Pakistan violates ceasefire along International Border in Jammu

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Slain BSF jawan Krishna Kumar Dubey cremated amid full state honour | Zee News

Jamshedpur: The body of slain BSF jawan, Krishna Kumar Dubey, who was killed at a border outpost in North Kashmir recently, was laid to rest at Parvati Ghat with state honour on Sunday.


A massive crowd turned up at the funeral procession from Dubey's residence in Kitadih under Parsudih police station limits to Parvati Ghat in Bistupur to pay their homage.

The district administration had a tough time to control the crowd, who wanted to have a last glimpse of the body wrapped in tricolour.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das paid homage to the dead BSF jawan as soon as the body was brought to his home in KItadih to perform the rituals before the funeral procession began.

Besides Das, people from all walks of life including Jharkhand Food, Public Distribution minister Saryu Rai, BJP MP Bidyut Baran Mahato, JMM's East Singhbhum district committee president Ramdas Soren, BJP leader Ramesh Hansdah, Tata Steel vice-president (Corporate Services), Sunil Bhaskaran were present.

The East Singhbhum district administration was represented by Deputy Commissioner Dr Amitabh Kaushal and Senior Superintendent of Police Anup T Mathew.

The officers and jawans of field regiment and Purv Sainik Seva Parishad, an organisation of ex-servicemen, were seen during the entire funeral procession, while BSF jawans from Hazaribagh accorded a gun salute in honour of the martyr.

PTI

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A huge crowd attended the funeral of BSF jawan Krishna Kumar Dubey in Jamshedpur on Sunday. Dubey was killed in Kashmir during firing by Pakistan.– Photo: PTI
BSF jawan cremated with full state honours in Jamshedpur - The Hindu
The body of slain BSF jawan, Krishna Kumar Dubey, who was killed at a border outpost in North Kashmir recently, was laid to rest at Parvati Ghat with State honours on Sunday.

A massive crowd turned up at the funeral procession from Dubey’s residence in Kitadih under the Parsudih police station limits to Parvati Ghat in Bistupur to pay their homage.

The district administration had a tough time to control the crowd, who wanted to have a last glimpse of the body wrapped in Tricolour.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghuvar Das paid homage to the dead BSF jawan as soon as the body was brought to his home in Kitadih to perform the rituals before the funeral procession began.

Besides Mr. Das, people from all walks of life including Jharkhand Food, Public Distribution Minister Saryu Rai, BJP MP Bidyut Baran Mahato, JMM’s East Singhbhum district committee president Ramdas Soren, BJP leader Ramesh Hansdah, Tata Steel vice-president (Corporate Services) Sunil Bhaskaran were present.

The East Singhbhum district administration was represented by Deputy Commissioner Amitabh Kaushal and Senior Superintendent of Police Anup T. Mathew. The officers and jawans of field regiment and Purv Sainik Seva Parishad, an organisation of ex-Servicemen, were seen during the entire funeral procession, while BSF jawans from Hazaribagh accorded a gun salute in honour of the martyr. - PTI

 

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Indian Army foils infiltration bid | Zee News

Jammu: Indian Army successfully eliminated an infiltrator and recovered large quantities of arms and ammunition at Mendhar area of Jammu and Kashmir during early on Monday.


"In a successful operation carried out by the Indian Army, in the early hours, one infiltrator was successfully eliminated and large quantities of has been recovered from the infiltrator, who has been killed," PRO (Defence) Lt. Colonel Manish Mehta told ANI.

"The surveillance grid was in place, using all the available night vision and other surveillance equipment, this infiltrator was detected, and successfully eliminated in the early hours of the morning...Apart from the weapons that he was carrying, some Pakistani mines have been recovered," he added.

Lt. Colonel Mehta further said that some infiltrators may have escaped due to darkness and adverse weather conditions.

 

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Rajnath Singh warns of giving 'befitting reply' if Pakistan violates ceasefire | Zee News
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 20:44

New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday issued a stern warning to Pakistan that Indian Army will give a “befitting reply” in case of ceasefire violation.

"Our Army will give a befitting reply to Pakistan if that country violates ceasefire... Kashmir is an integral part of India," Singh said while replying to queries from reporters.

