Slain soldiers hailed from Uttarakhand

The five Army personnel killed in a terrorist attack on a patrolling party in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir hailed from Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said on Tuesday, asserting that their sacrifice will not go in vain. “Five brave soldiers of Uttarakhand attained martyrdom during the cowardly terrorist attack in Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. This is a moment of great pain for all of us,” CM Pushkar Singh Dhami said in a statement. “Our bravehearts made the supreme sacrifice for their motherland in keeping with the rich military tradition of Uttarakhand,” he added.

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DGP reviews anti-terror operation

Jammu and Kashmir DGP R R Swain on Tuesday flew to Kathua district to review the operation to track down the terrorists behind the deadly ambush on an Army patrolling party that left five soldiers dead on Monday. Accompanied by ADGP (Law and Order) Vijay Kumar and ADGP Jammu zone Anand Jain, Swain met with police and Army officers.

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