Katrina Kaif visited army jawans at Naushera, 130 kms from Jammu, for the Independence Day.
The body of an army jawan, who had gone missing after an avalanche hit a patrol in Siachen's Turtuk sector in Ladakh region, was recovered from under the snow on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yaday on Thursday announced Rs 20 lakh compensation for the next of the kin of an army jawan who was killed recently near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
A jawan was on Sunday killed in cross-border firing on a forward post along the Line of Control in Poonch district, which was termed by the army as "a hostile act".
In a fresh ceasefire violation, Pakistani troops fired on an Indian post in Mendhar sector of Poonch district on Saturday leaving an army jawan injured.
To counter the threat and thwart the attempts of Pakistan-based handlers to spread terror in the peaceful areas of the region, officials said the Army, in close synergy with the police and the central armed police forces, has launched relentless operations in the vulnerable regions, especially in the dense forests.
A 22-year-old army jawan was killed in a landmine blast in Jammu and Kashmir's Naushera region on Monday, family sources said on Wednesday.
Four pilgrims and an Army jawan have died of cardiac arrest en route to the Amarnath shrine in south Kashmir, taking the death toll in the ongoing yatra to 37, officials said on Friday. The jawan, identified as Naik Sant Lal, a resident of Haryana, collapsed during patrolling in Brarimarg area along the Baltal-cave route, the officials said. Lal was rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Two women were killed and two other persons were injured in indiscriminate firing by a trooper of the Territorial Army in the border town of Poonch in Jammu region in the morning on Wednesday.
The President took the decisive move on May 27.
An advisory was sent to Army personnel last month to make them aware of the 'trap'.
Authorities in Rajouri district evacuated 217 students and 15 teachers from three schools.
The Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan on Monday deliberated on various aspects of the May 10 understanding reached between the two sides on cessation of hostilities.
Two troopers who had been taken into custody following the announcement of court martial proceedings against them were awarded a rank demotion besides rigorous imprisonment to one and a severe reprimand to the other.
He said the identity and group affiliation of the slain ultras is being ascertained.
This is the 22nd incident of ceasefire violation this month.
When the country has been at war, the Opposition has buried its differences with the government, points out Aditi Phadnis.
Another soldier was seriously injured in the incident and was evacuated immediately to the Army Hospital at Rajouri, they said.
An Army trooper was injured in a grenade attack by militants in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Thursday.
The Indian Army on Sunday paid homage to and laid to rest its canine soldier 'Axel', who made the supreme sacrifice during an anti-terror operation but not before pinpointing the location of a holed-up terrorist and thereby protecting a mosque in the vicinity.
In a video shared by officials, Modi, wearing a BSF uniform, can be seen offering sweets to the personnel on board a patrol vessel.
The army on Monday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, killing two militants while three army jawans were also killed.
"Based on this consensus, the process of disengagement is almost complete. Our efforts will be to take the matter beyond disengagement; but for that, we will have to wait a little longer," he added.
The incident, which occured on the Delhi-Kanpur section, followed after some passengers entered into a compartment of the stationary Farakka Express occupied by troops belonging to Rajputana Rifles.
An Army jawan has been arrested by Nagpur Police for allegedly killing his girlfriend and covering her body with cement after burying her, a chilling crime that mirrors a plot from the film Drishyam, an official said on Tuesday.
'We should not just react when a terror attack happens on our soil.' 'Our approach should be continuous and a launch pad should be destroyed the moment it comes up.'
Additional troops had been rushed to the area to intensify the operation to track down the militants.
A terrorist holed up in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua district was killed by security forces on Wednesday in a more than 15-hour operation during which his partner was also shot dead and a CRPF jawan lost his life, officials said.
A Delhi court has sentenced an army jawan to seven years in jail for doubling as a Pakistan intelligence agent and supplying sensitive defence-related information to the neighbouring country.
Two army troopers were injured when militants opened fire on the security forces during a cordon and search operation in south Kashmir Shopian district on Tuesday evening.
The Battle of Lhagyala on November 23, 1962, fought by the 4 Rajput Regiment against the Chinese PLA, remains a forgotten chapter of heroism, with no survivors left to tell their story.
The opposition MLAs staged a demonstration in front of the premises before the commencement of assembly proceedings condemning the arrest of Vaishali resident Raj Kapoor Singh, whose son Army jawan Jai Kishore Singh had died fighting Chinese troops in Galwan.
The DGP, along with additional director general of police (law and order) Vijay Kumar and Jammu zone additional director general of police Anand Jain, visited Jammu-based White Knight Corps and interacted with General Officer Commanding Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva, the army said.
An army jawan was killed and another injured in an ongoing operation to flush out militants near Line of Control in Kalaroos sector of north Kashmir's Kupwara district.
A massive combing operation was underway on Friday to track down insurgents in areas of Chandel district of Manipur where 18 army jawans were killed and 11 others injured in an ambush on Thursday.
11 BSF troops have so far been killed in cross-border firing incidents along the IBr in J&K this year.
Two Army Majors and seven jawans have been booked for attempting to murder a police officer investigating the recovery of fake currency from Territorial Army jawans in Poonch district, the police said on Tuesday. However, the duo could not be arrested as they are absconding. "Two Majors and seven jawans were booked for attempting to murder the Station House Officer (SHO) of Poonch police station on Monday during the investigation of a fake currency case," they said.
The army on Wednesday ordered court martial proceedings against six of its men, including two officers, for their alleged involvement in the 2010 Machil fake encounter case that had triggered a two month-long agitation in the Kashmir Valley.
Every Indian must visit the National War Memorial in Delhi where every soldier who made the supreme sacrifice for the Motherland is remembered in gold letters.
An army jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle at Mehdipatnam Garrison area in Hyderabad on Monday, the police said. Appala Raju, Lance Naik, shot himself with his service rifle at around 4 am, a senior police officer attached to Special Branch of Hyderabad city police said.
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