Two BSF men wounded in Pakistan firing, Rangers deny role (Third Lead)September 18th, 2009 JAMMU - Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were seriously injured in firing from Pakistan Thursday and Friday, leading to Indian protests. But the Pakistan Rangers denied they were involved.
Two BSF troopers injured in Pakistani firingSeptember 17th, 2009 JAMMU - Two Border Security Force (BSF) men were injured in firing by Pakistani troops that continued Friday, military sources said. The first burst of firing took place Thursday evening and it was directed at the Nikowal border post, about 30 km west of Jammu.
Two troopers injured, firing continues at India-Pakistan borderSeptember 17th, 2009 JAMMU - There was firing again Friday morning at the Border Security Force (BSF) post on the India-Pakistan border near Jammu where two BSF troopers had been injured Thursday evening. A senior BSF official told IANS that there was firing again from the Pakistan side on the Nikowal border post, about 30 km west of this winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian Army soldier killed in cross LoC firingSeptember 1st, 2009 JAMMU - An Indian Army soldier was killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district Tuesday when Pakistani troops fired from across the Line of Control (LoC), army officials here said. In what is being termed as "another case of ceasefire violation", a senior army official said the firing came from across the LoC, which divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, in Mendhar sector, about 230 km from here, in the early hours of the morning.
Cross-LoC firing kills army soldier in Jammu and KashmirSeptember 1st, 2009 SRINAGAR - A soldier was killed in firing from across the border at a forward post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District in the wee hours on Tuesday, Army officials said. According to reports, the soldier has been identified as Lance Naik Dag Bahadur Gurung.
Soldier killed by militants in Jammu and Kashmir (Second Lead)June 29th, 2009 JAMMU - A soldier was killed in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir by a group of militants from Pakistan who were trying to infiltrate into Indian territory, an army official said Monday. Mohinder Singh of 8 Kumaon fell to a bullet fired from across the Line of Control (LoC) late Sunday, while another soldier had a narrow escape.
Pakistan Army fires at Indian posts in KashmirJune 3rd, 2009 JAMMU - The Pakistan Army Wednesday fired bursts of gunfire at Indian posts near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir once again violating the over five-year ceasefire agreement between the two nuclear armed neighbours, an official said here. The "unprovoked" firing, which was not retaliated, caused no damage, an Indian Army official told IANS on condition of anonymity because he is not authorised to speak to the media on record.
Increase cross border trade in Kashmir: trade lobbyMay 20th, 2009 JAMMU - India and Pakistan should take steps to augment the cross-border trade between the two countries in Jammu and Kashmir, an industry lobby said Wednesday. Though the trade across the Line of Control (LoC) - the de facto border in the state - is picking up, there was 'an urgent need to redress the long identified problems', Ram Sahai, president of the Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries, told the media.
Pakistani Army shells Indian posts in KashmirMay 9th, 2009 JAMMU - The Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir Saturday evening by firing two mortar shells at Indian posts, an army officer said here. 'There has been a violation of the ceasefire by Pakistani troops on the Line of Control in the Rajouri sector,' the army officer, requesting anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media.
IED recovered in Jammu and KashmirMarch 28th, 2009 JAMMU - Army troops Saturday recovered a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) in a forest area of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said. The three-kg bomb was recovered in jungles of Thanna Mandi in Rajouri district, about 200 km northwest of Jammu, said a defence spokesman.
Militants regrouping to infiltrate into Kashmir: OmarMarch 25th, 2009 JAMMU - Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday asked security forces on the frontiers with Pakistan to be on alert against infiltration attempts by militants from across the border. The long drawn shootout between militants and security forces in north Kashmir Kupwara district 'indicates that efforts (by militants) to infiltrate will continue and our efforts to thwart that must also continue', Abdullah told reporters here.
Trooper wounded in Pakistan firing in KashmirMarch 22nd, 2009 SRINAGAR - A paramilitary trooper was injured when Pakistani security forces resorted to indiscriminate firing across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, the army said Saturday. 'Pakistani troops using small and automatic weapons fired indiscriminately at our positions in the Uri sector Friday night,' Lt.Col.
Be on 'high alert' in Kashmir: Home MinisterMarch 19th, 2009 JAMMU - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said security scenario had improved in Jammu and Kashmir, but cautioned the state government to be on 'very high alert' in view of 'turmoil in Pakistan'.
BSF fires at suspected infiltrators near Jammu borderJanuary 24th, 2009 JAMMU - The Border Security Force (BSF) fired twice after noticing 'some suspicious movement' along Jammu and Kashmir's border with Pakistan early Sunday, said an official. BSF Inspector General (Jammu Frontier) A.K.
BSF fires on suspected infiltrators near Jammu borderJanuary 24th, 2009 JAMMU - Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guards opened fire twice after noticing 'some suspicious movement' along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir in the early hours of Sunday, said an official. Inspector General BSF Jammu Frontier A.K.
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