Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire on Wednesday by resorting to mortar shelling and firing along the Line of Control in Poonch district.
An AK-47 assault rifle, a pistol and over two dozen bullet rounds were recovered from them.
Stating that Anil Ambani Group firm's project was neither installed nor operating, petroleum minister Murli Deora had earlier this week told Parliament that the Dadri project would be considered for allocation of gas along with similar other upcoming projects. RPower said it had initiated the ICB process for selection of EPC contractors for its power plants way back in 2005 but not concluded owing to Mukesh Ambani promoted Reliance Industries Ltd's refusal to supply gas.
Agitating farmer groups on Thursday held a four-hour nationwide 'rail roko' agitation with the railways saying there was negligible impact on services though some trains were stopped by officials at stations as a precautionary measure.
The exchange of fire between the two sides in Noushera sector continued for nearly four hours.
The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall over Karnataka and Kerala for the next few days.
The Indian Army posts strongly retaliated to the firing from the other side.
When Home Minister Amit Shah, who was in Gujarat to cast his vote in the urban body polls, learnt of the poor voter, instead of heading home he went to the Motera stadium, organised a control room, and was on the phone with practically everybody assigned duty on the ground: MPs, MLAs and BJP office-bearers. His single commandment was to check the voter list and phone or personally get people to the booths, reports Radhika Ramaseshan.
He said India was planning to build projects on three rivers flowing into Pakistan to use its share of water.
"Pakistani soldiers opened unprovoked firing on Indian posts in Doda Battalion forward area of Poonch district at around 0930 hours today (on Tuesday)," Defence spokesman S N Acharya said.
The defence spokesperson said the Pakistan Army also shelled posts with heavy mortars and opened fire with small arms and automatic weapons in the Poonch sector.
With as many as seven out of the 26 ministers in his previous government failing to make it to the Assembly this time, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is likely to induct some fresh faces into his new cabinet, which sources say could be in place after January 14 after the Kamurta (an inauspicious period) is over.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has won from Maninagar Assembly constituency by 87,000 votes. State Education Minister Bhupendra Lakhawala has won from Vadodara with a margin of 29,387 votes.
A police complaint has been filed against BJP leader L K Advani by the Election Commission officials for alleged breach of model code of conduct by talking to mediapersons outside a polling booth during the Assembly elections, police officers said.
NCP MLA Anil Patil has expressed faith in the leadership of Sharad Pawar, indicating his return to the party fold.
When the forces confronted him and asked him to surrender, Latif tried to run away towards Pakistan but was arrested, they added.
The Central Bureau of Investigation recently took over the probe in the case, based on a Patna police FIR related to alleged criminal conspiracy and abetment to suicide against Rajput's girlfriend and actor Rhea Chakraborty.
Labourers were trapped in an underground tunnel being constructed at Sonda hydel project near Shahpur in Thane district due to flooding.
Five militants who were trying to cross the Line of Control in Jammu were killed by the army.
The Army is retaliating strongly and effectively, the spokesman said.
One person was killed as violence erupted after India's victory over Pakistan.
Lack of adequate compensation was the key complaint of most riot victims of Shahpur and Madhavpura areas, who deposed before the Nanavati Commission.
The suspect, Saquib Nachan, feared that the cops might kill him in a fake encounter.
BJP backed to the hilt Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as its leader in the state and rebuffed a rebellious Chirag Paswan, while acknowledging his Lok Janshakti Party as an ally 'at the Centre'. At a press conference which was attended by top leaders of the JD-U headed by Kumar and the BJP, it was made clear that 'only those who accept the chief ministers leadership will be deemed to be a part of the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar'.
There is a possibility of an outbreak of epidemics in relief camps, where thousands of riot-hit victims have taken shelter following last month's communal violence in Muzaffarnagar, a team of doctors said after a survey of the areas.
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing with small arms and automatic weapons on Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the army.
Pakistani troops fired 82 mm mortar bombs, used small and automatic weapons in the firing on forward Indian posts in Laam Battalion area in Naushera.
Singh was widely regarded as an expert in the rural and agricultural landscape of the country and is credited with the conceptualisation and implementation of the NREGA (National Rural Guarantee Employment) Act.
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday began a 15-km day-long padyatra in Amravati district in Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, during which he is meeting the families of farmers who committed suicide.
The major ceasefire violations took place on 3, 4 and 5 October along the Line of Control in Jammu region.
"Pakistan troops resorted to unprovoked firing in three areas of Noushera Rajouri district from 05:15 hours today," Defence Spokesman Col Manish Mehta said. They fired mortar bombs, automatic weapons and small arms, he said, adding that Indian troops gave a befitting reply.
After a brief lull of three days, Pakistan on Wednesday again resorted to firing from across the International Border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir in yet another act of ceasefire violation.
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire twice by firing on forward posts along the LoC and International Border in Poonch and Jammu districts, drawing retaliation from the army. There have been four ceasefire violations along the IB and LoC in Jammu and Poonch districts during the past over 24 hours.
After a brief lull, Pakistan on Saturday violated ceasefire twice along International Border and Line of Control in Poonch and Jammu district, drawing strong retaliation from India.
Eight teams have formed some of the best combinations from a pool of 64 top cricketers in the players' draft for T10League -- the limited ten-over format cricket -- that will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The ceasefire violation coincides with Home Minister Rajnath Singh's four-day visit to the state.
The total length of rath yatra procession stretches up to 1.5 km. It will return to the temple after almost 11 hours of journey.
Pak forces violated ceasefire twice in one day.
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