At least two Pakistani terrorists were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch on Sunday. Another associate was arrested by the Jammu and Kashmir Police.
Drass is the second coldest inhabited place in the world where the minimum temperature dropped to minus 60 degrees Celsius in January 1995.
Thirty one constituencies to vote in the sixth phase of the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) elections while 334 Panch and 77 Sarpanch seats will also witness voting on Sunday across Jammu and Kashmir.
The minimum temperature was minus 0.6 degree Celsius in Srinagar, minus 0.9 in Pahalgam and minus 4 in Gulmarg on Saturday.
State Election Commissioner (SEC), KK Sharma, on Thursday said that over 51 per cent of people voted across 37 seats in the fifth phase of District Development Council (DDC) elections that passed off peacefully across Jammu and Kashmir.
According to the officials, voter turnout is expected to pick up later in the day. The polling is scheduled to conclude at 2 PM. A total of 155 candidates, including 30 females, are in the fray for 17 DDC constituencies in the Kashmir division.
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In a bid to promote art and culture of the valley and women empowerment, J and K Tourist Development Corporation (JKTDC) organised art exhibition for young women in Srinagar.
Three local terrorists of Al-Badre outfit killed in encounter in JandK's Pulwama. The encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Pulwama's Tiken area on Dec 9.
Police sources said militants targeted a vehicle of the security forces in the Singhpora area of Srinagar-Baramulla highway.
Police sources said militants targeted a vehicle of the security forces in the Singhpora area of Srinagar-Baramulla highway.
Two unidentified terrorists have been killed in an encounter that broke out at Tiken area of Pulwama in the early hours on Wednesday. The encounter is currently underway as police and security forces are engaged in the operation.
The MET Office on Monday issued an 'Orange Colour' weather warning for hilly areas of J-K and Ladakh and said the weather was most likely to deteriorate on Tuesday in both the UTs.
A woman from Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, who was married to a former terrorist, is in fray for the ongoing District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
There are 138 candidates, including 48 women, in the fray in the Kashmir division, while in the Jammu division, 111 candidates, including 34 women, are contesting in the fourth of the eight-phase DDC polls, which began on November 28.
More than seven lakh voters will decide the fate of 249 candidates contesting in the fourth phase of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
Senior BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday claimed that the Congress is behind the formation of the 'Gupkar gang', a reference to the PAGD – an amalgam formed by seven mainstream parties seeking restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
Terrorists have attacked a joint party of the Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Sunday. The incident took place at Sazgaripora, Hawal in Srinagar. The area has been cordoned off and a search operation have been launched to nab the terrorists.
Security forces on Saturday busted a militant hideout in between Shripora and Naribal area of north Kashmir's Baramulla district and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition.
Firing from across the border started around 9.50 pm on Friday in the Hiranagar sector's Pansar Border Outpost area, drawing a strong and an effective retaliation by the Border Security Force (BSF), they said.
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