JAMMU: Thwarting a potential infiltration bid by terrorists trying to breach the border, alert Army personnel stationed along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sunderbani sector of J&K’s Rajouri district opened fire early Wednesday on observing unusual movement in the forward area.“Following the firing, the area was placed under heightened surveillance with additional troops and…
JAMMU: J&K Police on Friday arrested two persons and seized 6 kg heroin worth an estimated Rs 30 crore, smuggled from Pakistan, from a village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of Jammu’s Rajouri district.The two suspects, Ashok Kumar and Sanjay Kumar, both residents of Sair Bhawani village in Nowshera, were arrested…
NEW DELHI: Security forces on Thursday foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of heavily armed terrorists along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Poonch.According to officials, two terrorists were shot as they tried to sneak across LoC in Khari Karmara area.However, it was not immediately known whether they were dead or injured.The…
JAMMU: Alert Army personnel opened fire at a Pakistani drone spotted hovering in Indian airspace along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district early Wednesday, forcing it to return. A search operation was launched in the area later in the day to trace drone-dropped narcotics or weapons, if any.“Army troops noticed…
JAMMU: Six Army jawans were injured in a landmine blast near a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nowshera sector of J&K’s Rajouri district early Tuesday. The accidental explosion occurred when the troops, during a routine patrol, stepped over a strayed mine, officials said.“The six soldiers were immediately shifted to 150 General…
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kupwara district on Wednesday. The operation is under way in Kupwara’s Tangdhar area.The exchange of firing began at the Khushal Post in the Tangdhar area, near the Line of Control, security forces told news agency PTI.There are no reports of…
NEW DELHI: A small tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) of the Indian Army inadvertently strayed across the Line of Control with Pakistan in the Bhimber Gali sector of the Poonch district in J&K on Friday morning.The Army has sent a message to the Pakistan Army over the hotline between the directors-general of military operations to…
NEW DELHI: Five Army personnel including a Major rank officer on Saturday sustained injuries in an exchange of fire along the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kupwara district.“Some exchange of fire took place near the Kumkadi post in Trehgam sector of the north Kashmir district,” one of the officials said.An exchange of fire…
NEW DELHI: The security forces on Thursday killed two terrorists in an anti-infiltration operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir‘s Kupwara district. “An Infiltration attempt has been successfully prevented with the elimination of two terrorists today on #LoC in Keran Sector, #Kupwara,” said an official statement by the…