Asked about the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Russia and the decision of the Pakistani authorities not to petition in court for 26/11 mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi's voice sample, Rajnath said, “Modiji ne haath nahi failaya tha lekin unka dono desh mein dosti ka prayatna tha (Modi did not plead but had only tried to foster friendly relations between the two countries).”

Two Border Security Force (BSF) jawans had lost their lives in the ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the Line of Control (LoC) since last week.

Defence Secretary G Mohan Kumar also visited the Badamibagh Headquarters of the Army and was briefed by General-officer-Commanding (GoC) of Army's 15 Corps, Lt Gen Subrata Saha.

After taking stock of situation, Kumar then called on Governor NN Vohra at the Raj Bhavan.

While one jawan was killed in the ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops on July 5, another died in a similar incident in same sector on July 9.

(With PTI Inputs)

Sarpanch shot in Kashmir by separatist guerrillas | Zee News
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 14, 2015 - 17:42
Srinagar: A sarpanch (village headman) in Jammu and Kashmir`s Shopian district was critically injured after he was shot by separatist guerrillas on Tuesday, police said.

"Militants shot at Muhammad Yaqoob Malla, sarpanch of Pahlepora village, in Shopian town today afternoon. The injured sarpanch has been brought here for specialized treatment," a senior police officer told IANS here.

"Searches have been started to nab the assailants," he added.

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Woman killed, three injured in Pak shelling along IB ahead of PM's J&K visit | Zee News
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 - 13:21

Jammu: A woman was killed and three others, including a Border Security Force (BSF) jawan, were injured in a ceasefire violation by the Pakistani troops along the International Border in Jammu on Wednesday.

The jawan was injured when the Pakistan Rangers started firing at a BSF post in Akhnoor sector of Jammu district this morning.

“The Pakistan Rangers opened 'sniper fire' on a BSF constable guarding a border outpost along the International Border in Kanachak sector of Akhnoor tehsil in Jammu district around 0845 hours," a senior officer said.

As BSF troops tried to evacuate the injured jawan from the Molu post, they were heavily fired upon by the Pakistan Rangers.

BSF personnel then took positions and retaliated to mortar shelling by the Pakistan Rangers.

Exchange of fire was still on when last reports came in.

Injured jawan Anjali Kumar has, meanwhile, been hospitalised. There was no confirmation of a second trooper reportedly getting injured in the exchange of fire.

The Pakistan Rangers also targeted civilian border areas by resorting to small arms firing and shelling of mortar bombs in Bhalwal Bharth, Malabela, Siderwan areas and BoPs at 0910 hours, a police officer said.

Three mortar shells landed deep inside Kanachak sector along the IB, they said.

A 42-year-old woman identified as Poli Devi died in the mortar shelling while 24-year-old Ramesh Kumar and 38-year-old Udha Devi suffered injuries, he said.

The ceasefire violation came two days before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu to attend the centenary celebrations of former state finance minister Girdhari Lal Dogra.

It has become almost customary for Pakistan troops to violate the bilateral ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir each time a VVIP from the Central government visits the state.

(With Agency inputs)

 

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Militants Gun Down Retired Police Officer in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: July 15, 2015, PTI

Militants have shot dead a retired police officer in Kulgam district of south Kashmir, police said today.

The retired Superintendent of police was shot dead late last night near his residence in Ashmuji. "At about 11.30 pm, some unknown militants fired upon a retired SP Bashir Ahmad Dar near his residence at Ashmuji in Kulgam," a police official said.

He said Dar was referred to SKIMS Hospital here but was declared dead on arriv

 

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An Indian Border Security Force soldier injured in exchange of fire on the India Pakistan border is brought for treatment at the government medical college hospital in Jammu.

An injured civilian injured in Pakistan firing, in Pargwal village in Akhnoor district of Jammu on Wednesday.

 

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Indian troops will retaliate firmly to Pak: Army Commander | Zee News
Last Updated: Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 19:38

Udhampur: Indian troops will respond firmly and effectively to Pakistani provocations as they feel fit and where they deem fit, top army commander said here today while noting that the number of border ceasefire violations have increased over the last two weeks.

