World War II veteran turns 100, Indian Army celebrates his centennial birthdayLance Naik Charan Singh, a World War II veteran and recipient of the Burma Star Award, celebrated his 100th birthday in Himachal Pradesh. T...
08 Sep, 2024, 03.15 PM IST
Yatra Online shares bounce back after tepid debut. Should you buy, sell or hold?Yatra Online offers a comprehensive range of travel and travel-related products and services catering to the needs of passengers travelling...
28 Sep, 2023, 12.42 PM IST
Civil areas in 58 cantonments to be run by local bodies; Jammu, Srinagar kept outThe government plans to convert almost all the country's British-era cantonment towns to municipalities in their respective states. The mov...
25 Jul, 2023, 01.00 AM IST
MoD sanctions transferring 69 acres JNN land, acquisition of 2.18 acres private land for Air Force Station in Jodhpur : Govt"An MoU was signed on 26.03.2017 between Indian Air Force, Government of Rajasthan, Airport Authority of India, Jodhpur Nagar Nigam (JNN) a...
24 Jul, 2023, 10.58 PM IST
Govt to move away from concept of cantonmentsThe defence ministry through a notification on April 27 shed the tag of cantonment for Yol in Himachal Pradesh. The military area within th...
01 May, 2023, 11.49 PM IST
Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri takes charge as GOC of Indian Army's Western CommandLieutenant General Nav K Khanduri took charge as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Indian Army's Western Command on Sunday, an offici...
01 Nov, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
Rajnath Singh says work on Joint Commands progressing fastWork on formulating new joint commands under the theaterisation concept is progressing swiftly and raising of new integrated battle groups ...
29 Aug, 2021, 11.52 PM IST
Indian Army to set up new battle groups for offensive punch by next yearThe Army is now firmly on course to create new self-contained fighting units called `integrated battle groups (IBGs)’, which can mobilize f...
07 Jun, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
COVID-19 crisis: Defence minister approves hiring of additional contractual staff by ECHS clinicsThe approval was given as part of a policy decision to augment military health infrastructure in view of the coronavirus crisis in the coun...
27 Apr, 2021, 12.16 PM IST
Small battle groups will fit well in theatre commands, says Army chiefThe creation of the agile and self-contained IBGs, each with around 5,000 soldiers and a varying mix of infantry, tanks, artillery, air def...
06 Jan, 2020, 10.54 AM IST
Naik visits Yol military cantonment, reviews operational preparednessMinister of State for Defence Shripad Naik interacted with Army personnel on his recent visit to the military cantonment in Himachal Prades...
29 Oct, 2019, 10.26 AM IST
Integrated Battle Groups on Pakistan, China borders soonIBGs to be set up on basis of tasks, threats & terrain within the next two years.
10 Sep, 2019, 08.40 AM IST
Centre mulls two-tier defence along Line of Control in Jammu & KashmirThe teams observed that Border Security Force (BSF) was stationed at the border but without a proper back up from either police or army as ...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.38 AM IST
Army may shut all cantonments to save moneyThe proposed step is bound to generate a lot of controversies since similar moves have failed in the past because of widespread criticism.
13 Jul, 2018, 07.55 PM IST
Centre planning second rung of defence along international borderThis area has also witnessed exchange of fire between BSF and Pakistani Rangers in which villagers from both sides had to suffer.
19 Apr, 2015, 02.46 PM IST
Terror attack: Omar Abdullah pulls up security set up for 'lapses'Omar pulled up the security establishment for "lapses" and "non-adherence" of SoPs in containing the terror attack yesterday in which 10 pe...
27 Sep, 2013, 06.58 PM IST
- Army officers, jawans face off again in J&K
A grim stand-off erupted between officers and jawans of an armoured unit after a soldier committed suicide at a military camp in Samba dist...
09 Aug, 2012, 06.38 AM IST