Two terrorists were killed after an infiltration attempt was foiled and huge catchment weapons were recovered by the security forces in Machil sector of Jammu and Kashmir on the intervening night of July 18th and 19th, said an official statement.
According to the police, five persons of a family were buried alive when a heavy landslide affected a house at village Surjan of Bani tehsil which is 250 km from Kathua headquarters.
Continuous and heavy rainfall from last night has wreaked havoc in the Udhampur district, particularly in the residential area of Panchayat Sattani, where severe water logging has disrupted normal life for the villagers. This annual problem has left the locals frustrated and they are calling
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has refuted misleading allegations of stone pelting of Amarnath yatris by miscreants as seen in a video circulated on social media, an official statement said on Wednesday.
"Police Station Rajpora received information that terrorists had fired upon a team of forest department of district Budgam causing injuries to two employees, who had laid a checkpoint to apprehend the timber smugglers near Bangender Bridge," read the statement.
The authorities closed all government and private schools in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district for the students on Wednesday in view of the heavy rainfall.
The Chinar Corps of the Indian Army said the joint operation, involving Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF) and Jammu and Kashmir police, was launched along LOC in Macchal Sector, Kupwara.
"NH-44 is blocked at certain places due to mud slush and shooting stones. People are advised to avoid travelling, till road clearance works are executed," tweeted Deputy Commissioner Ramban.
In a testament to the region's burgeoning cultural scene, Jammu and Kashmir's Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha highlighted the flourishing arts and entertainment industry in the picturesque valley.