Pathankot : Fresh firing today started at the Air Force base here, as another militant was killed, leaving one more attacker suspected to be holed up. “A fresh contact has been established and there was brief firing,” a senior Army official said. Additional reinforcements have been sent to the area of operation.Five companies comprising nearly […]
Patiala : Meat seller Manga Singh (who belongs to a backward class) today confirmed that while he was allegedly being tortured by the Sangrur police, the SHO concerned was also present in the police station. Following this, the National Commission for Scheduled Castes issued a notice to the Patiala range DIG Balkar Sidhu, asking him […]
A narrow plain (just 30-km wide) lies between the Himalayas and the international border with Pakistan. Located at the eastern edge of this plain and nestled in the foothills at an altitude of 1,090 feet is the militarily vital town of Pathankot. It is the northern-most district of Punjab that is located at the confluence […]
Pathankot/New Delhi : The operation continues to secure the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot after a militant attack on Saturday, the IAF said on Sunday, while the government said it could not yet confirm that two remaining gunmen had been eliminated. “The area cannot be declared fully sanitised,” Air Marshal Anil Khosla told a […]
New Delhi : Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Sunday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the ongoing attack at the Air Force Base in Pathankot where two terrorists are believed to be holed up and a fierce counter-operation is underway to smoke them out.Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi will brief the media on the attack […]