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Soldier injured in Pakistan firing on LoC

A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army has been injured in Pakistan firing on the Line of Control (LoC)…

IANS | Jammu | December 11, 2017 8:33 am

Soldier injured in Pakistan firing on LoC

A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army has been injured in Pakistan firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district.

The incident occurred when the Pakistani Army violated ceasefire in the Nowshera sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday evening, a police officer said.

The injured was shifted to hospital, he added.

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Legendary warrior Havaldar Baldev Singh dies at 93, cremated with full military honours

Defence spokesman Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal said that Havaldar Baldev Singh (Retd), a revered war hero, passed away Monday due to natural causes in his hometown of Naushera.

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5 soldiers killed, 5 critically injured as Army truck plunges into gorge along LoC

Five Army soldiers were killed and four seriously injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling plunged into a 300 ft deep gorge near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch district on Tuesday evening.

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Indian Army gifts ‘pherans’ to residents of LoC in Kashmir as ‘Chillai Kalan’ sets in

Amidst onset of the 'Chillai Kalan' (harshest part of winters) in Kashmir coinciding with the International Pheran Day, the Indian Army distributed traditional pherans to underprivileged families in far-flung villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kashmir Valley.