JAMMU — The Border Security Force personnel fired several rounds to shoot down a suspected Pakistani drone near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch, officials said on Wednesday. The drone activity from across the border was picked up by the alert border guards in Khanetar garrison at around 11.30 pm on […]
JAMMU — A Bangladeshi national appearing to be mentally challenged was detained in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwalla area of Akhnoor sub-division here, officials said on Sunday. An army patrol party saw the person, who seemed to be a vagrant, at Lower Kot Maira in Khour area on Saturday […]
JAMMU — Multi-layer security has been put in place in the twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, particularly along the Line of Control (LoC), part of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency that goes to polls on May 25. These measures include increased deployment of security personnel, area dominations in hill regions, additional checkpoints and […]
JAMMU — A 45-year-old woman from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was handed over to Pakistan Army along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, two days after she was detained after she inadvertently crossed to the Indian side, officials said. Naseem Fatma, a native of Sakhi Nath village in […]
JAMMU — A 45-year-old mute woman from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was detained by the Army along the Line of Control in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Monday. The woman was detained from forward Pukherni village in Laam sector late on Sunday night, they said. According to an identity card recovered from […]
JAMMU — Several landmines, part of the anti-infiltration obstacle system, exploded following a forest fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Mendhar sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Sunday, officials said. The fire started from across the border around 8 pm and spread to the Balnoi area on the Indian side, […]
JAMMU — Located just 600 meters from the Line of Control (LoC), the Dabbi village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district comes alive after dusk, thanks to the army which has installed solar-powered lights to provide succour to the villagers. The project was undertaken under operation ‘Sadhbhavana’ (goodwill) and was completed in a short period, […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani intruder was arrested from a village near the Line of Control (LoC) here, officials said on May 14. Separately, a massive search operation was launched near the International Border (IB) in Kathua district following suspicious movement of at least five persons, believed to be militants, the officials said. They said a […]
JAMMU — A Pakistani intruder was shot dead by Border Security Force personnel along the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday evening, officials said. The intruder was fired upon by the BSF personnel when he ignored repeated warnings and tried to sneak into this side from across the border around […]
SRINAGAR — Cricketing great Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday visited the Aman Setu bridge — the last point on the Line of Control in Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Tendulkar interacted with the soldiers at the Kaman Post, near Aman Setu, during his visit that lasted around one hour, officials said. The Little Master played […]