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Pakistani national apprehended at LoC in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir
A Pakistani national has been apprehended from the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir.
Updated on May 06, 2025 02:12 PM IST
Pahalgam terror attack: Pakistan violates ceasefire for 11th day in a row
The Indian army said it responded to Pakistan's small arms firing “promptly and proportionately.”
Published on May 05, 2025 08:45 AM IST
Pak violates ceasefire for 8th consecutive day
During the interning night of Thursday and Friday, Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked small arms firing from posts opposite Kupwara, Baramulla, Poonch, Nowshera and Akhnoor areas, said officials
Published on May 03, 2025 09:06 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Kargil remains untouched as Pakistan continues firing along LoC
The Indian Army’s counter-fire was measured but effective on the eighth straight day of ceasefire violations
Published on May 03, 2025 07:12 AM IST
Rahul Singh, Srinagar
Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in Kupwara, Uri, Akhnoor
This was the seventh consecutive day of truce violations by Pakistan amid heightened hostilities in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam attack that claimed 26 lives, 25 tourists and a local
Published on May 02, 2025 09:22 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Pakistan rushes reinforcements to LoC; fires at Indian posts
At the heart of the Pakistani mobilisation are Chinese-origin SH-15 howitzers it began inducting three years ago.
Updated on May 02, 2025 07:15 AM IST
Rahul Singh
Pak forces violate ceasefire at 6 locations along border
Officials say no loss of life or property has been reported so far as the forces exchanged small-arms fire along the border
Published on May 01, 2025 07:14 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Pakistan violates ceasefire, opens fire across LoC in Kupwara, Uri, and Akhnoor
India, on Tuesday, warned Pakistan over ceasefire violations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir during a hotline exchange between the DGMOs.
Updated on May 01, 2025 10:48 AM IST
Pak troops resort to unprovoked firing along LoC, IB in 4 districts of J&K
India responds effectively to Pakistan’s unprovoked small-arms fire from across the Line of Control opposite Nowshera, Sunderbani, and Akhnoor sectors in Jammu region and Baramulla and Kupwara districts in Kashmir Valley.
Published on Apr 30, 2025 03:09 PM IST
Press Trust of India
Pak Army fires along LoC in Kupwara, Baramulla and Akhnoor; India retaliates
Pakistan Army has been firing at various Indian positions along the LoC since Thursday night, with India responding effectively to the provocation.
Updated on May 01, 2025 12:54 PM IST
LoC tensions flare as Pak targets Indian posts for 3rd straight day
The violations are likely to intensify and expand along the LoC. The ceasefire is crumbling, officials said
Updated on Apr 28, 2025 08:02 AM IST
Rahul Singh
Pak violates ceasefire in Nowgam and Uri sectors
Pakistani troops resorted to unprovoked firing, violating the ceasefire again in Nowgam and Uri sectors of North Kashmir during the night. From past three days, the Indian and Pakistani armies have been exchanging small arms firing on the LoC at several places especially on forward posts.
Published on Apr 27, 2025 09:58 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Ceasefire pact under strain as India returns Pakistani salvo at Line of Control
Scores of Indian posts across north Kashmir were targeted on Friday night, sparking the most extensive cross-border exchange in four years
Updated on Apr 27, 2025 08:06 AM IST
Rahul Singh, Srinagar
Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC yet again, Indian Army fires back
This series of ceasefire violations for two consecutive nights comes as the tensions between India and Pakistan soar after the Pahalgam terror attack.
Published on Apr 26, 2025 09:29 AM IST
India-Pak bilateral pacts under lens as Pahalgam attack puts strain on ties
Pakistan's threat to suspend key treaties with India, including the Simla Agreement, raises concerns over military and diplomatic relations.
Updated on Apr 26, 2025 04:47 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
Pak open fires across LoC ahead of Army chief's Srinagar visit, India retaliates
The incident comes hours before Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi is set to visit Srinagar and Udhampur on Friday.
