BJP candidate from Udhampur West Assembly constituency, Pawan Kumar Gupta, submitted his nomination papers for the upcoming assembly elections on Saturday.
Amidst the preparations of the forthcoming assembly polls, the Election Commission conducted the training of the polling staffs in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir while the administration tightened the security measures in the region.
In a relentless effort to crack down terrorists who have taken refuge in the Dudu area of Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur, anti-terror operation against the "highly trained militants" entered its second day on Tuesday. Security forces, along with Jammu and Kashmir Police, engaged in a search
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) inspector was killed during an intense gunfight with terrorists in the Cheel and Dudu regions of Udhampur district on August 19.
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Inspector who was injured during an encounter between terrorists and security forces in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, succumbed to the injuries.
"During area domination patrol at Cheel, Dudu, an exchange of fire took place between terrorists and joint parties of J-K Police and CRPF," Jammu and Kashmir Police said.
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.
An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in the higher reaches of Basantgarh in Udhampur district on Sunday evening, officials said.
Kathua Police on, Saturday, released sketches of four terrorists who were last seen in Dhoks of Malhar, Bani & Seojdhar. The police also announced rupees 5 lakh reward for information about them.
This comes against the backdrop of the recent terror attacks in the Jammu region, including
After an exchange of fire with terrorists yesterday evening, a search operation was launched by security forces in the Khaneed Area of Basantgarh in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir.