UNSUCCESFUL AWAMI LEAGUE CANDIDATE INJURED IN GRENADE ATTACK SRINAGAR, OCT 11 (PTI) ABDUL RASHID GANAI, WHO UNSUCCESSFULLY CONTESTED THE ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS ON AWAMI LEAGUE TICKET, WAS INJURED ALONG WITH HIS FOUR SECURITY GUARDS IN A GRENADE ATTACK BY MILITANTS ON HIS RESIDENCE ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF SRINAGAR TODAY, OFFICIAL SOURCES SAID. MILITANTS THREW A GRENADE AT THE RESIDENCE OF GANAI, WHO UNSUCCESSFULLY FOUGHT THE JUST CONCLUDED ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS FROM KANGAN CONSTITUENCY, AROUND 6.30 PM, THEY SAID. THE GRENADE EXPLODED IN THE COMPOUND OF HIS RESIDENCE WOUNDING GANAI AND HIS FOUR SECURITY GUARDS, THE SOURCES SAID. A HUNT HAS BEEN LAUNCHED BY POLICE AND SECURITY FORCES TO NAB THE MILITANTS INVOLVED IN THE ATTACK, THEY SAID. NO MILITANT OUTFIT HAS CLAIMED RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ATTACK SO FAR. KASHMIR-GUNFIGHT One ultra killed, girl injured in gunbattle Srinagar, Oct 11 (PTI) A suspected mercenary was killed and a girl injured in a gunbattle between militants and security forces in Baramulla district of north Kashmir today, official sources said. The gunfight broke out when Rashtriya Rifles troops raided Khawaja Sahib locality in old Baramulla town following information about presence of Lashker-e-Toiba militants, the sources said. On noticing the troops, militants opened fire and tried to escape from the thickly populated area, the sources said adding, the troops retaliated and in the ensuing gunbattle one militant was killed. A girl, identified as Shabnam, was injured in the shootout and was hospitalised, the sources said. The operation in the area was still continuing when last reports were received, they added. Six militants killed, NC leader escapes bid on life Srinagar, Oct 11 (PTI) Six militants, including a self-styled supreme commander of Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami, were killed and two Special Police Officers injured since last evening in Jammu and Kashmir, where a National Conference leader escaped a bid on life, officials said. HUJI commander Azad Hussain Zargar alias Bilal Sidique was killed in an encounter with BSF at Phrambu village in Gadool area of Anantnag district early today, a BSF spokesman said. Bilal, a resident of Kishtwar area of Doda district, was confronted by the troops of 77 battalion when he was shifting to his hideout. He was asked to surrender, but he opened fire and was killed in the retaliatory action. An ak rifle, a wireless set and some ammunition were recovered from him. Describing his killing as a major breakthrough, he said Bilal took over as supreme commander of HUJI two months back immediately after the killing of Rafiq Lone alias Abu Harera in Lal Bazar area of Srinagar. He was a Pakistan-trained militant and was involved in large number of militancy-related incidents, including killings of civilians and securitymen, during the past over 10 years, the spokesman said, adding his involvement in the snatching of seven rifles from Village Defence Committee members from Shingpora Chataru in Kishtwar area of Doda has also been established. In another major encounter, three militants were killed by the security forces at Dhomgali in Budhal sector of Rajouri district in Jammu last night.