The BJP sharply slammed the government Wednesday over Defence Minister A.K. Antony not blaming the Pakistani army for killing five soldiers on the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir even as the Congress defended the minister and accused the main opposition party of playing politics on the issue.


BJP slams Antony for remark on soldiers' killing


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The wife of one of the five soldiers killed in Kashmir Wednesday refused a compensation of Rs.10 lakh announced by the Bihar government and demanded "tough" action against Pakistan.


Soldier's wife refuses compensation


The sole surviving soldier in the Jammu and Kashmir ambush was Wednesday brought to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences here and was in an "extremely critical" condition, hospital authorities said.


Soldier wounded in Pakistani ambush critical


Shambu Saran Rai, one of the five soldiers killed in Kashmir, was to come home on a holiday in Bihar's Ara town this week. Now, his grief-stricken family awaits his body.


Bihar mourns soldiers killed in Kashmir


Blaming the erstwhile NDA regime for its "muted response" to the country's security needs and killings of troopers and civilians, Congress leader Ajay Maken Wednesday said the BJP should remember how many armed forces personnel were killed during its tenure.


Congress blames NDA for rise in cross-border terrorism


Chief of Army Staff General Bikram Singh arrived here Wednesday to take stock of the situation along the Line of Control (LoC) in the aftermath of the killings of five Indian soldiers in Poonch district by Pakistani intruders.


Army chief in J&K to review LoC security


Defence Minister A.K. Antony Wednesday defended his statement to parliament on killing of five Indian soldiers, and said he would come back to parliament if he gets any more details.


Antony defends his statement on soldiers' killing


The Rajya Sabha was adjourned Wednesday till noon as members raised the issue of discrepancy in Defence Minister A.K. Antony's statement on the killing of five Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir.


Rajya Sabha adjourned over Antony's statement


Defence Minister A.K. Antony's statement following the killing of five soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir was "most laughable", Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha said here Tuesday.


BJP criticises Antony's statement on soldiers' killing


Making clear that its hands off policy on Kashmir has not changed, the US has reiterated that it was for India and Pakistan to determine the pace, scope, and character of dialogue on Kashmir.


No change in hands-off Kashmir policy: US


Army chief General Bikram Singh will visit Poonch Wednesday to review the situation after the killing of five Indian soldiers along  Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said.


Soldiers' killing: Army chief to visit Poonch


Two months after Nawaz Sharif took charge in Islamabad, India-Pakistan relations took a new hit Tuesday after "heavily armed terrorists" ambushed an Indian army patrol in Jammu and Kashmir, killing five soldiers and triggering angry reactions in New Delhi.


Five Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir, India-Pakistan ties hit (Intro Roundup)


Army chief General Bikram Singh will visit Jammu region Wednesday to take stock of the situation after the killing of five Indian soldiers by "heavily armed terrorists" including men dressed like Pakistani soldiers at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, sources said.


Soldiers' killing: Army chief to visit Jammu



Five Indian soldiers killed in Kashmir, India-Pakistan ties hit (Roundup)


Pakistan emphatically denied Tuesday Indian allegations that Pakistani soldiers intruded into Jammu and Kashmir and killed five Indian soldiers.


Pakistan denies killing Indian soldiers, wants talks


India Tuesday summoned Pakistani Deputy High Commissioner Mansoor Ahmad Khan and lodged a strong protest over the killing of five Indian soldiers in Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.


India summons Pakistan official to protest Poonch killings


Five Indian soldiers were killed early Tuesday when Pakistani troops intruded into Jammu and Kashmir and ambushed an army patrol, police sources said. Pakistan denied the charge.


Pakistani ambush kills five Indian soldiers


The Pakistani military Tuesday denied the Indian army's claim that Pakistani forces attacked an Indian post and killed five soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir.


Pakistan denies killing Indian soldiers


The killings of five Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Poonch was "unfortunate" and not the way to improving bilateral ties, said Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh Tuesday.


Indian soldiers' killing not way to better ties: Minister


The BJP Tuesday said India should not hold talks with Pakistan in the wake of the killings of five Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district.


Don't hold talks with Pakistan: BJP on soldiers' killing


Both houses of parliament were Tuesday adjourned till noon after MPs, including of the BJP, disrupted proceedings raising slogans over the deaths of five Indian soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir.

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