New Delhi, Oct 1 : National Conference (NC) president Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that situation in Jammu and Kashmir is not conducive for holding assembly elections.

"The situation is not conducive for polls,” a news agency quoted Abdullah as saying and added that there was a deep polarisation of voters in Jammu and the feeling of alienation was very strong in the valley.

The NC has already conveyed to the Election Commission that for holding polls the ground situation must be conducive and the atmosphere must be peaceful to ensure all sections of people take part in the polls.

Srinagar, Sept 29: The death toll today in the ongoing operation to track town militants in high-altitude areas of Kashmir valley has gone up to nine.

According to sources, two bodies of the two slain militants were recovered from Kangan, 40 km from Srinagar today.

The identity and group affiliation of the deceased are yet to be established.

The operation was launched on Thursday following information that a group of militants was moving from Bandipora to Kangan in Ganderbal district.

Mirpur (Pakistan), Sept 29: Modalities of trade between India and Pakistan to begin trade through Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawalakot routes have reportedly been finalized, official sources said.

The trade is scheduled to commence on October 21 on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and on October 28 on the Poonch-Rawalakot route.

PoK Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Zulfiqar Abbasi, who will head a 21-member trade delegation to Kashmir from October 9, said that trucks would be allowed to go to the designated points on both sides of the LoC.

Srinagar, Sept 28 : Seven militants, including six foreigners, and an Army jawan were killed and twelve others injured in three separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir.

Following a tip-off that a group of militants were moving in high altitude region between Bandipora and Kangan, the Army launched combing operations on Saturday.

Four foreign militants, whose identity and group affiliation are yet to be established, were shot dead during the operation. An Army jawan was also killed in the gun battle in the area.

In a separate encounter, security forces shot dead two militants including a Pakistani national at Kenigam village in Rajpora area of Pulwama District

Jammu, Sept 27: Indian troops today foiled an infiltration bid by a group of armed militants, who tried to enter a border district in Jammu and Kashmir under the cover of firing by the Pakistani fo

Srinagar, Sept 25 : Suspected militants on Thursday shot dead a zonal president of People''s Democratic Party (PDP) in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir.

In recent months, this is the first political killing in poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir.

Ghulam Mohammad Mir (58), PDP zonal president for Rafiabad belt, was gunned down by unidentified militants at 2 p. m. when he was moving in Dangiwacha market of Baramulla district, according to reports.