At least 12 militants, including a key commander of the Taliban, have been killed in Afghanistan's western province of Badghis, police said on Sunday.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday released the father of a Hizbul Mujahideen commander they had arrested two days back.

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command of the Indian Army Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh on Thursday visited forward areas on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district to review security on the border.

Major Aditya Kumar, at the centre of a controversy following the death of three Kashmiri civilians in Army firing in January, and Rifleman Aurangzeb, gunned down by militants while he was on his way to celebrate Eid with his family, were on Tuesday named for the third highest peacetime gallantry award.

General Officer Commanding In chief (GoC-in-C), Northern Command, Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh on Thursday arrived in Srinagar for a two-day visit to review the overall security.

Inspector General Rajan Bargotra has assumed charge as Commander Coast Guard Region North East at the Coast Guard Regional headquarters here.

Hizbul Mujahideen commander, Sabzar Bhat who succeeded slain militant, leader Burhan Wani, was killed on Saturday along with another militant in a gunfight with security forces in Pulwama that triggered protests in the Kashmir Valley.

A wanted commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen was among the two militants shot dead in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district after a brief gunfight on Sunday, police said.

Disturbing inputs have been received of a possible terror attack during Shivratri festival