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.
Chairperson of the Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) Indu Kanwal Chib said the examination will continue till 8 December.
Security forces said on Friday that they recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and explosive material in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Kishtwar, Javaid Iqbal Mir stated that the attachment of these properties follows meticulous investigation and intelligence inputs.
Massive crackdown in four districts of Jammu division has resulted in the arrest of 10 overground workers (OGWs) of various terror groups, Jammu and Kashmir police said on Thursday.
This was the first outreach of Omar after becoming CM of Jammu and Kashmir.
