IPS officer RR Swain has been given additional charge as the Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, an official statement said on Friday.
In a joint operation with Jammu and Kashmir Police, officials of the Indian Army on Thursday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Kupwara sector.
Two Pakistani terrorists were gunned down by security forces after an infiltration bid was foiled in the Uri Sector of Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday.
Security forces on Friday detonated three suspicious gas cylinders found in Ganapora village of Kralgund in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, according to an official release.
In a joint operation, the Jammu and Kashmir police and the Indian Army busted a terrorist hideout in the Doda district, said an official statement on Wednesday.
Jammu and Kashmir Police alongwith security forces on Wednesday arrested a terrorist associate linked with the proscribed terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)/ TRF and recovered incriminating materials, arms and ammunition from his possession in Baramulla.
Senior Superintendent of Police, said on Tuesday that the killing of two terrorists in the latest encounter here is a big win for the security forces as the terrorists were planning attacks in the area.
Two terrorists belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) outfit were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district on Tuesday.
"Encounter has started at Alshipora area of Shopian. Police and security forces are on the job. Further details shall follow," Kashmir Police Zone said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
"2 terrorists killed. Bodies of the killed terrorists are being retrieved from the site of the encounter. The cordon & search operation is still in progress. Further details shall follow," Kashmir Police Zone said in a post on X.
A search operation launched by security forces is underway in the Kalakote area of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, the officials said on Wednesday.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police organized a “Run for Peace” Kashmir Marathon event, as part of its Civic Action Programme at the Lake View Police Golf Course at the Boulevard Road in Srinagar.