BSF stops retreat ceremony along Pak border in view of public safety
New Delhi/Amritsar: The Border Security Force on Thursday said it was stopping the daily evening ceremonial retreat ceremonies held at all three border check posts along Pakistan in Punjab in view of public safety. The move came a day after India destroyed nine terrorist bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as a retaliatory measure […]
Liberal approach must be adopted while considering disability pension to army men: SC
New Delhi: Observing that a liberal approach must be adopted while construing beneficial provisions, the Supreme Court has granted disability pension to an army man who was relieved from the service as he was suffering from “Schizophrenia.” The top court noted that the decision of the authority to discharge a serviceman is based on a […]
Shelling by Pak army: Thirteen civilians killed in ceasefire violations along LoC in Poonch
New Delhi: Pakistan’s ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir have claimed lives of 13 civilians in Poonch sector, and injured a total of 59 people, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. Out of the total injured, 44 were from Poonch, the external publicity division of the […]
‘OPERATION SINDOOR’: Pahalgam attack avenged
Nine terror sites in Pakistan, PoK destroyed in 25-minute operation New Delhi: In a strong retaliation to the Pahalgam massacre, India’s armed forces early Wednesday destroyed nine terror sites including that of Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar-e-Taiba in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) using deep strike missiles in a 25-minute-long “measured and non-escalatory” mission. Foreign Secretary Vikram […]
Timeline of Indo-Pak Armed Conflicts Since 1947
New Delhi: Indian armed forces launched missile strikes on nine terrorist locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including Bahawalpur, known as a key stronghold of the Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist group. These strikes, code-named ‘Operation Sindoor’, carried out in retaliation for the Pahalgam attack, marks yet another chapter in the long-standing military tensions between India and […]
Amit Shah asks CMs to maintain strict vigil against anti-national propaganda
Directs officials to monitor posts on social media New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday asked the states having borders with Pakistan and Nepal to maintain a strict vigil on anti-national propaganda initiated by unwanted elements on social and other media platforms. At a meeting with the chief ministers, DGPs and chief secretaries […]
Home ministry’s instructions will be followed in letter and spirit: LG Sinha
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said that the instructions of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, given during a high level meeting in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor, will be implemented in letter and spirit Sinha was part of a virtual meeting chaired by Shah. “The Lieutenant Governor affirmed that the instructions of the […]
Retaliation: Pak army pounds villages along LoC in JK, 13 people killed
Poonch worst hit, people evacuated to safer places Jammu/Srinagar: At least 13 people, including four children and a soldier, were killed and 57 injured as the Pakistan Army carried out one of the most intense artillery and mortar shelling in years targeting forward villages along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir after the Indian missile […]
India used its ‘right to respond’ to terror attack through Operation Sindoor: Rajnath
New Delhi: India’s military scripted “history” by acting with “precision, precaution and compassion” in destroying terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir under ‘Operation Sindoor’, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday. In his first remarks following the strike, Singh said India used its “right to respond” to the Pahalgam attack and that the targets were […]
Mock drills simulating multiple hostile scenarios conducted across country
New Delhi: Mock drills simulating multiple hostile scenarios like air raids, multiple fire emergencies, and search and rescue operations were carried out in several states and Union Territories (UTs) on Wednesday as part of the nationwide mega civil defence mock drill ‘Operation Abhyaas’. The mock drills took place a few hours after the Indian military […]