Srinagar: A soldier was injured on Wednesday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Defence Ministry sources said the Pakistan Army violated the 2003 ceasefire on the LoC in Kamalkote area of Uri sector. “Our positions retaliated effectively and firing exchanges continued[Read More…]
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Ramadan ceasefire In Kashmir meaningless if media war continues
I have never seen the electronic media so totally defiant of the BJP government. Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s avowed intention to calm Kashmir by announcing a Ramadan ceasefire appears to have been dismissed as appeasement of Pakistan and terrorists. A guest peering out of one of the six windows on[Read More…]
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Digwar sector of Poonch
On Monday, Pakistan violated ceasefire in Digwar sector of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian security forces have retaliated. No casualties have been reported so far in the incident. This is the second ceasefire violation in less than 24 hours. A civilian was injured when Pakistan violated ceasefire[Read More…]
Pak disturb peace on every festival: Rathore
Pak troops violate ceasefire along LoC
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Poonch, fired mortars
As per Business Standard reports, the Pakistani army fired mortars along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday in order to provoke the army to retaliate. “There was unprovoked ceasefire violation by Pakistan Army in Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch district from 1200 hours, using 82 mm mortars[Read More…]
Syria: Ceasefire backed by Russia, Turkey officially in effect
A ceasefire across Syria, brokered by Russia and Turkey, came into force after the government and armed opposition groups accepted the truce agreement. Russian President Vladimir Putin, a key ally of Bashar al-Assad, announced the deal on Thursday after preparing the agreement with Turkey, a long time backer of the[Read More…]
Turkey, Russia agree on ceasefire in Syria: State media
Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency on Wednesday reported that both the Turkish and Russian governments have agreed the terms of a ceasefire in Syria. The ceasefire, which comes into effect on midnight, aims to expand a ceasefire in the city of Aleppo, brokered by Turkey and Russia earlier this month to[Read More…]
At least 3000 civilians evacuated from east Aleppo: Red Cross
At least 3,000 civilians were evacuated from east Aleppo under a deal allowing Syria’s regime to take full control of the city after years of fighting, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. A revived agreement on a ceasefire and evacuations were announced on Thursday after the initial plan[Read More…]
Aleppo ceasefire violated; situation turns worse
Syrian government forces have renewed the shellings on the last holdouts of rebel-held eastern Aleppo, raising fears that a deal to evacuate civilians and rebels from the city may not be honoured. Journalists, activists, civilians and bloggers have been live-tweeting and updating about the catastrophe in the eastern Aleppo- one[Read More…]
Indian Army launches biggest counter assault after soldier’s beheading
Just a day after Pakistani forces mutilated the body of one Indian soldier and killed two others, the Indian Army on Wednesday launched a massive counter assault along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir. According to the senior officers, it is said to be the biggest fire assault[Read More…]
Pak will pay heavily, India has suffered enough in silence: Jaitley
In a stern warning, union minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said if Pakistan inflicts injuries on India, the costs are going to be far heavier for them asserting that there is a shift in India’s approach towards dealing with cross-border tensions as it has “suffered enough in silence” for Pakistan’s[Read More…]
Kashmir: Pakistani troops violate ceasefire along LoC in Naushera district, Indians retaliate
Another ceasefire violation was reported along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district late Monday night. Pakistani troops fired from small arms and shelled mortar bombs on forward posts as Indian forces retaliated. “There was ceasefire violation by Pak troops along the LoC in Naushera sector of Rajouri district”, a defence[Read More…]
US and Russia seal Syria cease-fire deal
The US and Russia reached an agreement on ceasefire in Syria on Friday. The agreement can possibly bring the two countries together in the fight against Islamic State. Announcing the terms of the agreement, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov in Geneva said, “Today we are announcing an[Read More…]
Pakistan violates ceasefire in Kashmir
According to latest updates, Pakistan’s troops have violated ceasefire along the Line of Control in Shahpur sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. The troops fired mortar shells along the border and no injuries or casualties have been reported so far. A News 18 report says that[Read More…]
Syrian army declares 72-hour ceasefire amid Eid-al-Fitr festival
The Syrian army declared a 72-hour ceasefire across the country coinciding with the festival marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The army released an official statement saying, “A ‘regime of silence’ is applied across all territory of the Syrian Arab Republic for 72 hours from 1[Read More…]