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They were travelling in a truck on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, which was intercepted by the police at a toll plaza near Nagrota.

The militants made an abortive bid during the night to infiltrate into the Indian side of the LoC in Machil sector in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Melhura in Zainapora area of Shopian on Monday evening.

Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Chakura area of Shopian district following information about the presence of militants there, a police officer said.

There was no report of any casualty on the Indian side in the shelling, a defence spokesperson said.