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Army chief General Bipin Rawat, Northern Command chief Lt General Devraj Anbu and Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen J S Sandhu were also in Gurez accompanying the prime minister, an Army official said. (Photo: AP/File)

Modi, Army chief in J&K's Gurez valley to celebrate Diwali with troops

Modi had spent Diwali with the people of Kashmir in 2014 in the aftermath of the devastating floods in the Valley.

19 Oct 2017 12:21 PM

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed outside a court in Lahore. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan moves court to extend house arrest for Saeed

The Lahore police had made strict security measures around the Lahore high court building where Saeed and others were presented before the board.

18 Oct 2017 1:38 AM

Jamat-ud-Dawa chief Hafiz Saeed (Photo: AP)

India fumes at Pak move to let Hafiz Saeed off the hook

Since Saeed is viewed as a strategic asset by the Pakistan Army, the civilian government there seems reluctant to take action against him.

17 Oct 2017 1:20 AM

The 745-km long LoC and also the 187-km long International Border with Pakistan have witnessed a series of clashes between the facing troops over a period of time leaving scores killed and injured and also triggering migration of thousands of border-dwellers to safer locations. (Photo: Representational/PTI)

Army jawan, civilian porter killed in Pak firing along Loc in J&K's Poonch

The Indian troops retaliated 'befittingly' to the Pakistani firing using the same calibre weapons.

12 Oct 2017 4:31 PM

The group will meet people living in the border areas of Valley, security forces were deployed, district administration officials, local public representatives were assigned their duties and will submit their report within two months. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Centre to examine problems of people living near int'l border, LoC in J&K

Special secretary in the home ministry Rina Mitra will head the team which will look into the problems faced by the people.

07 Oct 2017 1:06 PM

Study group to interact with people along border

It will suggest recommendations on remedial measures that need to be initiated to help resolve the problems of people living in border areas.

07 Oct 2017 6:48 AM

Security analysts associate the ceasefire violations with the infiltration bids which are to ingress across the LoC. (Photo: Representational/File)

503 ceasefire violations by Pak this year; 150 terrorists killed

The desperation is manifested in the ceasefire violations bid, which has more than doubled till September end of this year.

05 Oct 2017 4:55 PM

Army soldiers stand guard near the Line of Control in Poonch. (Photo: PTI)

Jawan killed in fresh LoC firing; Pak envoy summoned

A report said that the Army jawan was killed in a sniper attack from across the de facto border.

04 Oct 2017 1:07 AM

The infiltration bids from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir were made in Rampur sector in Baramulla district and Tangdhar sector in Kupwara district. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

J&K: Army foils 2 infiltration bids, kills 4 militants along LoC

According to an Army official, two weapons were recovered from the scene of the gunbattle.

02 Oct 2017 8:36 PM

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat Rawat said, 'We are a stronger nation capable of taking decisions when time comes.' (Photo: PTI)

Will receive Pak infiltrators to bury them 2.5 ft below ground: Bipin Rawat

Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat said surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the LoC could be repeated, if necessary.

26 Sep 2017 11:48 AM

A militant was killed as Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector of north Kashmir's Baramulla district. (Photo: Representational)

Army kills 1 militant in J&K, foils infiltration bid along LoC

A weapon has been recovered from the site of the encounter.

26 Sep 2017 8:54 AM

There have been continuous firing and shelling by Pakistani troops along the IB and the LoC between September 13 and September 18. (Photo: AP/Representational)

J&K: 7, including 2 BSF jawans injured as Pak shells border posts, hamlets

Pakistani troops targeted Indian border outposts and hamlets in Jammu, Samba and Poonch districts in overnight firing and shelling.

23 Sep 2017 12:43 PM

The Indian Army's Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen A K Bhatt, in a telephonic conversation put across that the trend of infiltration along the LoC continue with active support of the Pakistan army. (Photo: PTI/File)

Will retaliate duly in case of loss of lives of our troops: India to Pak

Pakistan Major General Mirza had claimed that the Indian Army was targeting Pakistani civilians in the Jammu sector.

22 Sep 2017 4:45 PM

Photo of Army Sepoy Rajesh Khatri who lost his life in ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Keran sector. (Photo: ANI)

Jawan killed, 3 others wounded in sniper attack across LoC in J&K

The Army officials here said that Pakistani troops targeted the Indian soldiers deployed at their ‘Pimple Post’ in Kupwara’s Keran sector.

20 Sep 2017 6:48 PM

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti (Photo: PTI)

End hostilities on border, says CM Mehbooba Mufti

“The skirmishes have led to frequent migration by the border-dwellers resulting into a life of pitiable conditions,” she said.

20 Sep 2017 2:43 AM

2 militants killed as Army foils infiltration bid in J&K's Kupwara

Two terrorists were gunned down and an infiltration bid was prevented by Army in Machil sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district.

16 Sep 2017 11:29 AM

BSF officials pay tribute to constable Brijendra Bahadur, who was killed in firing from the Pakistan side, during a ceremony in Jammu. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan violates ceasefire, BSF jawan killed

They said that a bullet hit Bahadur on the left side of his abdomen and he succumbed to injuries on the way to hospital.

16 Sep 2017 2:21 AM

1 BSF jawan killed as Pak rangers violate ceasefire on J&K Intn'l Border

The officials said the Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire agreement for the third consecutive day.

15 Sep 2017 5:27 PM

During the media interaction, he referred to the surgical strikes carried out by the Indian special forces at terror camps across the LoC in September last year. (Photo: PTI)

Surgical strikes conveyed LoC can be breached, says Army

The Army commander said the mechanism is “well-placed”, from lowest to highest level.

08 Sep 2017 1:39 AM

The Indian Army has been retaliating efficiently and effectively. (Photo: Representational Image/File)

J&K: Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch

Earlier, Pakistan violated the ceasefire in the Naushera sector of Rajouri on August 31 at 10:30 am.

03 Sep 2017 9:22 AM

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