He paid tributes to the Indian Army and civilian Bravehearts who laid down their lives for the liberation of Rajouri on this day in 1948.
The martyred JCO has been identified as Subedar Kuldeep Chand of the 9 Punjab.
Shah, who was speaking to BSF troops at the Vinay forward post in Kathua, lauded the BSF for safeguarding the country's borders in challenging circumstances.
Expressing concern over a series of terrorist incidents in the Jammu division, J&K Congress chief Tariq Hameed Karra said on Friday that the balloon of “false and misleading” claims of normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir by the BJP government stands burst.
The Rising Star Corps of the Indian Army said that the joint operation by the Army and J&K Police has led to the recovery of warlike stores yesterday.
The CM’s remarks came as the search operation against the holed up terrorists in Saniyal village of Hiranagar in Kathua district continued on the second day on Monday, but there was no exchange of fire between the security forces and terrorists in the night that has given an impression that the terrorists might have escaped.
Denouncing Pakistan’s “fanatical mindset”, India’s Permanent Representative P Harish has told Islamabad that ranting about Kashmir in international forums will not justify cross-border terrorism or change the reality of the region being an integral part of India.
In a speech on "India's view of the world" at University College Dublin in Ireland, the external affairs minister cited the bombing of the Air India aircraft Kanishka in 1985 as a grim reminder of the challenge that needs to be dealt with a great deal of resolution and commitment.
Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha, on Thursday, stressed strengthening border security against asymmetric threats due to the porous border with riverine and difficult mountain ranges.
The DGP visited various locations in the Kathua district along with top police, Army, and CRPF officers.
