Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said, "When PM invited political leaders from Kashmir at his residence, I had demanded that we'd like to have statehood followed by the elections. Other parties also demanded. Home Minister assured us that statehood will be granted and delimitation commission will give the report."
Eleven persons, including two teachers, a prominent Kashmiri pandit pharmacy owner and five non-local labouers, were killed in a series of separate attacks by terrorists in the valley this month.
The move comes amid regular reports of civilian killings in Jammu & Kashmir. The toll-free helpline number will be functional 24x7.
The local NIA team has already been assisting the J&K Police in the killings probe and trying to identify the masterminds behind these killings.
Hitting out at the Congress, Patra said, "Was Karra reprimanded? Will he be axed from the CWC," and accused the Congress of constantly insulting leaders like Subhas Chandra Bose, Patel and Hindutva ideologue Veer Savarkar.
Terrorists could also target the emergency landing strip in Anantnag, according to intelligence inputs.
The suspected terrorists fired on two local vendors, the Kashmir Zone Police said.
Reportedly, a non-local lost his life at the hands of suspected militants.
Addressing the meeting attended by some senior police officers, the DGP emphasised on the collective measures to tackle the subversive acts by terrorists and their masters from across the border.
As many as 82,229 doses of COVID vaccine were administered in the last 24 hours across the UT bringing the cumulative number of doses administered in the UT to 1,34,94,675, the official data said.
The recent target killing of civilians in Kashmir is a sign of frustration by Pakistan-sponsored terrorists post the abrogation of Article 370, NIA DG Kuldeep Singh said in Aaj Ki Baat.
A joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in Tulran area of Shopian district.
Five soldiers, including a junior commissioned officer (JCO) were killed on Monday in a gunfight with the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Reacting to this, the former Punjab CM said, "our worst fears are coming true"
The meeting will take place soon after the Home Minister returns to the national capital from Gujarat where he went on the one-day trip on Friday linked to some official and party matters.
Two teachers were killed in a terrorist attack at a government school in the Eidgah area of Srinagar on Thursday.
Jammu and Kashmir L-G Manoj Sinha said, "...tomorrow evening or maybe a day after... when we will talk again... you will be happy to know that in view of peoples' security in the region, the government has taken required and necessary steps."
Sources said that a grenade was lobbed by the terrorists towards a CRPF naka party at KP road in Anantnag. However, it missed the target, causing no injuries or loss of life.
Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Rakhama village in the district following information about the presence of militants in the area, a police spokesman said.
According to sources, security forces received input that two-three militants are present in a house in the area.
The Turkish President, a close ally of Pakistan, had repeatedly raised the issue of Kashmir in his address to the high-level General Debate. He had also raised the Kashmir issue during his visit to Pakistan last year.
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