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."
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) candidate from the Gulmarg Assembly constituency, Farooq Shah on Saturday expressed confidence in his party's victory in the assembly election saying the people want change.
Apple growers in Sopore called for government support through cold storage facilities, trade tax waivers, and subsidies on quality pesticides ahead of the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.
Launching a scathing attack on Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the Congress, nowadays, is completely under the control of "Urban Naxals" who welcome foreign infiltrators as 'vote banks' and mocks their own citizens.
Three army personnel and one police personnel were injured in an encounter with terrorists in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir, said a senior police official.
Congress General Secretary in-charge of Communications Jairam Ramesh hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, questioning him over the ''deteriorated'' security situation in Jammu and having a ''vendetta'' against the people in the region.
Congress candidate Kajal Rajput from Bani assembly constituency held an election rally on Saturday in Khatua with the assembly elections underway in Jammu and Kashmir.
A firefight has been ensued between security personnel and terrorists after an encounter broke out with terrorists in the Kulgam district of territory, said Indian Army.
"The truth is that Pakistan covets our territory and has continuously used terrorism to disrupt elections in Jammu and Kashmir, an inalienable and integral part of India. A reference has been made to some proposals of strategic restraint," she said.