Cross-border attacks turn hamlet into ghost townNot just Arnia, 20 adjoining hamlets also wear a deserted look as its residents move to relatively safer areas.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.03 AM IST
Lull in border firing after nine daysSeveral camps have been setup in Kathua, Samba and Jammu district to house border migrants and provide them food, he said adding that sever...
24 May, 2018, 01.20 PM IST
Arnia town, nearly 100 villages deserted as thousands flee Pakistan shellingWhile some of the migrants have taken shelter in makeshift camps set up by the administration, most others preferred to shift to the houses...
23 May, 2018, 02.22 PM IST
Five civilians killed as Pakistani troops shell border villages, postsToday is the 9th day of continuous firing and shelling by Pakistani Rangers along the IB and LoC in Jammu, Kathua and Samba districts.
23 May, 2018, 01.52 PM IST
Live shells along International Border a 'death trap' for border dwellersAs Sukham Chand returned home in his hamlet in Arnia sector, he could not enter his border home as a live mortar bomb shell was lying in hi...
24 Jan, 2018, 11.13 AM IST
Border hamlets deserted as over 40K people escape Pak shellingFarming, schooling, cattle rearing and everything else on which border dwellers survive have come to a halt due to the shelling episodes.
21 Jan, 2018, 03.28 PM IST
Residents of border hamlets living in fear due to Pakistan firingA smell of gunpowder lingers in these villages whose residents are living in increasing fear. Nine people, including 5 civilians, have been...
20 Jan, 2018, 10.02 PM IST
Sleepless in Arnia: Residents live in fear as Pakistan forces poundEach night is an "encounter with death and devastation", say the local residents. According to officials, two Pakistani soldiers were kille...
17 Sep, 2017, 08.53 PM IST
Pakistan shells border outposts along IB in Jammu districtBSF personnel guarding the borderline took positions and fired back resulting in exchanges which ended around 0230 hours today, the officer...
30 Jan, 2015, 03.00 PM IST
Pakistan shells civilian areas, 8 BoPs along IB in Jammu, 3 injuredPakistani troops tonight heavily shelled border hamlets and 8 Border outposts (BoPs) including Arnia town along International Border (IB) i...
30 Jan, 2015, 02.39 AM IST
Heavy security blanket put in place for PM Narendra Modi's rally in UdhampurA multi-tier security set up has been put in place at the venue in the outskirts of Udhampur town in view of yesterday's terror attack
28 Nov, 2014, 11.33 AM IST
Jammu & Kashmir: Three army men, three civilians and four militants killed in encounterArnia, which is very close to the Pak border, has been the scene of frequent shelling, with most of its population moving out of the area i...
28 Nov, 2014, 01.22 AM IST
Normalcy returning, but border residents in J&K say they still live in fearFarming being the main profession of border residents say they feel insecure to venture into their fields located just around International...
12 Nov, 2014, 11.05 PM IST
Pakistan violates ceasefire twice; fires at BoPs in Samba, JammuThe BSF troops retaliated to the action by Pakistan, he said, adding that "there was no loss of life or injury to anyone in the firing".
23 Oct, 2014, 11.01 AM IST
Pakistan targets 15 border out posts, villages along the International Border in Jammu, 3 injured"After heavy firing, Pakistani Rangers resorted to heavy mortar shelling in Arnia and parts of R S Pura sectors of Jammu district overnight...
12 Oct, 2014, 11.08 AM IST
PM Narendra Modi should take up ceasefire volation issue with Pakistan: Ghulam Nabi AzadAttacking PM Modi govt, Ghulam Nabi Azad said that serious issues have been "relegated" to the level of "issuing press statements"
07 Oct, 2014, 09.53 PM IST
DGMO officials of India, Pakistan discuss ceasefire violationsTop military officials of India and Pakistan today discussed the ceasefire violations along the LoC and International Border but failed to ...
07 Oct, 2014, 08.51 PM IST