JAMMU — Over 250 Army recruits from Jammu and Kashmir were formally inducted into the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry (JKLI) regiment on Monday. The 262 young cadets from Kashmir districts such as Kupwara, Baramulla, Budgam and Srinagar, took oath as soldiers and pledged to defend the nation. Lieutenant General P K Mishra, General Officer […]
JAMMU — Turning ramshackled community halls into sterile operation theatres, Army doctors successfully performed more than 400 intricate surgeries in a row to restore vision of people from far-flung areas of Jammu and Kashmir, many of whome suffered long-neglected “mature” cataracts. The advanced four-day surgical eye camp at Command Hospital Northern Command Udhampur, successfully screened […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces after the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Keran sector of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district, the Army said on Saturday. Indian Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, in a post on X, said the joint operation was […]
JAMMU — The Army’s White Knight Corps on Friday commemorated the 150th anniversary of the National Song, “Vande Mataram”, though its recital at various war memorials, schools and forward posts across the corps’ zone, a defence spokesman said. The celebration aimed to rekindle the patriotic fervour and remind the younger generation of the timeless message […]
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 […]
