Srinagar, Jan. 10 -- Two army porters slipped to death close to the Line of Control in Gulmarg sector, said officials on Friday.

The porters, who were on way to Anita Post in Gulmarg sector, slipped into a deep gorge on Thursday, they said. Search and rescue operation was launched to trace the missing porters. Today, the search teams recovered both bodies. The deceased were identified as Layaqat Ahmad Deedard, 27, and Ishfaq Ahmad Khatana, 33, of Chandoosa Baramulla.

Baramulla assembly member Javeed Hassan Baig said that Deedard and Ishfaq Ahma lost their lives after slipping into a nallah near Upper Gulmarg in Baramulla district, Kashmir. "This is a personal loss to me.The incident occurred while they were moving towards Anita Post, wh...