Agartala, May 15 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday sanctioned one more battalion of the elite Tripura State Rifles, taking the total number of Tripura State Rifles battalions in the state to 16, officials said. In a letter addressed to the Tripura Chief Secretary, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs stated that, upon the Tripura government raising one additional Tripura State Rifles battalion under the India Reserve category, the Centre would provide one-time financial assistanc…
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Srinagar, March 29 (IANS) Three soldiers were injured in a fratricidal firing incident in J&K’s Kupwara district, official sources said on Sunday.The incident occurred at an army camp in the Trehgam area of Kupwara when a soldier allegedly opened fire on his colleagues last night.Three soldiers were injured in the incident before the erring soldier was overpowered, officials said, adding that the injured soldiers are undergoing treatment at a local military hospital. Further details of the…
Itanagar, Jan 26 (IANS) An Assam Rifles Company Operating Base (COB) in Arunachal Pradesh’s Changlang district came under fire from armed insurgents on Monday, triggering a fierce exchange of fire, officials said.According to sources, the COB located at Ranglum village in Changlang district was fired upon from multiple directions. The remote border village lies close to the India-Myanmar border, near international border pillar number 168.Assam Rifles troops retaliated effectively, and the cou…