Jammu, Feb. 14 -- Amid a spate of cross-border firing and improvised explosive device (IED) blasts along the Line of Control (LoC), Jammu and Kashmir lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday directed the security forces to 'wipe out terrorism in Jammu region and dismantle infrastructure and local support for terrorist activities'.

Sinha chaired a high-level security review meeting for Jammu division. The meeting came a day after he reviewed the security situation in the Valley.

"We need to take the strongest-possible action against those providing logistical and financial support to terrorism. Make sure that acts of individuals or groups trying to create fear in the society are termed as terrorist action, and are punished as per the ...