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Pak troops fire at Indian positions near Poonch, Indian army retaliates
India | Aug 22, 2013, 12:07 PM ISTJammu: Pakistani Army violated the ceasefire twice by firing mortar shells on LoC posts in two sub-sectors of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, drawing retaliation from Indian forces. "There were two ceasefire violations by Pakistan
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Pak violates ceasefire again, fires 7000 round of ammunition
India | Aug 10, 2013, 05:52 PM ISTJammu, Aug 10: Amid heightened tension on the border over the killing of five Indian soldiers, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again by firing 7000 rounds of heavy ammunition and mortar shells for seven
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India rejects Pakistan claim of firing in Poonch sector of LoC
India | Aug 08, 2013, 06:07 PM ISTJammu/Islamabad, Aug 8: The Indian Army today denied Pakistan's claim that its troops had resorted to unprovoked firing in Poonch sector of the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir."There was no unprovoked firing from
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LoC attack: US hopes Indo-Pak peace talks to continue
World | Aug 07, 2013, 04:19 PM ISTWashington, Aug 7: In the wake of the killings of five Indian soldiers along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, the US has expressed concern over the incident and said it was for India and
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Pak troops fire twice near LoC on Poonch, Kathua, one BSF jawan injured
India | Jul 27, 2013, 11:21 PM ISTJammu, Jul 27: One BSF jawan was injured when Pakistani troops violated ceasefire twice in the space of 10 hours today by targeting Indian posts along the Indo-Pak border in Poonch and Kathua districts of
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Gujjar students from Poonch meet actor Salman Khan in Mumbai
India | Jul 27, 2013, 06:15 PM ISTJammu, Jul 27: It was a dream come true for 26 students, hailing from remote areas in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, when they met Bollywood icon Salman Khan in Mumbai.The students and two teachers
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Pakistani troops violate ceasefire again, fire at Indian post in Poonch
India | Jul 27, 2013, 02:13 PM ISTJammu, Jul 27: Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by targeting Indian posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district with RPGs and heavy machine guns on Saturday morning leading to heavy firing exchanges."Pak troops have
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Shiv Sena workers try to stop Delhi-Lahore bus near Amritsar
India | Jan 30, 2013, 07:19 AM ISTAmritsar, Jan 30: Police on Tuesday foiled an attempt by the activists of Shiv Sena to allegedly stop the Delhi-Lahore bus here in protest against the brutal killing of two Indian soldiers along the LoC
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Cross-LoC trade, bus service to resume in Poonch from today
India | Jan 28, 2013, 06:26 AM ISTJammu, Jan 28: Cross-border trade and bus service between India and Pakistan will resume at Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch sector on Monday , after more than a fortnight-long suspension following escalation in tension at LoC
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Army Lance Naik Hemraj's mother on hunger strike, demands son's head
India | Jan 13, 2013, 08:20 AM ISTMathura, Jan 13: The mother of martyred soldier Lance Naik Hemraj Singh is on hunger strike for the last three days. She is demanding return of the head of her son, which the Pakistani troops
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Fresh exchange of fire rock LoC in Poonch, infiltration
India | Jan 13, 2013, 07:55 AM ISTJammu, Jan 13: Indian and Pakistan troops last night traded heavy gunfire along the Line of Control in Poonch sector after the movement of a group of suspected infiltrators was detected, in fresh escalation of
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India should give strong reply to Pak firing: Swamy
National | Jan 13, 2013, 07:55 AM ISTRameswaram (TN),Jan 13: Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy yesterday said India should give a strong reply to the "intermittent firing" by Pakistan soldiers."India should give a strong reply to the intermittent firing by Pakistan soldiers.
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Killed jawan's father wants "befitting reply" to enemy
India | Jan 11, 2013, 10:35 AM ISTBhopal, Jan 11: The distraught father of Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh, who was one of the soldiers killed in an attack by Pakistan Army across the LoC, wants that the neighbouring nation be given a
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Pakistan resumes firing at Indian posts in Poonch sector, stops cross-border trade on LoC
India | Jan 10, 2013, 09:15 PM ISTJammu, Jan 10: Pakistani troops resumed firing at three Indian observation posts in Krishna Ghati area of Mendhar near Poonch sector from Thursday evening, even as Indian trucks carrying goods were barred by Pakistani authorities
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Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray demands attack on Pakistan
National | Jan 10, 2013, 11:11 PM ISTMumbai, Jan 10: Shiv Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray Thursday demanded that India should "take revenge" from Pakistan for the brutal killing of its two soldiers near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir
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Lashkar boss Hafiz Saeed was in Poonch, week before brutal killings of jawans
India | Jan 10, 2013, 11:02 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 10: Lashkar-e-Taiba (now Jamaat-ud-Dawah) chief and 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed was in the Pak-Occupied Kashmir's Poonch a week before the brutal killing of two Army jawans took place near Mendhar across the
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Congress doubts Pakistani intention
National | Jan 09, 2013, 01:38 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 9: The Congress Wednesday raised doubts over Pakistan's stated intention to have good relations with India following the brutal killing of two Indian soldier by Pakistani troops.Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said: "The
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India will give proportionate response to jawans' killing, says Khurshid
National | Jan 09, 2013, 11:58 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 9: Terming "absolutely unacceptable" and "inhuman" the Pakistani army's violation of the LoC ceasefire and killing two Indian soldiers by slitting their throats, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday said India will
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Guns fall silent aftr nightlong firing on LoC
India | Jan 09, 2013, 10:55 AM ISTJammu, Jan 9: The Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir was calm Wednesday morning after overnight clashes between Indian and Pakistan troops, military officials said.Pakistani guns fell silent in Krishnaghati sector in Poonch
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India will give proportionate response to jawans' killing, says Khurshid
India | Jan 09, 2013, 11:57 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 9: Terming "absolutely unacceptable" and "inhuman" the Pakistani army's violation of the LoC ceasefire and killing two Indian soldiers by slitting their throats, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid Tuesday said India will