Militant hideout busted in Kashmir, arms cache recovered
August 27th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 27 (IANS) A huge cache of arms, ammunition and explosives has been recovered from a militant hideout in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir.In an operation launched Sunday ... Read more...
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Two BSF soldiers injured in Pakistani firing
August 7th, 2012 - 10:17 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 7 (IANS) Two Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers were seriously injured in firing from the Pakistani side of the International Border and Line of Control near here Monday ... Read more...
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Arms cache unearthed in J&K;
August 4th, 2012 - 11:18 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 4 (IANS) A cache of arms and ammunition have been recovered from a remote mountainous forest area in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, an army official said Saturday.Security ... Read more...
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Militant hideout busted in Kashmir
July 14th, 2012 - 11:55 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 14 (IANS) Security forces have busted a major militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir, recovering a huge quantity of automatic rifles, ammunitions, grenades and powerful explosives, an army ... Read more...
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Youth ‘kidnapped’ by LeT returns to India from PoK
June 13th, 2012 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 13 (IANS) A youth, who was apparently kidnapped by LeT terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and taken to PoK for arms training, escaped Wednesday to the Indian side ... Read more...
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13 Indians die in Nepal air crash (Third Lead)
May 14th, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Thirteen Indians were among the 15 people killed when their 20-seater aircraft slammed into a cliff in western Nepal Monday, less than seven months after 10 ... Read more...
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Four guerrillas killed while crossing LoC
May 10th, 2012 - 2:45 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 10 (IANS) Four guerrillas were killed in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday while attempting to cross the Line of Control (LoC), an army spokesperson said, adding that alert troops ... Read more...
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Army commander visits forward areas on LoC
May 7th, 2012 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 7 (IANS) The General-Officer-Commanding in Chief (GOC in C) of Northern Command Lt Gen K.T. Parnaik Monday visited forward areas along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan ... Read more...
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13 killed, dozens missing in Nepal flood (Lead)
May 5th, 2012 - 7:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 5 (IANS) At least 13 people died and dozens of others, including three Russians, went missing after an avalanche in Nepal's Annapurna range triggered a massive flood in ... Read more...
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Siachen avalanche: Pakistan welcomes India’s offer
April 9th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Pakistan Monday appreciated India's offer for assistance in the operation to rescue over a hundred soldiers trapped in an avalanche in Siachen.The Pakistani Foreign Office ... Read more...
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Pakistani caught while crossing LoC
April 9th, 2012 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, April 9 (IANS) Soldiers deployed on the Line of Control (LoC), which divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan, Monday caught a Pakistani trying to sneak into India, ... Read more...
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Kayani monitors Siachen rescue operations
April 8th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 8 (IANS) Pakistani Army chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani Sunday monitored the rescue operation to pull out 124 soldiers and 11 civilians who were trapped following a massive ... Read more...
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Army chief visits Srinagar
March 28th, 2012 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, March 28 (IANS) The Indian Army chief, General V.K. Singh, was briefed Wednesday on the security situation in the Kashmir Valley when he visited the headquarters of the Srinagar-based ... Read more...
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Army chief reviews Jammu security
March 16th, 2012 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 16 (IANS) The Indian Army chief, Gen. V.K. Singh paid a day's visit to the cantonement town of Nagrota near here to "review the security situation and the ... Read more...
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Eight die in Guatemala helicopter crash
February 29th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Feb 29 (IANS/EFE) Eight people were killed Tuesday when an army helicopter crashed in the jungles of northern Guatemala while on a humanitarian mission, the military said.The chopper, ... Read more...
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US troops to celebrate Holi with Indian Army
February 27th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) A group of 200 US army troops will get a taste and a feel of Holi, the Indian festival of colours, even as they test ... Read more...
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Indian Army chief to visit Britain from Monday
February 12th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) Just three days after the Supreme Court rejected his plea to reconcile his birth date in official records as May 10, 1951, Indian Army chief ... Read more...
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Army chief reviews Kashmir border security
February 9th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 9 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh reviewed the security along the border with Pakistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir and China in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, an official said."The ... Read more...
