India on alert against militant infiltration

"We have stepped up guard at the Line of Control and nearly 25 militants were killed during infiltration bids in the last 10 days," General J.J Singh was quoted by the Press Trust of India as saying.

He said troops engaged in relief work in earthquake-devastated areas were keeping an eye out for militants trying to sneak into Indian Kashmir.

India accuses Pakistan of training, arming and funding an Islamic rebellion, a charge Islamabad denies. It admits, however, to extending "moral, political and diplomatic support" to Kashmiris seeking independence from India.

More than 40,000 people have been killed since the outbreak of the insurgency in Indian Kashmir in 1989.