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.
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.
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.
Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva, General Officer Commanding (GOC), White Knight Corps, on Saturday visited the border area of Rajouri to strengthen civil-military ties and recognize the pivotal role of local communities and veterans in maintaining peace and stability in the region.
An Army post in the border area of Surankot in Poonch district was attacked with grenades by terrorists in the wee hours on Wednesday.
On Sunday, CBI sources had informed that LOCs were issued against Manish Sisodia and 14 others in the excise policy scam.
On this day, the Indian Army ousted Pakistani intruders and regained Tiger Hill and other posts as part of Operation Vijay.
The spokesman said that on the night of 17 July, an accidental grenade blast occurred, when the Indian Army troops were performing their duties along the LOC in Mendhar Sector, District Poonch.
Meanwhile, security forces, on Saturday, gunned down two Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorists at Shitipora in the Bijbehara area of south Kashmir's Anantnag district.
Additional Director General BSF (Western Command) PV Rama Sastry on Wednesday visited the sensitive Forward Defended Localities (FDL) in Rajouri and Poonch districts and took stock of security situation and applauded officers and troops for their professional acumen in safeguarding the line of control (LOC) in such stringent conditions.
