Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the Kulnar Bazipora area of Bandipora district following information about the presence of the ultras in the area, the officials said.

The mineral, once widely-used, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and cause cancer. 

​The mineral, once widely-used, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and cause cancer.  

Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir demolished the house of Adil Thokar, a local terrorist implicated in the Pahalgam attack that resulted in 26 fatalities. Thokar, who received terror training in Pakistan, allegedly aided Pakistani terrorists in the recent assault.