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  • DG CRPF, DGP, J&K Visit Shopian

    Feb 19, 2020

    J&K Crown of India & its security on our utmost priority: DG CRPF Jammu, February 19: Director General of CRPF, Dr. A.P Maheshwari and Director General of Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh visited Shopian District of South Kashmir and addressed joint Darbar of Jawans and officers at District police lines Shopian and interacted with the commandants and jurisdictional officers and also took a review of security scenario in the District.

  • Mortal remains of CRPF jawan martyred in encounter with Maoists consigned to flames in Rajasthan

    Feb 19, 2020

    Jaipur, Feb 19: The mortal remains of CRPF jawan Ajit Singh, martyred in an encounter with Maoists, were consigned to flames at his ancestral village in Rajasthan's Alwar district on Wednesday. Singh succumbed to injuries on Tuesday at a hospital in Chhattisgarh's Raipur district after he was injured in an encounter with Maoists in Bijapur district of the state on February 10.

  • C'garh: CRPF commando injured in naxal encounter dies

    Feb 18, 2020

    Raipur, Feb 18: A CRPF commando, who was injured in an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district last week, died at a private hospital in Raipur on Tuesday, police said. Head constable Ajit Singh succumbed to bullet injuries in his abdomen while undergoing treatment at Sri Narayana Hospital at around 11.25 a.m on Tuesday, an official said.

  • Ajeya Warrior: Indo-UK joint military exercise commenced at Salisbury Plains UK

    Feb 18, 2020

    New Delhi, February 18: The 5TH edition of AJEYA WARRIOR, Indo-UK joint military exercise commenced at Salisbury Plains Trg Area in UK. Dogra Regiment of Indian Army and 1st Rifles of UK Army are participating in the exercise. The opening ceremony commenced with National Anthem of both the countries, attended by Brigadier VMB Krishnan, Brigadier Gavin Thompson, Brigadier Tom Bewick, Commander 7 Infantry Brigade and Col Amit Saini.

  • One killed in artillery shell explosion at Army range in Maharashtra

    Feb 14, 2020

    Mumbai, Feb 14: A 56-year-old man was killed when an artillery shell exploded at the Army's Karjune Khare range in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra on Friday, police said. The incident took place around 11.15 am, according to an official "The deceased, Bhiva Sadhu Gaikwad, had entered the defence area and was collecting the artillery shells that were fired from tanks as part of the shelling exercise," he said.

  • Pulwama attack anniversary: Mamata pays tribute to slain CRPF

    Feb 14, 2020

    Kolkata, Feb 14: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday remembered the CRPF personnel killed in the Pulwama attack last year and extended solidarity with their families. On February 14 last year, a convoy of vehicles carrying security personnel on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethpora in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.

  • Pulwama attack anniversary: PM pays tribute to slain CRPF personnel

    Feb 14, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 14: India will never forget the martyrdom of the security personnel killed in last year's Pulwama attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. He termed the slain security personnel were "exceptional individuals" who devoted their lives to serving and protecting the nation.

  • Terrorist hideout busted in J&K's Poonch; arms, ammunition seized

    Feb 14, 2020

    Jammu, Feb 14: Security forces busted a terrorist hideout and seized arms and ammunition in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district on Thursday, officials said. Police, along with the 39 Romeo Force, launched a cordon-and-search operation at Kunaiyan in Poonch and busted the terrorist hideout, they added.

  • Indian armed forces are at cusp of transformation: Gen Rawat

    Feb 12, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 12: India's armed forces are at the cusp of transformation, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Wednesday, noting that proxy war and cross border terrorism remained the key security challenges facing India. Gen Rawat also rejected criticism that the armed forces are suppressing the rights of the people in Jammu and Kashmir, saying required steps are being taken considering ground realities and threats of terrorism.

  • Mortal remains of Army man consigned to flames in Jaipur

    Feb 11, 2020

    Jaipur, Feb 11: The mortal remains of Naik Rajeev Singh Shekhawat, the Army man who was killed in heavy firing and shelling in Degwar sector of Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, were consigned to flames at his ancestral village in Jaipur district. The cremation, held with full military and state honour in Luhakana Khurd, was attended by large number of people who paid floral tributes to Shekhawat.

  • Army organises Capacity Building Tour

    Feb 10, 2020

    Jammu, February 10: A Capacity Building Tour comprising of six boys and six girls students along-with two professors of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University and Government Degree College, Rajouri was flagged off from Palma, Rajouri. The aim of the tour is essentially to expose students to entrepreneurial development taking place in urban areas. The eight-day tour is scheduled to visit Delhi, Jaipur and Agra from 10 to 18 February 2020.

