Displaced border residents on Friday started returning to the last village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch's Salotri after a recent understanding between India and Pakistan ended days of heightened tension between the two countries.
The gates of Salal Dam, built on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, were closed earlier due to the recent conflict between India and Pakistan over the ghastly Pahalgam terror attack.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is set to visit the Bhuj Air Force Station in Gujarat on Friday, a day after concluding his visit to the Badami Bagh Cantt in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar , where he met and interacted with Indian Army soldiers.
J-K Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary visited LoC villages in Nowshera, Rajouri, and interacted with residents. He praised their courage during shelling and highlighted that border communities bear the real cost of conflict, not distant political voices.
BJP MP Naveen Jindal on Thursday led a 'Tiranga Yatra' at Jindal Steel and Power's Angul steel plant in Odisha. Thousands participated in the patriotic march to honour the Indian Armed Forces following the success of Operation Sindoor.
He held the meeting to discuss their concerns after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir's Anantnag district, which had significantly impacted tourism in the region.
UK-based PoJK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza hailed India's recently launched Operation Sindoor as a decisive and strategic counter-terrorism move that has sent shockwaves across Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK) and the Pakistani military establishment.
Security forces killed three terrorists during an ongoing operation in Nader, Tral, Awantipora. IGP Kashmir said identities are being confirmed. The encounter is part of efforts to dismantle the terror ecosystem. Link to Pahalgam attack unconfirmed.
Addressing the Indian Army soldiers at Badami Bagh Cantt in Srinagar, the Defence Minister said, "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has redefined India's policy against terrorism which now says that any attack on Indian soil will be considered as an act of war."