"We have seen over last two weeks or so that the number of incidents have increased," said Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D S Hooda said.

"The response has to be firm," the General Officer Commanding in Chief (GoC-in-C) of Northern Command told PTI while commenting on the Pakistani firing and ceasefire violations along the International Border and Line of Control (LoC).

Asked about instructions to the troops, he said "they will carry out firm response and retaliate effectively as they feel fit where they deemed fit. Nobody has to look over the shoulder to higher headquarter that this is what I need I need to do."

On the issue of the ceasefire violations by Pakistan, Lt Gen Hooda said "the scene was largely peaceful (environment) along the borders in 2014 and 2013. But we have seen over last two weeks or so, the number of incidents has increased."

He said the incidents have taken place in Nougam sector where two BSF men lost their lives in two incidents.

"Now we are seeing that it has again started since yesterday along IB and LoC sectors today. There are increasing incidents that are taking place," he added. PTI

There have been nine incidents of ceasefire violations from across the border during the month of July so far.

A woman, Poli Devi, was killed and six others, including two BSF jawans, were injured yesterday in firing and mortar shelling in Jammu district by Pakistan Rangers.

Pakistan side resorted to ceasefire violations at several places along the International Border and the Line of Control across the Jammu region in which today in which four persons were injured in the RS Pura sector of Jammu district.

Pakistani troops today pounded a number of places along the International Border and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region with heavy firing and mortars.

The army early this morning also foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Poonch district by a group of militants trying to enter the Indian side, the defence spokesman said.

BSF officials said Pak Rangers have increased the arch of firing and shelling from Kanachak-Akhnoor sector to RS Pura sector now.

"Pakistani Rangers resorted to small arms firing and mortar shelling along IB in R S Pura sector of Jammu district since 0115 hours today," a BSF officer said.

They targeted five border outposts (BoPs) and some civilian areas in RS Pura and Tawi forward belts, firing 81 mm mortar shells around 0350 hours, he said.

PTI

Four civilians injured in Pakistani firing | Zee News
Last Updated: Thursday, July 16, 2015 - 11:46

Jammu: Four people working on their fields in villages near the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir were injured in Pakistan firing on Thursday, a day ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the region.

"Four persons working on the fields were injured in Pakistan firing in RS Pura sector today (Thursday) morning," a police officer told IANS.

The injured were identified as Balvinder Singh, Roop Lal, Sandev Kumar and Varinder Kumar. They have been shifted to hospitals for treatment.

Meanwhile, a posting on Dawn online said one person was killed and three injured on Thursday in Pakistan's Sialkot district in cross-border firing.

According to Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations, the victim was 45-year-old Ghulam Mustafa, a resident of Malana village.

Heavy firing exchanges between India and Pakistan started on Thursday around 7.05 am at four border outposts.

On Wednesday, a woman was killed and four other people - two troopers and two civilians - were injured in indiscriminate shelling by Pakistan Rangers in Akhnoor sector of the International Border.

Villagers living close to the border showed journalists bullet marks and gaping holes made by Pakistan mortar shelling in their houses.

The present escalation of tensions and violation of bilateral ceasefire agreement by Pakistan comes after the prime ministers of two countries pledged to building peace in a joint statement.

IANS

 

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BSF jawans after the ceasefire violation from Pakistan side in Pargwal village.

A villager injured in Pak firing being treated at a medical college hospital in Jammu.

 

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Pak Rangers delegation to come India in September | Zee News
Last Updated: Friday, July 17, 2015 - 19:44

New Delhi: Notwithstanding heightened tension along the border, India and Pakistan have taken the first step towards implementing the decision by their leaders in Russia to re-engage and a delegation of Pakistan Rangers will arrive here in September for talks with BSF.

The two sides have been engaged in a blame game following a series of ceasefire violations by Pakistan which resorted to mortar shelling of Indian areas over two days this week. India retaliated and both sides said they had suffered casualtiies.

The BSF-Pakistan Rangers meeting will take place as a follow up to the decision taken by Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Nawaz Sharif when they met in Ufa, Russia on July 10. Among other things, it was decided that the National Security Advisers of the two countries to discuss all issues connected to terrorism.

