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NCC Directorate JK&L organises awareness programme against drug abuse

Jammu, Mar 01 As the life is gradually resuming normalcy post widespread of pandemic Covid-19, JK & L Directorate of National Cadet Corps has sprung into action. Several of the NCC activities for the young male and female cadets throughout the Union Territories of Jamm...

Army organises meet with ex-service men

Doda, Mar 01 A ‘Meeting with Ex-Service Men’ was organised by Indian Army at Bhala in district Doda (J&K). Meeting was for interacting with Ex servicemen of Bhala and adjoining areas of Bhala. The meeting was chaired by Army officer. During the meeting, a memorial serv...

Indigenisation in defence

New Delhi, Mar 01 Under the dynamic leadership of our Prime Minister, Narendra Modi ji, a great impetus has been laid upon Atmanirbharta in various stratas and areas in our country. Complying to the same, even in the defence sector, great thrust has been given to Atman...

4, 9 or 14? Even China ‘isn’t sure’ how many PLA soldiers died in Galwan Valley

New Delhi, Mar 01 How many soldiers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) were killed in the faceoff with the Indian Army at Galwan Valley on 15 June last year? Was it four? Or nine? Or 14? It seems even the PLA is not really sure. During various levels of talk...

India plans studies, expeditions in unheld areas to counter China

New Delhi, Mar 01 The Indian Army is firmly pushing for mountaineering expeditions and research studies to consolidate the country's legitimate territorial claims in the areas along the northern borders to counter China's salami slicing claims. The army would be launch...

TEJAS flies off to grace air show in Sri Lanka

New Delhi, Mar 01 This will be only the third time the indigenously designed and developed aircraft has flown out of the country, having in the past performed at the Bahrain International Air Show in 2016 and the Langkawi International Maritime Aero Expo (LIMA-2019) in...

NCC Day Annual Training Camp organised

Baramulla, Feb 28 A National Cadet Corps Day Annual Training Camp (ATC) was organized by 3 Jammu & Kashmir Batallion NCC, Baramulla from 23 to 27 Feb 2021 in Baramulla Army Camp. This camp was organized under the aegis of Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh Directorate NCC, Group H...

Rationale behind India developing fleet of aircraft carriers

New Delhi, Feb 28 At present, India has two aircraft carriers - INS Vikramaditya and INS Viraat, while it is planning to develop the third - INS Vishaal by 2030. The question arises why is India developing a fleet of aircraft carriers? Robert Farley, writing for The Na...

TEJAS a more reliable, higherperformance jet than Chinese fighters

New Delhi, Feb 28 The indigenously designed TEJAS fighter jet has been the recipient of considerable criticism in the press, both Indian and overseas, ever since its maiden flight in 2001. The criticism has focussed on a number of grounds: The long delays in developmen...

DRDO's 'Sindhu Netra' spy satellite deployed, will help to monitor IOR

New Delhi, Feb 28 The Sindhu Netra satellite has been developed by the young scientists of the DRDO and is capable of automatically identifying the warships and merchant ships operating in the IOR. The satellite has also started communicating with the ground systems, g...

China-India demilitarized zone upsets defence officials

New Delhi, Feb 28 Soldiers from both countries for now will no longer patrol a ninekilometre (six-mile) stretch on the north bank of Pangong Tso. The agreement would result in India pulling back from strategic high ground occupied in a stealth operation last August Aft...

Army organizes medical checkup

Jammu, Feb 28 Keeping up with the tradition of empathy and concern for local population, Indian Army under took a health check up drive at this remote locality of Poonch district. A team of Army, civil doctors and nursing staff rendered free medical check up to the peo...

PSLV-C51 successfully launches Brazilian earth observation and 18 co-passenger satellites

New Delhi, Feb 28 PSLV-C51, which is the 53rd mission of PSLV, successfully launched Amazonia-1 of Brazil primary satellite and 18 Co-passenger satellites from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) SHAR, Sriharikota. PSLV-C51/Amazonia-1 is the first dedicated commercial mi...

15 min after missiles struck Balakot, a phone call in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 26 Ahead of the Balakot air strike, a posse of Indian fighters was scrambled in the Rajasthan sector to get the Pakistan Air Force to move all its assets to intercept the Indians over the skies of Bahawalpur. The IAF’s Mirage-2000 fighters released their...

Why Arjun MK-1A main battle tank may prove to be a costly mistake for army

Chandigarh, Feb 26 The hoopla over the approval accorded by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in imminently procuring 118 indigenously developed MK-1A Arjun main battle tanks (MBTs) for the Indian Army for Rs 8,350 crore, appears misplaced, considering the operational and ...

Balakot, two years on: What changed for Indian Air Force since airstrike

New Delhi, Feb 26 Two years ago on February 26, the Indian Air Force (IAF) conducted an airstrike in Balakot, Pakistan in response to the death of over 40 CRPF personnel on February 14, 2019, in a suicide terror attack conducted by Pakistanbased terror organisation Jai...

Erdogan’s space program may be cover to hide turkey’s ambition to develop missile technology

New Delhi, Feb 26 Turkey’s state-controlled missile maker Roketsan’s Khan (Bora) missile (pictured) has a range of 280 kilometres and carries a warhead of 470 kilograms. The system made its operational debut in May 2019 against a target in northern Iraq. The system is ...

