Pak attempting Kargil
pattern incursions
in Poonch
heights
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DELHI, Oct 5: Pakistan is
attempting Kargil pattern incursions
along Poonch and Rajauir heights in Jammu
and Kashmir infiltrating mercenaries
equipped with sophisticated weapons to
occupy gaps in defences along the Line of
Control, according to Vice Chief of the
Army Staff Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi.
"Large mercenary bands equipped with
heavy weapons like 80 mm mortars are
seeking to occupy unmanned heights to try
to dominate Indian border posts and this
infiltration bid is taking place under
cover of heavy Pakistani artillery
fire", Gen Oberoi, who formally took
over his post today, told
PTI..............more
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HMPPR
chjief Abu Billal Habshi, who was
eliminated by Romeo Force on
Wednesday at Surankote.
-Excelsior/Bhat
Top LeT ultra
Pale Khan gunned down in Budhal
Excelsior
Correspondent
RAJOURI, Oct 5: A
dreaded foreign mercenary and a
‘deputy commander’ of
Lashkar-e-Toiba outfit was shot
dead by troops of Budhal Brigade
and Special Operations Group
(SOG) Budhal in an encounter at
village Kot Chadwal in Kandi area
of this morning........more
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Two militants
escape
Arms,
jeans haul in Samba
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 5: Close on the heels
of elimination of four dreaded Pakistani
militants at Katli nullah, the Special
Operations Group (SOG), Samba police and
Army today recovered another large
consignment of arms and ammunition and
including three AK-47 rifles and jeans
from the same area. Two militants, who
had smuggled the arms consignment from
Pakistan, managed to escape.......more
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Woman injured in
firing
Pak
post, 2 bunkers destroyed in Lam
Excelsior
Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 5: Troops of
Nowshera Brigade today destroyed a
Pakistani post and two bunkers opposite
Lam sector in Nowshera tehsil of Rajouri
district while a woman was injured in
Pakistani firing at Garkhal in Akhnoor
tehsil.........more
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Encounter in
Kupwara, IED blast in Tral
Militant,
2 civilians, BSF man killed in Valley
Excelsior
Special Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Oct 5: One militant, two
civilians and a BSF head constable have
got killed in different militancy-related
incidents in Kashmir valley since last
evening. Two BSF soldiers and nine
civilians sustained injuries in
militants’ grenade attack on
security forces at Sopore
today...........more
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Infight at
Hizb’s Kotli camp
2
trainees, Jamaat activist killed in PoK
group clash
SRINAGAR, Oct 5: In a major
internecine clash between two groups of
Hizbul Mujahideen at Kotli in
Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, two trainee
guerrillas as also a Jamaat-e-Islami
activist have got killed while as at
least six Jamaat activists and a civilian
have sustained injuries........more
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India’s ties with
US, Russia jitter Pak
ISLAMABAD, Oct 5: The growing
strategic alliance between India, the
United States and Russia has started
giving worries to Pakistan as Islamabad
believes that New Delhi could be assigned
a role of local gendarmerie especially in
the Afghanistan context, media report
said here today.............more
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CM discusses JK situation
with Army Chief
Excelsior
Correspondent
Srinagar, Oct 5: The Chief
of the Army Staff, Gen S Padmanabhan
called on the Chief Minister Dr Farooq
Abdullah here last evening........more
Farooq meets Adbani,
Mishra....
UK delegation visits
migrant camp, Jail...
Darbar Move on Nov 6....
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SRINAGAR, Oct 5: The Chief of the Army Staff General
S Padmanabhan today ended a three day visit to Kashmir,
his first after assuming charge, declaring that Pakistan
is intensifying covering fire on the Line of Actual
Control to send across more and more trained militants
and sophisticated weapons. The situation on the Line of
Actual Control is uneasy with daily exchange of fire, the
Army Chief told a press conference here. Describing the
LoC as active he said daily exchange of fire between the
Indian and enemy troops is a ‘routine’
activity........
