An army major was killed in an accident during a cordon and search operation in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday.
Alamdin (14) and Shakeel Ahmed (12) had inadvertently crossed over to the Pakistan side from Kupwara border.
Pahalgam and Gulmarg were the only recorded places in the Valley where the mercury was below the freezing point.
The Pakistan army is believed to be planning attacks by terrorists on Indian defence personnel and security establishments besides select civilian targets.
With the operation getting fiercer by the minute, more troops have been called in.
President Kalam also presented 15 Param Vishist Seva Medals, four Kirti Chakras, one bar to Ati Vishist Seva Medal, 26 AVSMs and 33 Shaurya Chakras.
Nine army men have been awarded Shaurya Chakra, the third highest peacetime gallantry award.
The Kashmiri youth who cracked IIT entrance receives help from the Army.
An ambush party of the army killed five terrorists nearly two kilometres inside the LoC near Machil sector, sources said.
As many as 20 more youths have joined the terrorist groups in the month of May which included Rouf from Ganderbal, a fourth-semester student pursuing a diploma course in government polytechnic, the officials said.
One civilian and two militants were killed in a nightlong gunfight in south Kashmir Kulgam district.
Residents of Handwara town in Kupwara district have accused Rashtriya Rifles personnel of \nraping a mother and her 12-year-old daughter.
Nine candidates, including three women, from Jammu and Kashmir have qualified the prestigious UPSC Civil Service examination, the results of which were declared on Saturday.
They detected two explosive devices at Sogam bus stand in Kupwara district and Sopore bus stand in Baramulla district, sources said.
With local militancy gaining ground in the Valley, S P Vaid, a highly-decorated police officer who helped tackle the recent unrest in the region, was on Wednesday appointed the new Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir.
A police constable was also injured in an encounter that is still going on.
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