New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) Sale of tickets for Republic Day parade started on a busy note on Monday with the entire daily quota of 2,225 tickets on the online portal selling like hot cakes, an official said.Additionally, the daily quota for the 692 tickets for Beating Retreat and its rehearsal also got finished within hours of the start of sale at 9 a.m. on Aamantran website (www.aamantran.mod.gov.in), said an official of the Defence Ministry.The Defence Ministry started the sale of tickets for the…
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New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) In a decisive push to maintain operational mobility and strategic connectivity in the Himalayas, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has launched sustained snow clearance operations across critical mountain passes, including the formidable Zoji La. The effort, aligned with the Indian Army’s winter deployment requirements, is being executed under Projects VIJAYAK, BEACON, and HIMANK – BRO’s flagship initiatives in the Ladakh and Kashmir regions.Operating in extreme win…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) The sale of tickets for the Republic Day Parade 2026 on January 26, Full Dress Rehearsal of Beating Retreat on January 28, and the main Beating Retreat ceremony on January 29 will commence from January 5, the Defence Ministry said on Saturday. The Republic Day Parade tickets are priced at Rs 100 and Rs 20 and will be available from 9 a.m. on January 5 till the quota for the day gets exhausted.The tickets for the Full Dress Rehearsal of Beating Retreat are priced at Rs 20 …
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) The government on Tuesday announced it has signed contracts worth Rs 4,666 crore for the procurement of Close Quarter Battle (CQB) Carbines and Heavy Weight Torpedoes. The contract for over 4.25 lakh CQB carbines along with accessories, worth Rs 2,770 crore, for the Indian Army and the Indian Navy was signed with Bharat Forge Ltd and PLR Systems Pvt Ltd.The CQB carbine provides a critical edge in close combat through its compact design and high rate of fire, ensuring rap…
Seoul, Dec 30 (IANS) A Seoul court on Tuesday combined the insurrection trials of former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, former Defence Minister Kim Yong-hyun and former police chief Cho Ji-ho over their involvement in last year’s failed martial law bid into a single trial. The announcement came during Yoon’s trial hearing on charges of leading an insurrection at the Seoul Central District Court, which had been conducted separately from the trials of former military and defence officials, …
Seoul, Dec 29 (IANS) South Korea’s defence ministry said Monday it has decided to take “severe” disciplinary action against five senior Army officers for their involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol’s failed bid to impose martial law last year. The decision came after the ministry held a committee meeting earlier this month to decide on disciplinary action against eight senior Army officers — seven generals and one colonel — involved in the martial law bid on December 3 last year.The mi…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The Indian Army has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Netaji Subhas University of Technology (NSUT), New Delhi, to work jointly on the development of software and artificial intelligence-based solutions for defence-related applications.The collaboration aligns with the Centre’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative and is aimed at strengthening indigenous innovation in defence technology, a Defence Ministry statement said.Under the agreement, students and …