The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought around 27,000 security personnel from the central government, mostly Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel.
The fresh Pakistani provocation came a day after the Indian Army said it had "proactively" dominated the Line of Control (LoC) with "punitive fire assaults" against military posts and terror launch pads.
A 16-year-old boy reportedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in Burail, Sector 45, this morning. The victim was working as a helper at a tyre shop in Mani Majra.
Punjabis’ tryst with the ubiquitous “AK 47” seems to be never ending. The name of the Russian-made assault rifle that had virtually become a household name during the days of terrorism in Punjab decades ago, still catches the people’s fancy.
An Indian national who was found guilty of the murder of her former lover’s fiancee in 2015 has had her conviction quashed by an Australian court and will face a retrial.
At least 21 people were killed and eight others were injured when a bus ferrying pilgrims plunged into the Bhagirathi near Nalupani in Uttarakhand on Tuesday, the police said.