Army jawan from Palamur killed in Srinagar firing

One Andhra soldier was among eight Army personnel killed when militants opened fire on an Army convoy on the outskirts of Srinagar on Monday evening, ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Jammu and Kashmir.

The deceased soldier has been identified as Yadayya from Mahbubnagar. His body would be flown to Hyderabad on Wednesday.

- New Delhi, Sakshipost