Close X
Saturday, November 16, 2024
ADVT 
India

Unprovoked firing by Pakistani army in Jammu and Kashmir

Darpan News Desk IANS, 09 Aug, 2014 08:23 AM
  • Unprovoked firing by Pakistani army in Jammu and Kashmir
Pakistani army violated the ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and resorted to unprovoked firing at Indian positions, an official said Saturday.
 
The incident took place in Poonch district late Friday.
 
"Pakistani army resorted to unprovoked firing at our positions in Bhimber Ghali area of the LoC late Friday," defence spokesman Colonel Manish Mehta told IANS here.
 
"Pakistani firing started at 10.30 p.m. yesterday (Friday). They used small arms and automatics. Our troops responded effectively with same calibre weapons.
 
"No damage or casualty has been reported from our side till last reports came in," the spokesman added.
 
Pakistan has been violating the bilateral ceasefire agreement signed between India and Pakistan in November 2003.
 
Indian army and intelligence officials say ceasefire violations are made to facilitate infiltration of armed guerrillas into the Indian side of the LoC and the international border in Jammu and Kashmir.

MORE India ARTICLES

Assam violence: Toll touches 37, 10 still missing

Assam violence: Toll touches 37, 10 still missing
The toll in the series of attacks by the anti-talk faction of Bodo militants has gone up to 37 with the recovery of six more bodies Wednesday. Ten people, however, remained missing.

Assam violence: Toll touches 37, 10 still missing

Jignesh Shah, another arrested in NSEL scam

Jignesh Shah, another arrested in NSEL scam
Financial Technolgies (India) Ltd chairman Jignesh Shah was Wednesday arrested in connection with the Rs.5,574.34 crore NSEL payments crisis of last year, a police official said.

Jignesh Shah, another arrested in NSEL scam

Thousands hit as snag curbs Metro services at peak hour

Thousands hit as snag curbs Metro services at peak hour
Thousands of commuters were left stranded Wednesday evening as a technical snag hit Delhi Metro's Blue Line during the evening rush hour, causing delay and overcrowding at many stations for about an hour, before the fault was rectified, officials said.

Thousands hit as snag curbs Metro services at peak hour

SC unblocks nursery admissions in Delhi

SC unblocks nursery admissions in Delhi
The Supreme Court Wednesday revoked suspension of nursery admissions, and said the children of parents who have moved the court for admission under inter-state quota, would be admitted to the schools were they have applied.

SC unblocks nursery admissions in Delhi

India, a pioneer in space programmes: PM's envoy

India, a pioneer in space programmes: PM's envoy
India had established the Space Commission and the Indian Space Research Organisation "very early", and the country was a "pioneer in space programmes in Asia" much ahead of China, the prime minister's special envoy for disarmament and non-proliferation, Rakesh Sood, said here Wednesday.

India, a pioneer in space programmes: PM's envoy

Modi's Varanasi rally spiked, BJP on warpath

Modi's Varanasi rally spiked, BJP on warpath
The BJP Wednesday declared war on the Election Commission after it denied permission to its prime ministerial aspirant Narendra Modi to hold rallies and another event Thursday in Varanasi where he is contesting his second Lok Sabha seat.

Modi's Varanasi rally spiked, BJP on warpath