SRINAGAR — Major General Tushar Sharma on Saturday took over the command of the Army’s counter-insurgency unit, Kilo Force, responsible for anti-terror operations in north Kashmir. Maj. Gen. Sharma took charge of the unit in north Kashmir as its 21st general officer commanding, succeeding Maj. Gen. Vivek Narang, a defence spokesperson said. An alumnus of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — The Indian Army on Friday paid tribute to two soldiers who lost their lives while conducting counter-terror operations in the Kishtwar range of Kokernag in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. The soldiers, Lance Havildar Palash Ghosh and Lance Naik Sujay Ghosh of the Army’s elite Para unit, went missing during a […]
SRINAGAR — Security forces have launched a massive search operation in the forests of the Kokernag area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag district to locate two missing soldiers who went out of contact during a combing exercise to track down terrorists, Army officials said on Wednesday. The operation was launched on Monday in the Ahlan […]
ANANTNAG — Indian Army’s 19 RR (SIKHLI), under its initiative to foster closer bonds with the local populace, organised a Debate-cum-interaction session (Ru-Ba-Ru) in Doru-Verinag area of Anantnag district in South Kashmir. The event aimed to provide a vibrant platform for the expression of ideas, constructive dialogue, and the strengthening of mutual understanding between the […]
JAMMU — Lt Gen M V Suchindra Kumar on Wednesday relinquished the command of Udhampur-based Northern Command on his retirement after achieving the superannuation age, officials said. Lt Gen Pratik Sharma will be the new general officer commanding-in-chief of the northern command and will assume office on Thursday amid the ongoing tension between India and […]
JAMMU — Authorities have ordered prohibition on sale, stitching and storage of army uniforms and combat pattern dresses in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district to check their misuse by anti-national elements. Deputy Commissioner, Kishtwar, Rajesh Kumar Shavan ordered the prohibition. “Whereas, this threat posed by subversive elements is an imminent danger to public safety, public […]
NEW DELHI — Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi is travelling to Srinagar to carry out a comprehensive review of the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 civilians. Top Army Commanders will brief Gen Dwivedi on various aspects of the security […]
RAJOURI — The Army on Friday ordered an inquiry after a university professor accused the troops of assaulting him during a checking of vehicles in a village in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The professor, Liaqat Ali, suffered head injuries in the alleged assault near the border village Laam late Thursday night […]
JAMMU — A senior army officer on Saturday visited three sectors in the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch and reviewed the security situation, officials said. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Jammu-based White Knight Corps, Lt Gen P K Mishra, visited Krishna Ghati and Bhimber Gali sectors two days after India and Pakistan armies held […]
JAMMU — A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Army was killed in an encounter with terrorists along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Akhnoor sector here, but their infiltration bid was thwarted, officials said on Saturday. They said alert army troops picked up the movement of a group of heavily armed terrorists near […]
