Defence Minister A.K. Antony arrived here Tuesday on a day-long visit to assess the situation along the international border and Line of Control (LoC) that divide India and Pakistan. The minister will also evaluate the internal security of Jammu and Kashmir.
Antony’s visit comes when the state is witnessing a fresh spurt of violence in the [...]
A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was Monday killed in firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan, an Indian Army official said.
The trooper Shurvir Singh was hit by a bullet and died on the spot in Sabzian sector of Poonch district, about 240 km north-east [...]
There was an exchange of fire between the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and either militants or Pakistani Rangers in Kanachak sector, near Akhnoor along the international border, BSF sources said Monday.
After noticing some movement near the border in Kanachak sector, about 35 km west of Jammu, a BSF patrol party opened fire in the [...]
A Pakistani ’smuggler’ who entered India early Tuesday was shot dead by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in a border area in Punjab while three others went back into Pakistan under the cover of darkness when the fighting started, officials said.
Contraband worth over Rs.27 crore was recovered from his possession following the gunfight in Raja [...]
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) Four Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were injured in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) on the international border (IB) with Pakistan Saturday morning.
The BSF found the IED was planted to target the patrol and the barbed wire fence.
The blast occurred in Manguchak area, about 60 km [...]
Jammu, Dec 26 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) has found that the blast on the international border (IB) with Pakistan Saturday morning, in which four troopers were injured, was caused by a planted improvised explosive device (IED) to target the patrol and the barbed wire fence.
The blast occurred in Manguchak area, about 60 km [...]
Ludhiana, Nov 28 (IANS) High quality cocaine worth Rs.10 crore (Rs.100 million) in the international market was recovered by the Punjab police at Sahnewal town, 15 km from here, police said Saturday.
The 1-kg drug haul was made from a man and a woman, both belonging to Haryana, while they were travelling in a bus from [...]
Patiala (Punjab), Oct 18 (IANS) Punjab’s police chief Sunday said that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) spy agency was trying to revive Sikh militancy in the state but this would be curbed.
‘The ISI is actively engaged in trying to revive militancy in the state through arms and money. But we are fully equipped to counter that [...]
Dhaka, Oct 18 (IANS) Bangladesh, which is currently engaged in a dispute with Myanmar over border fencing, fears that Yangon may attack its St. Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal, a media report said.
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), which guards the land border, has identified the St Martin’s Island as the ‘probable main target’ of Myanmar [...]
London, Sept 26 (ANI): Late English rocker George Harrison’s widow has been allowed by the council officials to put up razor wire around her home despite concerns that it was causing injuries to the neighbourhood cats.
Television comedy actor and star of The Likely Lads Rodney Bewes had opposed Olivia Harrison’s proposal to install a new [...]
Islamabad, Sep 18 (IANS) Pakistan has lodged a strong protest with India over an ‘unprovoked’ firing by the Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) at a Pakistani checkpost near the Sialkot international boundary, a media report said Friday.
Pakistan has also demanded a flag meeting between the two sides to investigate the matter.
The Online news agency, citing [...]
Jammu, Sep 18 (IANS) There was firing again Friday morning at the Border Security Force (BSF) post on the India-Pakistan border near Jammu where two BSF troopers had been injured Thursday evening.
A senior BSF official told IANS that there was firing again from the Pakistan side on the Nikowal border post, about 30 km west [...]
