Search operation underway in J-K’s Baramulla after Sopore encounter
The search operation continued for the second day in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday, officials said.
The search operation continued for the second day in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Sunday, officials said.
A joint team neutralized one heavily armed terrorist and recovered arms and ammunition and other war-like stores from the encounter site in Baramulla district, the army said in a statement on Sunday.
Northern Army Commander Lt General MV Suchindra Kumar asked the troops to remain in a high state of operational alacrity to meet all forthcoming challenges.
The Baramulla Lok Sabha seat has been a stronghold of the NC and Congress. With the Congress being a partner in the INDIA bloc, it is supporting Omar Abdullah. The PDP won the seat only once in 2014 when Muzaffar Hussain Baig was the party candidate.
The party also announced to field a senior NC leader Aga Syed Ruhulla from Srinagar, which is presently represented by the party chief Dr Farooq Abdullah.
Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah addressed a public rally in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.
A joint team of army and police also recovered a huge cache of arms, ammunition and grenades from Nowshera Nard village near the Line of Control (LOC) in the Gurez area.
In a military ceremony last homage was paid to the elite assault dog Axel who lost his life after being hit by the bullets of terrorist during a gunfight between Army and a terrorist on Saturday in Baramulla’s Wanigambala area.
An encounter has started between terrorists and security forces at Wanigam Bala area in north Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said on Saturday.
The IGP informed that they were tracking the Pakistani terrorists who were active in the area for the last three to four months and were planning attacks in Srinagar.
