ARMY

Army’s northern command joins nationwide COVID vaccination drive

10:43 pm January 16, 2021

Jammu: The Udhampur-based Northern Command of the Army on Saturday joined the online launch of vaccination drive by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The drive will primarily commence with vaccination of healthcare workers deployed in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh regions, a defence spokesperson said in a statement here. He said a total of over 12,000 health workers are required to be vaccinated in […]

Army holds back land monetisation policy following drop in land prices due to COVID-19: Gen Naravane

11:41 pm January 12, 2021

New Delhi: The Army has held back implementation of land monetisation policy as land prices have come down because of the coronavirus pandemic, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference ahead of Army Day on January 15, he said the process to implement the monetisation of land for equal value infrastructure will be taken forward once […]

Godhra woman sent to seven-day police custody in spying case

11:28 pm January 12, 2021

Lucknow: A court on Wednesday sent Anas Gitauli, an associate of ex-serviceman Saurabh Sharma who had been arrested by the Uttar Pradesh ATS for allegedly spying for Pakistan, to police custody for seven days. Special Judge Vijay Chandra Yadav accepted the plea of the state Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) seeking remand of Gitauli, who has been accused of giving money […]

Army plans to reduce footprint in internal security duties in Northeast: Gen Naravane

11:21 pm January 12, 2021

New Delhi: The Army plans to gradually bring down the number of its troops deployed for maintaining internal security in the northeastern states as the overall situation in the region has improved by ”leaps and bounds” in the last two years, Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane said on Tuesday. He said there was […]

Military commanders of India, China to hold talks on Saturday

Indian Army apprehends Chinese soldier who transgressed across LAC in Ladakh, second such incident in 3 months

10:28 pm January 9, 2021

New Delhi : In a second such incident in nearly three months, a Chinese soldier was apprehended by the Indian Army at the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh on Friday after he transgressed across the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control (LAC), officials said on Saturday. The capture of the soldier comes amid a massive deployment of troops by the Indian Army and the Chinese People’s […]