GOC pays tributes to 10 soldiers killed in road mishap; bodies flown to hometowns
"Their unwavering devotion to duty, fortitude in hostile terrain and selfless service to the nation epitomise the highest traditions of the Indian Army", he said.
"Their unwavering devotion to duty, fortitude in hostile terrain and selfless service to the nation epitomise the highest traditions of the Indian Army", he said.
CRPF and J&K Police personnel were deployed in strength to prevent the situation from further aggravating.
Amid heavy rainfall and flash floods, residents of Doda moved to safer locations due to heavy destruction in the area.
According to officials, the SSP has ordered the suspension of Selection Grade Constable (SgCt) Mohammad Zia of Police Post Premnagar with immediate effect. He has been attached to District Police Lines (DPL) pending further proceedings.
On the other hand, Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday participated in the Tiranga Yatra at the Boulevard on the Dal Lake in Srinagar. Hundreds of people participated in the event.
The two firefights took place between 12 midnight and 2 am on Wednesday but no casualty was reported. Taking advantage of pitch dark, the terrorists managed to escape, officials said.
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday expressed anguish after four army personnel, including an officer, were martyred in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district, and slammed the BJP government over the spate of terror attacks in the Union territory.
Nine Army soldiers including a Captain and a JCO have lost their lives in two gunfights with terrorists since last week in Kathua and Doda districts.
Four soldiers, including an officer, critically injured in a gunfight with terrorists in the Doda district succumbed on Tuesday in the hospital, said officials.
A day after the terrorist attack in which five army soldiers were killed in Kathua district, a fierce gunfight broke out on Tuesday between the security forces and militants in the forests of Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.
