Tag: Indian Army

Jammu: Three civilians were killed in shelling by the Pakistani army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Saturday. Police said a woman and her two children were killed in Salotri village of Jhalas area in Krishna Ghati sector of the LoC when a shell fired by […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in a 56-hour-long encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Sunday, officials said. The two militants were killed in the encounter, which began on Friday morning when security forces launched a search operation in Babagund area of Kupwara in north Kashmir, following information about presence of the militants there, an […]

Kochi: Federal Bank on Monday launched two schemes for the welfare of the families of armed forces personnel. From the academic year 2019-20 onwards, the bank will be giving a scholarship of up to Rs 1 lakh per year to the children of martyred armed forces personnel for pursuing higher studies, said a press release. […]

Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encounter between militants and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, Army sources said on Tuesday. The encounter broke out at Tral area on Monday. The security forces had cordoned off the area and launched an operation to flush out the militants, a police spokesperson had said. […]

New Delhi: Women officers can now get permanent commissions in 10 branches of the Indian Army, the government announced on Tuesday. The Defence Ministry said that it has taken necessary steps to ensure that women, who were earlier inducted for short service commission (SSC), get permanent commission in the armed forces. Permanent commission will be granted […]

Srinagar: An encounter broke out between militants and security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday killing a militant in Kralgund area, defence sources said. There was a brief exchange of fire between the two sides and later the security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the area late in Wednesday […]

Srinagar: The Indian Army on Saturday dismissed media reports that a soldier was abducted by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district, adding that he was “safe”. “Media reports of the abduction of a serving Army soldier on leave from Qazipora, Chadoora, are incorrect. (The) individual is safe. Speculations may please be avoided,” a Defence […]

New Delhi: It’s not even three months of this year and body count of soldiers has been steadily rising in Jammu and Kashmir to make it one one of the most violent periods in recent times. The Army alone has lost 10 men, five of them before the tragic car bombing in Pulwama killing 40 Central […]

Jammu: Heavy firing exchanges took place on Saturday between Indian and Pakistani troopers on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence official said. “At around 1.30 p.m. today, the Pakistan Army resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation by shelling mortars and firing of small arms along the LoC in the […]

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind today conferred gallantry awards on several army personnel including Odisha’s Pradip Kumar Panda (Posthumous). Pradip’s wife, Minati Panda, received the Kirti Chakra from the President today. Pradip, a constable in 130 Battalion of CRPF was honoured with the gallantry award for his supreme sacrifice for the country and his […]

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country and if he/she works hard enough, anything is possible… This has been proved by Garima Yadav. She has this love for her country from the very beginning and it turned her from ‘India’s Miss Charming Face’ to an Army officer- Lieutenant Garima Yadav. She won […]

Jammu: Indian and Pakistani troops traded mortars and gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri and Poonch districts on Tuesday. The first violation of the ceasefire by the Pakistan Army took place in Rajouri and it then spread to Poonch district, officials said. Defence Ministry spokesman Lt Col Devender Anand […]

New Delhi: The Army got ‘desi’ Bofors when home-made Dhanush howitzer was inducted on Monday. The much awaited Dhanush 155/45 calibre towed Gun System, also known as ‘desi’ Bofors, will significantly enhance the Army’s firepower. The Dhanush gun system is based on Bofors acquired in the 1980s and whose purchase was mired in controversy because of […]

New Delhi: Inspired by “Special 26” heist drama, three men allegedly cheated over 100 unemployed youths on the pretext of recruiting them in the Territorial Army but failed in their latest attempt to pull off the scam and were arrested in Delhi, police said Monday. The gang members, active mainly in cheating youths from Delhi […]

New Delhi: Indian Army’s former Northern Command Chief D.S. Hooda, who directed the 2016 cross-LoC surgical strikes, on Sunday said one surgical strike or air strike won’t make Pakistan change its behaviour. At a panel discussion “Beyond politics: Debating a new security manifesto”, he said dealing with Pakistan requires long-term, dialogue-based planning and also engagement […]