War surgery workshop held
September 9th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Sep 9 (IANS) Over 150 surgeons from across the country took part in a workshop on war surgery at the army's Northern Command headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir, an ... Read more...
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Can’t rule out more border tunnels: Home secretary (Lead)
August 24th, 2012 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 24 (IANS) Home Secretary R.K. Singh said Friday that it is possible Pakistan may have dug more tunnels to push militants and weapons into India.He also the media ... Read more...
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Can’t rule out more border tunnels: Home secretary
August 24th, 2012 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 24 (IANS) The presence of more tunnels along the International Border (IB) with Pakistan cannot be ruled out, Home Secretary R.K. Singh said Friday after arriving in Jammu ... Read more...
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NATO employee in Germany held for spying
August 7th, 2012 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 7 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A civilian employee at a NATO air base in Germany has been arrested on charges of illegally gathering secret information.The German Prosecutor General's Office said ... Read more...
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Key Indian Army, IAF commanders meet; talk synergy
July 16th, 2012 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) In the first such effort, the commanders of the Indian Army's and the IAF's swordarms that defend most of the western frontiers with Pakistan ... Read more...
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Army chief visiting Jammu and Kashmir Friday
June 14th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, June 14 (IANS) Army chief Gen Bikram Singh will be in Jammu and Kashmir Friday to review the overall security situation, his first visit to any state after assuming ... Read more...
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Cut through red tape to enhance US-India defence cooperation: Panetta
June 6th, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The US-India defence partnership "is coming of age" but both countries need to cut through the red tape to realise its full potential, particularly ... Read more...
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Last veteran of 1971 war Gen. Ghosh retires
May 31st, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 31 (IANS) "As the last veteran of the 1971 Indo-Pak war, I hang up my uniform and pay my solemn gratefulness to our brave soldiers who laid down ... Read more...
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Army chief visits Northern Command
May 23rd, 2012 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 23 (IANS) Ahead of his retirement this month, Indian Army Chief Gen. V.K. Singh Wednesday lauded the "selfless sacrifices" by troops, especially in Jammu and Kashmir,He said this ... Read more...
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Countdown to army chief’s retirement begins
May 5th, 2012 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The countdown to Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh hanging up his boots May 31 began Saturday with his first farewell visit to the Western ... Read more...
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Dhumal raises Annadale ground row; Army beats hasty retreat (Lead)
April 16th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Shimla, April 16 (IANS) The downhill slide in the army-civilian ties in Himachal Pradesh over ownership of the Annadale ground in Shimla reverberated in Delhi Monday with Chief ... Read more...
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Eight die in Guatemala helicopter crash
February 29th, 2012 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, Feb 29 (IANS/EFE) Eight people were killed Tuesday when an army helicopter crashed in the jungles of northern Guatemala while on a humanitarian mission, the military said.The chopper, ... Read more...
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Army chief reviews Kashmir border security
February 9th, 2012 - 5:22 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 9 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh reviewed the security along the border with Pakistan, Pakistan-administered Kashmir and China in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday, an official said."The ... Read more...
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Indian, Bangladeshi war heroes celebrate victory day
December 16th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 16 (IANS) The launch of a "Race to Dhaka" and a pictorial book depicting the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war marked the 40th anniversary of 'Vijay Divas' as war ... Read more...
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IAF to set up defence radar station in Mizoram
December 4th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
Aizawl, Dec 4 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will install an air defence radar station (ADRS) in Mizoram bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh, an official said here Sunday."The high-tech ADRS ... Read more...
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Farooq backs ‘boss’ Omar on AFSPA
November 17th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Union minister and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Thursday said his son, Omar Abdullah as the chief minister is the "boss" of Jammu and ... Read more...
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Indian Army vice chief reviews operational preparedness on borders
October 19th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 19 (IANS) The Indian army vice chief, Lt. Gen. A.S. Lamba, Wednesday reviewed its operational preparedness in Jammu and Kashmir, which borders China, Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Pakistan.He held ... Read more...
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IAF to hold employment fair for its ex-staff
October 13th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) will organise an employment fair here Saturday for its retired personnel in an effort to find a second career for ... Read more...
