All stories by Anil Bhatt
Over 3,200 ceasefire violations by Pak in 2019, highest in 16 yrs
Rediff.com4 Jan 2020Shelling and firing by Pakistani troops was "very heavy" in 2019, virtually making the 2003 India-Pakistan border truce "redundant", officials said.
J-K police to get pepper ball launching guns, ROVs
Rediff.com2 Aug 2019The state police recently floated tenders for purchasing 50 PBLGs and two RoVs with water jet disruptors and weapon mounts for their use in security situation.
Rajnath: 'Will resolve Kashmir; if not through talks then...'
Rediff.com21 Jul 2019Singh paid tributes to soldiers killed in the Kargil War at a memorial in Dras sector.
How Chandrayaan fascinates these schoolchildren
Rediff.com14 Jul 2019Swapnila said they saw the GSLV Mk-III rocket that will launch the mission into space. "It was so huge," she added.
J-K records 2,936 cases of ceasefire violations in 2018, highest in 15 years
Rediff.com7 Jan 2019Shelling and firing by Pakistani troops was "very heavy" in 2018, virtually making the 2003 India-Pakistan border truce "redundant", said officials.
Kathua rape case: Alleged conspirator's family wants CBI probe
Rediff.com15 Apr 2018Conspirator's family expressed doubt about the credibility of the probe by the crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kathua victim's mother: I wanted her to be a doctor
Rediff.com14 Apr 2018The grief-stricken mother wishes for death penalty for the guilty.
Sunjwan: Subedar fought terrorist with bare hands; saved family
Rediff.com11 Feb 2018However, Madan Lal Choudhary's 20-year-old daughter Neha received a bullet injury in the leg while his sister-in-law Paramjeet also received minor injuries.
Guns fall silent, but border dwellers continue to stay in 'death trap'
Rediff.com24 Jan 2018As per reports, Pakistan has fired 3000-4000 mortar shells targeting Indian villages and border towns in which 12 people have been killed.
Border residents abandoned their homes to escape from Pak shelling
Rediff.com21 Jan 2018Over 40,000 villagers decided to leave their home along the India-Pakistan border
'Living in the shadow of death': Residents of border hamlets fear for lives
Rediff.com20 Jan 2018Blood splattered compounds, smashed window panes and demolished roofs are all that are left of houses in border hamlets which have been battered in Pakistani firing and shelling in the last three days.
90% dip in stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir in 2017: J&K top cop
Rediff.com13 Nov 2017Vaid said NIA raids were not alone responsible for a drop in stone-pelting incidents.
We need bunkers more than food: Border residents to Rajnath
Rediff.com12 Sep 2017Over 5,000 people living in 23 hamlets along the LoC were forced to shun homes.
Will force Pak to stop cross-border firing: Rajnath
Rediff.com11 Sep 2017Just wait for some more time. Pakistan will forced to stop firing.
70 Kashmiri youth joined terrorist ranks this year: Official
Rediff.com13 Aug 2017The officer claimed 88 Kashmiri youths joined militancy in 2016.
Security forces 'hunt down' 102 terrorists in J&K in 2017
Rediff.com14 Jul 2017Earlier in 2010, the highest number of 156 terrorists were killed between January and July that year.
50 men have joined militancy in Kashmir in 6 months
Rediff.com5 Jul 2017Most of these new recruits came from Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts in South Kashmir, which had become the hub of tech-savvy, young militants.
3 terrorists killed in Samba wanted to blow up trains
Rediff.com30 Nov 2016The three heavily-armed terrorists killed by the Border Security Force in Samba district had infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir to carry out a chain of terror attacks by blowing up running trains and tracks with chained IEDs and hard to detect liquid explosives, a top force official said on Wednesday.
Pix: Akshay Kumar meets Real Heroes
Rediff.com8 Nov 2016He visited the BSF martyr memorial in Jammu and Kashmir.
Pak targeting civilians as it failed to fight BSF: Border residents
Rediff.com28 Oct 2016Cores of houses and other structures along the IB in Jammu district are riddled with ammunition from across the border.