Army scale Mt Friendship in Winter
byManali: As a preparatory expedition to scale Mt Everest in the year ahead, an Indian Army Team, fighting extreme winter conditions and sub zero…
Defence/Security
Darcha – Padam road to Ladakh to be completed by 2015
byManali: “Construction of Darcha to Padam road via Shing0 La Pass to Ladakh would be completed by 2015” said Colonel KP Rajendra Kumar, Commander of…
Indo China border Manali-Sarchu road hangs fire
byManali: The Manali – Sarchu road, a strategically important road linking up the India-China border, is in the lurch because Border Roads Organization (Project…
India Border Villages Look To China To Bail Them Out
byA flood in Kiri rivulet in June 2012 had damaged its bridge. The vital bridge was used to connect 13 villages of Pin valley with rest of the state. Two years have passed and Kiri rivulet is in spate again but government has made no provision to build a bridge or provide an alternative route to connect the marooned villages.
Defence minister to take salute at IMA passing out parade
byDehradun: Defense minister A K Antony will take the salute at the Passing-out-Parade of the Indian Military Academy on Saturday morning. As many as 688 cadets, including…
Himachal reduces VAT on CSD Canteens
byShimla: Succumbing to fierce criticism by the opposition party, the government today univocally announced reducing VAT to 4 percent at army canteens in the…
From a Carpenter to Terrorist
byAbdul Karim Tunda, Delhi Police’s big catch Friday, began his career as a carpenter, moved on to do scrap-dealing before becoming a cloth merchant….
Himachal fighter pilot gets Vayu Sena medal
byWing Commander Gaurav Bikram Singh Chauhan of Shimla , Himachal Pradesh has been awarded the prestigious Vayu Sena gallantry medal this Independence Day today….
Top Jaish commander gunned down in Kashmir valley
bySrinagar: Qari Yasir, the top-most commander of terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad, was gunned today by security personnel invillage Garewad in Lolab Valley in Jammu & Kashmir,…
Mountain strike corps: Sending the right signals
byThe decision of the government’s Cabinet Committee on Security to accord approval for the Indian Army to raise a mountain strike corps is long…