
The Supreme Court's order follows a High Court judgment last year saying women officers should not be made to retire after 14 years. ...

07:56 PM, Sep 02, 2011

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Army to reinstate 11 short service commission women officers who had been released after completion of 14 years in service. The apex court asked the Army to take the officers back from September 12 continuing their service from the date they joined. A bench of justices JM Panchal and HL Gokhale said the order reinstating them would be subject to the...

04:22 PM, Sep 02, 2011

New Delhi: Indian Army on Tuesday granted permanent commission to 12 women officers from Judge Advocate General's Branch and Education Corps. The women officers had been granted Short Service Commission between 1996-2005. The first ever board for grant of permanent commission to women officers was held in November this year. Based on the board's recommendation, the women officers have been granted permanent commission. Following the grant of permanent commission the...

11:25 AM, Dec 01, 2010

Minister of State for Defence M M Pallam Raju says his ministry is in favour of permanent commission to women. ...

03:43 PM, Jul 07, 2010

The Army has moved the Supreme Court saying it cannot offer permanent commission to women. ...

11:23 PM, Jul 06, 2010

The force is not ready to take in women as permanent officers as it does not have the required infrastructure. ...

10:45 PM, Jul 06, 2010

Diwali is being celebrated on the border as well. ...

01:36 PM, Oct 17, 2009

There are currently 1,072 women officers in the Indian Army. ...

07:54 PM, Sep 26, 2008

Are we putting our defence forces under too much stress? ...

02:41 AM, Jul 05, 2007