Category: Defence

BSF unearths tunnel in Jammu district

Jammu, March 3 (IANS) Border Security Force personnel on Thursday unearthed a tunnel near the international border in R.S. Pura…

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Over 7,000 sympathisers of Salman Taseer’s killer booked in Pakistan

Islamabad, March 3 (IANS) Over 7,000 people in Karachi, Pakistan, who protested the execution of then Punjab governor Salman Taseer's…

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Two soldiers injured in LoC gunfight with militants

Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) Two soldiers were injured on Thursday in an ongoing operation against separatist guerrillas near the LoC…

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Panel set up to strengthen security on Pakistan border in Punjab

Chandigarh, March 3 (IANS) The central government has set up a high-level committee identify critical issues and suggest measures to…

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Stifling of dissent pushing Kashmiri youth to wall: Mirwaiz

Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) Chairman of the moderate faction of Hurriyat Mirwaiz Umer Farooq here on Thursday blamed the government…

9 years ago

Sri Lanka to ratify Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention

Colombo, March 3 (IANS) Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that it would ratify the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in order…

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Three soldiers killed in Turkey

Ankara, March 3 (IANS) Three Turkish soldiers and eight members of the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) militant group were killed…

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Former insurgents’ camp attacked in Manipur

Imphal, March 3 (IANS) A camp of former insurgents in Manipur was attacked by a group of militants who escaped…

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Eric Schmidt of Alphabet to head Pentagon’s innovation board

New York, March 3 (IANS) Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Alphabet -- the parent company of Google -- has been…

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India seeks action over crimes against minorities in Bangladesh

New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, during a meeting with her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood…

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Pyongyang fires short-range projectiles into eastern waters

Seoul, March 3 (IANS) North Korea fired several short-range projectiles towards the East Sea on Thursday, hours after the UN…

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Pyongyang fires short-range projectiles into eastern waters

Seoul, March 3 (IANS) North Korea on Thursday fired several short-range projectiles into its eastern waters. South Korean Defence Ministry…

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Three guerrillas killed in Pulwama district gunfight

Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) Security forces on Thursday killed three separatist guerrillas in a gunfight in south Kashmir's Pulwama district.…

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Tunisian security forces kill five terrorists near Libyan borders

Tunis, March 3 (IANS) Five terrorists were killed, one civilian was shot by accident, and one military officer was injured…

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Japan, Germany, Britain hail new UN resolution on North Korea

Tokyo/Berlin/London, March 3 (IANS) Japan, Germany and Britain governments hailed early on Thursday the adoption of a new UN resolution…

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South Korea hails new UN resolution on DPRK

Seoul, March 3 (IANS) South Korea on Wednesday hailed the adoption of a new UN Security Council resolution on North…

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UN Security Council approves new resolution on North Korea

United Nations, March 3 (IANS) The United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on Wednesday that imposes new sanctions on…

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UN Council imposes new sanctions against North Korea

United Nations, March 2 (IANS) The UN Security Council on Wednesday adopted a resolution to impose new sanctions on North…

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Porter falls in crevasse in Siachen, body found

Jammu/New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) The army on Wednesday recovered the body of a porter who died after slipping into…

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Largest ever ground force joint exercise kicks off

Pune, March 2 (IANS) Multinational Field Training Exercise Force 18, involving ASEAN-Plus countries, kicked off here on Wednesday, an official…

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