Jammu and Kashmir

Bhat went on to say that this is not the first time a Pakistani official has utilised UN venues to spread false and destructive propaganda against the country.

The security forces termed the encounteras a major success.

According to the police, the terrorist, named as Javed Ah Wani, was on a mission to target another merchant in Baramulla.

The searches also resulted in recovery of many digital devices, including mobiles, pen drives, data storage devices and other incriminating materials, the officials said.

While four people were gunned down on January 1 evening, two children were killed and several others injured after a suspected Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast occurred in the same vicinity on January 2 morning.

Earlier today, as many as six tourists (four men, two women, and a child) were killed, while 50 people are reported to be trapped under the snow after an avalanche hit Sikkim around 12:30 pm.

A track is laid in both tunnels, according to officials. The cable-stayed portion of Anji bridge is 472.25 metres while the total length of the bridge is 725.5 metres, which is divided into four parts including an embankment, officials said.

Leading a counter-terrorist operation in Jafarkhani village in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, Captain Shankla and his men eliminated nine terrorists and apprehended 22 others.

Havildar Narendra Singh Bish suffered injuries during the ceasefire violation by the Pakistani Army on August 7.The 43-year-old had sustained a critical head injury from a sniper. He succumbed to injuries at the military hospital in Jammu on August 16.

"The country is run by the Constitution and the law of the land. One man has failed politically, and they are trying to highlight controversies, make an issue out of these to brighten his career," the senior BJP leader said.