The envoys would be briefed about the security situation by senior officers involved with the law-and-order situation in the Kashmir valley, especially attempts of Pakistan to push terrorists into India through the Line of Control and also about the frequent ceasefire violations, they said.
Averting a major tragedy, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have detected a seven-kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near a crowded general bus stand area in Jammu. Officials said terrorists were planning to set off an explosion on the second anniversary of the 2019 Pulwama attack. Jammu Inspector General of Police (IG) Mukesh Singh said they had inputs about terror groups planning an attack on the anniversary of the Pulwama attack. "We were on a high alert as we had inputs that terror groups were planning an attack on the anniversary of Pulwama attack. Last night we arrested a person named Sohail and recovered 6-6.5 kgs of IED from his possession," he told reporters Sunday afternoon.
The IED recovery comes close on the heels of the arrest of two top terrorists from Kunjwani in Jammu and Bari Brahmana area of Samba district. The device was detected acting on specific information, the officials said.
A seven kilogram Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from a bus stand in Jammu on Sunday, according to officials.
PDP president Mehbooba Mufti had on Saturday too claimed that she was placed under house arrest ahead of her visit to the family of Athar Mushtaq -- one of the three alleged militants killed in an encounter in Parimpora locality here in December last year.
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 has already been passed by Rajya Sabha.
Authorities have so far not reported any casualty due to the strong earthquake that shook the Valley causing fear and panic.
Details by the top Kashmir police officer stated the arrested terrorist was involved in the killing of three BJP workers in Kulgam last year and one policeman at Furra in the South Kashmir district.
Police on claimed to have arrested a top TRF militant from Samba district of Jammu who was allegedly involved in the killing of three BJP workers and a policeman in Kulgam district of South Kashmir last year. a team of Police from Anantnag arrested the militant, Zahoor Ahmad Rather alias Sahil alias Khalid of TRF from Samba on the intervening night of February 12 and 13. Zahoor Ahmad Rather was hiding in Samba and was arrested following specific information by Anantnag police.
Earthquake: Tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Haryana for several seconds on Friday night after an Earthquake jolted the entire region.
Spokesperson Ned Price told reporters in view of a tweet from the South and Central Asia Bureau of the State Department which welcomed the resumption of 4G mobile internet in Jammu and Kashmir.
The police said that the call center in Noida Sec-63 was operated by man who is a resident of Baramulla in Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian Army organized awareness cum demonstration camp on snow avalanches of Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on February 08. Army trained the villagers of Boniyar Tehsil with avalanche rescue techniques. Special team of Indian army rescue unit demonstrated live drills in front of the villagers in order to practically teach them. Avalanche unit of Indian army briefed local villagers about the rescue protocols that need to be adhered. They were also informed about the medical facilities required while executing such rescue operations. Usage of various equipments, including chords, beacons, probes, shovels were also demonstrated.
Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said that drug racket in valley is supported and sponsored by Pakistan. He said, "Punjab and J&K are easy targets for drug smuggling because of border proximity.
Following the arrest, police in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday said the arrested chief of Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM), an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant group, was planning a major terror strike in Jammu city.
The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday announced the restoration of high-speed mobile internet services in the entire union territory, 18 months after they were snapped in the erstwhile state following the Centre's abrogation of its special constitutional status.
The mortal remains of Army soldier Sepoy Laxman who was killed in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district arrived here on Thursday, officials said.
Pakistan Army chief, General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said India and Pakistan must resolve the long-standing issue of Jammu and Kashmir "in a dignified and peaceful manner".
Sepoy Laxman, a resident of Jodhpur in Rajasthan, was the fourth soldier killed this year in ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the LoC.
Data of around 25 lakh Bharti Airtel subscribers of Jammu and Kashmir circle, including Aadhaar numbers, address and date of birth, has reportedly been leaked by hackers, even as the telecom operator denied any breach in its servers.
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