Updated on Apr 25, 2025 09:16 AM IST
As passes open, security forces ready to thwart more infiltration attempts across LoC
The infiltration bid in Baramulla in which the army killed two militants comes almost a month after the forces had killed an unidentified militant in the forests of neighbouring Kupwara district in north Kashmir near the Line of Control.
Published on Apr 24, 2025 07:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Infiltration bid foiled along LoC in Baramulla; 2 terrorists killed
An encounter broke out at round 1am on Wednesday after the Indian Army received inputs about the presence of terrorists near the Uri nallah.
Updated on Apr 24, 2025 06:21 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Akhnoor: Slain JCO’s father retired from same regiment
Grief shrouds Subedar Kuldeep Chand’s native village near Nadaun in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district
Brigadier-level flag meet: India conveys to Pak to desist from destroying peace on border
The Indian side also conveyed that though India wants peace on the borders, but it reserves the right to retaliate if Pakistan continues its mischievous activities and provokes the Indian Army
Updated on Apr 10, 2025 03:08 PM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Pakistan intrusion bid foiled along LoC in Poonch, Indian Army hits back
Two Pakistani soldiers reportedly killed in retaliatory fire along Line of Control in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch; defence PRO says situation under control after “calibrated” response.
Published on Apr 02, 2025 12:09 PM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
Pak army crosses Line of Control and fires at posts, India retaliates
“Own troops responded effectively in a controlled and calibrated manner. Situation is under control and being closely monitored,” Indian army said.
Updated on Apr 02, 2025 02:47 PM IST
Reported by Rahul Singh
Soldier injured in Pak’s sniper fire on LoC, airlifted to Command Hospital in Udhampur
The incident happened at 6.05 am in Kalsian area of Nowshera sector in Rajouri district, said official sources
Published on Mar 13, 2025 10:38 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
BSF opens fire, foils intrusion bid in Samba
“BSF personnel opened fire on observing suspicious movement near Khora Post. As a result, the infiltrators returned to Pakistan,” a BSF official said.The Border Security Force opened fire and foiled an intrusion bid in Samba sector on Monday night.
Published on Mar 12, 2025 05:22 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
J&K Police arrest terror funding accused from Delhi
Police have identified the terror activist as Pervaz Ahmad Khan of Srinagar who was arrested during a covert operation in case FIR No. 02/2024 of Police Station CIK from Delhi.
Published on Feb 28, 2025 07:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Srinagar
Terrorists fire at army vehicle near LoC in J&K’s Rajouri
There were no immediate reports of any casualties in the brief firing near Phal village in the Sunderbani sector; army launches cordon and search operation in area considered traditional infiltration route.
Published on Feb 26, 2025 02:46 PM IST
Security forces launch multiple anti-terror ops across Jammu
The operations were launched over suspicious movements in some parts and as part of an area domination exercise in other places
Updated on Feb 23, 2025 04:30 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Amid spike in cross-border firing, India, Pakistan hold flag meeting in Poonch
The 75-minute meeting that started at Chakan-da-Bagh around 11am took place in a congenial atmosphere and both sides agreed to honour the ceasefire agreement.
Updated on Feb 21, 2025 02:38 PM IST
Forces extra alert amid scant snowfall in Valley
From the past four to five years, especially after India and Pakistan renewed ceasefire on the LoC in 2021, there has been a decline in the attempts of infiltration and now there are apprehensions, this time, terrorists could take advantage of less snowfall on the higher reaches of norther Kashmir
Published on Feb 19, 2025 08:44 AM IST
Mir Ehsan, Srinagar
Soldier injured in sniper attack from across LoC in Akhnoor sector
On Tuesday, captain Karamjit Singh Bakshi of Ranchi and Naik Mukesh Singh Manhas of Uttervehini in Jammu’s Samba were killed and another soldier injured after an improvised explosive device (IED), suspected to have been planted by Pakistani terrorists, went off along the Line of Control (LoC) in the same Battal area of Akhnoor sector.
Published on Feb 15, 2025 07:58 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu