Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Two separatist guerrillas were killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district Friday morning when they attacked an army camp after hijacking a vehicle, killing one civilian. Police sources told IANS that the guerrillas fired at the entrance of an army camp in Kalibari-Janglote area of Kathua district. “After continuous exchange of gunfire […]
The army Saturday foiled another infiltration bid on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir. Just six days ago, an infiltration bid was foiled in this sector. A defence spokesman said: “At 8.30 a.m. today, alert troops in the Krishna Ghati-Mendhar sector foiled an infiltration bid by three […]
The Indian Army Friday conveyed its concern to Pakistan about an attempted infiltration into India in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir Jan 13, a defence spokesman said. A flag meeting was held at the brigade commander level between the Indian and the Pakistan Army at Chakan-Da-Bagh crossing point on the Line of Control (LoC) […]
The Indian Army needs to stay in Jammu and Kashmir “under the present circumstances”, a top military commander said Monday. “Armed forces need to stay on in Kashmir under the present circumstances. We should wait for conditions to improve before making changes to the national strategy regarding the army deployment in Jammu and Kashmir,” Indian […]
One separatist guerrilla was killed late Tuesday by the army troops when guerrillas fired upon their vehicle on the Jammu-Srinagar highway in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, authorities said Wednesday. A senior police officer said an army vehicle was fired upon at Bagpora (Awantipora) on Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Pulwama district, 35 km from […]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday said there was “no question” of having a referendum on keeping the army in Jammu and Kashmir but the feeling of the locals must be respected. “Deployment of army (in the Kashmir Valley) is a matter of internal security. There is no question of having a referendum on it,” […]
Opposing the suggestion of a referendum on the army’s deployment in Kashmir, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Monday blamed Jawaharlal Nehru for “mismanagement” of the Kashmir issue. “The suggestion that the issue of army presence in Kashmir be decided by a referendum of the people in the valley must be opposed,” Jaitley said. He blamed Nehru, […]