KARGIL — Two Army personnel were killed after their vehicle veered off the road and plunged into a 600-foot-deep gorge in Kargil on Wednesday, officials said. The accident took place at Namika La Pass along Kargil-Leh national highway at around 1.30 pm, the officials said. They said the vehicle was carrying only two Army personnel, […]
JAMMU — Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Pratik Sharma on Monday visited the general area of Reasi district in Jammu and Kashmir to review operational readiness and assess the prevailing security situation in the hinterland, the Army said. Accompanied by representatives of intelligence and other security agencies, Sharma was briefed on ongoing counter-terrorism operations and […]
JAMMU — Over 5,800 patients availed free special health services at the two-day mega medical camp organised by the Army under operation ‘Sadbhavana’ (goodwill) in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said on Monday. As many as 3,106 people were attended to at the medical camp at Advance Landing Ground (ALG), inaugurated […]
JAMMU — Underscoring the Army’s invaluable contribution beyond its conventional role of safeguarding the nation’s borders, Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said its role during peacetime was as important as its contribution during war. He particularly highlighted the Army’s efforts to assist civilians in remote and geographically challenging areas through humanitarian initiatives, disaster relief […]
JAMMU — A rusted mortar shell was safely defused near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district on Saturday, officials said. The unexploded shell was spotted near a forward post in the Sawjian sector around 9.50 am, following which the Army cordoned off the area as a precautionary measure, the officials […]
JAMMU — The War Wounded Foundation (WWF), a non-profit charitable organisation, distributed mobility aids and financial assistance to war-disabled soldiers on Friday. General Officer Commanding, Rising Star Corps, Gen Akaash Johar, and Director for WWF North Zone, Brig Harcharan Singh (Retd), distributed 100 modified scooters and 12 auto-rickshaws among disabled soldiers at an Ex-Servicemen Rally […]
SRINAGAR — Top security brass in Kashmir on Wednesday reviewed the ongoing operations in the Valley, police said. The operations in south Kashmir were reviewed at a meeting attended by Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, and General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based XV Corps (also known as Chinar Corps) Lt Gen Balbir Singh, and others, […]
POONCH — Security forces recovered weapons and war-like stores concealed inside a natural cave in the Satarban Forest area of Poonch district on Tuesday, the Indian Army’s White Knight Corps said. According to a post on X by the White Knight Corps, troops launched a joint operation in the area based on intelligence inputs from […]
JAMMU — Security agencies have drawn up a comprehensive plan to replace Army troops with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for counter-terrorist operations across select locations in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Tuesday. Under the proposal, about 21 locations in Udhampur and Kathua districts in Jammu region have been […]
JAMMU — Army personnel rescued an unidentified teenage girl after she was found floating in Mendhar Nala near Balnoi in Poonch district on Friday, officials said. The girl, aged around 14-16 years, was noticed in the flowing water at around 1.30 pm, following which Army personnel launched an immediate rescue operation and pulled her to […]