"terrorists"

The attack came on the 12th anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks and ahead of the District Development Council (DDC) elections in the Union territory.

The prime minister also suggested a single voters' list for Lok Sabha, assembly and panchayat polls, saying separate lists are a waste of resources.

Shaurya Chakra awardee, Praveen Kumar Teotia suffered multiple injuries during the operation but his quick response and counter-attack saved more than 150 lives

Government sources said NSA Ajit Doval, foreign secretary and top intelligence officials attended the meeting in which Modi took stock of the situation.

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

Abdul Latif Mir (22) and Mohd. Ashraf Khatana (20) of Jammu and Kashmir, were nabbed on Monday night.

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.

The IT training will be imparted to them at the proposed National Centre for Divyang Empowerment (NCDE) at the CRPF Group Centre in Ranga Reddy district

A top police officer said that two terrorists' bodies are visible and expressed possibility that there could be one more as searches are still underway.

“The situation remains fragile and could become dangerous and unpredictable again.”

No group has claimed responsibility, but fighting between the Taliban and government has surged in recent weeks.

Operation in progress

The gun battle took place after security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information.