Major among 3 killed in Pak firing along LoC

Two Army officers including a Major and one jawan were killed and two others wounded in Pakistani firing along the Line of

Control (LoC) in Rajouri district.

The Army officials said that the Pakistani troops resorted to “unprovoked” firing at a foot patrol of the 120-Infantry Brigade Battalion of the Army in

the LoC’s Keri sector.

“The firing started at 12.15 pm and continued for some time. It was sudden firing by the Pakistani troops without any reason or provocation from our side in violation of the November 2003 ceasefire understanding,” said a Nagrota (Jammu)-based defence spokesman. He added that the troops retaliated to the Pakistani firing “strongly and effectively” and that “martyrdom of soldiers will not go in vain”.

Jaipur: At least 32 people were killed on Saturday when a private bus fell into Banas river from a nearly 100-foot high bridge in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur district, police said. The incident took place on Saturday morning in Soorwal police station area when the bus was on its way to Lalsot from Sawai Madhopur, they said. The driver of the bus lost control over the vehicle and it fell into the river after breaking the railing of the bridge, the police said. Prime Minister Narendra Mr Modi expressed grief over the incident and said his thoughts were with the families of the deceased.