The IAF helicopter rescued the private chopper providing heli-services for the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims after it developed some glitch at the Panchtarni helipad in Jammu and Kashmir.
The intruder had ignored numerous warnings given by the BSF and he tried to flee after managing to cross the border fence.
Srinagar Police arrested the terrorist-linked with proscribed Al-Badr from the Batamaloo area with arms and ammunition.
Sinha during his outing interacted with mourners, and also distributed refreshments among them, officials said. The day marks the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussain- the grandson of Prophet Mohammad- and his companions in Karbala in Iraq.
More than 3.60 lakh pilgrims embarked on the Amarnath Yatra this year, outperforming last year's count with over a month still left before the pilgrimage concludes, said an official.
Omar Abdullah welcomed the government's decision to allow the Muharram procession on the traditional route through Lal Chowk after over three decades and also demanded the release of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq from house arrest.
All security arrangements are in place and general public especially members of the Shia community have been informed that no one shall be allowed to take out any other procession individually or collectively on the route except the one to be taken out from Gurubazar.
Jammu Kashmir weather: The affected districts will be - Badgam, Bandipora, Baramulla, Uri, Gulmarg, Sopore, Wular Lake, Ganderbal, Kupwara, and Srinagar.
In the call from Pakistan, the students are allegedly being asked to join ISI. And are also being asked to share every minute detail about their school, teachers and parents.
Two Chinese pistols, two pistol magazines, 14 live pistol rounds, 1 ID card & 1 xerox copy of Aadhar Card were recovered from them and were taken into custody immediately.
According to officials, the suspected intruder ignored repeated warnings from alert border guards, who had noticed unusual movement close to the SM Pura checkpoint in the Ramgarh sector.
The ban was imposed following several stabbing incidents in many areas of Srinagar district.
Amarnath Yatra: As many as 1,825 yatris have left for the Baltal base camp while 2,850 are going to the Pahalgam base camp.
Brammah-I is a mountain massif in the Himalayas, east of Kishtwar town and near the border with Himachal Pradesh. It comprises four peaks -- Brammah-I, Flat Top, Brammah-II and Arjuna -- from west to east.
Traffic movement on the Jammu-Pathankot highway has been suspended after a suspicious bag was found outside an Army camp in the Samba district
At least two non-local labourers were injured after Terrorists opened fire on them in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag region on Tuesday, police said.
Vaishno Devi route: The officials said the pilgrims can reach the shrine atop Trikuta Hills using the old track.
The infiltration bid was foiled today morning (July 19) by alert troops along LOC in Macchal Sector.
Akshay S/o Kanta R/o Sangli Maharashtra, who is 20 years old, and Saurav S/o Pradeep R/o Sangli Maharashtra, who is 20 years old, have been identified as the injured.
According to the information, the first engagement between security forces and terrorists took place at around 11:30 pm on Monday (July 17).
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