Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday opened fire after noticing suspicious movement on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s R.S. Pura sector.
The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian Army on Sunday paid rich tributes to shepherd Tashi Namgyal, who alerted the Army in 1999 about Pakistan's intrusion in the Kargil sector of Ladakh.
There have been some misleading foreign media reports about a resolution in the United Nations General Assembly, sources in the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday, adding that it is an annual resolution tabled by Pakistan in the Third Committee.
The court's directions have come on a public interest litigation (PIL) on the slow pace of eviction of the former deputy CM and BJP leader, Kavinder Gupta from the ministerial bungalow.
The soldier identified as Delhair Mushtaq suffered injuries and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The accused have been charged for hatching a conspiracy, kidnapping and killing three cousins from Rajouri district in the orchards of Amshipora in Shopian in July.
Union Ministers Amit Shah, Dr Harsh Vardhan, Dr Jitendra Singh and Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Manoj Sinha were present on the occasion.
PM Modi was speaking at the launch of Ayushman Bharat scheme via video-conferencing to extend health insurance coverage to all residents of Jammu and Kashmir.
The officials said cross-border firing between the two sides continued till 2.45 am on Saturday, but there was no immediate report of any damage on the Indian side.
The Gupkar Alliance was formed after the abrogation of Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir.
