The number of active terrorists in the valley is at its lowest in the last 34 years, General Officer Commanding of Chinar Corps Lieutenant General A D S Aujla said.

"So, there was no infiltration of any Afghani Taliban... To that effect, we have been able to control (things)," he said.

Dar was appointed as a daily wage employee in the state Health Department and has been on election duty since Wednesday.

2016 saw the worst unrest in the Kashmir valley in 26 years.

Fifty-six-year-old Piccard, who completed the first non-stop flight around the world in an air balloon in 1999, said he and his team were hopeful of getting permission for landing in the two Indian cities.