Sunday, May 24, 2026
ADVT 
India

Pakistan violates ceasefire in Kashmir

Darpan News Desk Darpan, 05 Oct, 2014 06:42 AM
    The Pakistan Army fired at Indian positions along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday, violating a 2003 ceasefire, the defence ministry said.
     
    The "unprovoked firing" lasted for 30 minutes and was "effectively and appropriately responded to" by Indian troops, an official statement said. There were no casualties.
     
    On Saturday, Pakistan Rangers used mortars to target Indian positions on the international border in R.S. Pura sector of Jammu district.
     
    Pakistan has been violating the truce on both the LoC and the international border in Kashmir, the northern third of which is controlled by Islamabad.

    MORE India ARTICLES

    US wants ties with 'Modi's India': Pakistani daily

    US wants ties with 'Modi's India': Pakistani daily
    After denying him a visa for years, the US now wants to engage with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Pakistani daily said Sunday, adding Washington...

    US wants ties with 'Modi's India': Pakistani daily

    Congress-NC alliance snaps ahead of Kashmir polls

    Congress-NC alliance snaps ahead of Kashmir polls
    The ruling National Conference and its ally the Congress will fight the coming elections in Jammu and Kashmir on their own, ending a long alliance, it was announced Sunday....

    Congress-NC alliance snaps ahead of Kashmir polls

    After women, Delhi is the most unsafe for children

    After women, Delhi is the most unsafe for children
    Delhi has earned the dubious distinction being a city unsafe for women. Now comes another shocker. Among India's 53 mega-cities, the national capital is the...

    After women, Delhi is the most unsafe for children

    Ethiopia's India connect grows: A Dreamliner named Taj Mahal

    Ethiopia's India connect grows: A Dreamliner named Taj Mahal
    In what is being seen as a recognition of the heavy traffic generated on its routes to the Indian subcontinent, the flagship carrier of the East African...

    Ethiopia's India connect grows: A Dreamliner named Taj Mahal

    Are Hindutva hawks flying again?

    Are Hindutva hawks flying again?
    The latest reported observations of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) supremo, Ashok Singhal, echo what the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue...

    Are Hindutva hawks flying again?

    India's infant mortality rate dips

    India's infant mortality rate dips
    India has seen a dip in its infant mortality and fertility rates, official figures released here Thursday showed.

    India's infant mortality rate dips