Diwali was celebrated with fervour and gaiety across the country including in Jammu and Kashmir where temples were lit up across the Valley and people rejoiced on the occasion.
The guards fired nearly two dozen rounds after noticing some suspicious movement outside a house in the village, the officials said.
In a major development, an encounter broke out between Pakistani terrorists and security forces in Pulwama of South Kashmir on Saturday.
Jammu and Kashmir news: Houseboats are floating palaces on the Dal and Nigeen Lakes in Srinagar city. These are high-end luxury dwellings engaged by affluent tourists who visit the Valley.
Gulmarg Snowfall: Gulmarg is one of the most incredible tourist destinations famous for its eye-catching view during the snowfall season. Apart from its breathtaking beauty, Gulmarg is also famous for winter sports.
Jammu and Kashmir road accident: A vehicle carrying eight devotees fell into a ditch today after visiting Mata Vaishno Devi Temple.
Pakistan once again carried out unprovoked ceasefire violation which killed a BSF personnel in the Ramgarh sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district. BSF Special Director General PV Ramasastry said that the Force is giving befitting reply to Pakistan which is resorting to "mischievous acts".
The firing, which targeted Border Outposts in the district, marks the third ceasefire violation by the Pakistani Rangers along the International Border (IB) on the Jammu frontier in the span of 24 days.
The security forces also recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition during the operation in Shopian.
It has become difficult for people to move out due to stray dogs on the streets of Kashmir. There have been more than 350 dog bites cases in the last 6 months and people are blaming the Municipal Corporation.
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah raised 'environment' concerns over the construction of motorable road up to Amarnath shrine. He said the project would hurt the environment around the holy shrine.
The Telecom Service Providers were directed to suspend mobile data within a three km radius of these areas from 7 pm on November 5 till 7 pm on November 8.
The DGP emphasized upon the officers to look forward and enhance their capabilities of working and functioning to deliver better to the people. He also advised for developing competence of personnel in dealing with public, crime, law and order, and generating human intelligence.
Farooq Ahmad Wani detailed a sequence of events involving a group of individuals, with one posing as a CBI officer and falsely promising to secure a spot at the National Defence Academy (NDA) for Wani's child.
Traffic movement along the road was suspended immediately after the detection of the IED which was later removed by the bomb disposal squad.
Jammu and Kashmir news: Loudspeaker fitted police vehicles drove around the border areas along IB in Arnia and RS Pura asking people to keep away from the sale and use of firecrackers in the border belt.
Tata Motors said till date it has supplied more than 1,000 electric buses across multiple cities in India, which have cumulatively clocked more than 9.6 crore kilometres, with an uptime of over 95 per cent.
The two terror associates arrested from Srinagar have been identified as Yawar Rashid and Basit Nabi. Arms and ammunition have also been recovered from them.
This operation took place in Baramulla, where the joint team apprehended two suspicious individuals at a checkpoint, which led to the arrest of another two accused. The arrested individuals were found to be in possession of arms, ammunition, and other incriminating materials.
Preliminary reports suggest that the soldiers encountered an activated landmine while on patrol, leading to an immediate evacuation for medical treatment. Two of the injured personnel were referred to a military hospital in Rajouri for specialised care.
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