Tunnel from Pakistan found near border in Kashmir (Lead)
July 28th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 28 (IANS) An "under construction" tunnel originating from the Pakistani side of the international border in Jammu and Kashmir has been discovered near an army post in Samba ... Read more...
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Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu
June 9th, 2012 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 9 (IANS) Troops from the Indian Army foiled an infiltration attempt from Pakistan across the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of the Jammu region late Friday ... Read more...
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Two army officers killed in fire in Siachen (Lead)
July 22nd, 2011 - 12:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) An Indian Army major and lieutenant were killed in a fire that broke out at a post in Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, sources said ... Read more...
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London Olympics can see a record number of Indian shooters
June 12th, 2011 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Indian guns are booming loud and clear and the wagers are already on in the shooting circles on the number of medals India is ... Read more...
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Army team trekking to wreckage site in Arunachal: Chidambaram (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 4 (IANS) An army team in Arunachal Pradesh was trekking its way to the site of the wreckage of a helicopter believed to be that of ... Read more...
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Army rescues tourists stranded in Tawang
February 18th, 2011 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Thirteen tourists, among them two women, stranded at a remote location in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh due to heavy snowfall, were rescued by ... Read more...
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Egypt’s military accused of detaining and torturing anti-government protesters
February 10th, 2011 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb 10(ANI): The Egyptian military has been accused by human rights campaigners of targeting hundreds of anti-government protesters since the mass protests against President Hosni Mubarak began a fortnight ago.Human ... Read more...
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Indian forces can enter Myanmar chasing terrorists (Lead)
December 20th, 2010 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Dec 20 (IANS) Indian security forces can enter Myanmar to hunt for terrorists after taking due permission from Myanmarese authorities, it was decided here Monday.And to boost their crackdown on Indian ... Read more...
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India, Myanmar to act against terrorists
December 20th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Dec 20 (IANS) India and Myanmar will work together to curb trans-border movement of terrorists, smuggling of arms and to prevent drugs trafficking, officials said here Monday.The Indian home ministry and ... Read more...
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Fort Bliss Shooting Mystery Not Clear
September 21st, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) A voracious shooting attack took place in a shop at Fort Bliss leaving one dead and two wounded on Monday. The incident occurred at a base ... Read more...
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Top Air Force official in Leh to oversee relief work
August 9th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Leh, Aug 9 (ANI): Western Air Command chief Air Marshal NAK Browne, under whose charge the northern sector falls, has visited Leh airbase to oversee the relief and air bridge operations.He ... Read more...
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Israel, Lebanon exchange fire on border
August 3rd, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv/Beirut, Aug 3 (DPA) Tensions boiled over along the flashpoint Israel-Lebanese border Tuesday, as armies from both sides exchanged fire, amid conflicting reports on the origin of the clash.
An Israeli military ... Read more...
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Mentor Mullen Says McChrystal Is ‘crushed’ over his sacking
July 3rd, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has revealed that former NATO commander General Stanley A. McChrystal is "crushed" about his sacking following ... Read more...
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Most married military couples are satisfied
May 16th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 16 (ANI): Majority of married people at an Army post are satisfied with their relationship, despite challenges faced like deployments, a study at Kansas State University has found."Because of ... Read more...
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Pakistani troops fire on Indian Army post in Kashmir
May 6th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 6 (IANS) Pakistani troops Thursday opened fire on an Indian army post in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector, violating the ongoing ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) for the ... Read more...
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Seven killed in Afghanistan fighting (Lead)
January 30th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Jan 30 (DPA) Four Afghan army soldiers were killed in a clash with US Special Forces in central Afghanistan, while two US soldiers and one civilian were killed in eastern ... Read more...
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Don’t question US officer who shot dead 13: Lawyer (Lead)
November 10th, 2009 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) The lawyer hired by the family of US Army Major Nidal Malik Hasan has asked investigators not to speak with his client who shot dead ... Read more...
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Fort Hood gunman conscious, lawyer ponders over fair trial
November 10th, 2009 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Nov 10 (IANS) As American authorities probed Thursday's mass shooting at the Fort Hood Army Post in Texas that left 13 dead and 42 wounded, the lone suspect ... Read more...
