A police officer said that a massive cordon and search operation was launched in the forests of Kellar after specific inputs about the presence of some terrorists.
The JCO Subedar Major Pawan Kumar, belonging to the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, was killed in Pakistani shelling in the Poonch district.
A soldier and a civilian were also killed on Friday evening taking the civilian death toll to 19 in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch since Wednesday when the cross-border shelling by Pakistan intensified.
Several prominent Baloch leaders and writers, including Mir Yar Baloch, have slammed Pakistan for operating terror factories and unleashing mayhem on neighbouring countries, especially India.
The Indian Army said that the drones were effectively being engaged.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reiterated on Thursday that Jammu and Kashmir is facing a severe threat from climate change, particularly in the form of a water crisis, stressing the need for greater awareness and action.
Anticipating a drought-like situation in Jammu and Kashmir due to negligible rain and snow this winter, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday warned of a worsening water crisis in the Union Territory (UT) and called for collective efforts to tackle the alarming situation.
Mehbooba Mufti, on Sunday, asked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to refrain from endorsing the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A by the BJP government in the preparation of business rules for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly.
In a joint search operation, the Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police have recovered weapons and ammunition at Bandi Mohalla in the Kupwara district.
Congress leader and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi on Friday paid tribute to the CRPF personnel who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.
