A suspicious movement was picked up along the LoC in Rajouri Sector in the early hours.

Security agency said highly-volatile Shopian, Pulwama districts in South Kashmir continued to contribute more youths to terrorist groups.

Lieutenant General Anil Chauhan is the Indian DGMO while his Pak counterpart is Major General Sahir Shamshad Mirza.

Both DGMOs agreed to fully implement the ceasefire understanding of 2003.

The 13-day-long drill aimed to sharpen its war waging capability in the wake of fast evolving regional security situation.

20-year-old Sepoy Suryakant was a resident of Konerwadi village in Parbhani district of Maharashtra.

With the latest killing, the death toll in the Pakistani shelling along the LoC this year has gone up to 27.

The police in a statement said that the militants were 'eliminated' in a 'well coordinated daylong operation.'

The mishap took place near the Khalana village, about 70-km southeast of Muzaffarabad. 

Mohammad Ramzan, his wife and three sons were killed as shells hit their house in the Balakote sector.