  • Army organises World Cancer Day at Akhnoor

    Feb 05, 2020

    Jammu, February 05: World Cancer Day is an international day marked to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection and treatment. On the occasion of World Cancer Day, Army organised an awareness lecture at Government High School, Hamirpur Sidhar to raise awareness among locals about cancer and its mitigating measures.

  • Army organises Med camp at Laroka, Naoshera

    Feb 05, 2020

    Jammu, February 05: Army organized a medical camp for border villages of Naoshera sector at Laroka. The camp was aimed to extend medical care to the residents of remote villages of Line of Control which are devoid of health care. The locals were provided medicines and checkup during the camp. Issues related to personal health, dental health and precautions to be taken during ailments were briefed in detail.

  • GOC Rising Star Corps Lt. Gen J.S. Nain visited Tiger Division

    Feb 04, 2020

    Jammu, February 04: GOC Rising Star Corps Lt Gen JS Nain visited Tiger Division to review the operational preparedness of the forces in the Corps Zone in view of the current situation along the international boundary. During the visit to the Division, the Corps Commander interacted with troops deployed in the forward areas and was appreciative of the high state of op preparedness and morale of troops on ground.

  • Lt Gen Joshi to take over as GOC Northern Command Saturday

    Feb 01, 2020

    Jammu, Feb 1: Decorated Army officer Lieutenant General Y K Joshi will take over the charge as the GOC-in-C of Northern Command in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur on Saturday, a defence spokesman said on Friday. Lt Gen Joshi was commissioned into the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on June 12, 1982, and later commanded the same unit, he said.

  • BSF to be armed with anti-drone system at IB soon

    Jan 29, 2020

    Jammu, Jan 29: BSF troops guarding the 200-km-long International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir will soon be armed with the anti-drone system, officials said on Tuesday, a day after a Pakistani drone was downed in Arnia sector. "We are working on it," a senior officer told.

  • Navy's Comm Jyotin Raina awarded Nao Sena Medal for operational preparedness post Pulwama

    Jan 27, 2020

    New Delhi, Jan 27: Commodore Jyotin Raina of the Indian Navy has been awarded the Nao Sena Medal (gallantry) for ensuring that the Western Fleet was ready to meet operational tasks within a very rapid time frame post the Pulwama attack in February last year, the Navy said on Sunday. Raina is currently the Fleet Operations Officer of the Navy's Western Fleet.

  • Lt Gen Y K Joshi appointed Northern Army Commander

    Jan 24, 2020

    New Delhi, Jan 24: Lt Gen YK Joshi has been appointed commander of the strategically crucial Northern Command which takes care of overall security scenario along the border with Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir as well as with China in Ladakh. Lt Gen Joshi, with vast experience of anti-terror operations in Kashmir, succeeds Lt Gen Ranbir Singh who retires from service on January 31.

  • 38 Bn CRPF successfully completed bharat darshan tour 2019-20

    Jan 23, 2020

    Jammu, January 23: 38 Bn CRPF successfully completed Bharat Darshan Tour 2019-20 under supervision of Insp/Gd Ajay Kumar of 38 Bn on 23/01/2020 which was flagged off by Shri Ram Kumar Commandant 38 BN CRPF, Smailpur on 16/01/2020. The see off function was hosted by Smt. Sweta Rana, Dy. Commandant with welcoming the Honorable chief guest, other dignitaries and children visited under Bharat Darshan Tour.

  • Army organised motivational talk to join Armed forces in Rajouri

    Jan 23, 2020

    Jammu, January 23: With the aim to uplift of youth of the region, Army organized a “Motivational Talk to join Armed Forces” at Government High School Nakka Majihari in Rajouri District with an aim to bring awareness about the career prospects in Army, Navy and Air Force among the eligible and enthusiastic local youth.

  • U'khand CM condoles death of soldier in J&K

    Jan 23, 2020

    Dehradun, Jan 23: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Wednesday condoled the death of Army jawan Rahul Rainswal who was killed fighting militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district. Rawat prayed for fortitude to the soldier's kin in this hour of grief and assured them of all help from the state government. Rainswal (27) was one of the two security personnel killed in the encounter between security forces and the militants on Tuesday. He hailed from a village in Champawat district of Uttarakhand.

  • Army organises awareness lecture on Hygiene and Sanitation in Rajouri

    Jan 21, 2020

    Jammu, January 21: In an effort to promote awareness about 'Health and Sanitation, Army organised awareness lecture on “Hygiene and Sanitation” at Youth Centre, Palma in Rajouri District. The aim of the lecture was to educate students, and youth to accomplish the vision of a clean and serene India.

