Tag: Indian Army

Srinagar: Pakistan is trying to step up infiltration and push in more terrorists into J&K after failing to instigate the people of Kashmir following last year’s August 5 decision of revoking Article 370. GoC 19 Infantry Division Kashmir Major General Virendra Vats said this at a press conference in Baramulla, North Kashmir on Saturday. “Pakistan […]

Srinagar: Three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including a Pakistani national involved in a recent attack on security forces, were killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Sunday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation around midnight in the Reban area of Sopore town following information about the presence of […]

New Delhi: Does China have military edge over India? No, its a misconception say reports. India has come a long way since 1962. If China says dont forget the history, we also say the same to them. While de-escalation talks are on, some experts are working overtime to prove that in case of war, China’s […]

New Delhi: The disengagement between India and China hit a roadblock in eastern Ladakh as Chinese troops have not moved back from the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in line with the consensus arrived at during the disengagement talks between both the countries. Seeing this, the Indian Army prepares for a long haul and harsh […]

New Delhi: The Indian Army has started the process to grant permanent commission to short service commissioned women officers in 10 streams, the force said on Thursday. The Ministry of Defence has issued the formal government sanction letter for grant of permanent commission to women officers in the Indian Army, paving the way for empowering […]

Mumbai: Bollywood celebrities on Sunday took to social media to pay tributes to soldiers who fought in the 1999 Kargil war, as the nation observed 21st anniversary of Vijay Diwas. The Indian armed forces had defeated the Pakistan army in Kargil in July 1999. Since then this day is being celebrated as ‘Kargil Vijay Diwas’. […]

Indian Army Recruitment: The Indian Army has released a recruitment notification inviting applications for the positions of Soldier General Duty (Women Military Police). Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the positions before the deadline. The last date of application submission for the Indian Army job is August 31, 2020. “Once the registration of candidates […]

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday turned down a petition which sought court’s direction to the Director-General of Military Intelligence (DGMI) to withdraw its policy which had ordered the Indian Army officers to delete their accounts from social networking platforms like Facebook and Instagram. A division bench of the High Court presided by […]

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on the basis of a specific intelligence input busted a terror module of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in North Kashmir’s Kupwara on Monday night and arrested a terrorist with four of his associates. Police said acting on information about cross-LoC smuggling of a large quantity of weapons, their […]

New Delhi: As India rushes to procure winter clothing for thousands of troops positioned along the disputed India and China border, the army headquarters has contradicted the government’s auditor findings about alleged shortage and use of sub-standard snow goggles, multipurpose boots and other high-altitude clothing and equipment essential in reserves for troops posted in areas […]

Gunupur: ‘Rocket fired at an Indian Army convoy near border. Some soldiers get martyred while some are taken hostage by terrorists. Thereafter a large scale rescue operation is launched by the Army to extract the hostages and get the perpetrators to justice’ – The plot of patriotic short-film, Kurbani-The Sacrifice of Life, that was released […]

New Delhi: Five members of the Islamic State of Jammu & Kashmir (ISJK), who had planned to attack an Army camp in Kashmir valley, were arrested by the police from Bandipora district on Saturday. Official sources said that acting on a specific input, the Bandipora district police arrested five terror associates of the ISJK or […]

Srinagar: Two militant hideouts were busted along the Line of Control (LoC) in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir and a huge cache of arms and ammunition recovered after Army launched a search operation, a defence spokesperson said on Tuesday. It seems, the modus operandi was to drop arms and ammunition in caches near the […]

New Delhi: For the first time since the India-China skirmishes began at Ladakh earlier this year, the Indian Army is dominating strategic locations on the south bank of Pangong Lake, even as China enhanced deployment of troops close to the Thakung base in Indian territory and tried to change the status quo. In a crucial […]

New Delhi: The Supreme Court today declined to entertain a plea by women officers, who had completed 14 years in service after the cut-off date applicable in the February 17 verdict of the top court, which directed permanent commission be granted to women in army. A bench of Justices D.Y. Chandrachud, K.M. Joseph and Indu […]