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Lt Gen Harjeet Singh Sahi appointed Chief of Staff, Western CommandAccording to the Defence PRO, Lt Gen Sahi succeeds Lieutenant General Puneet Ahuja, AVSM, SM, VSM, who has proceeded to assume the appointm...
Indian Army considers induction of women cadres in Territorial Army battalions, say sourcesThe move is aimed at gradually opening up more opportunities for women in the force. According to sources, the Army has considered the indu...
BSF to get 16 new battalions, 2 field HQs for Pakistan, Bangladesh bordersThe Border Security Force is poised to significantly bolster its operational capabilities with the imminent approval to raise 16 new battal...
BSF mobilises more troops to units along Pak border in Punjab, Jammu; creates 9 'tactical' HQsThe BSF has mobilized additional personnel along the India-Pakistan border in Punjab and Jammu to enhance anti-infiltration measures and de...
BSF deploys 2 more battalions in Jammu to check infiltration from PakistanThe Border Security Force has deployed two fresh battalions with over 2,000 personnel in Jammu to strengthen defenses against infiltration ...
BSF seeks additional manpower for drone-affected Punjab borderThe drone menace that started around 2019-20 along this front is dominant in the border districts of Amritsar and Tarn Taran. One more Bord...
Govt moves two BSF battalions from Odisha to terror-hit JammuOfficials in the security establishment said the two Border Security Force (BSF) units were meant to be deployed as the "second line" of de...
President Murmu confers 10 Kirti Chakras, 26 Shaurya ChakrasPresident Droupadi Murmu confers gallantry awards to 10 individuals with 7 posthumously receiving the Kirti Chakra, India's second-highest ...
President Murmu approves 80 gallantry awards, other decorations to Armed Forces personnelPresident Droupadi Murmu approves 80 gallantry awards including 6 Kirti Chakra and 16 Shaurya Chakra on the eve of the 75th Republic Day. 3...
Surge in drug trafficking stokes fear of Rajasthan becoming next 'Udata Punjab'Drug smuggling near the border towns connecting Rajasthan and Punjab has increased in recent months, with smugglers now eyeing Rajasthan as...
CoBRA commando fatally shoots self during anti-Naxal operationAs per preliminary information, Head Constable Harjeet Singh (40), belonging to CoBRAs 206th battalion, shot himself with his service rifle...
Feel privileged to address Punjab Regiment: General Bipin RawatThe Punjab Regiment was also a part of the UNs Peace Keeping Missions in Sri Lanka, Lebanon and Congo.
President approves 132 Gallantry awardsPresident Ram Nath Kovind, who is also the Supreme Commander of the armed forces, has approved 132 awards to armed forces personnel and mem...
BSF commanders asked to spend 25 nights a month at posts along borderA directive, accessed by PTI, said the senior commanders of the force "have taken a serious view on inadequate night halts" undertaken by t...
BSF may be withdrawn from LoC, deployed to secure Indo-Pak International BorderGovernment is mulling a proposal to "thin out" presence of BSF personnel on LoC in Jammu and Kashmir and deploy them along the Internationa...
Deputy Army chief Lt Gen Subarata Saha pays tributes to 1971 martyrs of Assam Regiment"The battalion was conferred with a battle honour for Chhamb and Theatre honour for Jammu and Kashmir for its heroic and chivalrous perform...
Government sanctions 7,000 troops to BSF for Pakistan, Bangladesh bordersThe new battalions will also be deployed along the smuggling and infiltration prone India-Bangladesh border.
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...
NDRF to get two additional battalionsNDRF, which has rescued 12,000 people so far in flood-hit J&K, is set to add two more battalions to its strength.
91 DSPs transferred in PunjabIn a major police reshuffle at the middle level rank police officers, the Punjab government today transferred 91 DSPs in the state.