Seven army troops killed in avalanche, eight rescuedApril 14th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Seven army troops were killed when an avalanche buried an army post in the Shamsbari mountain range of north Kashmir's Kupwara district Tuesday, an army official said. Eight other were rescued safely.
Seven soldiers killed in avalancheApril 14th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Seven soldiers were killed when an avalanche buried an army post in the Shamsbari mountain range of Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district Tuesday, an official said. Eight others were rescued.
Embalmed Mumbai terrorists remain government headacheApril 12th, 2009 MUMBAI - The bodies of nine terrorists who were killed during the terror assault in Mumbai last November are still in the J.J. Hospital morgue here.
Three labourers buried alive in GujaratFebruary 27th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Three labourers were buried alive Thursday while digging a well in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district, a police officials said. The three, identified as Jaisangbhai, 45, his son Kamlesh, 20, and Kodarbhai, 38 - all residents of Derol village in Khedbrama taluka of Sabarkantha district, some 122 km from here, were working 150 feet below the ground on excavating the well for Hasmukhbhai Bhanabhai Patel.
Four bodies recovered from snow avalanche in KashmirFebruary 7th, 2009 SRINAGAR - The bodies of three villagers and a policeman were recovered Sunday four days after they were buried under tonnes of snow in Kashmir, the police said. Six people, including the policeman, were buried under an avalanche during Thursday's heavy snowfall at Zadgali near the border village of Machil in frontier Kupwara.
Avalanche warning sounded in Himachal PradeshFebruary 5th, 2009 SHIMLA - A low avalanche warning was sounded Friday in high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh and people living in the region were advised to remain indoors, officials said. 'People living in high altitudes, particularly in Kullu, Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districts and Bharmour areas in Chamba district, have been advised not to venture out as a low avalanche danger exists in the next 24 hours,' said an official of the Chandigarh-based Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE).
Four buried under avalanche in Kashmir, two rescuedFebruary 5th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Two of the six people who were buried under an avalanche in north Jammu and Kashmir late Thursday were rescued Friday, officials said. 'Six persons, one police constable and five civilians, were buried under an avalanche late last evening in Machil area of Kupwara district,' a senior police officer said here.
Six buried under avalanche in KashmirFebruary 5th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Six people were buried under an avalanche in Kupwara district of north Jammu and Kashmir late Thursday, officials said here Friday, indicating there was little chance of any survivors. 'Six persons, one police constable and five civilians, were buried under an avalanche late last evening in Machil area of Kupwara district,' a senior police officer said here.
Muslim body disallows burial of Pakistani terroristsJanuary 26th, 2009 NOIDA - A Muslim body in this Uttar Pradesh district Tuesday asked the authorities not to bury in Indian soil two alleged Pakistani terrorists, who were killed in a shootout with the police Sunday. In its memorandum to the district magistrate and the police chief of Noida, All India Mili Tanzim Alfaiz (AIMTA) said it would not allow the government to bury the bodies of the terrorists in India.
Terrorist camps in Pakistan still active: Indian Army commanderJanuary 14th, 2009 JAMMU - Stating that militant incursions from across the border in Kashmir had come down considerably, a senior Indian Army commander Thursday said terrorists training camps were, however, still active in Pakistan. 'There are about 800 terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir and different (terror) organisations are inter-linked,' Lt.Gen.
Three buried in Kashmir avalanche, one rescuedJanuary 11th, 2009 SRINAGAR - Three villagers were buried in a snow avalanche in north Kashmir Monday, the police said. According to the police, the avalanche struck Chotali village near the border town of Uri, around 85 km from here.
Army calls off Poonch operation after eight daysJanuary 8th, 2009 JAMMU - The army late Thursday night called off its operation to flush out militants hiding in a dense forest area in the frontier Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir after eight days 'due to tactical reasons'. A source in the army said there was a possibility of the terrorists having slipped away from the Mendhar forest area taking advantage of the rugged terrain and bad weather.
Army keeps up search for militants in PoonchJanuary 8th, 2009 JAMMU - The army Friday kept up the search for militants who escaped from a dense forest in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir after an eight-day battle with security forces. There was a 'possibility of terrorists having slipped out taking advantage of the rugged terrain and prevailing climatic conditions', the army said late Thursday night.
Eighth day and Poonch battle rages onJanuary 7th, 2009 JAMMU - The gunbattle between militants and security forces in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Poonch district entered its eighth day Thursday with soldiers continuing to fight weather and the tough terrain to eliminate the infiltrators. The shootout in the forests of Mendhar area of Poonch erupted last Thursday after the Indian Army laid siege to the Pati Tar peak in the middle of a forest following a tip-off about the presence of a group of hardcore militants there.
Fierce gunbattle continues in Poonch, policeman killedJanuary 2nd, 2009 JAMMU - A fierce gunbattle raging between terrorists and Indian security forces in the mountainous forested area of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir since Thursday has claimed the life of a police official, taking to seven the deaths so far, an official said Saturday. Top commanders of the Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfits are reported to be present in hideouts in the area.
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