New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain assumed charge as the Vice Chief of the Army Staff (VCOAS) on Wednesday. His appointment to the post marks the completion of the leadership transition at the Army headquarters as General Dhiraj Seth took over as the 31st Army Chief, succeeding General Upendra Dwivedi, while Lt Gen Sandeep Jain fills the post vacated by the incumbent Army Chief.Lt General Sandeep Jain, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy (NDA), was commissioned into …
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Leh, June 27 (IANS) Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday visited the headquarters of the Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps and reviewed the operational preparedness in the Ladakh region. The Additional Director General of Public Information (ADG PI) of the Army said on X today: “General Upendra Dwivedi, COAS, visited HQ Fire and Fury Corps and reviewed its operational preparedness, combat readiness and capability development in Ladakh.””The COAS was briefed on the prevailing secur…
Srinagar, June 18 (IANS) General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of the Indian Army’s Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, on Thursday visited the Pahalgam route of the Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra in south Kashmir to assess operational preparedness for the annual pilgrimage.The Army’s Northern Command said on X: “Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, #ArmyCdrNC, visited #Pahalgam and #Chandanwari to review the security situation and assess operational preparedness along t…
Jammu, May 28 (IANS) The anti-terrorist operation in J&K’s Rajouri district, code-named ‘Operation Sheruwali’, entered its sixth day on Thursday as the joint forces launched a fresh assault on terrorist hideouts in the cordoned-off area. Reports earlier said three Pakistani terrorists, including two hardcore most-wanted terrorists identified as Hamza and Iliyas Fauzi, are trapped in the cordoned-off Dorimal-Gambhir Mughlan forests.Thursday’s assault came a day after the GOC-in-C of N…
Jammu, May 20 (IANS) General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GoC-in-C) of the Indian Army’s Northern Command, Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, on Wednesday reviewed the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness of troops along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, an official said.The Udhampur-headquartered Northern Command said in a post on X: “Gen Pratik Sharma, #ArmyCdrNC, reviewed the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness of the forward …
Prayagraj, May 3 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate a North Tech Symposium here on Monday and kick off discussions among military brass and technology companies for the identification of technologies suited for field deployment, an official said. Themed ‘Raksha Triveni Sangam – Where Technology, Industry & Soldiering Converge’, the symposium in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, will be a three-day event being jointly organised by the Northern Command and Central Command of the I…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) On the occasion of Siachen Day, the Ministry of Defence on Monday paid tribute to the unwavering courage and commitment of soldiers guarding the icy heights of the world’s highest battlefield. On April 13, 1984, the Indian Army mounted the secretly planned Operation Meghdoot and took control of the Siachen Glacier.The PRO and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Defence, Jammu Region, shared a message on the social media platform X, stating, “On the occasion of Siachen …
Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Udhampur‑headquartered Northern Command of the Army on Saturday held an investiture ceremony honouring 93 awardees for their service to the country. Defence Ministry spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Suneel Bartwal said in a statement that the Northern Command Investiture Ceremony 2026 was conducted on March 28, 2026, at Udhampur under the aegis of Headquarters Northern Command.The ceremony was presided over by Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, SM, …
Jammu, March 7 (IANS) A synergy conference bringing together senior officers of the Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF) and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was held on Saturday at the headquarters of the Northern Command in Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir.Defence Ministry spokesperson Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal said in a press statement: “A Synergy Conference was held at Headquarters Northern Command, Udhampur, bringing together senior officers from the Indian Army, Border Security For…
Srinagar, March 3 (IANS) J&K Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has chaired a high-level security review meeting here to assess the situation in the aftermath of the developments in Iran, officials said on Tuesday.Sinha chaired a high-level security review meeting at Lok Bhavan on Monday evening to assess the prevailing security scenario in the Union Territory.”The meeting was attended by Northern Command chief, Lt. Gen. Pratik Sharma, J&K Director General of Police Nalin Prabhat, Srinagar-headquar…