'The bureaucracy in J&K feel completely disowned by the Centre.' 'The majority of officers under the scanner have not committed any irregularities and the Centre knows that.'
The highway was closed on Saturday due to heavy snowfall and landslides.
In 2016 he was released on parole after which he was absconding, said police.
'We are caught between the devil and the deep blue sea'
Two militants were killed in a north Kashmir encounter early on Monday. A defence spokesman in Srinagar said two unidentified militants were killed in north Kashmir's Wattergam Rafiabad village of Baramulla district in an ongoing encounter on Monday morning.
Pakistani troops on Tuesday violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Uri Sector of Jammu and Kashmir by firing rockets, resulting in the death of three civilians, including two children. "Pakistani troops fired two 80mm rockets in an unprovoked ceasefire violation at Lambardar village in Uri sector of Baramulla district," official sources said.
Local residents started pelting security personnel with stones, leading to clashes, they said, adding that some civilians were injured.
Groups of youth took to the streets at Press Colony and Khanyar in support of Naik.
