Kargil News

The army's northern command has already issued tenders for purchase of 600 Avalanche Victim Detector (Triple Antenna) for use in the mountainous belts of Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu and other vital areas in the state. "These AVDs would be used...

India's �timid� response to the Pakistani military ingress in Kargil in 1999 has been blamed by a retired Army General for the series of terrorist strikes beginning with the attack on Parliament in 2001. He has also come down heavily...

Earlier in Pandras village, the memorial was re-built near Drass in Kargil district so that it can be maintained. In winters, the army troops withdraw from the area due to heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperature, leaving the memorial in dilapidated...

The main aim of the match was to give impetuous to the sport in the region. Muhammad Ishaq, a former polo player said, "This is a traditional sport and even small children enjoy this game and they have a tremendous...

Clash took place between locals and police in Anantnag, 55 km from here, leaving a woman and two policemen injured, official sources said. Shortly after Eid prayers, groups of people wanted to visit the martyrs graveyard to offer prayers...Agitated groups...

Howard Schaffer is a veteran US Foreign Service Officer with long experience as a diplomat in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. He has dealt with South Asia most of his career, either in field postings or at the desks dealing with...

If you try to harm somebody, in turn, you are bound to become a victim. And it is quite evident from today's scenario that Pakistan is facing the problem of terrorism as it has tried to spread terrorism in Punjab,...