The administration in Jammu and Kashmir will construct as many as 56 sports stadiums and centers in all twenty districts to tap the sports potential of the youth from the region.
Inspector-General of Border Security Forces, Ashok Yadav, on Tuesday said the entire security establishment is "striving to engage more with the youth" of Kashmir and "divert them towards the work of nation-building".
The Jammu and Kashmir administration has cleared the decks for USD 100 million in support by International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through the implementation of "competitiveness improvement of Agriculture and Allied Sectors Project (JKCIP)", an official spokesman said.
Two terrorists involved in the killing of a Kashmiri Pandit in South Kashmir's Pulwama, were neutralised by security forces in an encounter. In the operation, a soldier succumbed to injuries, said the Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) statement on Tuesday.
According to Kashmir Zone Police, the terrorist identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat, worked for The Resistance Front (TRF). He was earlier associated with Pakistan-based Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terror outfit.
Srinagar Police on Monday appealed to the residents of Jammu and Kashmir to not give shelter to terrorists or stringent actions ranging from property seizure to arrest will take place.
Days after a Kashmiri Pandit was gunned down by terrorists in Pulwama, security forces killed one terrorist during an encounter in the district's Awantipora area in the early hours of Tuesday.
The Jammu and Kashmir police's Special Investigation Unit on Monday attached four houses in Srinagar under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for allegedly providing shelter to terrorists, officials said on Monday.
Bharti Airtel on Monday announced it has launched its high-speed 5G services in Jammu and Kashmir Katra, Anantnag, Baramulla, and Rajouri, thereby taking the new-age services to a total of 13 towns across the union territory.