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Army troops are on high alert in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, with officials warning of a strong response to any enemy action. The Army also highlighted coordination with locals and announced welfare and environmental initiatives

The Indian Army recovered a consignment dropped by a suspected drone along the Indo-Pakistan border in Poonch. Dozens of ammunition rounds and a tiffin box suspected to contain an IED were found and examined by the Bomb Disposal Squad

Indian Army apprehended 35-year-old Pakistani woman Shehnaz Akhtar near the LoC in Poonch, J&K, after she reportedly fled her home in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir following an argument with her father. She is yet to be handed over to the police

 A forest fire along the Line of Control in Poonch’s Balakote area triggered at least six landmine explosions on Sunday. No damage was reported, and firefighting efforts continue in the heavily mined anti-infiltration zone near the zero line 

An infiltration attempt by terrorists on the LoC in Poonch, J&K, was foiled by the Indian Army on Monday. An anti-terrorist operation is ongoing, amid heightened security after recent encounters in Gurez and Kupwara sectors along the border.

“Damage also happened elsewhere...Today, the entire World condemns Pakistan’s attack on civilians. After this, our armed forces reacted and destroyed 11 Pakistani airfields. This forced them to come forward for a ceasefire,” he said

Over the past few days, at least 16 innocent lives have been lost, including women and children, with 59 others injured across the affected regions, including Kupwara, Baramulla, Uri, and Mendhar.

All the ready-to-use IEDs, weighing between half-a-kg and five kg, were destroyed in a controlled explosion on-the-spot, thwarting terrorist plans to set off explosions in the border district

The violation took place at 1.10 pm on Tuesday and the Indian troops responded with "controlled and calibrated" retaliation

Recovered items included AK-47, pistol rounds of Pakistani origin, sophisticated explosives such as radio-controlled IED, timed destruction IED, stove IED, explosives for IEDs, Chinese grenades

Based on a tip off, a joint search operation was launched by police and Army in Pathanateer area near Gursai top in Mendhar sub-division

Over 4,000 highly trained soldiers, including elite Para commandos and those trained in mountain warfare, deployed in the mountainous areas of Jammu division

According to sources, a group of armed terrorists tried to enter into Battal forward area of the Krishnagati belt

The surge in terror attacks in Jammu exposes the gaps in the security infrastructure

The Kathua attack exposes the hollowness of government’s claims on restoration of normalcy in J&K

Exchange of fire occurs between security forces and terrorists in Maraha forest area of district

The IAF soldier's sister, Geeta Pahade, who is a sub-inspector, said she learned about the incident on Saturday night and was proud of her brother.

The incident, which resulted in the death of one jawan and injuries to four others, has prompted heightened security measures throughout the region.

Cpl Pahade had visited his family last month to attend his sister's wedding and had joined the unit on April 18.

A suspected narcotic smuggler was injured after Army troops opened fire on observing suspicious movement along the Line of Control