"The dates for the Director General level talks between Pak Rangers and BSF has been fixed for September 9-13," official sources said here.

The last time the dates for this much delayed meeting was fixed was in March this year, they said, but Pakistan later postponed it citing change of guard at the helm of Punjab Rangers.

Pakistan Rangers have two Directors General (DsG)-- Punjab and Sindh.

Now, with a new DG in command at the Rangers Punjab, the delegation, led Maj Gen Bilal Akbar (DG Rangers Sindh) and new DG Maj Gen Umer Farooq Burki (DG Rangers Punjab) - will attend the talks at the Border Security Force (BSF) headquarters here.

The delegation is expected to come here through the Attari-Wagah land border in Punjab.

The visit has been pending for over a year now as BSF had sent the invite for DG-level talks in early 2014.

The last time the two sides met was in December 2013 when a high-level BSF team travelled to Lahore.

Since then, the ties have been strained because of ceasefire violations along the International Border and the Line of Control.

The Indian side, the official said, is expected to take up the issue of ceasefire violations and those pertaining to border guarding logistics during this meeting even as it expects that their counterparts from across the border would be armed with similar issues.

"The two sides will want to talk and thrash out issues in a cordial manner especially after the premiers of the two sides decided to re-energise the ties. The Union Home Ministry and security establishment want to honour these talks as they are happening after a long hiatus and carry much significance," the official said.

The Indian side would be led by BSF Director General D K Pathak with officials drawn from border management division of the Home Ministry, Ministry of External Affairs, PWD officials of the Punjab government, sleuths of the Narcotics Control Bureau and officials from the Survey of India among others.

The Pakistani delegation is expected have a dozen senior officials from its security establishment including those from the Interior Ministry.

PTI

 

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Pakistan violates ceasefire twice in 24 hours, targets Indian Army posts along LoC | Zee News
Last Updated: Saturday, July 18, 2015 - 15:54

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Srinagar: Not paying heed to the Indian warning, Pakistan violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) twice in a span of 24 hours – first, late on Friday night and then again on Saturday afternoon.


As per reports, Pakistan Army troops opened small arms fire from across the LoC in Naushera sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district last night.

No casualties were reported in the Naushera ceasefire violation in which several Indian Army posts were targeted.

Pakistani Army started "unprovoked" firing on Indian positions at 9:25 pm last night and the firing lasted till 11:45 pm, a defence spokesman said today.

"Our troops effectively retaliated to the unprovoked firing from across the border," the spokesman said.

Hours later, Pakistani troops again opened unprovoked fire at Indian positions along the LoC in Poonch district.

Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Manish Mehta said: "The Pakistan Army opened to unprovoked firing on our positions on the Line of Control today afternoon in Poonch district.”

"They are using small arms and automatic weapons. Our troops have retaliated using same calibre weapons. Firing exchanges are still going on in the area," Mehta added.

There has seen a sudden spurt of ceasefire violations from across the border this month.

On July 16, Pakistani troops pounded a number of places along the International Border and Line of Control in Jammu region with heavy firing and mortars, leaving four persons injured and triggering fear among the villagers.

India lodged a protest with Pakistan while the Indian troops retaliated "effectively" to the cross-border firing which came ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's scheduled visit to Jammu on Friday.

A woman was killed and six others, including two BSF jawans, were injured on July 15 in firing and mortar shelling in Jammu district by Pakistan Rangers.

On July 9, Pakistani troops had fired at a forward border post in North Kashmir killing a BSF jawan.

On July 5, a BSF jawan was killed in Pakistani firing along LoC in Nougam sector in Kashmir Valley.

Amid the rising instances of ceasefire violation, the Indian Army has warned Pakistan of a firm response.

Indian troops will respond firmly and effectively to Pakistani provocations as they feel fit and where they deem fit, a top Army commander said earlier this week .

"We have seen over last two weeks or so that the number of incidents have increased," said Northern Army Commander Lt Gen D S Hooda said.

"The response has to be firm," the General Officer Commanding in Chief (GoC-in-C) of Northern Command said.

