The Indian Army rescued about 3,500 tourists who were stranded at Chungthang in North Sikkim due to landslides and roadblocks, said an official release on Saturday. According to the release, heavy torrential rains were witnessed in Lachen, Lachung and Chungthang valleys on Friday. “Over 2000 tourists have been rescued till 3 pm on June 17, 2023. Efforts are on to restore the road […]
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Indian Army generates unique ecosystem for peaceful co-existence with wild elephants in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary
The Indian army has generated a unique ecosystem for peaceful co-existence with wild elephants by aiming to mitigate the human-elephant conflict in the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary. According to the Indian Army and Assam forest department, there are around 90 wild elephants living in the Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary who often visited the military station. In the area of the military […]
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Indian Army, Assam Rifles rescue 23,000 civilians in violence-hit Manipur; curfew partially relaxed in Churachandpur
Indian Army and Assam Rifles which were called in to curb violence in Manipur have successfully rescued nearly 23,000 civilians so far and moved them to the operating bases, a statement from the Indian Army said on Sunday. As per the statement, no major incidents of violence have been reported […]
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Indian Army grounds ALH Dhruv chopper fleet after J-K crash
Amid ongoing counter-terrorism operations in the Jammu and Kashmir sector, the Indian Army has grounded its fleet of ALH Dhruv choppers in view of the May 4 crash in Kishtwar where one soldier was killed. This is the second time in the last two months that the chopper fleet has been grounded for checks. […]
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Indian Army’s new headquarters bulding aligned with ‘New India’ vision
In order to better address future challenges, the Indian Army is aligned with the vision of ‘New India’ and has set out on a route to transform into a force that is technologically advanced, lethal, and agile. A new Thal Sena Bhawan was thought of in conjunction with this initiative, […]
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Indian Army’s Desert Corps conduct tactical floatation to validate operational parameters
Indian Army’s Desert Corps carried out tactical floatation to validate operational parameters under an all-arms combat simulation, said an official statement of Southern Command on Saturday. According to information, the exercise was carried out to validate op parameters under an all-arms combat simulation, besides coordinating and refining numerous Battle Drills. “Tactical floatation carried out by Desert Corps validating […]
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Indian Army officer develops tool to track troops, assets being used in Turkey relief ops
Indian Army’s ‘SANCHAR’, a network-independent, real time tracking and messaging module is being used in Turkey where Indian Army teams have been deployed to provide relief to the local population. The system, which can be used by all defence and paramilitary forces in operation to track team members and assets […]
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J-K: Indian Army rescues pregnant woman; jawans carry her on shoulders for 5 km in Kupwara village
Indian Army soldiers today carried a pregnant woman on their shoulders for five kilometres in the snowbound Kupwara district of Kashmir Valley, saving both mother and baby. According to the Army officials, Indian Army received a distress call from her family members at 11:00 am from Badakhet village of Kalaroos […]
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Indian Army organises plantation drive in J-K’s Udhampur
Indian Army in collaboration with Forest Department organized a plantation drive at Garhi Cantt on Monday. The Forest Department said it has aimed to plant 1.5 crore plants this year. “Keeping in view the national forest policy that 66 per cent of hilly areas should be under forest cover, we organized this program […]
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Sikkim: 16 Indian Army personnel lose their lives as truck skids down slope
As many as 16 Indian Army personnel lost their lives on Friday in a road accident in North Sikkim involving an Army truck, said the Indian Army. According to the Indian Army, the ill-fated vehicle was part of a three-vehicle convoy that was going from Chatten in the morning towards […]
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Indian Army has people’s full support: Shashi Tharoor on clash with PLA
Congress leader and former Union Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Shashi Tharoor said that China has its eyes on Tawang and India has to be very careful in this regard. Speaking on the Friday, December 9 clashes between the Indian Army personnel and their Chinese counterparts, Tharoor said that […]
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Indian Army trains kites to destroy enemy drones
Indian Army troops are using trained Kites to prey on enemy drones in a first-of-its-kind usage of these birds. Indian Army is using trained Kites along with dogs for military operations, Army officials said. Such a capability can help the security forces to tackle the menace of drones coming from across the border to Indian areas […]
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Indian Army helps pregnant lady in distress in J-K village
The Indian Army on Thursday carried an emergency evacuation of a pregnant lady from the Sumwali village near Line of Control (LoC) as she was in distress. An official statement from the Army said that the lady, identified as Atara, 30, was having severe abdominal pain when the locals called […]
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J-K: Terrorist killed in infiltration bid foiled by Indian Army
The Indian Army foiled an infiltration bid in the Naushera sector in J-K, wherein a terrorist was killed while he tried to negotiate a minefield, said the defence officials. The defence officials on Saturday informed that the dead body of the terrorist has been recovered along with warlike stores. Further details are awaited. (ANI)
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Indian Army making ponds to get drinking water for troops in eastern Ladakh near China border
Having deployed its troops near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to prevent any misadventure from China, the Indian Army is making a large number of ponds to get fresh drinking water for the troops even in freezing winters. India has deployed more than 50,000 troops along with a large number of new equipment […]