Tag: Indian Army

New Delhi: Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Thursday said the Indian Army has properly managed the situation on the western and northern borders with Pakistan and China, giving no cause for concern. Speaking at the annual press conference, Rawat also said that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir needed to be brought under “better […]

Srinagar: A border personnel meeting was held on Monday by Indian and Chinese Army in eastern Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said. Colonel Rajesh Kalia, Defence ministry spokesman, said that ceremonial BPM was held on the occasion of ‘Diwali’ at Indian BPM huts at Chushul-Moldo and Daulat Beg Oldi in Eastern Ladakh. […]

Guwahati: A Summary General Court Martial (SGCM) of the Indian Army has convicted seven personnel, including a Major General, in a 24-year-old fake encounter case, sentencing them to life in prison. Sources in an Indian Army unit based in Dibrugarh confirmed this on Sunday and said that Major General A.K. Lal, Colonel Thomas Mathew, Colonel R.S. […]

Chandigarh: Surgical Strike Day was celebrated at various places in Punjab and Haryana on Saturday to mark the second anniversary of the surgical strike carried out by the Army’s special forces across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan-administered Kashmir (PoK) to destroy terror launch pads. Events in this connection was held by the Western […]

Jammu: Security forces on Friday recovered arms and ammunition during a search operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. “The army has recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition, including 9mm pistols, magazines, rounds, one AK-56 rifle, one revolver, 14 hand grenades and one 7.62 mm foreign made rifle,” defence sources said. The recovery […]

New Delhi: Army chief, Gen. Bipin Rawat on Friday met a group of Kashmiri students and exhorted them to join the Indian Army and serve the nation. The group of 25 students, comprising 20 boys and five girls, and accompanied by five teachers from Jammu and Kashmir has been on a National Integration Tour sponsored […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Monday by the Army in an anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora, a defence official said. “Two terrorists were killed today in the Panar forest area,” Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia told IANS here. The Army surrounded the area after militants fired at a patrol party on […]

Srinagar: Five militants were killed on Sunday after the Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Keran sector. Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said: “An infiltration bid from across the border was foiled in Keran sector of Kupwara district today. Five terrorists have been killed […]

Jammu: A civilian was critically injured in overnight Pakistani shelling on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, police said on Thursday. The incident took place on Wednesday night in Lam area. Muhammad Mishri received a bullet injury. “He was shifted to a local hospital where doctors referred him to Jammu […]

Jammu: Pakistani rangers have violated ceasefire on the international border (IB) in Jammu and Samba districts. The Pakistani Army resorted to unprovoked firing at the Border Security Force outposts in Arnia, Ramgarh and Chamliyal areas of Jammu and Kashmir late on Sunday, the BSF sources said. “The firing started at 10 p.m. The BSF retaliated […]

Islamabad: Pakistan Army on Sunday sent back an Indian citizen who had crossed the border by mistake, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). Dalwandar Singh, 23, was handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) at the Wagah Border after Punjab Rangers conducted the due legal process, Geo TV reported. Singh had entered Ballanwala village […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed on Saturday in an ongoing gunfight with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district, police said. “Security personnel from the Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and the Special Operations Group (SOG) of the state police surrounded Shistargam village on Friday evening following information about a group of […]

Jammu: Heavy firing exchanges erupted on Thursday on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district after two Pakistani soldiers were killed in retaliatory firing by the Indian side overnight. The incident occurred in the Bhimber Gali area of Jammu and Kashmir. Heavy shelling and firing exchanges were going on in Balakote and Manjakote areas […]

Jammu: More than 300 militants are waiting across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan to infiltrate into India, the Army said on Wednesday, adding that the Pakistan Army played a key role in planning terror attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Lt Gen Devraj Anbu told the media at the Udhampur headquarters of the Army’s […]

Jammu: A group of heavily armed militants early on Saturday attacked an army station here in Jammu and Kashmir. A group of militants hurled grenades and used heavy volume of automatic gunfire to enter the Sunjuwan Military Station, police sources said. “The area has been cordoned off. Three terrorists are believed to have entered the […]