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Army personnel booked for assaulting traffic constable (Lead)
February 1st, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Pune, Feb 1 (IANS) Pune police Wednesday registered a complaint against over 30 army personnel for assaulting a traffic police constable here. The army has ordered an inquiry into the ... Read more...
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IAF plane makes forced landing in Assam
January 22nd, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) transport aircraft made a forced landing in Assam following a technical snag. No one was hurt in the incident that took ... Read more...
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Coup attempt: Hasina says she wants democracy, peace
January 20th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IANS) As reports came in of a coup attempt being foiled, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reasserted that she wants democracy and peace in the country.Two ... Read more...
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Indian Army denies chief’s ‘Pakistan army chief’ remarks
January 3rd, 2012 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The Indian Army Tuesday officially denied that its chief, General V.K. Singh, had alluded to the defence ministry's handling of his age row "as ... Read more...
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Sukna land scam: Lt.Gen. Avadesh Prakash sacked by court martial (Roundup)
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:47 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 3 (IANS) Indian Army's former military secretary, Lt. Gen. (retd) Avadesh Prakash was Saturday dismissed from service by an army court martial for his involvement in a land ... Read more...
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Sukna scam: Lt.Gen. Avadesh Prakash dismissed from service
December 3rd, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Dec 3 (IANS) Former military secretary Lt. Gen. (retired) Avadesh Prakash was Saturday dismissed from service by an Indian Army court martial for his involvement in a land scam ... Read more...
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President to witness Indian Army exercise
November 28th, 2011 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil will Dec 5 witness the Indian Army's massive war games in progress in Rajasthan desert close to the international border with ... Read more...
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Angry Pakistan rejects NATO regret, China says it’s shocked
November 28th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) An incensed Pakistan Monday refused to accept NATO's regret over the airstrike that killed its 25 soldiers, an incident China described as shocking as it ... Read more...
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Pakistan Army refuses to accept NATO’s regret
November 28th, 2011 - 3:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 28 (IANS) The Pakistan Army Monday refused to accept NATO's regret over an airstrike that killed 25 soldiers, and warned that it could lead to serious consequences.Army ... Read more...
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Probe ordered in poaching charge against army soldiers
November 25th, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Nov 25 (IANS) The Indian Army has ordered an enquiry into allegations some of its personnel poached three chinkaras (deer) in Rajasthan's Barmer district along the international border with ... Read more...
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Troops gun down guerrilla in Kashmir forest
September 2nd, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 2 (IANS) A separatist guerrilla was killed Friday as government forces took on militants in a forest in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, an army spokesperson said.Troops of ... Read more...
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Hindu commander of Hizbul killed in Jammu
July 27th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 27 (IANS) The Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district has been identified as Subash alias Wasif, a Hindu member of the militant group, ... Read more...
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Pakistan plans to fence, mine border with Afghanistan
June 23rd, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, June 23 (IANS) Pakistan plans to fence and mine parts of its border with Afghanistan following attacks by militants who cross over from the neighbouring country, a media report ... Read more...
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Nepal may send troops to Iraq under UN command
April 28th, 2011 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Apr.28 (ANI): Nepal is considering sending its troops to restive Iraq as part of a UN "stationary force".According to Thursday's The Himalayan Times daily, the UN had asked Nepal to commit ... Read more...
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Four army officers dead in Sikkim chopper crash (Lead)
April 22nd, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, April 22 (IANS) Four army personnel, including two majors, were found dead in Sikkim Friday, with the wreckage of their helicopter being found a day after it went missing ... Read more...
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Four army personnel die in chopper crash
April 22nd, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Gangtok, April 22 (IANS) Four army personnel, including two majors, were found dead in a chopper crash in Sikkim Friday, a day after their helicopter went missing close to the ... Read more...
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Army to scale world’s eighth highest peak
March 8th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) In a first of its kind effort, the Indian Army will attempt to scale Mount Manaslu, the world's eighth highest peak, between March and June, ... Read more...
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