The Union Cabinet will meet at the official residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi amid turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir. Just ahead of the Cabinet meeting, the Cabinet Committee on Security will also meet. The important panel includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, S Jaishankar.
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir have imposed restrictions in several districts as the Valley remained on edge due to the ongoing security situation.
Due to the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, All Kashmir University Examinations have been postponed. All Kashmir University Examinations were set to be held from August 5 to August 10 but now stand deferred until new dates are announced.
The services were snapped within two-kilometre radius of the residences of Hurriyat leaders Syed Ali Geelani and Mirwaiz Umer Farooq in Hyderpora and Nigeen areas of the city, respectively, they said.
Most of the shops and other business establishments were shut here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.
"During checking, security forces recovered arms and ammunition from their possession which includes UBGL, grenades and live rounds and other incriminating material," an official said.
The DGP said the arrests followed the development and corroboration of various leads/inputs about the presence and activities of certain militant organisations/individuals operating in Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
The People's Democratic Party (PDP), which was till recently an ally of the Centre's ruling BJP, said those who believe in accession of the state to the Union of India should also have faith in the instrument of accession.
"To move forward Pakistan and India must dialogue and resolve their conflicts incl Kashmir: The best way to alleviate poverty and uplift the people of the subcontinent is to resolve our differences through dialogue and start trading," Pak PM said.
Modi said his government was committed for the all-round development of all sections and regions in Jammu and Kashmir, the country's only Muslim-majority state.
The security agencies added this step to the security drill after terrorists triggered a blast outside Bakshi Stadium during the Independence Day parade in 2005.
"Police have registered a case and initiated investigation, which suggest involvement of local militants Zahoor Thokar and Showkat Dar of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit," an officer said.
Army troops discovered the weapons during a search operation in the Chapriyan-KP Nala area of Mandi tehsil, a defence spokesperson said.
Police said militants attacked a CRPF patrol party outside the police control room in Batmaloo area in Srinagar in the afternoon, injuring Shankar Lal of the paramilitary force's 23rd Battalion.
Our discussion with the workers who fled from the Valley to avoid the hostile environment, revealed that their local co-workers often ganged up against Army and planned the stone-pelting as a group to help militants escape the encounter sites.
Home Ministry ends ceasefire against terrorists in Kashmir, Rajnath Singh orders all necessary actions to prevent terror attacks
On his recent comment on the possibility of talks with Pakistan or the separatists for peace in Kashmir, he said the country has no aversion to dialogue.
The armed militants barged into the Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch at Srigufwara in Anantnag district this afternoon and looted Rs 1.72 lakh at gunpoint, a police official said.
Media reports suggested that the CRPF vehicle lost control as it was attacked by the locals with stones, despite the ongoing ceasefire for the month of Ramzaan.
The gunfight broke out when the security forces were carrying out cordon and search operations in the area.
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