Terror Launch Pads

"Worrisome": Lt General DS Hooda On Military Being Dragged Into Politics

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday May 16, 2019

Lt Gen (retd) DS Hooda, the main architect of the 2016 surgical strikes on terror launch pads in PoK, Thursday said it is "worrisome" that the military is increasingly being drawn into the political discourse and used to win political arguments.

"I Understand Hindi": Nirmala Sitharaman On Reporter's "Sarcastic Tone"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 23, 2018

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took offence Friday at what she described as the "sarcastic tone" of a reporter's question about the 2016 surgical strikes carried out by the Army on terror launch pads across the LoC.

Parakram Parv 2018 Updates: India Marks 2 Years Of Army's Surgical Strike Across LoC

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Saturday September 29, 2018

India celebrates the 2nd anniversary of the surgical strikes today. The surgical strike operation was carried out by the Indian Army across the Line of Control or LoC on the intervening night of September 28 and 29, 2016. The surgical strike was carried out to eliminate terrorists and destroy terror launch pads across the Line of Control in Jammu a...

Rajnath Singh's Cryptic Statement On Surgical Strike Anniversary

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Friday September 28, 2018

As the government marks the second anniversary of the surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control, Home Minister Rajnath Singh's comment fueled speculation about another army operation.

Indian Navy Plans 2-Day Event To Commemorate Surgical Strike Across LoC

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 27, 2018

The Indian Navy has planned a two-day event starting September 29 in Mumbai and Goa to commemorate the second anniversary of the surgical strike carried out by the defence forces in 2016 to destroy terror launch pads across the Line of Control or LoC, an official said today.

New Video Of 2016 Surgical Strikes Shows Assault On Terror Launch Pads

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Thursday September 27, 2018

Two days before the second anniversary of the Indian Army's surgical strikes across the Line of Control on Pakistani terrorist launch pads, the government has released new footage of the operation that was designed to avenge the 2016 terror attack on a military camp in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri and have since then become a political football between ...

Believe In The Need For Another Surgical Strike: Army Chief Bipin Rawat

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday September 25, 2018

In view of the current situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said yesterday that he believed there was a need for another surgical strike on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.

Manohar Parrikar On Army's Last-Minute Purchases Before Surgical Strikes

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Sunday December 10, 2017

Before several teams of the Army's Special Forces carried out the surgical strikes across the Line of Control in September last year, the Modi government flew its top officers to foreign countries to make last-minute purchases of items necessary for the attacks, former Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Saturday.

On Surgical Strikes Anniversary, No Fanfare; Only A Tweet Lauding Heroes

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 29, 2017

There was no fanfare on the first anniversary of the surgical strikes by Army on terror launch pads across the LoC in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) with the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps putting out a solitary tweet to celebrate the unprecedented military action.

Army Chief Warns Infiltrators From Pakistan Will Be Pushed Into Graves

India News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Tuesday September 26, 2017

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has warned that a new round of surgical strikes could be used to eliminate staging areas for terrorists located across the border in Kashmir.

Terror Launchpads Targeted After Uri Attack Active Again: Army To NDTV

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Wednesday April 12, 2017

Just 30 km from where Pakistani terrorists attacked an army camp in Uri in Kashmir last year, the army's senior-most commander in the region, is reviewing reports of the latest developments along the Line of Control. The snow is melting and this is the time of the year when Pakistani forces try to push through infiltrators into India.

PM Narendra Modi Talks Of 'Surgical Strikes' In Fight Against Black Money

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 22, 2016

Referring to the Army's surgical strikes against terror launch pads or staging areas in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir, PM Modi today said that a similar strategy in fight against black money could bring in more than the 1 lakh crore unearthed by the government.

On Line Of Control, Army Ready For Any 'Eventuality' Post Surgical Strikes

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 11, 2016

Pakistan has increased the number of ceasefire violations along the Line of Control or LoC ever since India's surgical strikes against terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The Indian Army said on Monday that its "guard is up" and it will reply to any eventuality. This, they said, include Border Action Team or BAT attacks.

Lashkar-e-Taiba Suffered Maximum Damage In Surgical Strikes: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 9, 2016

Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashker-e-Taiba or LeT suffered the maximum damage in the cross-Line of Control surgical strikes on terror launch pads carried out by the Indian army with assessment reports of radio intercepts indicating that around 20 of its terrorists were killed.

PM Narendra Modi Chairs Cabinet Committee On Security Meeting

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 5, 2016

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) to discuss the security scenario in the wake of the surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control.