Five foreign terrorists were killed in an ongoing encounter at the Line of Control in Kashmir's Kupwara district, officials said on Friday.
"Five foreign terrorists killed in encounter. Search in the (Jumagund) area is going on," Jammu and Kashmir Police quoting Inspector General Police Kashmir zone Vijay Kumar tweeted.
Police said the encounter started after joint parties of the army and police received specific input of the presence of terrorists in the area.
National conference on Opportunities and challenges for petrochemicals and allied sectors in the North East region held
The Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology (CIPET) on Tuesday organized a 2-day national conference on ‘Opportunities and challenges for petrochemicals and allied sectors in the North East region’ here at Agartala Pragna Bhavan.
India slams Pakistan for spreading lies, asks Islamabad to vacate Indian territory held illegal and forcible occupation
India on Tuesday slammed Pakistan for "spreading lies" on Kashmir and said that the country which continues to actively promote cross-border terrorism should "vacate" the Indian territory held under its illegal and forcible occupation.
Google to acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion
Tech major Google on Tuesday announced to acquire Wiz, a leading cloud security platform headquartered in New York, for $32 billion in an all-cash transaction.
55.02 crore Jan-Dhan accounts opened; 36.63 crore in rural, semi-urban areas: Centre
A total of 55.02 crore Jan-Dhan accounts have been opened till March 7, out of which, 36.63 crore accounts are in rural and semi-urban areas, the government said on Tuesday.
Manipur burned under Congress rule, but they ignored it: Nirmala Sitharaman
Responding to a discussion on Manipur in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused the Congress of neglecting violence in the state during its tenure.
Woman arrested with pistol at J&K’s Mata Vaishno Devi temple
A woman pilgrim was arrested after a pistol was recovered from her possession at the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, said officials on Tuesday.
Ahead of Sunita William’s ‘homecoming’, PM Modi pens letter to India’s illustrious daughter
As the NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore begin their journey back home from space, after staying ‘stranded’ at the International Space Station (ISS) for about nine months, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written a letter to one of India’s most illustrious daughters hoping for her safe return.
India resolved to eliminating 5 diseases in 5 years, TB control progressing well: Dr VK Paul
India is resolved to eliminating five diseases in the coming five years that include leprosy, lymphatic filariasis, measles, rubella and kala-azar, Dr V.K. Paul, Member, NITI Aayog, said on Tuesday.