President Ram Nath Kovind witnesses ceremonial change-over of Army Guard battalionThe 5th Battalion of the 1st Gorkha Rifles, on completion of its three and half years tenure as ceremonial Army Guard Battalion, handed ove...
28 Nov, 2020, 02.54 PM IST
Bid to induct non-Gorkhas will badly affect regiments’ fighting spirit, say some veteransNotably, Gorkhas are inducted into the GR regiments in a 60:40 ratio — for every 60 recruits from Nepal, there are 40 from India. The move ...
09 Nov, 2020, 01.20 PM IST
R-Day parade to see 'Nari Shakti' on display; showcase M777 howitzer, K9 Vajra"This Republic Day parade will also be an amazing display of 'Nari Shakti' (women power), as many contingents will be led by women, besides...
24 Jan, 2019, 11.05 AM IST
Lt General Bipin Rawat: Master of surgical strikesThe Director General of Military Operations reports to the Vice-Chief and, in that sense, put Rawat right at the heart of operational nerve...
14 Jul, 2018, 02.18 PM IST
Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag exhorts all ranks to continue to excelArmy chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag has exhorted all ranks to continue to excel and face new challenges in the fast changing security env...
13 Jul, 2018, 05.07 PM IST
From Sierra Leone to Sri Lanka, India's Para Commandos have earned laurelsDuring the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) deployment in Sri Lanka, SF units were in the forefront of operations against the LTTE.
13 Jul, 2018, 03.35 PM IST
Indo-Maldives joint military exercise in Karna from tomorrowThe bilateral annual exercise is a 14-day joint military training between the Indian Army and the Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF), w...
11 Jul, 2018, 12.15 PM IST
Four Gorkha Rifles jawans injured in explosionFour Gorkha Rifles jawans were injured today when a metallic object in their truck went off in the high security Garhi Cantonment area here.
30 May, 2015, 11.17 PM IST
First battalion of 'Third Gorkha Rifles' completes 200 yearsA ceremonial event was held today at the Military Station, Sevoke Road, near Siliguri in West Bengal, where the 'First-Third', as they are ...
24 Apr, 2015, 11.34 PM IST
First battalion of Third Gorkha Rifles to complete 200 years on AprilComprising not just the gritty Gorkhas, but also men from Kumaon and Garhwal regions, Sir Robert Colquhuon had raised the regiment on April...
21 Apr, 2015, 09.57 PM IST
Hurriyat leader Ali Shah Geelani calls terrorists who were killed in J&K encounter 'martyrs'Geelani is believed to have termed militants as 'martyrs'. "The sacred blood of martyrs will not go in vain," Geelani has said, reported Ti...
29 Jan, 2015, 03.57 PM IST
Colonel M N Rai cremated with full military honoursThe brave officer was also given a gun salute. His pyre was lighted by the officer's elder brother Col D N Rai, who is also from the Gorkha...
29 Jan, 2015, 03.52 PM IST
A powerful IED weighing 4 kg recovered in ManipurSources said security measures were tightened at different parts of Manipur in view of 50th foundation day of UNLF on November 24.
25 Nov, 2014, 10.07 AM IST
Lieutenant General Lt Gen Bipin Rawat takes over command of Spear CorpsLt Gen Rawat is an alumnus of St Edward's School, Shimla and was awarded Sword of Honour from Indian Military Academy in December 1978.
31 Aug, 2014, 06.38 PM IST
20 Indian soldiers missing from border areas: RTIAs per the reply given by the Ministry of External Affairs, 18 soldiers went missing from Jammu and Kashmir while two disappeared from Guja...
12 Aug, 2014, 05.05 PM IST
Lt Gen D S Hooda takes over as Northern Command ChiefThe General was commissioned into the 4th Gorkha Rifles in 1976 and has extensive staff and command exposure, a Defence spokesperson said t...
02 Jun, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
Army rejects calls to raise new units based on caste or religionThe Army has once again strongly rejected calls for raising new "single-class" units like the Gujarat, Kalinga, Dalit, Ahir, Paswan or Trib...
30 Jan, 2013, 10.16 AM IST