The Army Commanders’ Conference, the first for the year 2024, will be organised in hybrid mode, with the conference in virtual mode scheduled for March 28, 2024, and thereafter in physical mode in New Delhi on April 1 and 2, an official statement said. According to the Ministry of Defence, Union […]
Air Marshal visits forward posts in Eastern Ladakh, celebrate Holi with Army, ITBP and IAF
Air Marshal Pankaj Mohan Sinha, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Western Air Command, visited forward posts in Eastern Ladakh early this morning to celebrate Holi with personnel of Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Indian Air Force (IAF), an IAF release said. Air Marshal Singha complimented them for steadfast vigilance despite the […]
Army’s tribute to ‘Zoom’, the military warrior dog who succumbed after fight with terrorists
Indian Army on Friday paid tributes to ‘Zoom’ its canine warrior dog who succumbed to bullet injuries during an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir earlier this week. Zoom, the two-year-old Belgian Malinios, breathed his last on Thursday at 54 Advance Field Veterinary Hospital (AFVH), where he was undergoing treatment after […]
Army, DAD synergy conference held, Agnipath on key agenda
The fourth Synergy Conference between the Indian Army and Defence Accounts Department (DAD) was held in New Delhi on Tuesday. The day-long conference was co-chaired by Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) Lt Gen BS Raju and Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) Rajnish Kumar and attended by senior officers of Indian Army and […]
Army, NDRF, SDRF carry out rescue operations in flood-affected Assam’s Cachar
As several parts of the Cachar district of Assam including urban and rural parts of Silchar are totally submerged, the Indian Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) carried out rescue operations in flood-hit areas of the district […]
Chamoli Avalanche: 8 Dead, 384 people have been rescued-CM Rawat Conducts Aerial Survey
Eight people have died and six are critical as An avalanche hit a location 4 km ahead of Sumna on Sumna-Rimkhim road in Uttarakhand on Friday at around 4 pm. The area has been experiencing heavy rainfall and snowfall for the past five days. So far 384 people have been […]
Army wants homosexuality, adultery to remain punishable offences
The Army wants homosexuality and adultery to remain as punishable offences to ensure discipline and has made a representation to the Defence Ministry, a year after the Supreme Court decriminalised these acts, sources said on Thursday. The sources also said the Army Act had a provision under which its personnel […]