Convoy movement has been stopped with officials saying that the ongoing Amarnath Yatra has also been temporarily suspended on Monday as a precautionary measure on the fifth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370.

An Army soldier and a policeman were injured in an encounter on Wednesday that's underway the Hadipora area of Sopore in North Kashmir's Baramulla district,

In the last four days terrorists struck at four places in Reasi, Kathua and Doda districts, killing nine bus passengers and a CRPF jawan and leaving seven security personnel among  others injured.

Cavalcades of Amarnath pilgrims travel through multiple districts along the Jammu-Srinagar NH-44, which is flanked by forests. Security forces, including the CRPF, J&K Police, and Army, maintain area dominance along the highway and other sensitive areas.

Amidst the rugged terrain of Poonch, tragedy struck as an Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy faced a cowardly terrorist ambush. In the aftermath, the nation mourns the loss of Corporal Vikky Pahade, a brave defender who made the ultimate sacrifice for the country.

Officials said the Army made two helicopter sorties to drop para-commandos deep inside the dense forest to eliminate the terrorists.

The IEDs, placed inside steel containers with capacities of 5kg, 10kg and 20kg were found buried in a cave hideaway during a combined search operation by police, CRPF, and Rashtriya Rifles in the forest region of Sanai-Gursai in the Mendhar sub-division, authorities said.

Ammunition included six under-barrel grenade launchers (UBGL), 13 UBGL grenades, one IED, 23 Chinese grenades, five hand grenades, one handgun, one Ak-47 rifle, five AK magazines, 1,135 AK rounds, and other war-related items.