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Heavy firing between Indian, Pakistani armies on LoC

Indian and Pakistan soldiers on Friday traded heavy fire on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri…

IANS | Jammu | February 23, 2018 8:18 pm

Heavy firing between Indian, Pakistani armies on LoC

Indian and Pakistan soldiers on Friday traded heavy fire on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said.

According to security sources, the Pakistan army resorted to unprovoked shelling and firing at defence and civilian facilities in Lam and Jhanger area of Nowshera on Friday evening

“A civilian house got damaged in Pakistan shelling. Fortunately, there was no casualty,” said a source, adding that Indian positions are retaliating “effectively and strongly”.

# India

Rich tributes paid to Ladakhi shepherd who alerted Indian Army in 1999 about Pakistani intrusion in Kargil

The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian Army on Sunday paid rich tributes to shepherd Tashi Namgyal, who alerted the Army in 1999 about Pakistan's intrusion in the Kargil sector of Ladakh.

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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.

# Supplements

Indian Army and friends in distant lands

The book “Valour and Values: Aligning Military Experience to CSR” by Brigadier Rajiv Williams YSM (Retired) is an intriguing exploration of how, like corporations, the Indian army too engages in a range of activities which are really military versions of CSR.