Police in Budgam along with 53RR and 181Bn CRPF arrested four terrorist associates identified as Younis Manzoor, Mehboob Ahmed, Irshad Ahmad Ganie and Muzaffar Ahmad.
There have been precedents of legislative assemblies of states not being part of the presidential polls on account of their dissolution, the first such instance being of Gujarat in 1974.
In Kashmir, the Jhelum crossed the danger mark at Sangam in Anantnag district and the water level was rising in other rivers also, officials said. A high alert has been sounded in areas close to river Chenab and its tributaries, they said.
A statement issued by the Srinagar Police said in case of any forced or coercive entry by terrorists into any house, the matter should be brought to the notice of the police immediately.
Today's encounter comes a day after seven terrorists were killed in two separate encounters with security forces in Kashmir.
In Pulwama, a terrorist was killed during an encounter with security forces in the wee hours of Monday. Four terrorists were killed in Kupwara.
The encounter in Kupwara began after the forces launched an operation in the Lolab region of North Kashmir.
The leader also added that Pakistan is sowing the seeds of hatred in India. "There's a foreign conspiracy in recent targeted killings in J&K. We need to foil such attempts," added the defence minister.
Earlier, on Monday, Rajnath Singh called for greater jointness of civil administration and Armed Forces to further strengthen national security and deal with future challenges that may emanate from the ever-evolving global situation.
The development comes a day after the NIA conducted raids at four places in Jammu and Kashmir, including three locations in Baramulla and one in Handwara.
A police spokesperson said acting on specific information regarding the presence of terrorists in Pulwama's Drabgam village, a cordon-and-search operation was launched by the security forces in the area on Saturday.
Vijay Kumar, Kashmir IGP, stated that three Lashkar-e-Taiba militants were killed on Sunday
J&K LG Manoj Sinha stated that the militants want to provoke security forces to commit a mistake so that people can protest against them
Incriminating materials, arms of ammunition including 2 Chinese Pistols, 18 live rounds of cartrideges and 2 magazines were recovered from their possession.
The police recovered incriminating materials including arms and ammunition from the terrorists.
Like in the rest of the country, hundreds of Muslims in Kashmir protested against now-suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma.
The incident was reported at nearly 4:15 am today. The BSF troops fired at the drone following which it was forced to return.
Vasuki Nag Temple Vandalised: Members of the Hindu community staged a protest in Jammu against the vandalism of an ancient temple in Doda district.
Jaipur Foot USA Chairman Prem Bhandari has promised a free artificial limb to 14-year-old specially-abled Parvaiz who walks every day on one foot to reach his school in J&K.
One militant was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday. According to reports, a civilian and a soldier also got injured in the encounter.
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