J&K: Traffic advisory issued due to stone-pelting
PremiumPeople have been advised not to travel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway 44.
Jammu-Srinagar National Highway 44 was blocked at Mehad Ramban due to stone pelting, as per J&K Traffic Police. People have been advised not to travel on the said highway without confirmation from the Traffic Control Unit (TCU).
On July 27 morning, a confrontation between security personnel and unidentified terrorists occurred in the Kulgam neighbourhood of Brayihard Kathpora. More information is awaited.
"#Encounter has started at Brayihard Kathpora area of #Kulgam. Police and Army on the job. Further details shall follow. @JmuKmrPolice," tweeted the Kashmir Zone Police today.
An engagement between militants and security personnel started at the Rampora region in South Kashmir's Kulgam district on July 24, according to officials, in another incident similar to this one. "Encounter has started at Rampora area of Kulgam. Police and security forces are on the job," police said.
On July 20, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai informed that 128 security force personnel and 118 civilians were killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir from August 5, 2019, to July 9, 2022. Submitting a written reply in Rajya Sabha, the Union minister said of the total 118 civilians killed, five were Kashmiri Pandits and 16 belonged to other Hindu/Sikh communities.
The minister was replying to a question demanding an answer on the number of civilians, pilgrims and security personnel killed by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir from August 5, 2019, till date, and out of them how many were Hindus and Kashmir Pandits. The government has a policy of zero tolerance against terrorism and the security situation has improved significantly in Jammu and Kashmir. There have been a substantial decline in terror attacks from 417 in 2018 to 229 in 2021. Under the PM's Development Package, 5502 Kashmiri Pandits were provided govt jobs in the Valley, Rai said in his reply. Further, as per the records, no Kashmiri Pandit has reportedly migrated from the Valley during the said period, the MoS Home said.
On August 5, 2019, the Union government moved a resolution in Parliament to revoke Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that the state be bifurcated into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
(With ANI inputs)
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