Jammu: Hours after exchange of sweets and greetings on the Indo-Pak border between troops of the two sides, Pakistan rangers on Wednesday fired at Indian forward post in Samba sector, violating ceasefire for seventh time in past 11 days. "There was small arms firing at Indian Border Out Post (BoP) of Pansar along International Border in Samba sector around late this afternoon," a senior BSF officer said. Firing by Pakistan...
06:41 PM, Aug 15, 2012
Jammu: Ahead of Independence Day and amid increase in ceasefire violations by Pakistan, state authorities have sounded high alert along the Indo-Pak border as well as in the hinterlands of Jammu and Kashmir. "High alert has been sounded by security forces along the Line of Control (LoC) to foil designs of infiltrations and also increased ceasefire violations in the state," a senior Army officer said. An alert has also been...
01:24 PM, Aug 13, 2012
Jammu: In fifth incident of ceasefire violence within a week, a BSF jawan was on Saturday injured after Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian posts along the Indo-Pak border in Arnia sector of Jammu district. "There was a cross border heavy firing on Indian posts of Pindi and Pital along International Border (IB) in Arnia sector of Jammu district around 1630 hours today," Deputy Inspector General (DIG), BSF, JS Oberoi,...
08:46 AM, Aug 12, 2012
Jammu: A 19-year-old Pakistani soldier, who had crossed over to this side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, possibly on the lookout for his lady love, was on Friday repatriated by the Indian Army as a goodwill gesture. There were varying reports on Arif Ali's intrusion. One said that he had fallen in love with a girl in Kerni village, which is located...
05:28 PM, Jul 13, 2012
Take a look of Indian artist Subodh Gupta's installation 'Line Of Control'. ...
06:15 PM, Apr 24, 2012
Jammu: Against the backdrop of increasing ceasefire violations along Line of Control (LoC), Northern Command Chief Lieutenant General KT Parnaik on Tuesday reviewed security situation, operational preparedness and the ongoing counter-infiltration operations in Poonch sector of Jammu & Kashmir. On his two-day visit to operational areas of 16 Corps, the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-i-C) Northern Command visited Nangi Tekri forward area along LoC in Poonch Sector, which has been in...
06:47 PM, Jan 10, 2012
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday said Jammu and Kashmir continues to be a disputed territory, rejecting India's assertion that the entire state is its integral part. Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit made the remarks in response to a statement from India's External Affairs Ministry on January 4 regarding the incorrect depiction of the map of India on the website of the US State Department. "The government of Pakistan rejects the assertion...
09:59 AM, Jan 07, 2012
Washington: As US State Department on Wednesday posted a new map of India reflecting its long standing official position on the country's geographical boundaries, its spokesman acknowledged of having made a "goof up" in this regard, which had resulted in a strong objection from New Delhi. "We made a goof and we fixed it and we're now back in compliance with our own cartographical policy," State Department spokesperson Victoria Nuland...
07:05 AM, Jan 05, 2012
Panaji: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said there was always scope for reimposition of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) if things became difficult after its withdrawal from certain areas of the state. He said his stand on AFSPA should not be mistaken as a support to pulling the army out from critical areas of the state or from the Line of Control. "I am not...
07:31 PM, Nov 05, 2011
Islamabad: Indian forces fired across the de facto border in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir early on Wednesday, killing three Pakistani soldiers, the Pakistani army said on Thursday. It said Indian forces opened 'unprovoked' fire across the so-called Line of Control (LoC) - which divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan - in Neelam valley. "The soldiers were moving from one post to another when they came under fire. Three...
09:40 AM, Sep 02, 2011
New Delhi: About 2,500 terrorists are present in launching pads in Pakistan and PoK, Government said on Tuesday. "A number of training camps and launching pads are reportedly active in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir/ Pakistan. As per assessment, there are around 2,500 terrorists in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir/Pakistan," Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh told the Lok Sabha in a written reply. The minister also said that 52 infiltration attempts along the...
02:59 PM, Aug 09, 2011
Drass: It has been 12 years since India won the Kargil war against Pakistani intruders in 1999 as the nation celebrates Kargil Divas on Tuesday. The Army celebrated the day with a host of events at the War Memorial in Drass in Jammu and Kashmir. It was on this day that the Indian armed forces drove out Pakistani intruders who were occupying Kargil and Drass. But the victory came at...
08:17 AM, Jul 26, 2011
New Delhi: An official level meeting between India and Pakistan is likely to be held in Delhi on Monday to chart out confidence building measures along the Line of Control (LoC) which includes travel and trade between the two parts of Kashmir. The meeting between officials of the External Affairs and Home Ministries and Pakistan foreign ministry which will be represented by an officer of the rank of Director General...
05:45 PM, Jul 17, 2011
Bandipora (Kashmir): Infiltration attempts from across the Line of Control (LoC) have come down to a 20-year low as no militant has been able to sneak into the Kashmir Valley so far this year. "I think I can count them as infiltration attempts, (there were) perhaps two (attempts)," General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Syed Atta Hasnain said, 80 km from Srinagar. He said both the infiltration attempts were...
06:54 PM, Jun 21, 2011
The Army top brass has also confirmed incidents of firing from across the Pakistan border. ...
07:35 PM, Jun 02, 2011
New Delhi: The Army has confirmed that at least 700 terrorists are waiting to infiltrate into Kashmir and there have been some incidents of firing at the Line of Control (LoC) to facilitate their crossing. "The terrorist camps are very much existing in Pakistan. We are fully aware of several hundreds of terrorists who are waiting to be infiltration to India and we presume they have the Pakistan backing," said...
12:37 PM, Jun 02, 2011
Chakkan Da Bagh (Poonch, J&K): It was tipped to be one of the prime confidence building measures between India and Pakistan. But cross-Line of Control trade remains suspended for the past six weeks after Jammu and Kashmir government decided to levy a tax on it. Traders in Chakkan Da Bagh near the LoC have staged a shutdown to protest against the state government's decision to levy sales tax. Locked godowns...
03:44 PM, Apr 14, 2011
On a day India foiled a major infiltration attempt from Pakistan, CNN-IBN finds out how difficult it is to patrol our borders. At the Indo-Pak border in Poonch Indian forces face a massive threat of firing and infiltration. ...
10:10 PM, Aug 19, 2010
India and Pakistan signed the ceasefire agreement in November 2003. ...
01:41 PM, Jan 22, 2010
There were no casualties or injuries to anyone on the Indian side. ...
06:43 PM, Jan 19, 2010
