A Border Security Force helicopter with three persons on boards crashed on the outskirts of Ranchi on Wednesday.
The home minister will also review the preparation for the annual Amarnath pilgrimage set to start on June 29.
The encounter took place when the troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Special Operations Group of J&K Police launched a joint cordon and search operation at Dhari Gote Urarbagi in Desa forest belt, some 55 km from Doda town, late Monday evening, the officials said.
Security forces tightened their cordon around a forest area in the higher reaches of Doda district on Tuesday evening following an encounter with hiding terrorists, officials said.
Nine people including three women were killed and 33 injured as a bus carrying pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh and Delhi plunged into a deep gorge after an ambush by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district on Sunday evening, police said, as political leaders cutting across party lines strongly condemn the dastardly attack.
Cheteshwar Pujara continued his good form in Ranji Trophy as he slammed his second successive century as Saurashtra dominated their Elite Group A match against Manipur.
A round-up of Vijay Hazare Trophy matches played across the country on Saturday.
A summary of the day's matches in the Vijay Hazare One-day tournament.
A round-up of results from the matches played at the Mushtaq Ali Twenty20 cricket tournament across the country.
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