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.
The IGP said Kantroo was involved in several killings of civilians and security personnel.
Talking to reporters at a function in Baramulla to pay tribute to General Rawat, who had been the commander of the Baramulla-headquartered Dagger Division, he said: "The people of Baramulla will take a long time to overcome the grief caused by General Rawat's death".
Police said militants attacked a CRPF party in the Khanpora locality of Baramulla town with a grenade today.
The train services were suspended from 10 May and were partially resumed on 1 July.
Meanwhile, Pakistani troops twice violated the ceasefire in the Qasba and Balakote sector of the Poonch district where they targeted civilian areas with mortars.
