From a trickle in 1990, when militancy erupted in the valley, the numbers have, however, gradually seen an upward trend.
The army has killed five militants of Lashkar-e-Tayiba outfit in north Kashmir's forest area during the ongoing operations launched Monday last.
Here's a recap of the events from the past 24 hours.
Four Indian Army personnel, a Border Security Force sub-inspector and six civilians were killed while four security forces personnel and eight civilians were injured in the firing by Pakistan during the multiple ceasefire violations between Gurez and Uri sectors in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
2017 has also seen a sharp increase in ceasefire violations at the LoC by Pakistan.
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.
Trade across the Line of Control has been hit once again after police and customs officers recovered narcotics hidden in orange crates late on Friday night.
All the four were found guilty of "conspiracy" to wage war against the government of India and sentenced to 10 years rigorous imprisonment.
A high alert has been sounded along the Line of Control in Kashmir Valley as infiltration from across the border has seen a sudden spurt with terror groups including banned LeT and JeM believed to have sent nearly 20-25 cadres in the last 10 weeks.
In a joint operation, the army and the police in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir apprehended a Jaish-e-Mohammad terrorist, who carried out an attack three months ago along with his three associates at an army camp near the Line of Control in Tanghdar area of North Kashmir's Kupwara District.
'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.'
An army major was killed in an accident during a cordon and search operation in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Monday.
A group of terrorists struck the house of PDP Kishtwar district president and escaped with the service rifle of his PSO early Friday.
A defence spokesman this evening confirmed five soldiers were injured in the gunfight so far.
What the ceasefire does is to show the supporters of violence in the Kashmir valley an alternative to militancy, argues Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Telecom connectivity will be gradually restored in a phased manner, keeping in mind the constant threat posed by terrorist organisations in using mobile connectivity to organise terror actions.
Troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC and challenged the intruders, leading to a gunfight.
Tullamulla village, 27 kilometre from Srinagar in Ganderbal district where the Kashmiri Pandits' holiest shrine is located, wore a festive look despite the overnight heavy rains in Kashmir.
After shelling border hamlets along the Line of Control in Poonch, Pakistani troops resorted to heavy firing of mortar bombs, small and automatic weapons in Jammu region overnight leaving two persons injured.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
Srinagar is under a massive security blanket for the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's poll rally on Monday afternoon.
Aurangzeb was abducted and later killed by terrorists in Pulwama in June last year while he was on his way to home in Poonch for celebrating Eid.
The policemen were patrolling the area in view of a separatist-sponsored strike.
Here's a recap of events that occurred in India in the past 24 hours.
A police party was targeted in Sopore area of north Kashmir at their behest.
Three weapons have been recovered from them.
"This Diwali, we thought of his comrades in arms, who suffer harsh climes and the enemy from across the border, as well as some within. We thought this would be a nice gesture for soldiers, who spend Diwali away from their families," said one of Santosh Mahadik's friends.
At least twelve persons, including ten security men were injured in clashes with security forces in Ganderbal, Bandipora, Srinagar and Baramulla districts as authorities detained separatist leader Mohammad Yasin Malik during protests against the recent killing of youths in CRPF firing in Shopian of Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir continues to remain on a flood alert as most of the rivers in the state are flowing above the danger mark.
The government has decided to name 21 uninhabited islands in the Union territory of Andaman & Nicobar after recipients of Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest wartime gallantry award.
A dust storm also hit the national capital on Saturday and its surrounding areas that had been reeling under the scorching heat for a few days.
A youth was killed and two others were injured when security forces fired at demonstrators in Srinagar.
The businessman, who travelled to Delhi to attend a Tablighi Jamaat congregation, died on March 26 in a Srinagar hospital, 19 days after he set off for the national capital. He could have infected scores of people during his travels and about 300 people have been put under quarantine because of him, officials said.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah said Pakistan would not have been holding a part of Kashmir and Article 370 would not have existed had Sardar Vallabhai Patel handled the Kashmir issue.
'The Government of India should start a dialogue with the people of Ladakh, but the trouble is they are not willing to listen to our grievances.'
'There is a design of fundamentalists that the north east must become an Islamic country.'
Citing multiple surges in coronavirus cases in several countries, the Union Health Ministry has written to 13 states and union territories, including West Bengal, Kerala, Maharashtra and Punjab, expressing concerns over declining weekly testing rates and spiking positivity rates in some districts.
According to reports, the jawans belonged to 13 Rashtriya Rifles.
A senior police officer said that militants fired at Imtiyaz Ahmad Nadroo, 25, near his house where a telecom tower is installed.
Delhiites woke up to a chilly morning with the mercury dipping to 6.8 degree Celsius, a drop of nearly five notches from Saturday when the minimum settled at 11.5 degree.
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