In response to the incident, additional reinforcements have been rushed to the spot, and search operations to locate the hiding terrorists have intensified. Security forces remain on high alert in the area as efforts continue to track down the perpetrators.
A man, identified as Mohd Razaq, was shot dead by terrorists in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday evening. The incident occurred when the victim came out from a mosque in his village of Kunda Top, Shahdhara Sharif area in Rajouri district.
Mehbooba Mufti released the election manifesto of PDP and alleged that Jammu and Kashmir was converted to "open air prison".
Jammu and Kashmir: Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti condemned the attack and said, "I express my condolences to the family of the deceased."
As per the Election Commission, the voting in Jammu and Kashmir will be held in five phases and the counting of the votes will take place on June 4. In Ladakh, which has just one Parliamentary seat, the election here will take place in the fifth phase on May 20.
Heavy rains have been lashing the Kashmir Valley for the last 72 hours leading to the Jehlum River flowing close to the danger mark.
According to security officials, the terrorists fired upon the search party during a cordon search operation in Pulwama. Security officials have reached the spot after receiving a tip off.
The police have cordoned off the area and a search operation has been launched to track down the attackers.
Polling in Jammu and Kashmir will take place in the first five phases during the Lok Sabha elections. There are a total of five parliamentary seats in the union territory. Elections in Srinagar and Baramulla will be held in the fourth and fifth phases.
According to reports, alert troops of the army noticed suspicious movement along the LoC at Sabura Nala Rustam in the Uri area of the district and challenged the intruders
The National Conference, People's Democratic Party, and Awami National Conference believe that connecting Poonch-Rajouri with Anantnag seat is objective of BJP's entry into Kashmir, which can never happen. However, BJP and other political parties are already claiming victory on the Anantnag seat.
In an exclusive interview with India TV, BJP's oldest MP in Jammu and Kashmir Mohammad Azad Ashraf spoke about how he became a fan of PM Modi, when he joined the party, among other issues.
The terrorists had utilised this hideout as a secure location to store arms and ammunition, enabling them to carry out terrorist activities and disrupt peace in the valley.
Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year. The polling schedule is yet to be announced by the election commission. Ahead of the elections, the I.N.D.I.A bloc may get another blow in Jammu and Kashmir as alliance member PDP may decide to contest alone.
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was detained in the wake of protests against the Israeli action in the Gaza Strip. He had been kept under house arrest since August 2019.
Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May this year. The election commission is yet to announce the polling schedule. Both National Conference and Congress are members of the I.N.D.I.A bloc.
One person was killed after a tanker collided with the hillside on Jammu Srinagar National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur. The accident occurred near Moud Passi on Jammu Srinagar National Highway.
Jammu and Kashmir news: NIA also seized cash in the Handwara narco-terrorism case, involving two proscribed terrorist outfits- Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen.
The identities of the skiers, all believed to be foreigners, are not yet known.
It is pertinent to mention that two carpenters from Amritsar - Amritpal Singh and Rohit Masih were shot in Srinagar's Shaheed Gunj. This was the first such incident in 2024. The terrorists had carried out three attacks on non-local workers in 2023.
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