Reports from most districts said that strike was observed in hospitals, educational institutes, government offices, Public Sector Undertakings and Corporations.

A cache of ammunition and explosives included 30 grenades of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), six hand grenades, three detonators and 23 rounds of Pika gun.

Captain Deepak Sharma was killed in the 30-hour gun battle that began on Wednesday morning and went on till Thursday evening.

The gunbattle broke out when militants hiding in a house fired on a joint search party of police and troops of 42 Rashtriya Rifles at Mir Mohalla in Dadasir, 40 kms from here.

The Jammu and Kashmir cabinet, today discussed various aspects of the budget that is to be presented in the State Legislature on March 12.