"line-of-control"

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

According to police officials, the operation turned into an encounter after terrorists fired at a search party of the forces, who then retaliated,

While one soldier died of splinter injuries caused by a grenade explosion, the another died of bullet injury in the head

Gunfight broke out in Laam sector of Nowshera after the troops picked up movement of a group of terrorists trying to infiltrate from across border

While two terrorists were killed in Machail sector, another was killed in Tangdhar sector when Army foiled infiltration bids in these areas of LoC

Terrorists aided by Pakistan Army have been making fresh infiltration attempts in J&K in recent days

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

The terrorist threat goes much beyond the Kashmir Valley, posing a new security challenge

The constable, originally from Bihar, disappeared on Friday while on general duty at the Bharani forward post in the Balakote sector, sources reported.

Security forces have recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

The search operation was being conducted by the Army and the special operations group in the Kala Jhula forest area.

"Early morning today, an infiltration bid was foiled at the Gen Area Poonch and the joint operation by Indian Army and J&K Police is in progress," the army said.

"Alert troops deployed on the border fence in Balakot detected and neutralised two terrorists so far. Area has been cordoned off and operations are in progress," the Army said.

The body of the jawan reached Darivada Kothapalem in Bapatla Mandal at around 2.30 am. Members of the Ex-Army welfare association of Bapatla Town took out a procession from Bapatla to Darivada Kothapalem.

India and Pakistan signed a ceasefire agreement in 2003, but it has hardly been followed in letter and spirit over the past several years.

The discussion between the two armies took place at a time when a large number of ceasefire violations were taking place along the LoC and violence levels were going up

Indian troops are retaliating to the unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistan, said the officials

The ceasefire violations across the LoC have increased this year if you compare the figures with last year or the year before that. We have also seen that there has been caliber escalation in terms of artillery being used from across the LoC

In the last few weeks, Pakistan Army has been aggressively targeting civilians on Indian side of LoC by resorting to indiscriminate firing by heavy calibre artillery guns

Eight Pakistani soldiers killed as India returns fire