Jammu and Kashmir

On Wednesday (7th May), the Jammu administration announced a holiday for all educational institutions in five districts across Jammu as tensions escalate with Pakistan in the border area.

The Pakistan army resorted to heavy mortar shelling on the villages located along the LoC in Poonch and Rajouri.

People from every part of the country want to believe that the Valley is safe. But a flash of violence is more than enough to shatter that glass wall. The welcoming nature of the people of Kashmir must be felt, not doubted. Even now, most Indians believe that only a handful of Kashmiris side with the terrorists.

In a cautionary tale of how political shortsightedness can compromise national security for generations, Congress govt in 1966 returned the strategically significant Haji Pir Pass to Pakistan.

The LeT terrorist, Farooq Ahmad has reportedly been facilitating infiltration into Kashmir from three sectors in Pakistan.

After a letter appeared claiming that Israel has accused an Indian Amy officer of sexually assaulting a female Israeli army officer, Israeli Embassy clarified that this is fake news

Former union minister and Congress leader Saifuddin Soz on 28th April said that if Pakistan denies its role in the Pahalgam terror attack, India should take its word.

Security agencies have intensified combing operations in the forests surrounding Pahalgam. Simultaneously, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have expanded their crackdown on suspected terror sympathisers across the Valley.

Speaking with ANI, the sister of the terrorist whose house was demolished in Tral, said, "My one brother is in jail, the other brother is a 'Mujahideen', and I also have two sisters. Yesterday, when I came here from my in-laws' place, I did not find my parents and siblings at their home. Police had taken them all away."

Delhi Police on Thursday detained a man who claimed to have prior information about the Pahalgam terror attack, which turned out to be "completely baseless" following verification by the security agencies.