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  • BSF firing pushes again suspected Pak drone noticed alongside worldwide border in Jammu

    By PTI

    JAMMU: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday stated its troops opened fireplace at a suspected Pakistani drone alongside the International Border right here, forcing it to retreat.

    An enormous search operation is underway to make sure no weapons or narcotics have been airdropped by the drone, a BSF spokesperson stated.

    “A blinking light (of a suspected drone) was observed around 12:15 am (Saturday) on the IB in the night in the general area of Ramgarh. Alert troops fired towards the blinking light due to which it (drone) was forced to return,” he stated.

    He stated the realm was being searched totally.

    Official sources stated over two dozen rounds have been fired by the BSF in Arnia sector to carry down the suspected drone nevertheless it managed to return to the Pakistani aspect.

    An enormous space was cordoned off by the BSF and a search operation was underway when the final reviews have been acquired, they stated. This is the second such incident prior to now two weeks.

    The BSF had fired at a Pakistani drone on the Chamliyal border publish in Samba district on March 22, stopping it from flying into India.

    According to safety officers, Pakistan-based terror teams use drones to smuggle arms and narcotics into Jammu and Kashmir.

    JAMMU: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday stated its troops opened fireplace at a suspected Pakistani drone alongside the International Border right here, forcing it to retreat.

    An enormous search operation is underway to make sure no weapons or narcotics have been airdropped by the drone, a BSF spokesperson stated.

    “A blinking light (of a suspected drone) was observed around 12:15 am (Saturday) on the IB in the night in the general area of Ramgarh. Alert troops fired towards the blinking light due to which it (drone) was forced to return,” he stated.googletag.cmd.push(operate() googletag.show(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); );

    He stated the realm was being searched totally.

    Official sources stated over two dozen rounds have been fired by the BSF in Arnia sector to carry down the suspected drone nevertheless it managed to return to the Pakistani aspect.

    An enormous space was cordoned off by the BSF and a search operation was underway when the final reviews have been acquired, they stated. This is the second such incident prior to now two weeks.

    The BSF had fired at a Pakistani drone on the Chamliyal border publish in Samba district on March 22, stopping it from flying into India.

    According to safety officers, Pakistan-based terror teams use drones to smuggle arms and narcotics into Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Better to shut down dozen workplaces than shedding a single human life: Union Min on Pandits terror risk

    By PTI

    JAMMU: Indicating a thaw within the authorities’s stance on relocation of under-threat Kashmiri Pandit staff from the valley, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday mentioned it’s higher to save lots of a human life even when it means closing down a dozen workplaces.

    He additionally hit out on the opposition events accusing them of following the coverage of appeasement to the extent of being “inhuman”.

    He alleged that these events not solely discriminated between folks but additionally went to the extent of discriminating between Line of Control and International Border purely for vote concerns.

    “This should be addressed amicably and with sensitivity. My personal opinion is that nothing can be more valuable than a human life,” the minister advised reporters in Kathua.

    “If there is a threat even to one life, it is better to save that life even if it means closing down a dozen offices.” Singh was in Kathua to put the muse stone of central PMGSY highway from Bakhta to Magloor in Jalota space.

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    Addressing a public rally after the ceremony, Singh mentioned the earlier governments headed by opposition events crossed all limits of ethics and propriety once they allowed reservation for folks dwelling alongside LoC however denied the identical advantages to the folks dwelling alongside the IB.

    “They did so because their MLAs were elected from the areas along the LoC, some of whom also became the ministers. They denied the same benefit to the people living along IB or on the Pakistan border, mostly in Kathua and Samba districts, because the people here did not vote for them,” the Union minister mentioned.

    He mentioned this discrepancy was corrected solely after the Modi authorities got here to energy when the folks dwelling close to the IB got justice with the grant of 4 per cent reservation, the identical as folks dwelling alongside LoC.

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    Singh additionally mentioned the federal government was making efforts to arrange a satellite tv for pc hospital and Tata Cancer Centre in Kathua.

    “This will provide the latest hi-tech facility for cancer patients from J&K, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh.”

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    On Keedian Gandyal bridge, he mentioned it was not constructed during the last 70 years as a result of it will have benefitted mere 2,000 folks, however “we had the courage and conviction to construct a bridge for these people at a cost of over Rs 150 Crore”.

    Along the route of the holy Machil Yatra earlier than 2014 there have been neither bogs, nor cellular connectivity, nor electrical energy as a result of these folks didn’t determine of their checklist of the vote financial institution, he mentioned.

    ALSO READ| Nine Kashmiri Pandits killed in Jammu and Kashmir in 3 years: Govt

    “It is this government which set up toilets and mobile towers there and recently sanctioned one exclusive solar power plant for the village,” he added.

    Referring to one of many first Industrial Biotech Parks which has been arrange in Kathua, Singh mentioned folks will realise its price over a time frame.

