A joint team of Army's 55RR, 53RR, 23 Para, SOG and CRPF's 182,183 BN launched cordon and search operation around more than half dozen villages of south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Saturday morning.

Reports reaching GNS said that the government forces started massive search operation in Lassipora, Armula, Alaipura, Batnur, Garbug, Naupora Payen Hajdarpora and Achan areas of Pulwama district.

Pertinently its here to mention that three cops were killed yesterday in Shopian by suspected militants.

While this report was being filed door to door searches were going on in the said areas.(GNS).