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Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 23
Inputs with Indian Intelligence agencies suggest around 60 trained militants have infiltrated from Pakistan into Jammu and Kashmir over the past two months.
There is a high possibility of three to four infiltration attempts within this week mostly along the Line of Control in north Kashmir — Keran, Uri and adjoining sectors, the inputs indicate.
An alert has been sounded due to the impending festival season that starts with Navaratras (from September 29) and ends two weeks after Diwali (October 27).
Over the past two months, infiltrations have taken place on both sides of the Pir Panjal mountain range that segregates the Valley from the Poonch-Jammu region, sources said.
Initial estimates of infiltrations were lower, however, the multi-agency centre (MAC), which collates data and inputs from human intelligence, radio intercepts and other sources, has arrived at a figure of 60 infiltrations over the past two months.
Sources said the number of these infiltrations indicates a major terror attack is being planned and the target could be on the Indian side along the 198 km of International Boundary in J&K. This runs south of the river Chenab river to the border of the state with Punjab at Madhopur.
Several military and Border Security Force (BSF) camps dot the Jammu region and all forwards posts have been on high alert. In the past two weeks, there have been violations of the ceasefire agreement and troops on either side have fired at each other.
Indian estimates say there are around 450-500 terrorists in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Off these, 250 are stationed at launch pads as well as camps along the LoC.
Estimates are that Pakistan may try and do something between the UN General Assembly in last week of September and the hearing of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) hearing scheduled later in October.
In the past one month, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has been raising lot of ‘red flags’ about an attack.
New Delhi: The IAF on Sunday felicitated a trust founded by the late Air Force Marshal Arjan Singh and his wife, with Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa applauding the noble work done by it towards welfare of serving and retired air warriors. The felicitation ceremony was held at Akash Air Force officers’ mess here on the establishment day of the trust, officials said. The Marshal and his wife Teji Singh had contributed their personal funds of Rs 2.25 cr to establish this trust on September 22, 2004. Marshal Arjan Singh DFC, a Padma Vibhushan awardee, had played a crucial role in 1965 by stopping Pakistani armour offensive code named ‘Operation Grand Slam’. IANS
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, September 21
A unique 4,500-km Kargil-to-Kohima (K2K) Ultra-Marathon — “Glory Run” — connecting two battlefields of the past was flagged off from the Kargil War Memorial, Drass, today.
The run will commemorate the 20th year of Kargil victory and is being undertaken by the Indian Air Force from Drass in J&K to Kohima War Cemetery, Kohima (Nagaland).Kohima and Kargil are the two forward-most outposts in the East and North, where two of the fiercest battles were fought in 1944 and 1999, respectively. Air Vice Marshal PM Sinha, Air Officer Commanding, J&K, flagged off the run.
The run is scheduled to culminate on November 6. A 25-member team will cover 4,500 km in 45 days by running an average of 100 km per day. Small groups of participants will take turns to complete the stretch.The expedition aims at paying tribute to the bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice for the motherland.
On September 6, IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa had handed over the ‘Glory Torch’ to team leader Squadron Leader Suresh Razdan, a Sukhoi Su-30MKI pilot, at New Delhi.
The team has been selected after rigorous selection trials and has undergone strenuous training at Air Force Station, Leh. The composite team comprises officers and airmen, including female officer Flight Lieutenant Rishab Jeet Kaur and Warrant Officer Indra Pal Singh, whose 51 years old.
The expedition involves camping and living outdoors, managing and surviving in the snow, rain and extreme climate through varied terrain of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam and Nagaland.
United Nations, August 22
India’s ties with Bangladesh today are better than ever and this is a tribute to the legacy and belief of Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman that ties between neighbours should be exemplary, New Delhi’s envoy to the UN said here.
“Our ties with Bangladesh today are perhaps better than ever and this is a tribute to Bangabandhu’s legacy,” India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Syed Akbaruddin said last week at a commemorative event organised by the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to mark the 44th death anniversary of Bangladesh’s founding father Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975.
Mujibur Rahman’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is a true inheritor of his belief that “ties between neighbours should be exemplary and we are happy that our ties have just grown from strength to strength”, Akbaruddin said at the event ‘Remembering Bangabandhu–A Voice for the Oppressed’.
Mujibur Rahman is popularly known in Bangladesh as Bangabandhu (Friend of Bengal). PTI
New Delhi, August 7
Home Minister Amit Shah held a delegation-level meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Asaduzzaman Khan here today. After the meeting, Shah, in a Facebook post, said he “had an extensive discussion on the bilateral relations between India and Bangladesh”.
Later, a joint statement said, “During the meeting, the ministers expressed satisfaction that both countries are working closer than ever before in every sector, including security and border management.” It said, “The two sides reiterated their commitment to keep the borders friendly and appreciated the co-operation between their border-guarding forces.”
It is learnt that Shah raised India’s concern regarding the illicit movement of undocumented persons across the border. “The ministers reaffirmed the need to further curb the menace of trans-border crime and agreed on greater co-operation to achieve our aim of a secured border,” the statement said. — TNS
China will further increase pension and living subsidies for disabled veterans, Red Army veterans and families of martyrs starting Aug. 1, China’s Army Day.
Pension allowances for disabled soldiers, police officers and militia members, as well as families of martyrs and deceased soldiers, will be increased by 10 percent from last year, according to a statement jointly issued by the Ministry of Veterans Affairs and the Ministry of Finance.
After the adjustment, yearly pension allowances for veterans disabled in wars and in the line of duty will reach 88,150 yuan (about 12,813 U.S. dollars) and 85,370 yuan per person, respectively.
Living subsidies for Red Army veterans will also be raised.
This is the 26th time for China to increase the pension standards for disabled veterans and the 29th time to increase that for Red Army veterans and families of deceased soldiers since 1978.
New Delhi, July 30
An Army officer’s body has been found on a railway track at the New Delhi railway station, police said on Tuesday.
The body of the officer, identified as Lieutenant Diwakar Puri, was found cut into two parts on Monday morning, they said.
According to police, Puri was from the Army Medical Corps and a resident of Delhi.
He had gone to Lucknow to attend a training camp and was returning to Delhi on Shramjeevi Express, the police said.
A post-mortem has been conducted and the report is awaited. The body has been handed over to the deceased’s family, they said. — PTI
Hoshiarpur, July 26
Kargil Victory Day was celebrated today during which martyrs were paid homage at the war memorial here.
Deputy Commissioner Isha Kalia paid tributes saying that the martyrs who had sacrificed their lives for the country could never be forgotten.
Today, the entire country is bowing down to soldiers who laid their lives for the nation, she said.
She added that in the Kargil war, 527 soldiers were martyred, of which 13 were from Hoshiarpur district.
The Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Sainik Board Chairperson said it was due to the martyrdom of these bravehearts that today they were leading a safe life.
She said their acts could never be repaid and the country would always be grateful for the sacrifice of martyrs.
Kalia added that the district administration was with the families of the martyrs and if they faced any problem, it would be solved on priority basis. In addition, full honours will be extended to them at government offices, she said.
She also motivated students of Sainik Institute of Management and Technology and Pre-recruitment Training Center to follow the path of martyrs.
On this occasion, family members of Kargil martyrs were also honoured. Also, 31 beneficiaries were given cheques for Rs 3,43,000 as financial assistance and marriage grant from the Armed Forces Flag Day fund.
