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Indian Army soldier killed in Pakistani shelling

Jammu, 11 April. An Indian Army soldier was killed as Pakistani troops initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate shelling in the Krishna…

Statesman News Service | Jammu | April 11, 2018 11:29 pm

Indian Army soldier killed in Pakistani shelling

Jammu, 11 April. An Indian Army soldier was killed as Pakistani troops initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate shelling in the Krishna Ghati (KG) sector along the Line of Control (LoC) on Wednesday.

Army spokesman, Colonel Devender Anand, said that the martyred soldier has been identified as Naik Thorat Kiran Popatrao (31) of village Fakirabad Wadi, District Aurangabad, Maharashtra, and is survived by his wife.

Naik Popatrao was grievously injured during exchange of fire and succumbed to his injuries.

Pakistani troops resorted to indiscriminate firing and the Indian Army was retaliating strongly and effectively.

# 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.