Indian Army

Army celebrates ‘Poonch Link Up Day’

9:28 pm November 23, 2019

Jammu: Poonch Link Up Day, marking the Operation Easy conducted by Indian Army in 1948 to defend the border district from the invading Pakistani raiders was celebrated with traditional gaiety on Saturday, a defence spokesman said. Poonch withstood a siege by the Pakistanis from November 1947 till relieved by the Indian Army. “The day marks […]

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Army’s Corps of Engineers celebrate their 239th Corps

7:38 pm November 18, 2019

Chandigarh : The Indian Army’s Corps of Engineers, also called the Sappers, celebrated their 239th Corps Day on Monday at the Western Command at Chandi Mandir in Panchkula district. Major General Sanjeev Jain, Chief Engineer, along with other serving and retired officers laid a wreath at ‘Veer Smriti’, Chandi Mandir station and paid homage to […]

SC ruling on Army’s Rafale procurement vindicates govt, says Ex-IAF chief

8:17 pm November 14, 2019

New Delhi: Former IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal (retd) B S Dhanoa on Thursday welcomed the Supreme Court’s verdict on the Rafale fighter jet deal, saying the ruling vindicated the government’s position and that it will have positive impact on overall military procurement. The political controversy relating to purchase of 36 Rafale jets from French aerospace major Dassault Aviation […]

Militants open fire at security forces in J-K's Shopian

Pakistan shells two sectors along LoC in Poonch

6:58 pm October 21, 2019

Jammu: Pakistani troops resorted to heavy mortar shelling on civilian areas and forward posts in two sector along the Line of Control in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, an Army official said. This came a day after the Indian Army in a major counter-offensive after Pakistan’s unprovoked firing carried out heavy artillery […]

Army pounds terror camps and Pak posts along LoC

7:52 pm October 20, 2019

New Delhi: In a major counter-offensive after Pakistan’s unprovoked firing, the Indian Army on Sunday carried out heavy artillery strikes targeting four terror launch pads and several Pakistani military positions in Neelam Valley in Pakistan-Occupied -Kashmir, killing six Pakistani soldiers and reportedly eliminating a sizeable number of terrorists, government sources said. The Indian retaliation came […]