Indin Army

Indian Army to deploy fully-armed indigenous boats at Pangong lake for rapid troop deployment, patrolling

The boats are being built by the Goa Shipyards Limited at its Vasco De Gama facility and it will have mounted guns at both front and rear and would be able to transport troops.

Jan 02, 2021, 13:03 PM IST

In a first, ‘Rifle Women’ of Assam Rifles deployed on LoC duty

For the first time, the Indian Army has deployed 'rifle women' along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir on national security duty. This is probably for the first time in the history of the Indian Army that women have been deployed on regular security duty along with their male counterparts in the areas adjacent to the LoC.

Aug 04, 2020, 16:14 PM IST

Handwara martyr Colonel Ashutosh Sharma's last rites with military honours in Jaipur today

The military funeral of Colonel Ashutosh Sharma of 21 Rashtriya Rifles who attained martyrdom while fighting terrorists in Jammu & Kashmir will be performed here on Tuesday.

May 05, 2020, 09:20 AM IST