Army troops on Saturday busted a hideout of Lashkar-e-Tayiba in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district and recovered a cache of army, ammunition and explosive material.
A Pakistani intruder was also killed in the exchange of fire, they added.
Heavy rains lashed wide parts of Jammu and Kashmir over the past couple of days, triggering landslides at many places and raising the level of water bodies.
The home minister also reviewed the preparations for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage scheduled to begin on June 29.
The withdrawal of the candidature by DPAP leaders on the last day on August 30 is seen as a boost to the NC-Congress alliance.
The home minister will also review the preparation for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage set to start on June 29.
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Nagrota MLA Devender Singh Rana, brother of Union minister Jitendra Singh, died on Thursday at a private hospital in Haryana's Faridabad. He was 59.
All the market places and shops reopened and traffic has resumed as normal in all these districts bringing much relief to the people.
The local recruitment of terrorists in the Pakistan-sponsored terror groups is also very low as only four locals have joined these groups this year, Army officials told ANI.
Once a trusted lieutenant of the former National Conference president Omar Abdullah and his political advisor during his tenure as chief minister, Rana holds considerable sway among Muslims, particularly the Gujjar community in Jammu.
Jammu and Kashmir is facing a severe water crisis this year due to a massive rainfall deficit. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed concern about the situation and called for a proactive approach towards water management and conservation. The state has witnessed an 80% deficit in rainfall this year, raising the possibility of drought in the valley this summer. Several water bodies are flowing below the zero level mark, and some springs in south Kashmir have dried up completely. The water level in Jhelum and other major streams is alarmingly low.
Five army personnel were killed and six injured on Monday when terrorists ambushed their vehicle in the remote Machedi area of Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, officials said.
The manhunt for the terrorists responsible for the ambush in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district, which resulted in the tragic death of five army personnel, has led to the detention of a truck driver and 50 others for questioning, officials said on Wednesday.
According to officials, inflammatory speeches were made during a protest against derogatory remarks made against Prophet Mohammad by now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma.
The bodies of two village defence guards (VDG) killed by terrorists were found near a rivulet on Friday during a massive search operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, officials said.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday sacked six government employees, including five policemen, for their 'deep involvement in anti-national activities', officials said.
An Army chopper crashed while flying over the hilly Doda district in Jammu region on Friday.The wreckage of the chopper has been sighted and rescue teams have recovered a body from the crash site, informed a senior police official."The chopper crashed and fell into Chenab River near Asar village in Doda district," said Deputy Commissioner, Doda district, Sharief ud-Din.
The now-deleted tweet on the Twitter handle of PRO Defence Jammu read "keeping alive the traditions of secularism, an Iftaar was organized by the Indian Army at Arnora in Doda district".
They said police parties fanned out to find them amid reports that they had been abducted and killed by terrorists.
The AAP suffered a humiliating defeat in Haryana with most of its candidates set to lose their security deposit.
Few hours after their escape from police custody in Jammu and Kashmir's Ramban district, two top militants of Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami were on Thursday arrested from Doda district.
The frequent use of these assault rifles by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, according to experts, is a consequence of the US Army leaving behind arms and ammunition while pulling out from Afghanistan in 2021 and is a cause of concern due to the more lethal nature of the steel bullets used.
Asserting that religion should not used to get political mileage, Azad said whoever takes refuge in religion in politics is weak.
Security forces killed two terrorist 'commanders' of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen in a fierce gunbattle in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the police said on Monday.
In the election held earlier in the year, the AAP lost the sole seat it contested and the Congress won five out of 10 seats.
20 passengers of a mini-bus are feared dead in a road accident in the hilly Doda district of Jammu region. A senior state government officer said the mini-bus which was on its way from Premnagar to Thathri in Doda district carrying 24 passengers, rolled down into the fast flowing Chenab river on Sunday morning.
On specific information, police and the 10 Rashtriya Rifle troops launched an operation in Ghatt area of Doda district. A gun battle took place between hiding militants and security forces, Senior Superintendent of Police, Doda, Manohar Singh said.
Army troops on Monday busted a hideout and recovered Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and grenades in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir.
He said over 30 people were detained for questioning during searches in 30 Rohingya settlements in Jammu city.
The slain militant was identified as Shabir Ahmed Sheikh, the section commander of LeT.
A senior police officer said that Zafarullah Khan who was working as a soldier with the Territorial Army, and posted in the Doda district, deserted his unit this morning and a manhunt was launched to nab him.
Two Lashkar-e-Tayiba militants, including a self-styled commander of the outfit, were killed in a fierce gunbattle with security forces in Doda district, official sources said on Wednesday. On specific information, the police and security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Gandoh area of Doda district late on Tuesday night.
A peace march was taken out in Doda district, where 19 Hindus were killed, to express solidarity with families of the victims.
On Monday, five Army personnel were killed and five injured when heavily armed terrorists hurled a grenade and opened indiscriminate fire on two army vehicles around 3.30 pm on the Machedi-Kindli-Malhar mountainous road near Badnota village, about 150 km from the district headquarters Kathua.
Militants abducted two persons Abdul Majid Khan and Shabir Ahmad Reshi alias Tober from their houses at Lamad-Bernai in Qazigund area of Anantnag district Monday night.
Gulam Hassan Wani, who had joined the outfit in 1992 and had trained in terrorist camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and Khost in Afghanistan, was the oldest surviving terrorist in Jammu and Kashmir. Eleven top Hizbul terrorists have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir since January this year.
On the Opposition's poll promise of statehood restoration, Shah said, "I want to ask Farooq Abdullah and Rahul Gandhi, who is going to restore the statehood. You cannot give it back. Why are you misleading the public?"
A self-styled section commander of the Lashker-e-Toiba outfit was gunned down by security personnel in an encounter in Doda district on Saturday. A group of militants opened fire on the troops of Rashtriya Rifles, who were conducting search operations in Phulel area of the Doda district on Friday night, leading to a gunbattle in which the LeT operative was shot dead, defence sources said.The slain militant has been identified as Tauhid Ahmed.
Two militants belonging to Hizbul Mujahideen were shot dead in an encounter in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir early Tuesday, official sources said in Jammu.
Additional troops had been rushed to the area to intensify the operation to track down the militants.
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