Pathankot

Special Commandos To Guard Sensitive Stations On Vande Bharat Train Route

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 3, 2019

Special commandos will be deployed at sensitive stations, like Jammu and Pathankot, on the 654-km route of the Delhi-Katra Vande Bharat Express to respond to any security situation, a senior Railway Protection Force official said on Thursday.

8 US-Made Apache Attack Choppers Join Indian Air Force Fleet

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday September 3, 2019

Eight US made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters joined the Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet today in Pathankot, in a major boost to India's combat capabilities. In 2015, India had signed a multi-billion dollar contract with Boeing for the supply of 22 of these choppers, widely considered the most advanced helicopters of their type in the world.

8 Apache Attack Choppers To Be Inducted Into IAF At Pathankot Tomorrow

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 2, 2019

In a major boost to the Indian Air Force's combat capabilities, eight US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters are set to be inducted into the IAF on September 3, officials said on Monday.

"We Both Fought Pakistanis": Air Chief Flies With Abhinandan Varthaman

India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday September 2, 2019

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who piloted a MiG-21 Bison during the air strike at a terror camp in Pakistan's Balakot in February, today flew together in a two-seater version of the Russian-origin legacy jet.

Apache Attack Helicopters To Be Inducted Into Air Force On September 3

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 30, 2019

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will induct US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters into the Indian Air Force (IAF) at Pathankot in Punjab on September 3, an official said today.

"President Doesn't Make Things Up": Trump's Advisor On Kashmir Comment

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 24, 2019

US President Donald Trump "does not make up things", one of his top advisers said when asked about his stunning claim that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had asked him to "mediate" on the Kashmir issue. India has strongly rejected that claim.

Another Boy Falls Into Borewell In Punjab, Days After 2-Year-Old's Death

India News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Friday June 14, 2019

A four-year-old boy fell into a borewell in Punjab and remained stuck there for hours. This fresh incident comes days after Fatehveer Singh, a two-year-old boy died after he was stuck inside a borewell for nearly 110 hours in Punjab's Sangrur.

"Expected Capital Punishment": Women's Commission Chief On Kathua Verdict

India News | ANI | Monday June 10, 2019

The National Commission for Women chairperson on Monday said the Pathankot court decision convicting six accused in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua in January 2018 was not enough and expected harsher punishment for them.

"Relieved": Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah Welcome Kathua Verdict

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday June 10, 2019

Soon after a special court in Pathankot today held six of the seven accused guilty in the rape and murder of eight-year-old in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua last year, political leaders including Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah welcomed the judgement. The seventh accused in the case, reportedly a juvenile, has been let off in the case.

Verdict In Rape And Murder Of Kathua 8-Year-Old Shortly: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Monday June 10, 2019

The verdict in the gang-rape, torture and killing of an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, which shocked and disturbed the country, is expected to be pronounced by a special court in Pathankot shortly. Charges of rape and murder were framed against seven of eight accused in the case; one of them claimed to be a minor. The accused, i...

Judgment In Kathua Rape And Murder Case Likely On June 10

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 3, 2019

The judgment in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir is likely to be delivered on June 10, nearly a year after the trial began in a court in Pathankot, special public prosecutor JK Chopra said today.

Terror Alert At 2 Pathankot Stations After Intel On Threat From Pak's ISI

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday May 27, 2019

Two train stations in Punjab's border district of Pathankot are on high alert after intelligence inputs of the threat of expositions triggered by Pakistan's spy agency ISI.

"942 Bombings Since 2014, PM Needs To Open His Ears": Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Thursday May 2, 2019

Hours after 16 security personnel were killed in blast triggered by Maoists in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, after he claimed that "since 2014 the sounds of blasts can't be heard in India."

At Least 10 Dead After Bus Falls Into Gorge Near Dalhousie In Himachal

Cities | Edited by Anuj Pant | Saturday April 27, 2019

A private bus fell into a 200-foot deep gorge, leading to the death at least twelve people in Himachal Pradesh. The bus was on the Dalhousie-Pathankot route, reported news agency ANI.

Military Hospital Saves Life Of Girl Just Ahead Of Her Class 10 Board Exam

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 3, 2019

Doctors at Pathankot military hospital in Punjab saved the life of a 14-year-old girl and ensured that she did not miss her final paper in the class 10 board examination, a defence spokesman said in Jammu on Tuesday.