Army celebrates National Science Day

Rajouri, Feb 26 In continuation of the efforts to reach out to the Awaam especially students, Indian Army conducted a science exhibition competition on the occassion of “National Science Day” at Government Higher Secondary School, Dehri Ralyote on 26 Feb 2021. 188 stud...

Army provides furniture to Primary School Kangan Wali Chan

Rajouri, Feb 26 With the aim to promote education and improve infrastructures in the region, Indian Army provided furnitures to Primary School Kangan Wali Chan, Kotedhara, Rajouri (J&K) on 26 Feb 2021 under Sadbhavana. The school has a total strength of 120 students fr...

India's new big tech guidelines could become a global playbook

New Delhi, Feb 26 The dream run of tech giants in India could soon be over as the government has unveiled a new set of guidelines. Content will now be regulated. Dispute resolution will be swift and troublemakers will not be protected. This is India's playbook to rein ...

India likely to ban import of larger weapon systems like tanks, aircraft

New Delhi, Feb 25 To boost indigenous defence manufacturing, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat is likely to include tanks and aircraft in the second negative list of defence items and ban their import in the future. "For the new negative list, the CDS is prepa...

Army in process of acquiring 556 ARHMD systems

New Delhi, Feb 25 The Army is in the process of acquiring 556 Augmented Reality Head Mounted Display (ARHMD) systems, the defence ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. ARHMD is conceived as capability enhancement to Land Based Air Defence Weapon Systems such as th...

Army to get 118 Arjun MK-1A tanks as Defence Ministry clears proposal for ‘hunter killers’

New Delhi, Feb 25 The defence ministry Tuesday granted approval to the Army’s proposal to procure 118 indigenously manufactured Arjun MK-1A ‘Hunter Killers’, the second biggest ‘Make in India’ project in the armed forces this year after the Tejas aircraft deal earlier ...

Border area cadets attend NCC camp

Baramulla, Feb 25 In keeping with PMs Initiative of enhancing the footprints of NCC in Border Areas and enrolling maximum youth to bring them into the national mainstream, NCC Group Srinagar is conducting an Annual Training Camp in Baramulla after more than adecade. Af...

India, Pakistan agree to stop all cross-border firing along LoC

New Delhi, Feb 25 India and Pakistan's militaries said today that they have agreed to stop firing along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, where such firing has been frequent in recent months, often killing or maiming people living in the area. "In the interest ...

India, Pakistan agree to stop all cross-border firing along LoC

New Delhi, Feb 25 India and Pakistan's militaries said today that they have agreed to stop firing along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, where such firing has been frequent in recent months, often killing or maiming people living in the area. "In the interest ...

Army organizes recruitment rally

Sunjawan, Feb 25 A huge response from energetic youth of Jammu Division has been witnessed at ongoing Army Recruitment Rally at Sunjuwan Military Station. The Rally started on 15 Feb 2021 and will continue upto 06 Mar 2021. Post CoVID, this is the first Recruitment Ral...

Army provides computers

Poonch, Feb 25 With the aim to promote digital education at primary class level, Indian Army provided two computers to Ghousia Nizamia Education Trust, Upper Dharana under Sadbhavana. The school is located in close vicinity of the Line of Control at village Upper Dhara...

Army provides computers to GGMS

Rajouri, Feb 25 With the aim to promote digital education at primary class level, Indian Army provided two computers to Government Girls Middle School, Palma under Sadbhavana. The provision of two computers alongwith computer furniture at Government Girls Middle School...

Army organises friendly cricket match in Chirala area of Doda

Bhaderwah, Feb 24 To help residents of far off areas to come out of the psychological impact of the prolonged lockdown and to promote talent of youth in even the remotest of areas to help them ascertain themselves, 4 Rashtriya Rifles organised a friendly cricket match ...

China refits combat trucks in Tibet to take on Indian Military: Media

New Delhi, Feb 24 The Chinese military has given two of its combat vehicles a major makeover to improve their ability to take on Indian troops in high-altitude warfare, according to a Chinese defence technology magazine. On its official WeChat social media account on S...

1,040 militants of 5 outfits surrender in Assam

New Delhi, Feb 24 Dreaded militant Ingti Kathar Songbijit and 1,039 others belonging to five outfits on Tuesday laid down arms before Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to return to the mainstream. The militants belong to People's Democratic Council of Karbi Longri (PDC...

India needs to take action on Myanmar coup

New Delhi, Feb 24 On February 1, Myanmar’s military, the Tatmadaw, seized power from the civilian government in a coup nearly three months after the general election returned a landslide mandate for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD). The military j...

Acquisition of indigenous 118 Arjun main battle tanks approved by DAC

New Delhi, Feb 24 Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday has granted three important Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) approvals under the capital acquisition proposals. AoNs approved by the DAC chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are of an overall cost of Rs 1...

HAL's Indian multi-role helicopter Vs MI-17; see improvements & specs

New Delhi, Feb 24 Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has publicly unveiled its conceptualised and benchmarked twin-engine, 13-ton, multirole, multi-mission, medium-lift helicopter, riding on its achievements in the design, production and manufacture of light helicopte...
 

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