  • Army organises Shaheed Sub Onkar Singh Memorial Half Marathon at Akhnoor

    Jan 20, 2020

    Jammu, January 20: Army organised Shaheed Sub Onkar Singh Memorial Half Marathon for the youth of Khour Tehsil. The event was organized in the memory of Sub Onkar Singh of DOGRA Regiment hailing from village Dehrian Bagri, The. Khour who attained martyrdom during the Indo Pak War of 1971.

  • Chenab Brigade flags off National Integration tour

    Jan 20, 2020

    Jammu, January 20: A National Integration, Educational and Motivational tour is been organised by 3 DOGRA of Tiger Division from 20-30 January 2020. The tour comprising of 15 school going children was flagged off from Damana(J&K) by Brig KK Singh, Commander Chenab Brigade in presence of SDM Anil Thakur, Principal Neetu Gandhotra and many other dignitaries.

  • Bengal: Life-size statue of CRPF personnel killed in Pulwama attack unveiled

    Jan 20, 2020

    Howrah, Jan 20: A life-size statue of CRPF personnel Bablu Santra, who was killed in the Pulwama attack, was unveiled near his residence in West Bengal's Howrah district on Sunday. The statue was unveiled by his wife Mita Santra in Paschim Bauria's Chakkashi Rajbangshi Para in presence of CRPF commandant SN Mondal, Uluberia Municipality chairman Abhay Das and hundreds of locals.

  • Army organised a friendly Volleyball match at Kishtwar

    Jan 18, 2020

    Jammu, January 18: Volleyball has been traditionally a popular game of Chenab region and followed passionately by people of all ages. It is a common sight to see the youth involved in playing the game on available grounds and on streets throughout Chenab Valley.

  • 20 war-disabled defence personnel to take part in Mumbai marathon

    Jan 18, 2020

    Mumbai, Jan 18: At least 20 war-disabled defence personnel will participate in the Tata Mumbai Marathon on Sunday to spread the message of 'converting disability into ability'. Major General Ian Cardozo, vice-president of the War Wounded Foundation, made the announcement on Saturday. "The officers, JCOs (junior commissioned officers) and jawans, of whom three have amputated legs, will run under the banner of the organisation," he said.

  • Army jawan from Maharashtra dies in Siachen

    Jan 16, 2020

    Latur (Maha), Jan 16: A soldier hailing from Maharashtra's Latur district died after developing respiratory problems while posted in Siachen, his family members said on Wednesday. Suresh Gorakh Chitte (33), resident of Alamalla villegae in Latur tehsil, was posted in Siachen in Jammu and Kashmir. He died on January 13 after suffering respiratory problems, the Army told the family.

  • Resettlement & Entrepreneurship seminar at Samba held

    Jan 15, 2020

    Jammu, January 15: Directorate of Resettlement Zone (North) organized a Resettlement cum Entrepreneurship Seminar for its Veterans and their families at Samba Military Station under the aegis of Gurj Division on 15 January 2020 on the occasion of Veterans Day. The Seminar was attended by large number of military and civil dignitaries and more than 300 Veterans & their families from Samba and Jammu district.

  • Army celebrates Veterans day in Rajouri district

    Jan 14, 2020

    Jammu, January 14: Army celebrated “Veterans Day” at Government Higher Secondary School Manjakote in Rajouri District. This Day is observed each year on 14 January to honor veterans who have served the Nation with selfless devotion. During the event, veterans were acquainted with various schemes and welfare programmes being run by State and Central Government. Overall, the event was yet another successful attempt by the Indian Army to fraternize with veterans and inclusion of the civil society in maintaining tranquility in the region.

  • Army conducts Inter School Debate competition in Poonch

    Jan 12, 2020

    Jammu, January 12: With the aim to engage with School going children Indian Army organised a Debate Competition on the topic “Impact of Social Media on Students” at Government Higher Secondary School, Jhullas. The event was witnessed by a large number of students, teachers & prominent civilians. 08 students participated in the competition and 155 students attended the event.

  • Indian Army conducts coaching classes for students at Doda

    Jan 06, 2020

    Jammu, January 06: Indian Army conducted coaching classes for students at Doda. The initiative was aimed at providing assistance and coaching to ensure admission of students belonging to poor and rural background into Sainik Schools. Remote areas of Doda District lack facilities for education. It is further a hurdle for poor students to attend coaching at private institutes being costly.

  • Army organises Cricket match at Kishtwar

    Dec 31, 2019

    Jammu, December 31: Cricket has been traditionally a popular game of Chenab region and followed passionately by people of all ages and provides an opportunity to local youth for showcasing their talent. In continuation to the same, Army organised a Cricket Match at Kishtwar. The match was organised with an aim of strengthening the ties between Army and locals.

