150 pieces of weapons were surrendered after Amit Shah urged people to shun violenceShah had warned that action would be taken against those found possessing weapons during the combing operation. Several militant groups hav...
03 Jun, 2023, 12.14 AM IST
Army jawan arrested in connection with killing of four soldiers at Bathinda military station: PoliceAn Indian Army jawan, Desai Mohan, has been arrested for allegedly killing four soldiers at Bathinda Military Station, Punjab, with a stole...
17 Apr, 2023, 02.59 PM IST
J&K police to procure 4,000 weapon safety systems to curb gun-snatching incidentsAccording to reports, over 200 weapons, including AK-47s, self-loading rifles (SLRs) and INSAS rifles besides a large number of ammunition ...
30 Jul, 2019, 04.48 PM IST
How AK-203, superior to INSAS, will end forces’ hunt for a reliable rifleThough the Indian military is considered among the top 5 in the world, it has been yearning for an all-weather assault rifle for quite some...
04 Mar, 2019, 04.54 PM IST
No proposal to replace INSAS Rifles for central forces: GovernmentModernization of weapons to security forces is a continuous process as per operational requirement of the concerned security force, the Min...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.50 PM IST
Hunt on for new generation assault rifles; upgraded INSAS not a replacementDespite a four year process to select a new generation rifle to replace the glitch prone Indian-made INSAS, the Army is still not close to ...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.40 PM IST
INSAS rifles to retire; to be replaced by imported weaponsThe Indian Small Arms System (INSAS), which was inducted in the army 1988, is likely to be replaced with deadlier assault rifles of higher ...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.50 PM IST
INSAS rifles to retire; to be replaced by imported weaponsThe Indian Small Arms System (INSAS), which was inducted in the army 1988, is likely to be replaced with deadlier assault rifles of higher ...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.50 PM IST
Soldiers modify INSAS rifles as they await replacementsThe Army had last year scrapped a four-year-old tender for purchasing 1.8 lakh multi-calibre weapons to replace INSAS, which was inducted i...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.29 PM IST
Kashmir: 66 weapons, 7000 rounds looted post Burhan Wani's killingBurhan was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Kokernag belt of South Kashmir which had led to widespread protests in the Valley.
13 Jul, 2018, 11.25 PM IST
Ammunition cache found dumped in canal in PathankotTwo magazines along with 59 live cartridges of AK-47 rifle, two magazines and 29 live cartridges of INSAS rifle and 16 rounds and two shell...
13 Jul, 2018, 06.32 PM IST
Army plans 'Request for Information' for single calibre assault rifleDefence sources also ruled out that the army has shortlisted any particular gun to replace the INSAS, which had entered service in the late...
11 Jul, 2018, 05.12 PM IST
OFB looks at replacing ageing INSAS rifles; to get 1.86 lakh 7.62-mm automatic riflesThe Army has sought approximately 8 lakh 7.62x51 mm assault rifles, out of which 72,000 rifles will be immediately purchased through global...
19 Mar, 2018, 07.38 PM IST
Defence Acquisition Council nod to procurement of assault rifles, carbines worth Rs 3,547 croreUnder the proposal, cleared at the meeting chaired by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, 72,000 assault rifles and 93,895 carbines will b...
16 Jan, 2018, 10.58 PM IST
Anti-Naxal operations: CRPF prefers AK rifles to INSAS, bulk purchase on cardsField commanders of the force deployed in the anti-Naxal operations grid said they were increasingly sending the INSAS to the weapon repair...
04 May, 2014, 01.04 PM IST
- Tadoba Special Tiger Protection Force to get 33 jawans, INSAS rifles
Mazhar Ali | TNN The Special Tiger Protection Force (STPF) deployed at Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) is all set to get more teeth.
24 Dec, 2012, 01.54 AM IST
- Army issues tender for multirole assault rifles
Seeking to boost the firepower of troops to undertake conventional and counter-insurgency operations, the Army has issued a tender for proc...
21 Dec, 2011, 09.47 PM IST