Asked about instructions to the troops, he said "they will carry out firm response and retaliate effectively as they feel fit where they deemed fit. Nobody has to look over the shoulder to higher headquarter that this is what I need I need to do."

(With PTI inputs)

 

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Soldier killed in line of duty
Belagavi, July 18, 2015, DHNS:
A soldier from Karle village of Belagavi taluk has laid down his life while defending the borders of the country.

Naib Subedar Narayan Ramu Tarihalkar (40) was killed in the infiltration bid by Pakistan army in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir. The mortal remains of the soldier is expected to reach the village by Saturday morning.

Tarihalkar is survived by his parents, wife and two children. He had joined the Indian Army in 1994 through Maratha Light Infantry Regimental Centre in Belagavi.

 

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By PTI | 17 Jul, 2015, 03.16PM IST
Security forces bust hideout in Kashmir, recover arms - The Economic Times

SRINAGAR: Security forces today busted a militant hideout and recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, police said.

Acting on a tip off, security forces launched a search operation at Marhama forest in Awoora area of Trehgam, 120 km from here, a police officer said.

He said the search party busted a hideout during the operation which led to the recovery of two AK assault rifles, 10 magazines, 248 rounds, a 7.6 mm Multi Machine Gun with two magazines, two pistols, 10 rounds, six Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenades and five hand grenades.

However, no one was arrested during the operation, he said.

 

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Ceasefire violations expose Pakistan''s ''cowardly'' act: BSF (IG) | Zee News
Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015 - 19:49

New Delhi: Border Security Force (IG) Rakesh Sharma said on Monday that the ceasefire violations have exposed Pakistan`s `cowardly` act and accused Islamabad of giving training to the terrorists to disturb peace in India.


"Pakistan violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control few days back, but the Indians forces deployed there are giving them a befitting reply..Ceasefire violation affects the people living near the border areas," Sharma told ANI here.

"Pakistan has always tried to create disturbances and encourage infiltration. It is a known fact that in Pakistani, terrorists are trained and motivated to infiltrate and create disturbance" he added.

The Pakistani troops have been recently targeting several Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.

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India Army responds strongly to Pakistan's 'unprovoked' firing along LoC in Jammu | Zee News
Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015 - 08:07

Jammu: Heavy firing started early Monday between the Indian and Pakistan troopers along the line of control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu region.

"Pakistan army resorted to heavy unprovoked firing at our positions in Shahpur sector of the LoC around midnight," a defence spokesman told IANS here.

"They are using small arms and automatic weapons to target our positions. Our troopers are effectively retaliating the firing," he added.

Intermittent firing exchanges were going on in the area when last reports came in.

On Saturday, five civilians were injured in the same area when Pakistan army resorted to indiscriminate, unprovoked firing.

IANS

 

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Indian Army on anti-infiltration drive near Tangdhar sector of LoC | Zee News
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 22:34


Srinagar: Indian Army on Wednesday launched a counter infiltration operation near the Line of Control (LoC) in Tangdhar sector of Kashmir after noticing suspicious movement.


"There was a brief firing as well during the operation but no casualty has been reported so far," an army officer said.

Search operation was in progress till last reports came in.

PTI

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Gunfight between Army, militants near LoC | Zee News
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015 - 22:42


Srinagar: A gun battle took place on Wednesday between the army and guerrillas near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, an official said.

The gunfight started near the Eagle Manju post forest area of Karnah (Kupwara) in the evening, a police officer told IANS, adding that it appeared to be an infiltration bid.

 

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By PTI | 23 Jul, 2015, 01.32PM IST
Two Army jawans injured in gunfight with infiltrating militants in Tangdhar sector of Kashmir - The Economic Times

SRINAGAR: At least two soldiers were injured in a gunfight with infiltrating militants near the Line of Control in Tangdhar sector of Kashmir, Army officials said.

"Two jawans have sustained minor injuries in the ongoing operation in Karnah so far.The exchange of fire with the terrorists was going on till reports last came in," the officials said.

Army had last evening launched a counter-infiltration operation near the LoC after noticing suspicious movement.

"There was a brief exchange of fire last night which resumed this morning," the officials said