  • Gen Mukund Naravane takes charge as new Army chief

    Dec 31, 2019

    New Delhi, Dec 31: Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday took charge as the Chief of Army Staff, succeeding Gen Bipin Rawat. Gen Naravane served as vice chief of the Army before taking charge of the 1.3 million strong Army. In his 37 years of service, Gen Naravane served in numerous command and staff appointments in peace, field and highly active counter-insurgency environments in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast.

  • Hope Army will rise to greater heights under the new Army Chief: Gen Bipin Rawat

    Dec 31, 2019

    New Delhi, Dec 31: Outgoing Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Tuesday thanked all the army personnel and their families for extending full support to him in his three year tenure at the helm of the 1.3 million force. After a farewell Guard of Honour, Gen Rawat also hoped that the Army will rise to greater heights under the new chief Lt Gen M M Naravane.

  • Be committed to police's mission in achieving peace in J-K: DGP to pass out constables

    Dec 24, 2019

    Jammu, Dec 24: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh on Monday asked the pass out constables to be committed and contribute in the mission of the force in achieving peace in the Union Territory. He was speaking at the attestation-cum-passing out parade of the 2nd batch of 281 constables at Police Technical Training Institute (PTTI) at Vijaypur here.

  • Army distributes solar rechargeable lanterns to villagers in JK's Rajouri

    Dec 23, 2019

    Jammu, Dec 23: As part of 'Operation Goodwill', the Army on Sunday distributed solar rechargeable lanterns in a remote village of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesman said. The lanterns were distributed in Kheta Basha village, which has about 100 houses with only a handful having electricity connections, Udhampur-based Army PRO Lt Col Abhinav Navneet said.

  • Army conducts Traffic Awareness drive at Gundna

    Dec 22, 2019

    Jammu, December 22: Bhagwah Tehsil of Doda District is plagued by frequent traffic accidents in which precious lives are lost. Most of the accidents occur due to poor traffic awareness and ignorance of traffic rules. The awareness drive was focused specifically to target the two wheeler and four wheeler drivers and the pedestrians in general by making them conscious towards road safety & traffic rules.

  • Army organises Eye check-up camp at Akhnoor

    Dec 19, 2019

    Jammu, December 19: Army organized a' Eye Check Up Camp 'at Akhnoor on 16 and 17 December 2019.The aim of the camp was to fulfill the ‘Right to Sight’ for all under ‘VISION 2020’ campaign of Govt of India. The initiative was conceptualized to provide advanced state of the art tertiary medical care at the doorsteps of the needy in remote areas.

  • Situation along LoC can escalate any time: Army Chief

    Dec 19, 2019

    New Delhi, Dec 19: Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that the situation along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir can escalate any time and the Army is ready for any "escalatory matrix". His remarks came in the backdrop of spurt in ceasefire violation by Pakistan along the LoC since the abrogation of Article 370 in August. "The situation along the Line of Control can escalate any time.

  • Army jawan cremated with full state honours in Kolhapur

    Dec 19, 2019

    Kolhapur, Dec 19: Army jawan Jotiba Chougule, who was killed in a ceasefire violation by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, was cremated with full state honours in his native Umbarwadi village in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra on Wednesday. The mortal remains of the Army Havildar were brought to Harli village around 7.30 am on Wednesday.

  • Northern Army commander visits Siachen

    Dec 18, 2019

    Jammu, December 18: Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command today visited forward posts in Siachen Glacier and reviewed the operational preparedness in the Sector. He was accompanied by Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, General Officer Commanding, ‘Fire & Fury’ Corps.

  • Army organises awareness lecture on Drug Abuse in Poonch

    Dec 18, 2019

    Jammu (Poonch), December 18: With the aim to educate the youth about Drug Abuse, Army organised an awareness lectures on “Drug Abuse” at Government High School, Pathanatir in Poonch District. During these lectures, youth were sensitised about various aspects of drug abuse, which included type of drugs and their adverse effects on the health, family and society.

  • Army organises Village Defence Committee members meet at Kishtwar

    Dec 18, 2019

    Jammu, December 18: With an aim to foster and reinforce the spirit of peace and communal harmony in the region, indian army organised Village Defence Committee members meet at padhyarna region of kishtwar district. “Unity in Diversity” has been one of the greatest characteristic of our nation which has bound people of all religions together in one bond of humanity.

  • BSF recovers 34,000 USD from man near India-Bangladesh border

    Dec 18, 2019

    Kalyani (WB), Dec 18: BSF has recovered 34,000 USD from a man near India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district, a senior officer said. A total of 340 currency notes each of 100 USD denomination, amounting to around Rs 24 lakh in Indian currency, was recovered from Jakir Hossain Gazi, a resident of Hakimpur near the international border, Assistant Commandant of 112th Batallion of BSF, Arun Dahiya said.

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