    He mentioned that because of the Modi authorities the Shahpur Kandi mission was revived after 40 years, and the Ujh multipurpose irrigation mission, which was conceived for the first-time throughout Maharaja’s rule, can be scheduled to take off very quickly.

    JAMMU: Indicating a thaw within the authorities’s stance on relocation of under-threat Kashmiri Pandit staff from the valley, Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday mentioned it’s higher to save lots of a human life even when it means closing down a dozen workplaces.

    He additionally hit out on the opposition events accusing them of following the coverage of appeasement to the extent of being “inhuman”.

    He alleged that these events not solely discriminated between folks but additionally went to the extent of discriminating between Line of Control and International Border purely for vote concerns.

    “This should be addressed amicably and with sensitivity. My personal opinion is that nothing can be more valuable than a human life,” the minister advised reporters in Kathua.

    “If there is a threat even to one life, it is better to save that life even if it means closing down a dozen offices.” Singh was in Kathua to put the muse stone of central PMGSY highway from Bakhta to Magloor in Jalota space.

    ALSO READ| Chalk out center path to deal with problems with Kashmiri Pandits: Mehbooba Mufti

    Addressing a public rally after the ceremony, Singh mentioned the earlier governments headed by opposition events crossed all limits of ethics and propriety once they allowed reservation for folks dwelling alongside LoC however denied the identical advantages to the folks dwelling alongside the IB.

    “They did so because their MLAs were elected from the areas along the LoC, some of whom also became the ministers. They denied the same benefit to the people living along IB or on the Pakistan border, mostly in Kathua and Samba districts, because the people here did not vote for them,” the Union minister mentioned.

    He mentioned this discrepancy was corrected solely after the Modi authorities got here to energy when the folks dwelling close to the IB got justice with the grant of 4 per cent reservation, the identical as folks dwelling alongside LoC.

    ALSO READ| Kashmiri Pandits maintain barefoot march in Jammu, demand to make sure their ‘Right to Life’

    Singh additionally mentioned the federal government was making efforts to arrange a satellite tv for pc hospital and Tata Cancer Centre in Kathua.

    “This will provide the latest hi-tech facility for cancer patients from J&K, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh.”

    ALSO READ| Will flip colonies into ‘graveyards’, militants to Pandits

    On Keedian Gandyal bridge, he mentioned it was not constructed during the last 70 years as a result of it will have benefitted mere 2,000 folks, however “we had the courage and conviction to construct a bridge for these people at a cost of over Rs 150 Crore”.

    Along the route of the holy Machil Yatra earlier than 2014 there have been neither bogs, nor cellular connectivity, nor electrical energy as a result of these folks didn’t determine of their checklist of the vote financial institution, he mentioned.

    ALSO READ| Nine Kashmiri Pandits killed in Jammu and Kashmir in 3 years: Govt

    “It is this government which set up toilets and mobile towers there and recently sanctioned one exclusive solar power plant for the village,” he added.

    Referring to one of many first Industrial Biotech Parks which has been arrange in Kathua, Singh mentioned folks will realise its price over a time frame.

    He mentioned that because of the Modi authorities the Shahpur Kandi mission was revived after 40 years, and the Ujh multipurpose irrigation mission, which was conceived for the first-time throughout Maharaja’s rule, can be scheduled to take off very quickly.

  • International Border in Jammu frontier incident free, protected: BSF IG

    Drone exercise has additionally largely decreased in Jammu and the vast majority of weapons and different supplies dropped from unmanned aerial automobiles have additionally been recovered, stated BSF Inspector General.

  • Pakistan violates ceasefire alongside International Border in Jammu

    By PTI

    JAMMU: The Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire Tuesday morning because it focused Border Security Force (BSF) troops in unprovoked firing alongside the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, an official mentioned.

    The BSF gave a “befitting reply” to the firing within the Arnia sector of Jammu district, he mentioned.

    “This morning, the alert BSF Jammu troops gave a befitting reply to the unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers on a BSF patrolling party,” BSF Deputy Inspector General S P S Sandhu mentioned.

    The BSF Jammu public relations officer additionally mentioned there was no casualty on the Indian aspect. India and Pakistan agreed for a renewed ceasefire alongside the borders in Jammu and Kashmir in February 2020.

    Barring a number of violations, the settlement is holding, a lot to the aid of border residents and farmers who’ve resumed farming actions alongside the Line of Control and the International Border.

    JAMMU: The Pakistani Rangers violated ceasefire Tuesday morning because it focused Border Security Force (BSF) troops in unprovoked firing alongside the International Border in Jammu and Kashmir, an official mentioned.

    The BSF gave a “befitting reply” to the firing within the Arnia sector of Jammu district, he mentioned.

    “This morning, the alert BSF Jammu troops gave a befitting reply to the unprovoked firing by Pakistan Rangers on a BSF patrolling party,” BSF Deputy Inspector General S P S Sandhu mentioned.

