A soldier was killed in North Kashmir after militants and army exchanged fire along Line of Control in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Reports said that a gun fight broke out between army and militants at Choken Post in Keran Sector near Line of Control on Wednesday morning. A soldier whom sources identified as Sandeep Singh was killed in the gunfight. Sources added that government forces have launched a cordon and search operation is underway in the area. Sources said two more soldiers have sustained injuries in the gunfight. (CNS)