Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Tuesday said his government is laying major thrust for enhancing the share of recruitment of youth from the state in the armed forces, while reiterating his resolve to the welfare of soldiers.
Captain Deepak Singh, from the 48 RR, also receives the Shaurya Chakra (Posthumous) for his courageous leadership during an ongoing anti-terrorist operation in the forested areas of Assar in Doda district, Jammu. He was martyred while leading efforts to flush out Pakistani terrorists in August last year.
The Uttar Pradesh chief minister called the Armed Forces the bedrock of national security.
On the occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, a wreath-laying ceremony was held at Vijay Smarak, Fort William, Kolkata, to honour the courageous soldiers who fought and sacrificed their lives during the Kargil War.
Lt. Colonel Manoj Joshi led the six-member Tri-Services team that climbed the 5,642-metre mountain in Russia on Thursday.
Hyper Stealth Technologies Private Limited (HSTPL), has created history by becoming the first iDEX winner to receive an order from the Indian armed forces. The company, which specialises in the manufacture of stealth management solutions had earlier bagged the "Innovation for Defence Excellence" iDEX start-up challenge award for 'Adaptive Stealth Coating Solutions.'
Incidents of arson and protests against the scheme are occurring in Bihar and UP, which see a large share of recruitment for the Indian armed forces.
He was delivering the All India Radio’s prestigious Sardar Patel Memorial Lecture last evening as part of the Prasar Bharati’s celebrations marking the birth anniversary of the ''Iron Man of India''.
Despite adverse weather conditions and widespread inundation in the affected areas, a total of seven naval rescue teams departed by road for deployment in Ratnagiri and Raigarh districts from Mumbai on Thursday.
Indian Army, Air Force, Navy, and other organisations of the Ministry of Defence like DG AFMS, DRDO, OFB, DPSU, NCC, Cantonments Boards, etc are engaged to help mitigate the sufferings of the people.
