Army officer cremated with full military honours
August 22nd, 2011 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Gurudaspur (Punjab), Aug 22 (IANS) Lieutenant Navdeep Singh, killed in a gun battle with militants in Jammu and Kashmir, was cremated with full military honours here Monday."The last rites were ... Read more...
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Four arrested militants shifted from Goa to Manipur
January 23rd, 2011 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Jan.23 (ANI): The four detained members of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), a militant outfit, have been brought here for further interrogation from Goa."We caught these guys from Goa, and ... Read more...
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Army cycle expedition arrives in Delhi
October 25th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct.25 (ANI): Former Indian Army chief General J. J. Singh, who is also Governor Arunachal Pradesh, received the cyclists of the 9 Maratha Light Infantry here on Sunday to conclude ... Read more...
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Ashoka Chakra for Maj Jyotin Singh (Lead)
August 14th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Major Laishram Jyotin Singh of the Army Medical Corps has been posthumously honoured with the Ashok Chakra, the highest peace-time gallantry award.
Major Singh, an official on deputation ... Read more...
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President Patil honours armed forces personnel
April 9th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil on Friday conferred two Kirti Chakras and twenty five Shaurya Chakras to armed forces personnel for their exemplary courage.The President also conferred fifteen ... Read more...
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Tourism affected in Manipur as Loktak Lake becomes militancy hotbed
January 26th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Jan 26 (ANI): The Loktak Lake area in Manipur, which is fresh water tourist spot, has become a hotbed of militant activities and this has affected tourism in the area.The presence ... Read more...
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Insurgent shot dead in Manipur
November 4th, 2009 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
Imphal, Nov 4 (IANS) A terrorist was shot dead in a gun fight with security forces in Manipur's Imphal West district Wednesday, police here said.
"A group of unidentified separatists fired at the ... Read more...
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Four Kuki militants killed in Manipur
September 8th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Sep 8 (ANI): At least four Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Manipur's Ukhrul district.According to sources, the incident occurred last night when ... Read more...
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India, France to scale up ties as Manmohan ends Paris visit (Lead)
July 14th, 2009 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Paris, July 14 (IANS) India and France Tuesday resolved to scale up bilateral ties as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wrapped up a 24-hour official visit here with a working ... Read more...
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Manmohan, Sarkozy to strengthen anti-terror cooperation
July 14th, 2009 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Paris, July 14 (IANS) India and France Tuesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral ties as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed an array of issues ... Read more...
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Bastille Day parade heralds new chapter in India-France ties
July 14th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, July 14 (IANS) The mad rush to Bastille prison exactly 220 years ago heralded the French Revolution and a new age. Another era started Tuesday when Indian Prime Minister Manmohan ... Read more...
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Indian forces ready to march down Champs Elysees (Lead)
July 14th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Paris, July 14 (IANS) Four hundred soldiers from the Indian armed forces will lead the marchpast down historic Champs Elysees later Tuesday as France celebrates the beginning of its ... Read more...
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Indian forces down the Champs Elysees
July 14th, 2009 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
By Minu Jain
Paris, July 14 (IANS) As France celebrates the beginning of its revolution more than 200 years ago with the storming of the Bastille prison in 1789, leading the national ... Read more...
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Brigadier Sudhir Sawant appointed Territorial Army deputy chief
February 18th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 18 (ANI): Colonel Sudhir Sawant, former Member of Parliament, has been promoted to the rank of Brigadier.
The rank of Brigadier was piped on him by Major General ... Read more...
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Second leg of historic India-China military exercise gets underway (Lead)
December 6th, 2008 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
Belgaum (Karnataka), Dec 6 (IANS) Southeast Asia's two biggest economies - India and China, who fought a fierce border war in 1962 - Saturday launched the second leg of their historic joint ... Read more...
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India, China begin second leg of historic military exercise
December 6th, 2008 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Belgaum (Karnataka), Dec 6 (IANS) The two biggest economies of Southeast Asia - India and China, who fought a fierce battle in 1962, began the second leg of historic joint military exercises ... Read more...
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Chinese army team arrives for anti-terror drill with India (Lead, changing dateline)
December 4th, 2008 - 10:02 pm ICT by IANS
Belgaum (Karnataka), Dec 4 (IANS) Indicative of the growing military-military cooperation between India and China, a 137-member team of the People's Liberation Army arrived at this cantonment town Thursday for the second ... Read more...
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Lt.Col. Purohit: a case of ultra-patriotism gone awry?
November 9th, 2008 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Nashik, Nov 9 (IANS) He was praised by his neighbours as a soft-spoken and virtuous young man and commended by superiors in the army as a bright and diligent recruit. But Lt. ... Read more...
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Army-Navy gunnery training institutions come together
August 16th, 2008 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Aug 16 (IANS) Continuing a time-honoured tradition, the Indian Army's School of Artillery and INS Dronacharya, the Indian Navy's gunnery and missile weapons training establishment, signed an affiliation charter here Saturday ... Read more...
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Former Army chief JJ Singh sworn-in as Arunachal Governor
January 27th, 2008 - 4:38 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 27 (ANI): Former Chief of Army Staff, General (retired) Joginder Jaswant Singh on Sunday sworn-in as the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.Guwahati High Court Chief Justice Jasti Chelameswar administered ... Read more...
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General J J Singh appointed as new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh
January 24th, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, Jan 24 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil has appointed former Chief of Army Staff, General (Retired) Joginder Jaswant Singh, as the new Governor of Arunachal Pradesh.
General (Retired) Singh, who has been ... Read more...
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