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Jammu and Kashmir death toll mounted to 10, and injured people increased to 20, after a bus travelling from Amritsar to Katra, fell in a gorge. The tragic accident occurred today morning near Jhajjar-Kotli, 15 km from Katra in Jammu. Furthermore, a rescue operation is underway and almost all the passengers have been evacuated, confirmed SP Chandan Kohli. He also said the bus was carrying more than permitted passengers.

An explosion at an illegal firecracker unit located in Egra in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal killed five people and critically injured seven others on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said. The impact of the explosion "was so massive" that the factory, which was being run from a residential building, collapsed, police said. Furthermore, the TMC leader demanded a probe into the explosion.

Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir. The encounter broke out near Pichnad Machil area of Kupwara district in north Kashmir, confirmed a police official.  The terrorists have been killed and the security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.  Furthermore, the encounter and search is still going on and identities of the terrorists are unknown.

After the recent Poonch attack, which killed five army jawans, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) launched an investigation into the terror attack. The NIA team will reach the site at around 12:30 pm today along with eight forensic experts from Delhi. Meanwhile, the five deceased soldiers have been identified as Havildar Mandeep Singh, Lance Naik Debashish Baswal, Lance Naik Kulwant Singh, Sepoy Harkrishan Singh and Sepoy Sewak Singh.… read-more

The Bathinda Military Camp fire incident saw an update after the Punjab Police and Army official detained the accused for killing four jawans. Notably, the police detained one Gunner Desai Mohan, an army personnel posted at artillery unit. The police said Desai confessed to his crime that he stole bullets to kill four collegues. As per the initial investigation, personal reasons could be the reason behind the crime, details awaited.