Two army men in Poonch mistaken for kidnappers, thrashed
September 21st, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 20 (IANS) On the edge after rumours of child kidnappers in the area, residents of a village in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous border district of Poonch district thrashed ... Read more...
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Security personnel killed, another injured in Kashmir attack
September 8th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Septem Sep 8 (IANS) A special police officer (SPO) was killed and a Territorial Army soldier critically injured in a guerrilla attack in Sopore town of north Kashmir Saturday, ... Read more...
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Sachin Pilot first serving minister to join Territorial Army
September 6th, 2012 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sept 6 (IANS) Congress MP Sachin Pilot Thursday became the first serving union minister to be commissioned as a regular officer in the Territorial Army, and stressed ... Read more...
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Sachin Pilot to join Territorial Army
September 5th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) Congress leader and Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot is set to be commissioned into the Territorial Army (TA) as an officer ... Read more...
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Those who ordered Andrabi’s killing still at large, says brother
June 12th, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 12 (IANS) For most Kashmiris the news of the suicide by former major Avtar Singh, accused in the 1996 murder of rights activist Jaleel Andrabi, is nothing short ... Read more...
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Dhoni visits Kargil, pays homage to martyrs of 1999
June 6th, 2012 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 6 (IANS) Indian Cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Wednesday visited the theatre of the 1999 Kargil Conflict and wondered how Indian soldiers had pushed back Pakistanis from the ... Read more...
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Dhoni visits Leh
June 5th, 2012 - 10:53 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 5 (IANS) Mahendra Singh Dhoni, brand ambassador of the Indian Army and captain of country's cricket team, Tuesday arrived at Leh town of Jammu and Kashmir.Dhoni, who is ... Read more...
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Dhoni wants to serve army after his cricketing career ends (With Images)
June 3rd, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 3 (IANS) On his maiden visit to the Kashmir Valley, Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Sunday visited the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir's Baramulla ... Read more...
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Dhoni meets soldiers on Kashmir border (Lead,With Image)
June 2nd, 2012 - 3:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 2 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday met soldiers on the Line of Control (LoC) on Jammu and Kashmir's border with Pakistan, an official said."He ... Read more...
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Dhoni visits border areas in Kashmir
June 2nd, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 2 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni Saturday visited the Line of Control (LoC) on the Jammu and Kashmir border to interact with soldiers, an official said.Dhoni, ... Read more...
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Dhoni to spend time with soldiers in Kashmir
June 1st, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni, conferred the honorary lieutenant colonel rank by the army, will perform his military duties for a week beginning ... Read more...
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‘Link cyber terrorism to India’s overall counter-terror capabilities’
May 16th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Efforts at countering cyber-terrorism should be linked to India's overall capabilities to fight terror, a report released Wednesday by a defence ministry-funded think tank said, ... Read more...
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Soldier killed in militant fire in Kashmir
May 3rd, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 3 (IANS) A soldier was killed when militants fired at an army patrol in a mountainous, forested area of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir, police said Thursday.A ... Read more...
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Pakistanis plotted to bomb British army base using toy car
May 1st, 2012 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 1 (IANS) Four Pakistani-Britons have been charged with taking inspiration from Al Qaeda magazine Inspire, and plotting to use a toy car to attack a base of the ... Read more...
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Assam’s Guinness bid: 40,885 saplings planted in an hour
April 29th, 2012 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) In a bid to enter the Guinness World Records, 100 people Sunday planted 40,885 saplings within an hour near the Chirang Reserve Forest in lower ... Read more...
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Two women killed in Poonch firing
March 7th, 2012 - 1:08 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 7 (IANS) Two women were killed and two people were injured in firing by an army soldier in Poonch town of Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday morning, police said.According ... Read more...
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16 army soldiers killed in north Kashmir avalanches (Roundup)
February 23rd, 2012 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Sixteen Indian Army soldiers were killed in two avalanches overnight in two districts of north Kashmir, an army officer said Thursday."Thirteen bodies have been recovered so ... Read more...
