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Jammu: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages along the Line of Control in the twin districts of Poonch and Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir, an Army spokesman said on Saturday. Pakistani troops initiated unprovoked firing of small arms and shelling with mortars in Balakote sector of Poonch and Nowshera in Rajouri […]

New Delhi: Indian security forces have been given full freedom to effectively deal with any infiltration bid along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir following inputs that around 450-500 well-trained terrorists are waiting at terror launch pads to sneak into the Valley as part of Pakistan’s design to trigger unrest, military sources said on Monday. […]

Islamabad: Protesting against the abrogation of Article 370 which gave a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, hundreds of Kashmiris from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir have planned a ‘Freedom March’ along the Line of Control (LoC). The Jammu-Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), a group led by the incarcerated pro-independence leader Yasin Malik, is organising the rally, The Express […]

Chinari (PoK): A large number of security personnel have been deployed at Jaskol in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to prevent the Jammu & Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists from reaching the Line of Control (LoC). Hundreds of JKLF activists and supporters from various places in PoK have been marching towards LoC for the past three […]

Jammu: Pakistani army violated ceasefire by targeting forward posts and villages with small arms firing and mortar shelling along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The shelling from across the border took place in Sunderbani sector around 6.30 a.m., prompting a retaliation by the Indian […]

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 […]

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 […]

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: The Pakistan army violated ceasefire by resorting to shelling and firing on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in the twin districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said on Sunday. The firing from across the border started in Rajouri’s Nowshera sector on Sunday morning […]

New Delhi: Pakistan resorted to heavy ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Uri sector, leading to retaliation by the Indian side in which two Pakistan Army soldiers were killed on Wednesday. In a tweet, Pakistan Army’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations admitted that it violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) […]

Jammu: There was no exchange of sweets with Pakistani forces along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Republic Day, officials said, amid the prevailing hostilities especially after the recent beheading of an Army porter by the enemy troops in Poonch. Indian and Pakistani […]

New Delhi/Srinagar: Five Indian Army special forces soldiers and five terrorists were killed in Sunday’s hand-to-hand combat and gunfight on the Line of Control, in this year’s bloodiest encounter in any operation against militants in Jammu & Kashmir. The Indian Army launched Operation Randori Behak in Keran sector, at the Line of Control and engaged […]

Srinagar: The Indian Army on Friday said it has inflicted a heavy damage on Pakistani army’s gun areas and terrorist launchpads after unprovoked ceasefire violation by the “enemy side” in two areas along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. A defence spokesperson said the Indian Army retaliated “effectively and strongly” to the ceasefire […]

Srinagar: Four terrorists were killed and an army officer injured in a fierce gunfight between security forces and holed up terrorists on Sunday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kulgam district. Police said four terrorists have been killed in the encounter between holed up terrorists and the security forces in Guddar village of Kulgam district. “An army […]

Srinagar: Five militants were on Sunday killed in an encounter with security forces in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence official said. “Five terrorists have been eliminated in operation Reban in Shopian,” defence spokesperson Col Rajesh Kalia said. He said good drills ensured no collateral damage took place during the operation. A police […]