Jammu and Kashmir

The summit, which is being held in Jammu, has been organised by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in collaboration with the government of Jammu and Kashmir and the National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO).

Police and security forces neutralized two terrorists in an anti-terrorist operation in Tral area of Awantipora while two terrorists were also killed in an encounter by Police and security forces in Shopian, taking the toll to four in the last 12 hours. "Based on specific information generated by Police regarding presence of terrorists in village Hardumir, Tral area of Awantipora, a joint cordon and search operation was launched by Awantipora Police and Army,".

"Two unidentified terrorists killed. Incriminating materials including arms and ammunition recovered," the police said. Earlier in the day, a joint team of the police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about presence of terrorists.

The sources also said that the Commission arrived at the proposal to add more seats after the discussion with its five associate members held on Monday. The Commission, headed by former Supreme Court Justice Ranjana Prakash Desai, had a meeting with the five Lok Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir for the consultations and were asked to respond to the proposal by December 31 this year.

"Three Pakistani terrorists killed in Srinagar City within 33 days," police said. "They were involved in several terror crimes including attacks on Police/ Security forces and civilian killings. It shows that Pakistan is hell-bent to disturb peace in Valley especially in Srinagar City," the J&K Police quoting Inspector General Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar tweeted. On Sunday, one Lashkat-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorist, a Pakistani national, was killed at Harwan on the outskirts of Srinagar.

Vijay Kumar, Inspector General of Police Kashmir said that the wanted LeT commander was killed in a brief gunfight in the Harwan area. Kumar said, "Khalid, resident of Karachi, Pakistan, was active since 2016 and was active in the Harwan-Dhara belt."

Police said an LeT militant was killed in a brief encounter with the security forces in Dharbagh Dhara area of Harwan in the outskirts of Srinagar city early Sunday morning. "On specific information generated by police, a joint team of police and the CRPF launched a cordon and search operation in the Harwan area. The hiding militant fired at the security forces after which he was killed in a brief encounter."

Police sources said the soldier has been identified as Subedar Jungveer Singh, who was posted on a forward post on LoC in Balakote area, where he sustained a bullet injury and died.

The work on the National Highways and tunnels as announced by the Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways is translating into reality at a fast pace. Tunnels will be built at a cost of Rs 50,000 crore and other road transport work undertaken at Rs one lakh crore in 2022-23, which would have a catalytic effect on employment opportunities.

"Two unidentified terrorists killed. Search operation is going on," the police added. The firefight between terrorists and security forces took place on Thursday after a joint team of police and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation on the basis of specific information about the presence of terrorists.