JAMMU — Major General Anupinder Bevli has assumed charge as the Additional Director General (ADG) of the NCC Directorate for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, a defence spokesman said on Saturday. Major General Bevli, who took charge on Friday, replaced Major General Rajesh Kumar Sachdeva who relinquished the command on attaining superannuation on Wednesday after […]
JAMMU — General Officer Commanding of Jammu-based White Knight Corps Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva on Saturday visited Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Rajouri and reviewed the security situation and operational preparedness, the Army said. Lt Gen Sachdeva’s visit to Songri in Rajouri sector comes a day after his tour of Navapanchhi in Kishtwar district. […]
NEW DELHI — Indian and Chinese troops have completed disengagement at two friction points at Demchok and Depsang Plains in eastern Ladakh and patrolling is set to commence soon at these points, Army sources said on Wednesday. Exchange of sweets between the two sides will take place on Diwali, they said. Chinese Ambassador to India […]
JAMMU — In the wake of a string of militant attacks, the Indian Army, armed with advanced surveillance equipment and weapons, has intensified vigilance and patrolling in the dense forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir’s twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch, officials said Seven attacks have occurred just in the past two weeks, resulting […]
JAMMU (KIMS) — At least three militants were killed after intense firefight between security forces and militants at Batal village in Akhnoor area of Jammu and Kashmir, Army said on Tuesday. “After round the clock surveillance through out the night, an intense firefight unfolded today morning resulting in a significant victory for our forces. The […]
NEW DELHI — The army was closing in on the terrorists trapped in the Sunderbani Sector of Jammu and Kashmir’s Akhnoor. Phantom was part of the army unit involved in the anti-terror operation, he drew enemy fire, sustaining bullet injuries. Phantom, an army dog, sacrificed his life during service. “We salute the supreme sacrifice of […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha paid floral tributes on Friday to the soldiers and porters who were killed in a militant attack in Gulmarg a day before. Sinha visited the Army’s Srinagar-based 15 Corps unit, also known as Chinar Corps, to pay homage to the slain soldiers and porters. “Paid homage […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — A militant was killed after joint team of forces foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kamalkot area of Uri in Baramulla district of North Kashmir. The infiltration bid was foiled by the joint team of forces including Indian Army and Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday evening […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava on Saturday assumed command of the strategically important Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, which manages the country’s border with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, besides fighting militants in the Valley. Lt Gen Srivastava took charge from Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, who will assume command as the director general of military operations at the Army […]
SRINAGAR — The Army is documenting weapons of American origin which might have reached Kashmir via Afghanistan, a top Army officer in the valley said here on Thursday. Lt Gen Rajiv Ghai, General Officer Commanding (GoC) of the Army’s strategic Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, told reporters that efforts are being made to pursue the issue with […]
