JAMMU — An army personnel was injured by a gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Akhnoor sector near here on Friday, security officials said. The soldier was manning a forward post in Battal area when he received a bullet apparently from across the border, the officials said. They said that the injured was […]
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Captain among two Army soldiers killed in IED blast near LoC in Akhnoor
JAMMU — Two Army personnel, including a captain, were killed and another was injured when suspected terrorists set off an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector near here on Tuesday, officials said. This was the third incident of cross-border action by terrorists in the Jammu region in […]
Pakistan must dismantle terror infrastructure in PoK: Rajnath Singh
AKHNOOR — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accused Pakistan of making persistent attempts to destabilize India by sponsoring terrorism and said it must dismantle its terror infrastructure in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) or face consequences. Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is incomplete without PoK, he said this area is being used as a hub for […]
Rajnath Singh inaugurates heritage museum, hoists 108-foot tricolour in Jammu
JAMMU — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday hoisted a 108-foot national flag and inaugurated a heritage museum in the Akhnoor border belt of Jammu, a defence spokesperson said. Singh, accompanied by the chief of defence staff (CDS), was received by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior officers amid tight security. […]
Defence minister, CDS to attend Armed Forces Veterans’ Day event in Jammu on January 14
JAMMU — Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan will attend the ninth Armed Forces Veterans’ Day event here on Tuesday, a defence spokesman said. Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah along with senior military and civil officials will also attend the event to […]
Over 50 militants on launching pads waiting to infiltrate into Jammu: Senior Army Officer
JAMMU — Over 50 militants are likely present on the launching pads across the border to sneak into Jammu region, a senior Army officer said, asserting that the forces are fully alert to the challenge and will foil any infiltration attempt, which change especially during the winter months. Speaking to reporters after the successful elimination […]
Encounter breaks out in Akhnoor after militants fire at Army vehicle
JAMMU — Militants tried to ambush an army vehicle on Monday in Jammu & Kashmir’s Akhnoor area in Jammu district. Subsequently, an encounter started there. Officials said that militants fired at an army vehicle in the Battal area of Akhnoor in Jammu district on Monday morning. “The ambush attempt by the militants failed, after which […]
22 killed, 57 injured as bus falls into gorge in Jammu
JAMMU — At least 22 people were killed and 57 injured after a bus carrying pilgrims skidded off the road and rolled down into a gorge in Jammu district on Thursday, officials said. The accident took place at the Tungi-Morh in the Chowki Chora belt of the district, the officials said, adding that the bus […]