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Villagers living near the border points out damage caused to the wall of a house after mortal shelling from Pakistan, at Jhanghar village near the Line of Control at Nowshera sector in Jammu. (Photo: AP)

Pakistan targets LoC areas again, 1,000 evacuated

Meanwhile, two terrorists were killed by the security forces in an encounter in north Kashmir's Kupwara district.

15 May 2017 2:25 AM IST

Indian army soldiers patrol near the highly militarized Line of Control dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan. (Photo: AP)

Pak summons India's Dy high commissioner over ceasefire across LoC

The firing allegedly resulted in killing two civilians, including a woman, and injuring three other people.

8 July 2017 5:34 PM IST

Soldiers patrol in Kashmir. (Photo: AP)

Social media being used to lure youth into militancy: J&K police

Nitish Kumar said that on June 29, one such youth was stopped from crossing the Line of Control (LoC).

6 July 2017 7:15 AM IST

Representational Image. (Photo: File)

Ceasefire violations by Pak lower after surgical strike: govt

There were 110 terrorist incidents in two months before the surgical strikes and 87 in the two months after them.

22 March 2017 4:25 PM IST

Indian army and paramilitary soldiers leave the site of a gun battle with suspected rebels in Hajin Village, northeast of Srinagar in Jammu & Kashmir on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

As summer nears, are our forces prepared?

Well-trained terrorists found it a cakewalk to stroll into a major defence area and attempt to create a hostage-like...

3 March 2017 6:34 AM IST

Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat gestures during the Armys annual press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Jawans' food, pay: Take urgent action

This aspect of the plight of the trooper has come through a CRPF jawan seeking better pay through the social media.

14 Jan 2017 12:10 AM IST

Indian soldier Chandu Chavan, who inadvertently strayed across the border last year. (Photo: file)

Pak to soon release soldier who strayed across LoC: Defence Ministry

On September 30 last year, Chavan had inadvertently crossed over to the other side of the Line of Control.

12 Jan 2017 1:59 PM IST

Curbs on the assembly of people under Section 144 CrPc have been imposed in Pulwama and Shopian districts in south Kashmir and in Baramulla district in north (Photo: PTI)

1 militant killed as Army foils infiltration bid in J&K's Machil;...

Troops guarding the LoC noticed suspicious movement along the LoC and immediately challenged the intruders.

23 July 2017 12:45 PM IST

Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. (Photo: AFP)

Pakistan presents new USD 50 billion development-heavy budget

'We have increased the defence budget to Rs 920 billion (from Rs 860 billion),' Finance Minister Ishaq Dar said.

27 May 2017 9:54 AM IST

Indian Army soldiers take positions near the Line of Control in Nowshera sector of Rajouri near Jammu. (

Army jawan dies as Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K's Rajouri

Eleven persons, including 9 soldiers, were killed and 18 people injured in 18 ceasefire violations by Pakistan in July...

22 July 2017 9:33 AM IST

BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav (Photo: Facebook)

Don't get enough food: BSF jawan

The BSF took cognisance of the video and tweeted from its official handle that an inquiry has been ordered.

10 Jan 2017 4:28 AM IST

Armymen take position during an encounter with militants near a General Engineering Reserve Force (GREF) camp in the village of Batal in Jammu and Kashmirs Akhnoor district. (Photo: AFP)

Militants sneak into J&K from Pak, kill 3 civilians

The pre-dawn raid took place at a Gref camp at Battal, about three kilometres short of the LoC and all the victims were ...

10 Jan 2017 3:35 AM IST