Speaking to reporters at the Z-Morh tunnel site, Union Minister Gadkari said his ministry is also building 20 tunnels of a total length of 32 km in Jammu and Kashmir and 11 tunnels of a total length of 20 km in Ladakh.
The air show was organised by the Air Force Station Srinagar and the Jammu and Kashmir administration as part of the ongoing celebrations commemorating 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav', officials said.
In a controversial statement, Mehbooba Mufti said, "Those in Delhi are using J&K as a laboratory and are experimenting here. Leaders like, Nehru, Vajpayee had vision for J&K but this govt creates a divide between Hindu and Muslims. Sardars are now Khalistani, we are Pakistani, only BJP is Hindustani..."
A suspicious movement was detected along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector on the intervening night of September 18-19. A search operation of the area is under progress, PRO Defence, Srinagar informed.
At the 48th session of the human rights council, India said Pakistan has been globally recognised as a country openly supporting, training, financing and arming terrorists including UN proscribed terrorists as a matter of state policy.
A general FIR has been registered by the Budgam police but no arrest made so far, they said Saturday.
The Security forces shot dead an “intruder” near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch.
Nitishwar Kumar, Chief Executive Officer of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), and Anup Kumar Soni, Additional CEO, SASB prayed for sustained peace, harmony, progress, and prosperity in the Union Territory of J&K.
The officials said both the factions of the Hurriyat are likely to be banned under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, or the UAPA, under which "if the Central Government is of opinion that any association is, or has become, an unlawful association, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare such association to be unlawful."
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was injured on Saturday after terrorists hurled a grenade towards security forces in the Sanat Nagar area of Srinagar, officials informed.
The committee members will be visiting areas including Srinagar, Kargil, Daras, Leh and Pangong Tso.
"On tangible information of BSF a joint search was established at first Morh Kotan by police, 72 battalion BSF and army," police said in a statement.
In a special conversation with India TV, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said that the effect of abrogation of Article 370 is visible on the ground.
Kashmir Zone Police said that the cop came under attack when they were busy in managing the traffic at Adijan Crossing on their way back after escorting former minister Abdul Majid Padar to his residence.
On Saturday, Aamir Khan met Manoj Sinha and discussed making the Union territory a "favourite" film shooting destination. Khan called on the lieutenant governor (L-G) at the Raj Bhavan.
On August 5, 2019, Articles 370 and 35(A) were nullified that gave the Jammu and Kashmir its special status and the mandate to define its domicile rules. The state was bifurcated into two Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. The historic decision set off a major political as well as social makeover of the region.
Suspected drone activity was reported in Jammu and Kashmir's Samba district on Monday night. Commenting on the drone activity, Superintendent of police (SSP) Samba Rajesh Sharma said, "Suspected drone movements were reported in Samba last night. We have alerted all police posts and nakas."
Schools and higher educational institutions, including coaching centres, would continue to remain closed for onsite or in-person teaching till further orders, Chief Secretary A K Mehta said
The civilian was rushed to a nearby hospital but couldn't survive the attack. A case under relevant sections has been registered, the Jammu and Kashmir Police said.
Two unidentified militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Shokbaba forest in the Sumblar area of Bandipora in north Kashmir following inputs about the presence of militants there.
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