Tag: Indian Army

New Delhi: The Indian Army on Sunday destroyed four terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), killing at least four Pakistani soldiers, in a counter-attack launched against the ceasefire violation that killed two soldiers and a civilian in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said here. Pakistani Army posts were also hit in the artillery gun attack […]

Srinagar: At least 35 Jaish-e-Mohammed and Hizbul Mujahideen militants were killed in retaliatory firing and shelling in Tangdhar sector of Kupwara district in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, Defence sources said. Along with that, five Pakistani Army men were killed in the firing. The sources said that Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian […]

Jammu: Pakistani troops resorted to heavy mortar shelling on civilian areas and forward posts in two sector along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, an Army official said. This came a day after the Indian Army in a major counter-offensive after Pakistan’s unprovoked firing carried out heavy artillery […]

New Delhi: An Army soldier, who lost his left leg in a mine blast near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir in 2008, has made India proud by bagging three gold medals at the recently concluded Military World Games in China. The soldier, Anandan Gunasekaran (32), a blade runner, won gold for […]

New Delhi: The Indian Army has identified and begun infrastructure development of units in the Corps of Military Police (CMP) where the first batch of women soldiers will be posted following their training course that begins in December, outgoing Army Adjutant General Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar said here on Thursday. The first batch of 100 […]

Jammu: Security forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from a terrorist hideout in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district on Sunday, officials said. No arrest was made during the operation, the officials said. The hideout was unearthed in Sheri area of Mughal Maidan by a joint search party of the Rashtriya Rifles and Special […]

Bhubaneswar: Rajasthan CID Crime Branch arrested two jawans including one from Odisha on the charges of sharing crucial information with a Pakistan-based woman ISI agent. The Odia jawan Bichitra Behera reportedly hails from Ganjam district and was allegedly found to be honey trapped by Pakistan-based ISI operatives on social media. Official sources said Behera, who […]

Bhubaneswar: India on Saturday successfully conducted the first night trial of nuclear capable intermediate range ballistic missile Agni-II from the Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast. The Strategic Forces Command of the Indian Army test-fired the versatile surface-to-surface medium-range nuclear-capable missile from launching complex IV of the Integrated Test Range on Saturday evening, defence […]

Jammu: A soldier was killed and two more were injured in an explosion near the Line of Control in Akhnoor sector here on Sunday, officials said. The explosion took place when an Army team was patrolling the Pallanwalla area, they added. The officials said the whole area was cordoned off and further details of the […]

New Delhi: Seven Pakistan-based terrorists have managed to enter India through the porous India-Nepal border and are currently holed up in Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur and Ayodhya districts, sources said on Saturday. These terrorists are making attempts to enter Jammu and Kashmir and also trying to get in touch with their local contact in the Valley. […]

New Delhi: The Indian Army has successfully test-fired two newly-acquired Spike LR (long-range) anti-tank missiles at the Infantry School at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh. The firing was witnessed by the top Infantry hierarchy of the Indian Army, including the Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, who were all at Mhow for the annual Infantry Commanders’ […]

New Delhi: The Indian Army team lifts Sudan Polo Cup, one the most prestigious polo tournament, beating beats British Army team on Friday. The match took place at the Jaipur Polo Grounds in Delhi between both the polo teams. In a well-contested match, the Indian team won the match by 5-3 following which Vice Chief […]

Mathura: The Army commemorated the Battle of Basantar on Monday with the General Officer Commanding, 1 Corps paying homage to the soldiers who fought and died during the engagement in the 1971 Indo-Pak war. “The country is proud of the heroic deeds of martyrs for their gallantry in the Battle of Basantar during the 1971 […]

Jammu: An Army jawan was killed in a fierce gunfight that broke out between Indian troops and suspected infiltrators aided by Pakistani forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district on Monday, officials said. They said Pakistan Army has been aiding the suspects by opening heavy fire at the Indian […]

Jammu: At least two Pakistani soldiers were reported to have been killed on Saturday in an exchange of fire with the Indian Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor sector of Jammu and Kashmir, defence sources said. They said the Pakistani troops violated ceasefire and fired on forward posts in Pallanwalla area of […]