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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicLine Of Control

Topic: Line Of Control

Army officer among 4 security personnel killed as LoC infiltration bid foiled at Machil

Three militants were killed as they made an abortive bid Sunday to cross the LoC into India in Machil sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.

A shut LoC bridge, and a Kashmir village living under the shadow of Pakistani snipers

The Tithwal bridge, one of the five crossing points along the Line of Control, has been shut since 2018 due to increased tensions between India and Pakistan.

Here’s how Army’s high bandwidth communication project will help the forces at LAC, LoC

Govt has approved the project, which will be implemented by a PSU at an estimated cost of Rs 7,796.39 crore.

No ‘major’ build-up at LoC but Pakistan pushing new Chinese-made assault rifles into Kashmir

Security forces have recovered EMEI Type 97 NSR rifles, manufactured by Chinese firm Norinco, which they believe were dropped into J&K through drones.

Why LAC could end up like LoC with more Indian Army deployment after China tensions ease

The stand-off with China could alternatively result in a bigger reserve in depth areas than what was there before May when tensions first started.

India lodges protest with Pakistan over unprovoked ceasefire violations along LoC, IB

Official sources said 14 Indians have been killed and 88 injured in more than 2,432 incidents of unprovoked ceasefire violations by Pakistani forces till June.

China is more aggressive today due to an assertive India, says BJP leader Ram Madhav

Addressing a virtual seminar on India-China border issue, Madhav also said ‘when it comes to Ladakh, it includes Gilgit-Baltistan and Aksai Chin too’.

Army jawan killed in shelling by Pakistan along LoC in Jammu & Kashmir’s Poonch

The jawan, who is the fourth Army personnel to be killed in Pakistani firing along the LoC this month, succumbed to injuries in Nowshera sector.

Ceasefire violations up across LoC in J&K, may be coordinated with China: Security officials

Pakistan committed 15 ceasefire violations in J&K in May alone, starting around the same time as the the India-China standoff along the LAC began in Ladakh.

Is Pakistan taking advantage of global Covid crisis to turn on terror tap against India?

Three CRPF personnel and a 14-year-old boy were killed in an attack by militants in north Kashmir’s Handwara Monday.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.