Wayanad: Despite a challenging five-day search operation by various forces, over 200 people remain untraced after a series of massive landslides struck Wayanad in the early hours of Tuesday. The death toll touched 357, with 18 more bodies recovered on Saturday, including 16 from the Chaliyar River. Search teams will resume their efforts on Sunday …
Published By: Nibandh Vinod Last Updated: July 26, 2024, 06:00 IST On July 14, 1999, then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared Operation Vijay a success. (Image: Shutterstock) Pakistani troops were forced to leave their occupied Indian territory on July 26, 1999, which ended the Kargil War in India’s favour. Kargil Vijay Diwas, observed annually …
Increasing conflicts around the world and border skirmishes are prompting governments to increase their budget allocation for the defence sector, primarily to obtain advanced equipment and develop infrastructure to face unforeseen situations. The Government of India on Tuesday presented its Budget for the financial year 2024-25, which allocated a 12.9 per cent share of the …
This was the second major encounter in the Jammu region (File photo) New Delhi: Four Indian Army soldiers, including a Major, have been killed in action during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Monday. According to officials, a joint operation by the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police …
The area falls under the 9 Corps of the Indian Army. After firing by terrorists, our troops also retaliated. (Representative Image/PTI) The incident took place at Badnota village in Lohai Malhar, 150 kilometres from Kathua town, when some Army vehicles were on a routine patrol in the area Five army personnel have been killed and …
According to police sources, a team had gone to raid the house of a man in connection with a narcotics case. When they reached the house for a raid, he turned out to be a Territorial Army (TA) personnel. Sources added that the matter has been amicably resolved and what happened was a result of …
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has admitted that Pakistan violated the Lahore agreement that he and Atal Bihari Vajpayee signed in 1999, and indirectly referred to the Kargil misadventure by General Pervez Musharraf as his country’s “fault”. In a meeting with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) general council, Sharif admitted, “On May 28, 1998, Pakistan …
G. Satheesh Reddy (second right), former chairman of DRDO, and Lieutenant General Karanbir Singh Brar (third right), General Officer Commanding, Dakshin Bharat Area, at a stall at the Army Expo held in Coimbatore city on May 28, 2024. V. Sundaram (fourth right), director of CDIIC, is also in the picture. | Photo Credit: Siva SaravananS …
However, his successor General G.G. Bewoor, as a Lt Gen, was given an extension of one year which allowed him to take over from Gen Manekshaw. While the government has not given any reason for this unusual extension to Gen Pande, speculation is rife that it wanted to leave the decision to the next government …
A large group of women-led protesters confronted the Indian Army and forcefully released 11 miscreants after they were detained with arms and ammunition in Manipur’s Bishnupur district on Tuesday, police said. ‘Meira Paibis’ – a civilian group of Meitei women – gathered at the spot in Manipur’s Bishnupur district and demanded that the weapons be …