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SRINAGAR: At least three soldiers are reported killed in a firefight with militants in Tral town, 40 km south of Kashmir capital Srinagar. Police say the fighting broke out after the troops (of Rashtriya Rifles unit) cordoned off Buchoo Baala village and launched a search for militants. The militants are not known to have suffered any casualties so far. The army has not issued any statement on the incident yet. The operation is on . Militancy has been on...
Posted 1 day ago
SRINAGAR: The two-week-long search and combing operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kupwara sector was called off after the Army failed to trace the militants who were believed to have infiltrated into Kashmir from Pakistan. “The search operation that was launched along the LoC on May 7 was called off on Monday,” said a senior police officer in north Kashmir. “No contact could be established with the militants who were first spotted at Budnambal in Chowkibal forests,” he added. Sources, however,...
Posted 3 days ago.
"Can you wish away the problems with India? Can you wish away the problem of Kashmir?" ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's all-powerful military overthrew Nawaz Sharif 14 years ago and hustled him off into exile in handcuffs. Now he's back as prime minister-elect, with the army watching his every move, especially steps planned to ease tension with arch-rival India. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim...
Posted 5 days ago.
SRINAGAR: At least one JCO (junior commissioned officer) of the army has been killed in a firefight with militants who were trying to infiltrate into this side of Kashmir from across the Line of Control with Pakistan. Police say the infiltration bid was foiled by the 56 Rashtriya Rifles of the Army. The encounter took place in Machil Sector of North Kashmir's Kupwara and started at around 2: 30 pm. The militants had reportedly infiltrated...
Posted 7 days ago.
Ishfaq Tantry SRINAGAR:The Army has occupied over 305 acres at Gulmarg as compared to 130 acres allotted to them by the government. A total number of 84 cases (persons) have been granted lease hold rights from time to time at Gulmarg, out of which the lease period has expired in 26 cases. This has been disclosed by the Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, in his fresh status report to the J&K High Court. The court is hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Mohammad Rafiq...
Posted 9 days ago.
Ishfaq Tantry SRINAGAR: The general court-martial (GCM) proceedings in the 2010 Machil “fake” encounter case are set to begin as the Army authorities have finally taken over the custody of Territorial Army (TA) rifleman Abbas Hussain Shah, who was in judicial remand. But as a prelude to the GCM proceedings, the Army authorities are first expected to issue a summary of evidence orders. The custody of Abbas, who was in judicial remand, was handed over to the Commanding Officer (CO) of...
Posted 16 days ago.
NEW DELHI: The face-off between India and China in north Ladakh entered its 15th day today with Chinese troops pitching their fifth tent east of Raki Nullah and 30 km south-east from India’s advanced landing ground Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO). The Indian side got its first indication of Chinese gradual build-up in the standoff area when the troops noticed three vehicles moving between the Chinese tents and their nearest backup location 25 km away, suggesting replenishment of supplies, sources said. Armed troops of both...
Posted 25 days ago.
Ishfaq Tantry SRINAGAR: Without granting any relief in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking reinvestigation of the 1991 Kunan Poshpora “mass rape” incident by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), the J&K High Court today raised two specific queries over the maintainability of the petition. “Answer whether a matter can be agitated before the High Court through a PIL after the passage of 22 years and whether a PIL is the medium to seek the implementation of the State Human Rights...
Posted 26 days ago.
Masood Hussain SRINAGAR: The incursion of a Red Army platoon 19 km inside the border in eastern Ladakh and the ensuing standoff between New Delhi and Beijing have impacted the livelihood of hundreds of locals : their 'trade'. Unlike the popular perception in mainland India, the historical tracks that link Ladakh to the main Silk Route did not shut down after India and China officially sealed the borders. Instead, eastern Ladakh is known as one of the...
Posted 28 days ago.
NEW DELHI: The recent incursion by the Chinese army into Indian territory is a serious issue and the government must take it up at the top level, the BJP demanded Wednesday. "The BJP demands that the government of India take up the issue with China at the level of prime minister, external affairs minister and defence minister," BJP spokesperson Prakash Javadekar told reporters. "The government appears to be relying too much on the flag meeting to resolve the issue," he said. According to BJP, it is not the first...
Posted 31 days ago.
