Landslides have occurred near Ramban and Battery Cheshma which have forced the closure of the highway.
In a case of mistaken identity, the army on Saturday shot dead two civilians while another was killed by a stray bullet in Kupwara district, a defence spokesperson said in Srinagar.
J&K: Musharraf offers to join fight against terror
Chairman of the hardline faction of Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani was placed under house arrest on Wednesday morning, official sources said.\n
The police, assisted by Rashtriya Rifles, raided Neloora village of Pulwama district to flush out the hiding militants
The Army has lost 21 soldiers due to bunkers caving in and damage to barracks along LoC in Rampur, Uri, Baramulla and Tangdhar sectors, a defence spokesman told PTI.
The jawans were exchanging fire with infiltrators.
Protests rocked parts of Kashmir Valley including Srinagar on Saturday where Pakistan and Islamic State flags were yet again displayed by masked youths after Eid prayers.
A large quantity of weapons, including AK-47 rifles and mines with Pakistan-marking were recovered from the slain terrorist.
Srinagar, the summer capital of the state, recorded a low of -4.2C, slightly up from the previous night's -4.9C.
Lone's story has given a boost to the Army's image, which had received a setback after the February 2004 incident in Chittibandy in Baramulla district in which six porters were killed during an anti-militancy operation.
Acting on a tip-off, troops of 18 JAK Rifles led by Major Sharma raided Mielyal village, the sources said.
The Corps commander said Pakistan and its army were desperate to disrupt peace in Kashmir Valley.
Thirteen people, including six Pakistani intruders and a self-styled company commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen, were killed in separate militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir, where troops foiled two major infiltration bids along the LoC.
Six militants, including a Pakistani infiltrator and a Jamaat-e-Islami activist, were among 10 people killed in Jammu and Kashmir where police arrested six youths being herded to Pakistan for arms training since Sunday night, a police spokesman said
Intense cold wave gripped Kashmir, with Kargil becoming the coldest place this winter.
Three army personnel were also killed in two encounters.
In a telephonic conversation, Lt Gen A K Bhatt, the director general of military operations, also told his Pakistani counterpart that the Indian Army was sincere about maintaining peace on the LoC.
'.. if the cost is its own survival,' says Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
The families of the porters had received letters purportedly written by a soldier saying that they had been killed in a "staged encounter only for gallantary recognition."
A civilian identified as Lal Hussain Gujjar was killed in an exchange of fire between militants. \n
The avalanche, the third in a week in Jammu and Kashmir, buried two BSF bunkers housing 19 personnel.
Chairman of the hard line faction of the Hurriyat Conference Syed Ali Shah Geelani, on Tuesday, called for a Kashmir bandh on Wednesday to protest the killing of three boys by the army.
According to unconfirmed reports, the jawan was in an inebriated state and shot at the BSF officer following an altercation. The incident occurred on the Line of Control in J&K.
The attack came close on the heels of an ongoing anti-militant operation in the nearby forests of Manigah in the same district.
This time army killed 1 terrorists along the Line of Control in Gurez sector.