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Inclement weather hampers quake relief
September 21st, 2011 - 9:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong (Meghalaya), Sep 21 (IANS) Inclement weather Wednesday forced the Indian Air Force (IAF) to suspend rescue and relief operations in quake-hit Sikkim, an officer said."We had planned to run ... Read more...
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IAF choppers join quake relief in Sikkim
September 20th, 2011 - 11:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 20 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Tuesday pressed four Mi-17 helicopters for relief and rescue operations in quake-hit Sikkim, an officer said.The choppers made eight sorties from ... Read more...
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IAF engaged in Orissa flood relief
September 15th, 2011 - 10:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 15 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is carrying out flood relief operations in parts of Orissa since the last two days, an official said here Thursday."Over 15 ... Read more...
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Women defence personnel’s suicides: The Bhopal factor
September 15th, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 15 (IANS) Two women defence personnel who are now dead have a Bhopal connection. While sacked air force officer Anjali Gupta allegedly committed suicide here last week, Lieutenant ... Read more...
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US to keep pressure on Al Qaeda
August 6th, 2011 - 9:22 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta has said the death of Osama bin Laden does not mean Al Qaeda was finished, and that it was important for ... Read more...
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Indian Army celebrates Kargil war Victory Day
July 26th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, July 26 (IANS) Indian Army troops across Jammu and Kashmir, operating under the Northern Command, Tuesday paid homage to the 527 soldiers who laid down their lives during the ... Read more...
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IAF seeks trainee officers
June 19th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is seeking eligible Indian graduates and post-graduates, both men and women, to join the force as commissioned officers in the ... Read more...
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Indian Army probing sexual abuse charges against UN peacekeepers in Congo
June 7th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The Indian Army has launched a court of inquiry against 12 officers and 39 soldiers allegedly involved in cases of sexual abuse while they ... Read more...
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Lt Gen Kakria is armed forces medical services chief
June 1st, 2011 - 9:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Lieutenant General H.L. Kakria, the senior-most medical officer in the army and a renowned surgeon, has taken over as the director general of the armed ... Read more...
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Land scam: Army set to court martial Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash
May 19th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The Indian Army is all set to court martial its former Military Secretary, Lt. Gen. Avadesh Prakash, for irregularities in transfering land at a military ... Read more...
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Pallam Raju reviews Kashmir security
May 11th, 2011 - 4:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, May 11 (IANS) Minister of State for Defence M.M. Pallam Raju Wednesday held a meeting at the Indian Army's Northern Command headquarters to review the security situation in Jammu ... Read more...
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Tribals find crashed chopper, Khandu’s mutilated body (Night Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Itanagar, May 4 (IANS) After four days of search by over 3,000 security forces and choppers, it was finally a group of tribals who Wednesday found the wreckage of ... Read more...
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IAF to transfer remains of Khandu Thursday
May 4th, 2011 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, May 14 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Wednesday said helicopter sorties are planned Thursday morning to transfer the remains of Arunachal Pradesh Chief Dorjee Khandu and others killed ... Read more...
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What could have been Omar’s ’suggestion’?
February 5th, 2011 - 7:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 5 (IANS) In his Twitter reaction to the killing of a civilian in an army ambush, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that had his "suggestion" made at ... Read more...
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Army tightens rules to prevent land scams
January 28th, 2011 - 12:05 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) With a series of land scams staring in its face, the army Thursday said it has tightened rules for grant of no-objection certificates (NOC) to transfer ... Read more...
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Sukhna land scam: Court martialled Lieutenant General P.K. Rath loses rank
January 22nd, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 22(ANI): Lieutenant General P.K. Rath, who was found guilty in the Sukhna land scam by an Army Court in New Delhi, was on Saturday handed down a sentence including ... Read more...
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Air Marshal Roy takes over as NDC commandant
January 21st, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 21 (IANS) Air Marshal P.K. Roy, a seasoned helicopter pilot with varied command and staff experience, Friday took over as the commandant of the prestigious National Defence College (NDC) ... Read more...
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