NC worker shot dead in Srinagar

Striking for the second time in a fortnight,militants today shot dead a ruling National Conference worker here.

Bashir Ahmad Bhat,a shopkeeper by profession and National Conference worker,was shot in the head by the militants at Batamaloo while he was leaving home for work,police said.

Bhat was rushed to SMHS hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.

The assailants fled from the scene after the shooting incident,which triggered panic in the area.

This was second shooting incident in Srinagar city in less than a fortnight.

Militants made an