Blasts, firing on LoC as Pak targets Indian soldiers on rescue mission
Violating the truce, Pakistani troops today fired at Indian soldiers while they were trying to evacuate two porters who were wounded in a blast, triggered by suspected militants, along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district. Targeting army's civilian porters, ultras detonated an IED while they were carrying supplies from one army post to another in Sabzian-Mandi belt along the LoC at around 8 am, an army officer said. Two porters were wounded, one of them critically, and a pony was killed in the blast, he said. Unconf…
The day India won back Tiger Hill
Much water has flown down the Indus since 1999, however, the Kargil victory remains etched in the psyche of our nation. One story of valour that stood out among the many inspiring tales of bravery displayed by the Indian Army, was the recapture of Tiger Hill. With sharp conical features, Tiger Hill stands among the mountain tops a few kilometres north of Drass. Its recapture was critical as the feature dominates the National Highway A1 (NHA1 and was used by the Pakistani troops to shell Indian convoys moving towards Kargil and Leh with s…
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