    The BSF Jammu public relations officer additionally mentioned there was no casualty on the Indian aspect. India and Pakistan agreed for a renewed ceasefire alongside the borders in Jammu and Kashmir in February 2020.

    Barring a number of violations, the settlement is holding, a lot to the aid of border residents and farmers who’ve resumed farming actions alongside the Line of Control and the International Border.

  • BSF fires on suspected drone at International Border in Jammu

    By Express News Service

    SRINAGAR: The BSF males fired on suspected drone on the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Jammu whereas a blast happened close to a Police Station in Ramban district on the Srinagar-Jammu freeway in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

    A BSF spokesman stated BSF troops fired on an alien craft with a blinking gentle at 2135 hours in Kanachak space of Jammu because it tried to  cross the International Border.

    He stated the item was not noticed by troops thereafter. Search of the realm is underway, the spokesman stated. The safety officers have accused the Pakistani troops of utilizing drones to drop arms, ammunition and medicines on this aspect of the International Border (IB).

    Security forces have shot some drones and recovered arms and medicines from them whereas another seizures have been made near the IB.

    Meanwhile, a blast happened close to police post-Indh within the Gool subdivision of Ramban district within the early morning right this moment. No accidents or harm was reported within the explosion.

    After the blast, the policemen guarding the police station fired some rounds within the air. The high police and safety officers rushed to the realm to evaluate the state of affairs. A contingent of police and military launched a search operation within the space.

    SRINAGAR: The BSF males fired on suspected drone on the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Jammu whereas a blast happened close to a Police Station in Ramban district on the Srinagar-Jammu freeway in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday.

    A BSF spokesman stated BSF troops fired on an alien craft with a blinking gentle at 2135 hours in Kanachak space of Jammu because it tried to  cross the International Border.

    He stated the item was not noticed by troops thereafter. Search of the realm is underway, the spokesman stated. The safety officers have accused the Pakistani troops of utilizing drones to drop arms, ammunition and medicines on this aspect of the International Border (IB).

    Security forces have shot some drones and recovered arms and medicines from them whereas another seizures have been made near the IB.

    Meanwhile, a blast happened close to police post-Indh within the Gool subdivision of Ramban district within the early morning right this moment. No accidents or harm was reported within the explosion.

    After the blast, the policemen guarding the police station fired some rounds within the air. The high police and safety officers rushed to the realm to evaluate the state of affairs. A contingent of police and military launched a search operation within the space.

  • BSF fires at Pakistani drone detected alongside International Border in Jammu; search launched

    By PTI

    JAMMU: BSF opened hearth at a Pakistani drone after recognizing it close to the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official mentioned on Saturday.

    A blinking pink gentle was noticed by the troops coming from the Pakistan facet in Kanachak space at 9.40 pm on Friday, he mentioned.

    Alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at it, he mentioned.

    The troops launched a search operation within the space, which remains to be occurring, he mentioned.

    Earlier, police had busted three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) modules arresting seven of its members and recovering big cache of arms, ammunition, and explosive materials reportedly dropped by 20 drone sorties from Pakistan.

    Reportedly, LeT had arrange three terror modules in Jammu and Rajouri districts to gather and transport weapons dropped by drone in border areas of Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Rajouri districts to terrorists in Kashmir.

    JAMMU: BSF opened hearth at a Pakistani drone after recognizing it close to the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Jammu and Kashmir, a senior official mentioned on Saturday.

    A blinking pink gentle was noticed by the troops coming from the Pakistan facet in Kanachak space at 9.40 pm on Friday, he mentioned.

    Alert Border Security Force (BSF) troops fired at it, he mentioned.

    The troops launched a search operation within the space, which remains to be occurring, he mentioned.

    Earlier, police had busted three Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) modules arresting seven of its members and recovering big cache of arms, ammunition, and explosive materials reportedly dropped by 20 drone sorties from Pakistan.

    Reportedly, LeT had arrange three terror modules in Jammu and Rajouri districts to gather and transport weapons dropped by drone in border areas of Jammu, Samba, Kathua and Rajouri districts to terrorists in Kashmir.

  • BSF jawan killed, 4 injured in firing accident at observe vary: Police

    Image Source : PTI BSF jawan killed, 4 injured in firing accident at observe vary: Police
    A BSF jawan was killed and 4 have been injured in an incident throughout firing observe on the Lathi firing vary in Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer, police stated on Wednesday.

    The incident occurred on Tuesday night time, they stated, including {that a} “premature blast” within the muzzle of a gun resulted in splinter accidents to 5 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel participating in firing observe.

    Three of them sustained vital accidents and have been evacuated to the first well being centre in Pokhran, the place Satish Kumar (32) was declared introduced lifeless, the police stated, including that the members of the family of the deceased have been knowledgeable in regards to the incident. 

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