However, no casualties had been reported, the officials said.
The Pakistani troops from Ziarat post opened firing with small arms at Indian Army’s Black Rock post at 8 pm on Sunday, defence officials said.
“In retaliation, Indian Army at Black Rock also fired on the Pakistani post. The firing was going on from both sides,” the officials said.They said no injury had been reported so far. PTI
Army sets up prayer room in Hajin camp
Tribune News Service
Srinagar, September 9
In a bid to connect to local people, a Rashtriya Rifles (RR) unit in militancy-infested Bandipora district has set up a prayer room inside an Army base.
An Islamic theme-based room has been established at the company operating base (COB) of 13 RR at Shahgund, Hajin, and it was thrown open for the locals on Saturday.
The Army has opened a separate gate for the visitors at the COB.
“We have specially opened a gate inside our camp, which is only for those who want to offer prayers at the Islamic theme-based room. There are no restrictions for the visitors and the gate is open round the clock,” said an officer. He said the aim was to get connected to people and bridge the gap.
The opening event was held in a traditional Islamic way on Sunday and attended by students of the local Darul-ul-Uloom and local religious leaders.
“A felicitation ceremony was also held, wherein 20 students of Darul-ul-Uloom were presented gifts for their academic and sport excellence,” the officer said.
“The huge participation reflected the commitment of the local populace to support the Army’s effort to establish peace and restore normalcy in the region,” he added.
IAF retrieves bodies of two trekkers
Our Correspondent
Anantnag, September 9
The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday retrieved the bodies of two trekkers killed during an expedition to Kolhai glacier in Pahalgam and airlifted them to Srinagar.
The deceased include a Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) officer, Naveed Jeelani, and another trekker Adil Shah of the Alpine Group (a trekking planner based in Srinagar), both residents of Srinagar.
The two trekkers were killed and another was injured after they fell into a crevice at 4,500-metre-high Kolhai Galcier on Friday.
Following the incident, a rescue operation was launched by the police and the State Disaster Response Force. Also, the divisional commissioner had asked the IAF to intervene, following which two helicopters were ready to be pressed in service.
Inclement weather, however, did not permit the flying of helicopters for the whole day on Saturday. The machines flew on Sunday morning and retrieved the bodies of the two deceased.
The bodies have been handed over to the families for the last rites.
Jeelani was a 2015 batch KAS officer and alumnus of the National Institute of Technology in Srinagar. He was presently serving as the excise and taxation officer in the state government.
Shah was a BTech graduate from the Islamic University of Science and Technology and had passed out in 2016.