A captain of the Indian army lost his life in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district on Wednesday, officials said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is convening an important meeting on the "rising" terror-related incidents in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Hours after a joint operation by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police was launched against terrorists in the Akar Forest near Patnitop on Tuesday, security personnel managed to establish contact with the terrorists and operations are in progress.
The Director General of Police, Jammu and Kashmir, R.R. Swain, on Tuesday visited South Kashmir's Anantnag district, where he inaugurated a newly constructed Police Post building at Chandanwari in Pahalgam area, said a statement from Police Media Centre PHQ, J&K.
A joint operation by the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police has been launched against terrorists in the Akar Forest near Patnitop on Tuesday, an official said.
As the nation gears up for the celebration of Independence Day, a Tiranga Rally was taken out with a 750-metre-long tricolour on the world's highest railway bridge on the Chenab River in the Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
In December last year, the Supreme Court directed the central government to conclude the election process in the Union territory by September 30, 2024.
The annual Amarnath Yatra was suspended on Tuesday on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes in Jammu and Kashmir due to inclement weather following heavy rains earlier in the week.
The anti-infiltration grid has been strengthened with the use of night vision cameras and drones, which are being monitored day and night in the surveillance room at LOC.