Following the encounter with terrorists in village Kog (Mandli), in the Kathua district on Saturday, the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) of Jammu Anand Jain said that they have made all the required arrangements for the third phase of the assembly polls in the Union Territory.
As the third phase of the Jammu and Kashmir elections approaches, Ghulam Ahmad Mir, the Congress candidate from the Dooru constituency, stated on Saturday that the Bharatiya Janata Party is unlikely to secure more than 10-12 seats in Jammu.
Javed Beigh, a political activist from Jammu and Kashmir, raised concerns about the ongoing persecution of religious and ethnic minorities in Pakistan during an event at the Geneva Press Club.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hit out against the Congress in his election rallies in Jammu and Hisar and spoke of the 2016 surgical strikes and "robust response" of his government against those trying to create trouble in the country.
Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Jammu posted on X and said that one Head Constable has died while one Assistant Sub-Inspector got injured.
People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has decided to cancel her election campaign for Sunday stating that she stands with "the people of Palestine and Lebanon in this hour of immense grief".
Bodies of two terrorists have been recovered in Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir after an encounter broke out between police and terrorists, said officials on Saturday.
National Conference Vice President and candidate for Ganderbal and Budgam, Omar Abdullah, expressed confidence on Saturday that the National Conference-Congress alliance will win the assembly polls and form the government in Jammu and Kashmir.
According to an official statement from Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Jammu, "Based on specific intelligence about the presence of terrorists, a joint search operation was launched by security forces at village Kog (Mandli) in Kathua."