New Delhi, Aug 4: The Indian Army establishment at Delhi Cantt on Wednesday served a notice to people protesting against the alleged rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Old Nangal village and asked them to vacate the area in view of security concerns, officials said. A copy of the letter has also been … Read more
Some of the debris from the chopper, including the pilots’ helmets, have been recovered. The dam is located about 30 kilometers from Pathankot in Punjab and the lake in which the helicopter crashed is shared by Punjab and J-K governments. PTI Srinagar Last Updated:August 04, 2021, 19:23 IST FOLLOW US ON: The search operation to … Read more
Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday said that the procurement process for the armed forces has not kept pace with time and a revolution in bureaucratic affairs is needed for real transformation to take place. He said many procedural lacunae have crept into the acquisition process due to “overbearing nature” of the rules and … Read more
Afghanistan is facing infighting between Taliban and government forces after US pullout. Kandahar, Afghanistan: Residents of a besieged Afghan city were urged to evacuate Tuesday as the army prepared a major offensive against Taliban insurgents after three days of heavy fighting. The Taliban have seized control of much of rural Afghanistan since foreign forces began … Read more
SEOUL: North Korea is releasing emergency military rice reserves as its food shortage worsens, South Korea’s spy agency said on Tuesday, with a heat wave and drought reducing the country’s supply. The country’s moribund economy is continuously being battered by the protracted Covid-19 pandemic, and while mass starvation and social chaos have not been reported, … Read more
SYDNEY: Australian officials on Monday extended a snap three-day lockdown in the city of Brisbane and some neighbouring regions while hundreds of army personnel began patrolling Sydney to help enforce Covid-19 lockdown rules. Sydney, Australia’s largest city, is into its sixth week of a lockdown as it struggles with a spike in infections that added … Read more
Australia is going through a cycle of stop-and-start COVID-19 lockdowns in several cities. (File) Sydney: Australian officials on Monday extended a snap three-day lockdown in the city of Brisbane and some neighbouring regions while hundreds of army personnel began patrolling Sydney to help enforce COVID-19 lockdown rules. Sydney, Australia’s largest city, is into its sixth … Read more
The talks took place amid mounting concerns over the deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and its possible impact on the region. Officials said the talks focused on ongoing military cooperation between the two countries as well as ways to further expand it. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:July 30, 2021, 20:58 IST FOLLOW US ON: Army … Read more
A little over a year has passed but an anxious father is still awaiting justice for his son and two others who were killed in a fake encounter by an army officer in South Kashmir’s Shopian district. And the wait gets longer as the army is still finishing legal work six months after completion of … Read more
A former Mujahideen keeps watch at a check post as he holds a weapon to support Afghan forces in their fight against Taliban, on the outskirts of Herat province, Afghanistan. Reuters Afghanistan has been reaching out to its key allies in seeking support to strengthen its security forces in the backdrop of the Taliban resorting … Read more