Indian Army

Army chopper crashes in Bhutan, both pilots killed

8:44 pm September 27, 2019

New Delhi: A Cheetah helicopter of the Indian Army crashed in eastern Bhutan Friday afternoon, killing both the pilots, official sources said. The single-engine helicopter was on its way from Khirmu in Arunanchal Pradesh to Yonphula in Bhutan and went out of radio and visual contact soon after 1 pm. Both the pilots – one […]

‘Security forces on high alert as 500 militants waiting to sneak into Kashmir’

6:42 pm September 23, 2019

New Delhi: Indian security forces have been given full freedom to effectively deal with any infiltration bid along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir following inputs that around 450-500 well-trained terrorists are waiting at terror launch pads to sneak into the Valley as part of Pakistan’s design to trigger unrest, military sources said on Monday. […]

Army organises ‘Startup Weekend’ in JK

7:39 pm September 22, 2019

Jammu: With an aim to foster the spirit of entrepreneurship, the Indian Army organised a ‘Startup Weekend’ in Reasi district, providing the budding entrepreneurs of the region to show their business model to investors, officials said on Sunday. A large number of youths participated in the three-day event, which reflected a change in people’s mind-set, […]

Army destroys live mortar shell along LoC in JK’s Poonch

8:30 pm September 15, 2019

Jammu: A 120-mm mortar shell, fired by Pakistani forces, was destroyed by the Indian Army in a forward village near the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said. The shell had landed near a house in the Balakot area of Mendhar sector during cross-border shelling on Saturday […]

Pakistani troops shell security posts, villages along LoC in JK’s Poonch

2:35 pm September 14, 2019

Jammu: Pakistani troops engaged in heavy firing and mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday in violation of the ceasefire, officials said. The firing and mortar shelling from across the border started in Balakote and Mankote areas around 10 am, […]