China ‘disinvited’ from major US military exercise
The US has withdrawn an invitation to China to participate in what has been described as the world’s largest international maritime warfare exercise, the Pentagon has announced. A Pentagon spokesman said in a statement on Wednesday that “China’s behaviour is inconsistent with the principles and purposes of the RIMPAC exercise”, and it has “disinvited the […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Keran sector: Army
Srinagar : Army on Thursday claimed to have foiled an infiltration bid in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A senior army officer based in north Kashmir said that the soldiers manning the fence along Line of Control near Gogledar area challenged the movement of a group of infiltrators who tried to sneak this […]
Army Captain killed, another officer injured in Jammu road mishap
Jammu : An Army captain was killed after his vehicle he was travelling in collided with an electricity pole in Jammu on Thursday early morning, police said. An official from the police department said that Captain Rakshit along with Lt Ranvijay Singh were travelling in the SUV, and collided with an electricity pole at Akalpur Morh, […]
No smartphone for sentries as weapon snatching increase
Police has directed all sentries not to use smart phones during thier duty hours. The fresh directive has come as weapon snatching incidents have increased. Sentries have been told to be in uniform and chain thier weapons with Thier belts.There are hundreds of cops posted by the authorities with protected persons including politicians, retired police […]
Border shelling reach Uri sector in Kashmir
Police and authorities have said that pakistani troops targetted not only forward posts but also Civilians in Kamalkote sector of Uri today.Reports said that shelling was going on till this report was being filed. Earlier indian and pakistani troops were exchanging heavy artillery fire in many sectors of Jammu region especially in Samba and Kuthuwa […]
Police seeks help to trace a missing teenager of Awantipora
Srinagar : Police on Wednesday sought help of the general public in tracing a boy, who is missing since May 11 from south Kashmir’s Awantipora area. A police spokesperson said that Bashir Ahmad Gojer, a resident of Branpathri Lalpora Tral lodged a report in police Station Tral that his son Parvaiz Ahmad Gojar (aged about 15 […]
Pakistan voices concern over civilians being used as human shields
Pakistan has said the civilians are being used as human shields in “occupied territories” instead of getting protection, an apparent reference to a 2017 incident of a man being used as a “human shield” by an Indian Army Major Letul Gogoi against alleged stone-pelters in Kashmir. Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi […]
Major Gogoi caught with teenage girl in a hotel, police orders probe
Major Leetul Gogoi, the army man, who tied a civilian to his jeep as a human shield, was caught by the locals at Mamta hotel Dalgate along with the girl in compromising position, reports said. The people handed over the army Major to the nearby police station in Khanyar. The police has neither denied nor confirmed […]
At least 30 killed in Islamic State attack on Syrian army
At least 30 Syrian army troops and Iranian-backed militiamen were killed on Tuesday when Islamic State fighters attacked a military outpost near Palmyra in eastern Syria, a monitor and residents from the area said. They said the militants used suicide bombers and armoured vehicles in the dawn attack near a dam southeast of the ancient […]
Four civilians killed, 30 injured in cross-border shelling in Jammu
Four civilians were killed while as seven others received injuries in a cross-border firing between Indian and Pakistani troops at International Border (IB) in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts. New Delhi based news agency, PTI, reported that two civilians were killed while six others received injuries in the heavy motor shelling and firing in Samba […]
