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.
The Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday refuted the claim of former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti on the “custodial death” of Makhan Din, a terror over ground worker, in Billawar area of Kathua district. The police claimed he had committed “suicide”.
The DGP visited various locations in the Kathua district along with top police, Army, and CRPF officers.
The CM chaired a review meeting of the Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited (JKSPDC) here to assess the progress made in the execution of new hydroelectric projects and the expected enhancement in power generation from these projects.
The trial run on the Katra-Budgam railway track of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) was completed on Sunday as the 18-coach trial train started at 8 a.m. from Katra railway station towards Kashmir
The dream of millions of such Indians who wish to enjoy the scenic beauty of the ‘Paradise on Earth’ is likely to get wings soon with the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project that narrates the tale of triumph over young, rugged Himalayan mountains by the Indian Railways.
