Cease Fire
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Shiv Sena slams media coverage of Sheena Bora case
National | Sep 04, 2015, 01:39 PM ISTMumbai: Hitting out at media for "ignoring" significant events while choosing to focus on Sheena Bora murder case, Shiv Sena today wondered whether media has justified its role as fourth pillar of democracy and if
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Ceasefire violations: Former J&K CM Omar Abdullah hopes for better sense
National | Aug 28, 2015, 11:50 AM ISTSrinagar: With fresh ceasefire violations along the border, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called for “cooler heads” and “better sense” along the International Border between India and Pakistan.“What a terrible start
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Soldier killed in Pakistan firing, gunfight on near LoC
India | Aug 26, 2015, 07:46 AM ISTSrinagar: In its first major violation of the border ceasefire after cancellation of the NSA level talks, Pakistan Army on Tuesday resorted to unprovoked firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir,
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Pakistani troops shell villages, Army posts
India | Aug 18, 2015, 07:25 AM ISTJammu: Notwithstanding India's protest, Pakistani troops continued to pound villages and Army posts along the LoC in Poonch district with 120 mm and 82 mm mortar bombs today, making it the third ceasefire violation in
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India giving befitting reply to Pak on ceasefire violations: Manohar Parrikar
National | Aug 16, 2015, 09:39 PM ISTBilaspur:India is giving a “befitting” reply to Pakistan, which is engaged in continuous ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Poonch and Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said here today.“Hum
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6 killed in 2 days as Pak intensifies shelling, India protests
India | Aug 16, 2015, 09:39 PM ISTJammu: A woman was killed and five persons were injured today as Pakistani troops intensified shelling on border posts and civilian area in Poonch and Rajouri in continued ceasefire violations that have claimed six lives
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India to summon Pakistan high commissioner over ceasefire violations at LoC
India | Aug 16, 2015, 04:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: India will summon Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit to lodge a strong protest over the recent ceasefire violations by Pakistani troops along the LoC in which six people, including a woman, have been
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Pakistan again violates ceasefire; troops resort to heavy firing along LoC in Poonch
India | Aug 09, 2015, 11:16 AM ISTJammu: After a day-long lull, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to heavy firing and mortar shelling on forward Indian posts along the LoC in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir.This is the first
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UN observer group looking into Pakistan ceasefire complaint
World | Jul 22, 2015, 11:48 AM ISTUnited Nations: The UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) is looking into Pakistan's complaints about ceasefire violations by India, a UN spokesperson confirmed Tuesday.Replying to a reporter's question, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon's Deputy
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Pakistan violates ceasefire for the second time within 12 hours
India | Jul 18, 2015, 11:57 PM ISTPoonch: Pakistani armed forces violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control(Loc) for the second time within the time span of 12 hours . The Pakistani rangers started firing on the Indian villages today at
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Congress hits out at Govt over ceasefire violations by Pak
National | Jul 10, 2015, 01:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Pakistani counterpart in Ufa, Congress today attacked the NDA government over its "failure" to take the promised "action" against Pakistan over ceasefire violations."Those who came to
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Pakistan Army violates ceasefire along LoC
India | Jun 08, 2015, 06:49 AM ISTJammu: The Pakistani army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in the frontier district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir late evening yesterday.Pakistani army fired several rounds towards the Indian army position in Balakote
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Pak violates ceasefire twice in Poonch
India | Jun 01, 2015, 10:47 AM ISTJammu: Pakistani troops today violated the ceasefire by firing with automatic weapons and Rocket Projectile Grenades on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Pakistani troops
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'Myanmar ceasefire deal should include Kokang armed group'
World | Mar 22, 2015, 02:22 PM ISTYangon: The negotiator of the ethnic armed groups in Myanmar taking part in peace talks with the government said on Saturday that the nationwide ceasefire agreement should include the Kokang armed group for ensuring peace.U
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Pakistan violates ceasefire along IB in Samba
India | Mar 12, 2015, 07:55 AM ISTJammu: Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to firing along the Indo-Pak border in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, a BSF officer has said.Pakistan Rangers fired two rounds on a STOP-2 post of
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Expanding footprint of terror groups in Pakistan, a security challenge: Modi
India | Feb 13, 2015, 01:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: On the last day of the governor's conference, Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said that “expanding footprint of terror groups in neighboring Pakistan and their link with terror activities is a major security
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50-60 terrorists waiting to sneak into the India: BSF
India | Jan 01, 2015, 06:50 PM ISTNew Delhi: In the light of recent ceasefire violation case, India is about to launch a strong protest against Pakistan.The incident took place when Pakistan troops fired at 13 BSF posts around the International Border
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'Over 100 troops killed during ceasefire in east Ukraine'
World | Nov 05, 2014, 06:38 AM ISTKiev: Over 100 Ukrainian troops have been killed since the beginning of a ceasefire regime in eastern regions, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said on Tuesday.Also, some 600 Ukrainian servicemen were wounded in confrontation with independence-seeking
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NATO chief: Ukraine has cease-fire 'in name only'
World | Sep 21, 2014, 07:13 AM ISTVILNIUS, Lithuania: NATO's top general said Saturday the two-week-old truce between Ukraine and pro-Russian militants fighting in the country's east is a “cease-fire in name only,” and he said that by enabling a free flow
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Omar tells Pak to improve internal situation
India | Sep 03, 2014, 07:05 AM ISTJammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah yesterday hit out at Pakistan saying it should try to improve its internal situation rather than resort to firing and shelling villages here."Their (Pakistan's) internal situation is