Top 5 headlines at 1pm on Oct 12: Army kills 2 terrorists, Ahead of Modi-Putin meeting in Goa and more

The encounter in Pampore area in Jammu and Kashmir entered third day on Wednesday. A group of terrorists had entered a government building in Pampore, triggering a standoff between security forces and militants. Two of the three terrorists, who are believed to have been holed up inside the building, have been gunned down by the security forces, police sources said on Wednesday.

1) Watch Video: Army kills 2 terrorists on Day 3 of Pampore attack; operation in final stages

Three army soldiers have been injured in the exchange of firing. More than 50 rockets, machine guns and explosives have been used by the security forces in a bid to kill or flush out the terrorists, who have been hiding inside the building for 3 days.

2) Ahead of Modi-Putin meeting in Goa, India conveys to Moscow its opposition to Russia-Pakistan military exercise

Ahead of their annual bilateral Summit, India has conveyed its opposition to Russia over its joint exercise with Pakistan, a nation which "sponsors and practises terrorism as a matter of State policy", saying it will create further problems.

3) 25-year-old BJP worker hacked to death in Kerala's Pinarayi town 

The town of Pinarayi in Kerala's Kannur district witnessed yet another gruesome incident on Wednesday as a 25-year-old BJP worker was hacked to death, two days after the murder of CPI-M activist in the district.

4) 20-year-old Dalit youth brutally killed in Punjab