India, Jan. 22 -- In the run-up to the Republic Day celebrations, the security forces deployed across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir have been kept in a State of high alert to prevent any major infiltration bid/terror plot from across the border.

Late on Tuesday evening, a brief exchange of fire was reported along the Line of Control in the Keran sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district. The brief exchange of fire was reported when troops of the 6 Rashtriya Rifles were installing high-tech surveillance cameras in the Keran Bala area.

The equipment was being set up to beef up border security. Reportedly, Pakistani troops fired two rounds of small arms to disrupt the installation work. In response, the Indian troops fired a si...