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Fearing backlash, South Asian bodies in US appeal for harmony
November 7th, 2009 - 10:54 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 7 (IANS) Fearing a backlash after a Muslim US Army psychiatrist allegedly killed 13 during a shooting rampage at a military base in Texas, a coalition of 26 South Asian ... Read more...
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Obama names House Republican to top Army post
June 3rd, 2009 - 1:03 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 2 (DPA) US President Barack Obama nominated a Republican in the House of Representatives Tuesday to become the secretary of the Army.
John M. McHugh has served as the top ... Read more...
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Eight Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
May 7th, 2009 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 7 (DPA) Afghan army forces killed five Taliban militants in a clash in eastern Afghanistan while three other insurgents were killed by their own bomb, officials said Thursday.
Taliban militants ... Read more...
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Bombings kill 31, including 25 troops, in Pakistan
April 19th, 2009 - 2:00 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 19 (DPA) Two separate bombings Saturday killed at least 31 people, including 25 soldiers, in Pakistan's restive northwestern region, police officials and media reports said.
A suicide car bomber rammed ... Read more...
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Suicide, remote-controlled bombings kill 24 in Pakistan (Third Lead)
April 18th, 2009 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (DPA) Two separate bombings Saturday killed at least 24 people, including 18 soldiers, in Pakistan's restive northwestern region, police officials and media reports said.
A suicide car bomber rammed ... Read more...
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18 soldiers killed in Pakistan suicide bombing (Second Lead)
April 18th, 2009 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 18 (DPA) A suicide car bomber attacked a military convoy and checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan Saturday, killing at least 18 soldiers and two civilians, a senior police official said.
The ... Read more...
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Seven soldiers killed in avalanche (Lead)
April 14th, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Seven soldiers were killed when an avalanche buried an army post in the Shamsbari mountain range of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district Tuesday, an official said. Eight others ... Read more...
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Seven army troops killed in avalanche, eight rescued
April 14th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 14 (IANS) Seven army troops were killed when an avalanche buried an army post in the Shamsbari mountain range of north Kashmir's Kupwara district Tuesday, an army official said. Eight ... Read more...
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After Pashupatinath, Nepal faces new row over Living Goddess Kumari
March 5th, 2009 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) After a raging controversy over the appointment of priests at the revered Hindu shrine of Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, now it is the turn of Kumari, Nepal's famed ... Read more...
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Marriott to reopen on Sunday in new Fort Knox of Pakistan avatar
December 25th, 2008 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 25 (ANI): The luxury Marriott Hotel in Islamabad will be turned into the Fort Knox of Pakistan when it opens on Sunday.Peter Alex, the chief operating officer of the ... Read more...
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Soldier killed in firing at army post on LOC
October 9th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 9 (IANS) An Indian Army soldier was killed in firing by infiltrators from Pakistan at a frontier post in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Rajouri district late Wednesday night, an army ... Read more...
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Fatima Bhutto a surprise supporter for Musharraf
August 16th, 2008 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
London , Aug 16 (ANI): As a major surprise for the beleaguered Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhuttos niece Fatima Bhutto has come out in his open support, ... Read more...
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Pak Army, ISI to stay away from Musharrafs impeachment
August 12th, 2008 - 11:10 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Aug 12 (ANI): Pakistan Army Chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, who was considered as a close confidante of President Pervez Musharraf till being appointed in the top Army post, has ... Read more...
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Taliban vow to avenge US attack that killed 11 Pakistani soldiers
June 12th, 2008 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
Islamabad, June 12 (DPA) Taliban militants Thursday pledged to take revenge for the US airstrike that destroyed a Pakistani army post near the Afghan border and killed 11 paramilitary troops this ... Read more...
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Explosion near army post kills soldier in north Lebanon
May 31st, 2008 - 9:00 pm ICT by admin
DPA
Beirut, May 31 (DPA) An explosion shook the area near an army post Saturday in north Lebanon, killing one soldier, Lebanese security sources said. The explosion occurred in Al Abedeh near the ... Read more...
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President visits Jammu and Kashmir, meets soldiers at LoC (Roundup)
May 24th, 2008 - 1:23 am ICT by admin
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil, who is on a four-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Friday went to the forward army posts on the Line of Control (LoC) for a ... Read more...
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President interacts with soldiers on LOC (Lead)
May 23rd, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by admin
Srinagar, May 23 (IANS) Soldiers posted on the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan got a pat on the back Friday from President Pratibha Patil ... Read more...
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