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Avalanches kill 12 army personnel in Kashmir (Third Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) The death toll in twin avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir went up to 12 by Thursday afternoon, with all the casualties being army personnel, the army ... Read more...
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Eleven army personnel killed in Kashmir avalanches (Second Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Eleven army personnel were killed and eight are missing in two overnight avalanches in Jammu and Kashmir, an army official said Thursday.While eight were killed in ... Read more...
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Eleven army soldiers killed in Kashmir avalanche (Lead)
February 23rd, 2012 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Eleven Indian Army troopers were killed in two north Kashmir avalanches overnight in Bandipora and Ganderbal districts, an army official said Thursday.Lt. Col. J.S. Brar, spokesman ... Read more...
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Rahul, Varun among young MPs to witness army exercise
November 8th, 2011 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and his cousin Varun Gandhi from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be among young MPs to get an ... Read more...
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Dhoni, Bindra to don olive green from Tuesday
October 31st, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 31 (IANS) Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Olympic gold medallist shooter Abhinav Bindra will officially don the olive green uniform and be conferred the ... Read more...
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Dhoni attends Territorial Army Raising Day
October 11th, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Newly-commissioned into the Territorial Army (TA) as an honorary lieutenant colonel, India's cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni attended his first official event when he joined ... Read more...
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Actor Mohanlal under Indian Army scanner for uniform misuse
October 11th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) Two years after feting him with honorary Lieutenant Colonel's rank, the Territorial Army has taken serious note of reports that Malayalam movie star Mohanlal ... Read more...
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Dhoni, Bindra conferred honorary rank of Lt Col
September 13th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 13 (IANS) Indian cricket captain M.S. Dhoni and Olymic shooting gold medallist Abhinav Bhindra have been conferred honorary ranks of Lt. Col. in the Territorial Army, ... Read more...
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Reservists back from war may have mental problems
August 20th, 2011 - 10:16 am ICT by IANS
London, Aug 20 (IANS) British Army reserves returning from war-torn Afghanistan or Iraq are more likely to have mental health problems in comparison to full-time troops, as they have to ... Read more...
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Two families claim kinship to slain mentally deranged youth
August 13th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 13 (IANS) Two separate families have come forward to claim kinship to an unidentified civilian, killed in an alleged fake encounter in Jammu and Kashmir, even as a ... Read more...
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Antony seeks report on Kashmir fake shootout killing
August 9th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony has sought a probe into the alleged killing of a civilian in a staged shootout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district ... Read more...
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Kashmir civilian killing: Two security men booked for murder (Third Lead)
August 9th, 2011 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the army and the Jammu and Kashmir government, a man killed in an alleged 12-hour gunbattle on Sunday and touted to ... Read more...
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Civilian killing: Murder case against two Kashmir security personnel
August 8th, 2011 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 8 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police have registered a case of murder against a soldier of the Territorial Army and a policeman who were allegedly responsible for ... Read more...
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Kashmir militant killed in 12-hour battle was civilian (Second Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu/Srinagar, Aug 8 (IANS) In a major embarrassment for the army and the state government, Jammu and Kashmir police have in their preliminary probe found that a man killed in ... Read more...
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‘Slain Lashkar terrorist a civilian’ (Lead)
August 8th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 8 (IANS) Two security personnel have been detained for the killing of an alleged Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, who later turned out to be a mentally unstable civilian, an ... Read more...
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Slain Lashkar ‘terrorist’ a civilian: Sources
August 8th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 8 (IANS) A man gunned down by the army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, who claimed he was a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) commander, has been identified as a ... Read more...
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Mohanlal set for 300th film
August 7th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 7 (IANS) Malayalam superstar Mohanlal, in the news lately over the Income Tax department raids on his house and office, completes 300 films in a career of over ... Read more...
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IT team arrives at Mohanlal’s Kochi home
July 26th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, July 26 (IANS) IT sleuths Tuesday arrived at Malayalam superstar Mohanlal's home here for the second time as part of their investigation into reports that he has amassed wealth ... Read more...
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