Tag: Indian Army

New Delhi: The Indian Army on Saturday trashed claims on social media that it had captured territory in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Throughout the day, social media was abuzz with talk that the Indian Army had opened the fence on the Line of Control (LoC) and captured territory in PoK, but the army termed it […]

New Delhi: Pakistan resorted to heavy ceasefire violations along the Line of Control in Uri sector, leading to retaliation by the Indian side in which two Pakistan Army soldiers were killed on Wednesday. In a tweet, Pakistan Army’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations admitted that it violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) […]

New Delhi: Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said the armed forces had the utmost respect for human rights laws and they not only ensured the protection of human rights of the people of the country, but also of its adversaries. He was addressing the interns and senior officers of the National Human Rights […]

Gangtok: The Indian Army has rescued about 1,500 tourists who were stranded in Nathu La in East Sikkim, an official release said on Saturday. Some 1,500 to 1,700 tourists travelling in about 300 vehicles from Gangtok got stranded at various stretches of the Jawahar Lal Nehru Road between 13th Mile and Nathu La on Friday […]

New Delhi: Outgoing Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat, who will take charge as India’s first Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) on January 1, 2020, said on Tuesday that the Army is better prepared, equipped and armed to fight any war. Earlier, it was said that General Rawat would take charge of CDS on […]

New Delhi: New Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane said on Wednesday that the Army will focus on the border with China with equal attention as it does on the Pakistan border. He said he is confident that India will eventually resolve the border issue with China. “We have the Line of Actual Control. […]

New Delhi: While maintaining that both Northern and Western frontiers are equally important for India, Army chief General M.M. Naravane on Saturday said whenever government gives the go-ahead, his force is ready to take away Pakistan occupied Kashmir. Making it clear that accordingly rebalancing of deployment of the forces and weapons are being carried out, […]

Srinagar: Three militants were killed in an encounter security forces in Tral in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Sunday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon-and-search operation in the Gulshanpora area of Tral in the south Kashmir district Sunday morning after receiving specific intelligence about the presence of militants there, a police official said. […]

Srinagar: Two militants and two security men were killed in an ongoing encounter in the Tral area of south Kashmir on Tuesday. The two security men included an army jawan and a Special Police Office (SPO), who were injured during the encounter. The two succumbed to injuries while being taken to the hospital. According to […]

New Delhi: Lt Gen C.P. Mohanty has been named as the Southern Command chief and Lt Gen Y.K. Joshi has been named as chief of the Indian Army’s Northern Army Command, the Indian Army said on Thursday. Mohanty will succeed Lt Gen SK Saini who will take charge as new vice chief of the Army […]

New Delhi: Six soldiers have been awarded the Shaurya Chakra, including one posthumously, for displaying gallantry during anti-militancy and anti-insurgency operations, the Army said on Saturday. Lt Col Jyoti Lama, Maj Konjengbham Bijendra Singh, Naib Subedhar Narender Singh and Naik Naresh Kumar were among the recipients of the award. Naib Subedar Sombir was posthumously awarded […]

New Delhi: Lt Gen Satinder Kumar Saini will take charge as vice chief of Indian Army on Tuesday. Lt Gen Saini, who was the Southern Command chief so far, will inspect a Guard of Honour before taking charge. The army vice chief’s post fell vacant after the incumbent, Lt Gen M.M. Naravane, was elevated as […]

New Delhi: Kargil War hero, Lt Gen Y.K. Joshi assumed charge of GOC-in-C, Northern Command in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur on Saturday. The Northern command, takes care of security scenario along the border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir as well as with China in Ladakh. Joshi was commissioned into 13 JAK RIF (Bravest of […]

New Delhi: As pictures of police personnel and private security guards in camouflage uniforms went viral, the Indian Army has urged the government not to let police forces wear combat uniforms. The Army had written to the Defence Ministry on February 24 requesting that guidelines be issued to ensure this. “Combat dress should not be […]

Itanagar: The Indian Army has rescued 111 tourists and locals including women and children, stranded in sub-zero temperatures at snow-bound Sela Pass in Arunachal Pradesh, a defence official said on Monday. Army spokesman, Lt Col P. Khongsai, said two Army teams, along with medical staff and recovery vehicles, launched a major rescue operation on Saturday […]