 : A Harkat-ul Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI) militant,

Srinagar, Dec 22: Campaigning for the seventh and final phase of Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will come to an end this evening.

Srinagar, Kashmir - Security forces on Friday shot and killed three suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants, including a top commander, in India-administered Kashmir, police said.

A soldier was also killed in the eight-hour firefight in a forested region in Doda district, 200 kilometres north-east of the state's winter capital of Jammu, senior police official Hemant Lohia said.

The Indian army's elite Rashtriya Rifles troops launched an operation late Thursday after a tip-off that militants were hiding in the area.

"Three LeT militants including Iqbal Malik, the district's LeT commander were killed in the gun battle that continued until Friday morning," Lohia said.

Srinagar, Dec 19 : Campaigning has gained momentum in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the seventh and last phase of polls, which is scheduled to be held on December 24.

In this phase, polling will be held in 11 assembly segments of Jammu District, two assembly constituencies of Samba district and eight constituencies of Srinagar district.

Senior leaders of different political parties are addressing public rallies to woo the voters in the favour of their candidates.

Over 63 per cent polling was recorded in the sixth phase, which spread in the districts of Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar in Jammu Division and Anantnag and Kulgam districts in Kashmir.

Srinagar, Dec 18 : After the successful conduct of sixth phase of polling in Jammu and Kashmir, the focus has now been shifted to final phase of polls, which is scheduled to be held on December 24.

In the last phase, polling will be held in 11 assembly segments of Jammu District, two assembly constituencies of Samba district and eight constituencies of Srinagar district.

Over 63 per cent polling was recorded yesterday in the sixth phase, which spread in the districts of Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar in Jammu Division and Anantnag and Kulgam districts in Kashmir.

The heavy turnout of voters in the sixth phase has once again proved that people of the Kashmir Valley don''t believe in the politics of separatism.

Kokernag (J-K), Dec 18 : Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir state and candidate of People''s Democratic Party (PDP), Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that he is confident of returning to power in the State.

After forming the Government, he said he would get an anti-terror law passed, as the present law will not be applicable to Jammu and Kashmir.

Mufti expressed hopes to win the elections this time as their party''s performance and programmes had satisfied the expectations of the people of Jammu and Kashmir.