The Indian Army troops opened fire on Thursday after suspicious movement near the Line of Control in the Sunderbani area of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, Army officials said.
The Minister highlighted the significance of community cooperation in maintaining peace and fostering development, urging local leaders and citizens to support security efforts.
Swift action by troops from the Trishakti Corps of the Indian Army saved lives as a devastating fire engulfed homes in Yakla, East Sikkim, on Friday morning.
"During the search at about 6.15 am in the early hours, the troops successfully recovered 1 packet (gross weight: 570 grams) of suspected heroin from a farming field in village Kilche of district Ferozepur," it said.
According to officials, the search operation began around 11:15 in the morning, where BSF troops successfully recovered and neutralized a drone along with one packet of suspected heroin from the area adjacent to the village- Kalash in district Taran Taran.
In anticipation of potential floods, the Yogi government has undertaken extensive preparations across the state to control the situation in the state and established 612 flood posts in 24 highly sensitive and 16 sensitive areas, where NDRF, SDRF and PAC troops have been deployed.
Indian and Mongolian troops performed Yoga in the picturesque background of Meghalaya. Both sides are participating in Exercise Nomadic Elephant at the State-of-the-Art Training Node in Umroi, Meghalaya.
Troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) seized two pistols, four magazines and 40 rounds of bullets filled in the magazine from a recovered drone in Nissoke village of Punjab's Amritsar district on Wednesday, said a press statement.
The 40-seater buses with an endurance of 250 kilometres are primarily for deployment in the plains and semi-hilly areas and are currently at the trial stage for procurement.
Sardar Nasir Aziz Khan, the spokesperson for the UKPNP, also demanded that the administration must stop using "brutal force" and filing charges against peaceful protestors of PoJK.