Even though aerial surveys and rescue missions by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and clearing skies provided some aid to the people in Uttarakhand, places that have been most affected by the nature's fury have remained inaccessible due damaged transport and road services. ...
11:54 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Rescue teams were finally able to evacuate some of the people stranded in higher reaches of Uttarakhand on Wednesday even though damaged roads and washed away bridges continued to hinder evacuation throughout the day. ...
10:53 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: Rescue teams were finally able to evacuate some of the people stranded in higher reaches of Uttarakhand on Wednesday even though damaged roads and washed away bridges continued to hinder evacuation throughout the day. The government, on its part, has pumped in immediate relief funds and rescue choppers to the battered north Indian state, which has been devastated due to torrential rains that have caused massive landslides and...
09:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Pune: Holding that a "peaceful and stable" Pakistan was in India's interest, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday said that the neighbouring country must initiate strong action against terrorist groups operating from its soil, in order to improve Indo-Pak ties. "We are concerned about terrorist groups in Pakistan. They should take strong action against them which will help improve our relations," he told reporters here when asked whether change of...
05:50 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Udhampur: Insisting that the revocation of AFSPA might put at stake the "fragile" peace existing in Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army on Monday said it has given advice to the Centre on the issue and it was for the government to take a call. "It is a measured Act. AFSPA protects our officers and jawans who are faced with unusual situation," General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt General KT...
07:27 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Hardwar: The Army has begun rescue operations in Uttarakhand with the help of civil administration and volunteers even as 100 pilgrims, who were stranded between Govindghat and Joshimath, were rescued. Twenty-two more have been rescued from the Shimla bypass. Thousands of tourists and pilgrims remain stranded in the state due to landslides. At least 13 people have died in Uttarakhand. Heavy floods have been recorded in Uttarkashi and other parts...
07:14 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: Army's top secret details about operational plans and deployment along the India-China border could have been compromised and around six military personnel have been indicted by a Court of Inquiry (CoI) in this regard. Sources said the indicted personnel are in the process of facing disciplinary action on various counts in the incident which happened around a couple of years ago. The sensitive information could have been compromised...
09:39 PM, Jun 12, 2013
Kochi: Criticising police for 'protecting' higher officials in the Navy, the Kerala High Court on Monday declined to grant anticipatory bail to Lt Ravi Kiran, whose wife had filed a police complaint here levelling charges of wife swapping by her husband and his superiors. Dismissing his anticipatory bail plea, Justice Kemal Pesha said that in a 'serious matter' like this involving a serious offence, the petitioner is not entitled for...
05:40 PM, Jun 10, 2013
New Delhi: Defence Minister AK Antony has ordered a probe into allegations of irregularities in an Army housing project in Kochi. Antony has asked senior officials in the Ministry to probe the allegations of irregularities in the Army Welfare Housing Project in Kochi, defence sources said here. The allegations had surfaced recently in a report about the Army Welfare Housing Organisation's Silver Sands Housing Project, which was planned in 1987...
10:43 PM, Jun 09, 2013
Dehradun: A total of 631 cadets passed out of the Indian Military Academy here on Saturday after completing the rigorous course to join the Indian Army as officers. Before being formally commissioned into the Army, the cadets walked in files at the famed Drill Square set against the historic Chetwode Building of the Academy as the Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne took the ceremonial salute. Apart from the 631 Indian...
11:05 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Jammu: Army on Saturday called off search operation in the dense forest areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, where a Junior Commissioned Officer was killed when Pakistan troops opened heavy fire on Indian posts on Friday. "Massive search operation which was launched yesterday (Friday) by the Army troops, have been called off this afternoon," a defence source said. Nothing has been found during the search operation...
05:00 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Gaya: Indian armed forces are capable of safeguarding the territorial sovereignty of the country, Army Chief Bikram Singh on Saturday said. "Indian army is capable of safeguarding territorial sovereignty of the country," the Army Chief said in his address after taking the salute at a passing out parade of young officers in Gaya. Singh asked the officers to give top priority to protecting the respect and interest of the nation....
01:59 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Srinagar: An Indian Army soldier was killed when Pakistani troops opened fire in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday. The Indian Army retaliated by firing back at the Pakistani soldiers, but the gunbattle has stopped now. Pakistan generally resorts to such firing to provide cover to terrorists and push them across the border. This is fourth ceasefire violation by Pakistan in the past two weeks. The area has...
04:19 PM, Jun 07, 2013
Srinagar: The encounter in Pulwama district of South Kashmir entered the second day on Thursday as security forces exchanged fresh fire with holed-up terrorists in the wee hours. "Fresh firing between the security forces and the holed-up terrorists took place at around 4.00 am. Intermittent firing continued for several hours since then," police sources said. The security forces have maintained a tight cordon around the terrorists to prevent them from...
12:10 PM, Jun 06, 2013
Srinagar: Security forces shot dead a terrorist in a gunfight after their foot patrol came under fire from the ultras in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Wednesday. An unidentified terrorist was killed and the operation was on till late evening, an Army spokesman said in Srinagar. Security forces launched a search operation in Rajpora area of the district, 45 km from Srinagar, after their foot patrol came under firing...
08:42 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Shopian: After nearly 30 hours of gun battle, Army and police forces killed two terrorists in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. The gun battle stopped late on Saturday evening and the forces are now carrying out searches in the area. A joint team of Army and police had cordoned village Mellora on Friday after a tip-off about the terrorists' presence. The slain terrorists have been identified as top commanders of the...
08:44 PM, Jun 01, 2013
Thanjavur: Defence Minister AK Antony has ruled out deploying the Army in Naxal-hit states. "There is no proposal like that because the real answer is strengthening the local police and para-military forces. We will extend all support without direct involvement," Antony said. The Defence Ministry has been against deployment of Army and the IAF in anti-Naxal operations. The Defence Minister said the Services are providing "full support. In fact on...
03:59 PM, May 27, 2013
Leh: India and China may have announced an end to their 20-day stand-off in Ladakh sector, but the situation has not entirely settled down judging from a recent incident when the Chinese intercepted an Indian Army patrol and prevented it from going to Line of Actual Control (LAC). The incident took place near Finger-VIII area, also known as Siri Jap, on May 17, two days before Chinese Prime Minister Li...
09:34 PM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Army has refused to make public under RTI information on soldiers whose bodies were mutilated in skirmishes with Pakistani Army or infiltrators along the Line of Control during the last five years even though such details have been given by Defence Minister in Rajya Sabha. Three months after the application was filed, Army cited Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act to refuse the information without giving any reason...
02:08 PM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: A Brigadier and two jawans were injured on Friday night when Pakistani troops opened fire on Indian positions violating the ceasefire along the Line of Control in Tutmari Gali sector in Jammu and Kashmir. Brigadier Sanjeev Langar suffered minor injuries in the firing along with the two jawans, Army sources said. "The Pakistan Army started firing at our positions in Tutmarigali in Kashmir along the Line of Control...
11:35 PM, May 24, 2013
