The mortal remains of Rifleman Ravi Kumar, who lost his life in an encounter in Rajouri yesterday were brought to his residence in Kishtwar on Thursday.
Congress MP and Board of Control for Cricket in India vice president, Rajeev Shukla has asked for strict action against the terrorists involved in killing of three officers in an encounter in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir.
BJP leader Tarun Chugh has expressed condolences to the families of two Army officers and a police officer killed in an encounter in Anantnag on Wednesday and said the desperate act of terrorists will further steel the determination of security forces to defeat their designs.
A drone surveillance and search operation is underway by security forces after an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists yesterday in the Anantnag district.
After three officers lost their lives in an encounter in Anantnag, the Indian Army along with the local police continued their operation against a group of two-three terrorists hiding at the spot, officials said on Thursday.
"I don't see the end of this (encounters). Today we had an encounter in Rajouri, there are encounters daily (taking place in (Kashmir). The government (Centre and J-K) is shouting daily that militancy is over (in Kashmir). Now tell me, is militancy over?"
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha expressed his grief over the death of the officers in the encounter and also paid tributes to the J-K DySP at Budgam on Wednesday.
Coming down heavily on Pakistan after four soldiers, incluing two senior-ranking officers, lost their lives in separate encounters with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister General (retd.) VK Singh on Thursday called on the international community to isolate the neighbouring co