Mukhtar Ansari, 5-time MLA from Mau Assembly Constituency in Uttar Pradesh, who was in jail and observing Ramadan fast, died on Thursday March 28, 2024.
A soldier was killed after he stepped on an old landmine at Nowshera near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. At least two other soldiers were injured in the blast, according to preliminary reports.
Earlier, the J&K Police had said foreign intruders were active in the Rajouri-Poonch range, which remains a major challenge for the security grid this year. It had said that the number of local militants active across J&K had fallen to its lowest level of 31, 27 in Kashmir Valley and four in Kishtwar area of Jammu division.
India News: A young soldier enlisted through the Agniveer scheme was killed and two Army colleagues were wounded in a landmine explosion in Nowshera sector along